South Tidewater News

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

This was 2.6 percent lower than the state average of 47.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 242,647.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	11,063	6.8
Regular high school diploma	32,857	20.1
GED or alternative credential	5,858	3.6
Some college, less than 1 year	12,535	7.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	27,749	17
Associate's degree	16,717	10.2
Bachelor's degree	35,525	21.8
Master's degree	16,076	9.8
Professional school degree	3,268	2
Doctorate degree	1,609	1

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