Bridgeport Times

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

This number was 6.9 percent higher than the state average of 46.6 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 944,348.

89.9 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Fairfield County 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	64,890	10.1
Regular high school diploma	125,015	19.5
GED or alternative credential	13,986	2.2
Some college, less than 1 year	27,273	4.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	67,087	10.5
Associate's degree	39,621	6.2
Bachelor's degree	169,677	26.4
Master's degree	98,838	15.4
Professional school degree	24,913	3.9
Doctorate degree	10,490	1.6

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