SW Minnesota Today

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

This was 23.6 percent lower than the state average of 48.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,683.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	84	7.4
Regular high school diploma	443	39
GED or alternative credential	18	1.6
Some college, less than 1 year	100	8.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	210	18.5
Associate's degree	135	11.9
Bachelor's degree	127	11.2
Master's degree	15	1.3
Professional school degree	5	0.4
Doctorate degree	0	0

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