Western ND News

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

This was 9.7 percent lower than the state average of 44.8 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 157.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2	2.1
Regular high school diploma	35	36.1
GED or alternative credential	9	9.3
Some college, less than 1 year	6	6.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	11	11.3
Associate's degree	13	13.4
Bachelor's degree	19	19.6
Master's degree	2	2.1
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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