Naugatuck Times

43.3 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in New Haven County in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 4.5 percent lower than the state average of 47.8 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 855,733.

90.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	57,791	9.7
Regular high school diploma	161,033	26.9
GED or alternative credential	18,748	3.1
Some college, less than 1 year	31,069	5.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	70,750	11.8
Associate's degree	43,480	7.3
Bachelor's degree	113,619	19
Master's degree	69,785	11.7
Professional school degree	19,078	3.2
Doctorate degree	12,707	2.1

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.