Southern West Virginia News

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

This was 17.3 percent lower than the state average of 28.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 444.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	76	19.2
Regular high school diploma	220	55.7
GED or alternative credential	26	6.6
Some college, less than 1 year	9	2.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	18	4.6
Associate's degree	15	3.8
Bachelor's degree	27	6.8
Master's degree	4	1
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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