SW Kansas News

17.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Liberal in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 24.8 percent lower than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 19,025.

70.4 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	3,307	29.6
Regular high school diploma	2,788	25
GED or alternative credential	791	7.1
Some college, less than 1 year	646	5.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,627	14.6
Associate's degree	894	8
Bachelor's degree	757	6.8
Master's degree	226	2
Professional school degree	79	0.7
Doctorate degree	41	0.4

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.