Fort Smith Times

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

This was 0.4 percent higher than the state average of 31.3 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 87,788.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	10,193	17.6
Regular high school diploma	12,824	22.1
GED or alternative credential	3,135	5.4
Some college, less than 1 year	4,657	8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	8,736	15.1
Associate's degree	4,279	7.4
Bachelor's degree	8,870	15.3
Master's degree	3,232	5.6
Professional school degree	1,157	2
Doctorate degree	817	1.4

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