Upper Cumberland Times

39.3 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Fairfield in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 5.5 percent higher than the state average of 33.8 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 245.

76.4 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Fairfield residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	21	23.6
Regular high school diploma	22	24.7
GED or alternative credential	0	0
Some college, less than 1 year	0	0
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	11	12.4
Associate's degree	35	39.3
Bachelor's degree	0	0
Master's degree	0	0
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.