SC New York News

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

This was 11.6 percent lower than the state average of 46.3 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 6,821.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	210	4
Regular high school diploma	2,286	43.1
GED or alternative credential	175	3.3
Some college, less than 1 year	253	4.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	542	10.2
Associate's degree	1,141	21.5
Bachelor's degree	279	5.3
Master's degree	388	7.3
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	32	0.6

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