West Pennyroyal News

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

This number was 15.5 percent lower than the state average of 31.8 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 6,784.

80.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Leitchfield 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	919	19.7
Regular high school diploma	1,704	36.5
GED or alternative credential	437	9.4
Some college, less than 1 year	303	6.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	541	11.6
Associate's degree	280	6
Bachelor's degree	285	6.1
Master's degree	106	2.3
Professional school degree	68	1.5
Doctorate degree	22	0.5

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