Jefferson County Times

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

This was 13.7 percent lower than the state average of 38 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 6,359.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	735	17.2
Regular high school diploma	1,125	26.3
GED or alternative credential	412	9.6
Some college, less than 1 year	364	8.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	601	14.1
Associate's degree	486	11.4
Bachelor's degree	269	6.3
Master's degree	252	5.9
Professional school degree	32	0.7
Doctorate degree	0	0

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