Bridgeport Times

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

This number was 4.3 percent lower than the state average of 46.6 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 859,339.

90.1 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many New Haven 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	59,205	9.9
Regular high school diploma	163,913	27.5
GED or alternative credential	19,984	3.4
Some college, less than 1 year	29,866	5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	70,889	11.9
Associate's degree	44,029	7.4
Bachelor's degree	111,839	18.8
Master's degree	65,356	11
Professional school degree	18,120	3
Doctorate degree	12,651	2.1

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