Upper Cumberland Times

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

This was 16.1 percent lower than the state average of 35.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 986.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	152	20.1
Regular high school diploma	264	35
GED or alternative credential	73	9.7
Some college, less than 1 year	64	8.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	54	7.2
Associate's degree	68	9
Bachelor's degree	45	6
Master's degree	25	3.3
Professional school degree	6	0.8
Doctorate degree	4	0.5

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