Rockingham Times

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

This was 19.2 percent higher than the state average of 48 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 21,418.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	590	3.6
Regular high school diploma	2,370	14.3
GED or alternative credential	365	2.2
Some college, less than 1 year	506	3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,616	9.7
Associate's degree	964	5.8
Bachelor's degree	6,304	38
Master's degree	2,941	17.7
Professional school degree	553	3.3
Doctorate degree	399	2.4

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