SE Kentucky News

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

This was 5.9 percent lower than the state average of 33.6 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 581.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	115	27
Regular high school diploma	85	20
GED or alternative credential	26	6.1
Some college, less than 1 year	21	4.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	61	14.3
Associate's degree	53	12.4
Bachelor's degree	31	7.3
Master's degree	34	8
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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