Housatonic Valley News

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

This was 2.7 percent lower than the state average of 47.8 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 181,143.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	8,321	6.2
Regular high school diploma	35,659	26.5
GED or alternative credential	4,443	3.3
Some college, less than 1 year	8,624	6.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	16,907	12.6
Associate's degree	12,443	9.2
Bachelor's degree	28,805	21.4
Master's degree	15,186	11.3
Professional school degree	2,918	2.2
Doctorate degree	1,390	1

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