Fort Smith Times

28.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Fort Smith city in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 1.4 percent lower than the state average of 30.2 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 87,743.

81.6 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Fort Smith city residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	10,588	18.4
Regular high school diploma	13,725	23.8
GED or alternative credential	3,494	6.1
Some college, less than 1 year	4,447	7.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	8,786	15.2
Associate's degree	4,045	7
Bachelor's degree	8,628	15
Master's degree	2,594	4.5
Professional school degree	771	1.3
Doctorate degree	596	1

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.