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Levels of education for Connecticut residents, ages 25-34

bargraph of education attainment rates for Connecticut

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000

Connecticut education attainment by county, ages 25-34

A focus on "some college, no degree" can improve state college attainment rates. More: Connecticut PDF

County	Percent w/college degree	Number w/college degree	Total population (ages 25-34)	< 9th grade	9th-12th grade, no diploma	High school grad/GED	Some college, no degree	Associate's degree	Bachelor's degree	Graduate degree
TOTAL	42.5%	190,656	448,837	11,770	38,413	117,645	90,353	32,031	110,049	48,576
Middlesex	50.2%	10,243	20,387	122	1,059	4,850	4,113	1,537	6,114	2,592
Fairfield	49.7%	58,005	116,709	4,903	9,559	24,720	19,522	7,568	34,496	15,941
Tolland	45.7%	7,970	17,450	142	1,140	4,432	3,766	1,529	4,387	2,054
Hartford	40.7%	45,597	111,987	2,589	10,850	30,064	22,887	8,230	27,224	10,143
New Haven	40.5%	45,321	111,894	2,842	9,840	30,869	23,022	7,336	24,879	13,106
Litchfield	36.8%	7,793	21,190	357	1,480	6,598	4,962	1,905	4,485	1,403
New London	34.2%	11,957	34,929	559	2,764	10,808	8,841	2,770	6,448	2,739
Windham	26.4%	3,770	14,291	256	1,721	5,304	3,240	1,156	2,016	598

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