Northwest Montana News

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

This was 24 percent lower than the state average of 42.6 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,019.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	91	11.9
Regular high school diploma	341	44.6
GED or alternative credential	33	4.3
Some college, less than 1 year	24	3.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	134	17.5
Associate's degree	31	4.1
Bachelor's degree	92	12
Master's degree	17	2.2
Professional school degree	2	0.3
Doctorate degree	0	0

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