Newark Reporter

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

This number was 4.8 percent lower than the state average of 45.4 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 793,555.

85.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Essex 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	75,835	14.3
Regular high school diploma	136,386	25.6
GED or alternative credential	13,391	2.5
Some college, less than 1 year	21,692	4.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	68,728	12.9
Associate's degree	30,967	5.8
Bachelor's degree	110,505	20.8
Master's degree	50,878	9.6
Professional school degree	15,763	3
Doctorate degree	7,946	1.5

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