Southwest Montana News

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

This was 12.3 percent lower than the state average of 42.6 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 2,893.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	111	5.1
Regular high school diploma	620	28.6
GED or alternative credential	202	9.3
Some college, less than 1 year	178	8.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	400	18.4
Associate's degree	160	7.4
Bachelor's degree	318	14.7
Master's degree	163	7.5
Professional school degree	17	0.8
Doctorate degree	0	0

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