River Parish News

23.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in St. James Parish in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 6.8 percent lower than the state average of 30.3 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 21,308.

85.4 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many St. James Parish residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2,142	14.6
Regular high school diploma	5,508	37.6
GED or alternative credential	512	3.5
Some college, less than 1 year	677	4.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,349	16.1
Associate's degree	1,054	7.2
Bachelor's degree	1,719	11.7
Master's degree	602	4.1
Professional school degree	42	0.3
Doctorate degree	28	0.2

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.