East New Mexico News

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

This was 21.6 percent lower than the state average of 37 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 11,400.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,825	27.6
Regular high school diploma	2,000	30.3
GED or alternative credential	322	4.9
Some college, less than 1 year	426	6.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,014	15.3
Associate's degree	499	7.6
Bachelor's degree	389	5.9
Master's degree	94	1.4
Professional school degree	26	0.4
Doctorate degree	11	0.2

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