Newark Reporter

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

This was 5.1 percent lower than the state average of 47.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 798,698.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	71,749	13.3
Regular high school diploma	135,061	25.1
GED or alternative credential	15,112	2.8
Some college, less than 1 year	23,727	4.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	64,677	12
Associate's degree	32,767	6.1
Bachelor's degree	114,298	21.2
Master's degree	55,685	10.3
Professional school degree	16,006	3
Doctorate degree	9,121	1.7

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