Naugatuck Times

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

This number was 2 percent lower than the state average of 46.6 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 183,031.

92.6 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Litchfield 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	9,986	7.4
Regular high school diploma	35,064	26
GED or alternative credential	4,905	3.6
Some college, less than 1 year	8,430	6.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	16,287	12.1
Associate's degree	12,810	9.5
Bachelor's degree	27,363	20.3
Master's degree	15,249	11.3
Professional school degree	2,797	2.1
Doctorate degree	1,861	1.4

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