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

This number was 4.7 percent lower than the state average of 47 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 857,513.

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 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	59,146	9.9
Regular high school diploma	163,773	27.4
GED or alternative credential	19,482	3.3
Some college, less than 1 year	30,009	5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	71,932	12
Associate's degree	43,856	7.3
Bachelor's degree	111,165	18.6
Master's degree	66,765	11.2
Professional school degree	18,522	3.1
Doctorate degree	12,550	2.1

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