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

This number was 5.2 percent lower than the state average of 47 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 267,390.

92.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many New London 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	14,425	7.7
Regular high school diploma	47,900	25.5
GED or alternative credential	7,625	4.1
Some college, less than 1 year	12,751	6.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	26,606	14.2
Associate's degree	16,014	8.5
Bachelor's degree	34,499	18.4
Master's degree	21,037	11.2
Professional school degree	4,099	2.2
Doctorate degree	3,001	1.6

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