NW Tennessee News

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

This was 14.8 percent lower than the state average of 35.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 10,021.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,050	15.1
Regular high school diploma	2,638	38
GED or alternative credential	539	7.8
Some college, less than 1 year	505	7.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	750	10.8
Associate's degree	363	5.2
Bachelor's degree	816	11.8
Master's degree	195	2.8
Professional school degree	56	0.8
Doctorate degree	21	0.3

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