Ranking of Connecticut Cities and Places By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the population of Connecticut (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 40.55%. Among all Connecticut cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Storrs CDP had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (71.09%), followed by Greenwich CDP (66.72%), and West Hartford CDP (65.56%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Connecticut cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all Connecticut cities and places (with a population of 10K+).

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Ranking of Connecticut Cities and Places By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Storrs CDP
Greenwich CDP
West Hartford CDP
Orange CDP
Trumbull Center CDP
Stamford city
Wethersfield CDP
North Haven CDP
Milford city (balance)
Norwalk city
Ranking of Connecticut Cities and Places By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank City of Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Storrs CDP 71.09
2 Greenwich CDP 66.72
3 West Hartford CDP 65.56
4 Orange CDP 60.75
5 Trumbull Center CDP 54.41
6 Stamford city 52.31
7 Wethersfield CDP 49.86
8 North Haven CDP 46.51
9 Milford city (balance) 46.18
10 Norwalk city 44.30
11 Shelton city 41.44
12 Bethel CDP 40.30
13 Middletown city 39.45
14 Newington CDP 39.00
15 New Haven city 36.47
16 Danbury city 34.14
17 Naugatuck borough 32.06
18 Wallingford Center CDP 31.56
19 Manchester CDP 29.99
20 Bristol city 27.54
21 Derby city 26.96
22 Windsor Locks CDP 26.68
23 New London city 26.23
24 West Haven city 26.11
25 Ansonia city 22.88
26 Torrington city 22.47
27 East Haven CDP 22.39
28 Willimantic CDP 21.12
29 Meriden city 20.22
30 Bridgeport city 20.10
31 New Britain city 19.73
32 Norwich city 19.53
33 East Hartford CDP 19.35
34 Waterbury city 17.63
35 Hartford city 16.66