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23.3 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Buchanan in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 23.2 percent lower than the state average of 46.5 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 1,369.

85 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Buchanan residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	135	15
Regular high school diploma	313	34.8
GED or alternative credential	48	5.3
Some college, less than 1 year	58	6.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	136	15.1
Associate's degree	28	3.1
Bachelor's degree	74	8.2
Master's degree	87	9.7
Professional school degree	16	1.8
Doctorate degree	5	0.6

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.