Mohawk Valley Times

39.1 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Newport in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 4.9 percent lower than the state average of 44 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 598.

90 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Newport residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	40	10
Regular high school diploma	103	25.8
GED or alternative credential	0	0
Some college less than 1 year	52	13
Some college 1 or more years no degree	48	12
Associate's degree	70	17.5
Bachelor's degree	43	10.8
Master's degree	28	7
Professional school degree	13	3.3
Doctorate degree	2	0.5

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.