River Parish News

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

This was 5.6 percent higher than the state average of 31.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 125,061.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	8,470	10.4
Regular high school diploma	20,530	25.2
GED or alternative credential	3,696	4.5
Some college, less than 1 year	6,111	7.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	12,454	15.3
Associate's degree	7,667	9.4
Bachelor's degree	15,797	19.4
Master's degree	4,834	5.9
Professional school degree	1,259	1.5
Doctorate degree	552	0.7

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