Rockingham Times

65.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Portsmouth in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 18.6 percent higher than the state average of 47.2 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 21,775.

95.8 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Portsmouth residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	693	4.2
Regular high school diploma	2,397	14.4
GED or alternative credential	321	1.9
Some college, less than 1 year	560	3.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,734	10.4
Associate's degree	1,199	7.2
Bachelor's degree	5,776	34.7
Master's degree	2,930	17.6
Professional school degree	608	3.6
Doctorate degree	441	2.6

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.