NW Kansas News

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

This was 3.5 percent lower than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,489.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	80	7.9
Regular high school diploma	268	26.6
GED or alternative credential	22	2.2
Some college, less than 1 year	96	9.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	147	14.6
Associate's degree	109	10.8
Bachelor's degree	236	23.4
Master's degree	49	4.9
Professional school degree	2	0.2
Doctorate degree	0	0

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