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43.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in De Soto in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 2.2 percent higher than the state average of 41.4 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 6,138.

87.8 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many De Soto residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	505	12.2
Regular high school diploma	621	14.9
GED or alternative credential	161	3.9
Some college, less than 1 year	343	8.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	713	17.2
Associate's degree	330	7.9
Bachelor's degree	1,012	24.4
Master's degree	391	9.4
Professional school degree	45	1.1
Doctorate degree	35	0.8

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.