Western ND News

27 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Richardton in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 15.4 percent lower than the state average of 42.4 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 769.

89.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Richardton residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	53	10.3
Regular high school diploma	174	33.9
GED or alternative credential	38	7.4
Some college less than 1 year	42	8.2
Some college 1 or more years no degree	68	13.2
Associate's degree	50	9.7
Bachelor's degree	73	14.2
Master's degree	14	2.7
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	2	0.4

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.