North Acadiana News

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

This was 9.6 percent lower than the state average of 31.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 82,786.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	12,523	23.3
Regular high school diploma	18,468	34.4
GED or alternative credential	2,594	4.8
Some college, less than 1 year	2,323	4.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	6,057	11.3
Associate's degree	3,586	6.7
Bachelor's degree	5,095	9.5
Master's degree	2,269	4.2
Professional school degree	474	0.9
Doctorate degree	273	0.5

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