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

This was 6.2 percent lower than the state average of 48.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,180.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	25	3.1
Regular high school diploma	252	31.1
GED or alternative credential	20	2.5
Some college, less than 1 year	34	4.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	137	16.9
Associate's degree	145	17.9
Bachelor's degree	147	18.1
Master's degree	41	5.1
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	9	1.1

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