NW Jersey News

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

This was 27.6 percent lower than the state average of 47.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,836.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	144	11.7
Regular high school diploma	513	41.6
GED or alternative credential	33	2.7
Some college, less than 1 year	74	6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	226	18.3
Associate's degree	38	3.1
Bachelor's degree	140	11.3
Master's degree	44	3.6
Professional school degree	17	1.4
Doctorate degree	5	0.4

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