Fort Smith Times

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

This number was 15.6 percent lower than the state average of 30.2 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 306.

82.6 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Branch 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	38	17.4
Regular high school diploma	75	34.2
GED or alternative credential	33	15.1
Some college, less than 1 year	19	8.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	22	10
Associate's degree	7	3.2
Bachelor's degree	16	7.3
Master's degree	8	3.7
Professional school degree	1	0.5
Doctorate degree	0	0

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