# Cities in Connecticut by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024

All 21 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `bachelors_degree_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a bachelor's, master's, professional school or doctorate degree, as a percentage of all people aged 25 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/connecticut-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Stamford, CT | 51.7 |
| 2 | Milford, CT | 50.3 |
| 3 | Norwalk, CT | 44.8 |
| 4 | Shelton, CT | 41.8 |
| 5 | Middletown, CT | 40.2 |
| 6 | New Haven, CT | 38.9 |
| 7 | Groton, CT | 38.8 |
| 8 | Derby, CT | 35.6 |
| 9 | Danbury, CT | 34 |
| 10 | Naugatuck, CT | 32.2 |
| 11 | West Haven, CT | 30.5 |
| 12 | Bristol, CT | 30.3 |
| 13 | New London, CT | 28.5 |
| 14 | Torrington, CT | 24.8 |
| 15 | Bridgeport, CT | 23.4 |
| 16 | Norwich, CT | 23.1 |
| 17 | Meriden, CT | 22.2 |
| 18 | Ansonia, CT | 21.9 |
| 19 | New Britain, CT | 19.6 |
| 20 | Hartford, CT | 19.4 |
| 21 | Waterbury, CT | 17.3 |