Bridgeport Times

54.3 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Fairfield County in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 7.3 percent higher than the state average of 47 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 943,926.

90 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 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	64,195	10
Regular high school diploma	124,093	19.3
GED or alternative credential	14,084	2.2
Some college, less than 1 year	26,753	4.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	64,930	10.1
Associate's degree	40,831	6.3
Bachelor's degree	172,191	26.8
Master's degree	100,347	15.6
Professional school degree	24,970	3.9
Doctorate degree	10,891	1.7

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.