Westbank Louisiana News

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

This number was 5.8 percent lower than the state average of 30.3 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 23,338.

83.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Plaquemines 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	2,493	16.3
Regular high school diploma	4,576	29.9
GED or alternative credential	859	5.6
Some college, less than 1 year	1,031	6.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,614	17.1
Associate's degree	829	5.4
Bachelor's degree	2,109	13.8
Master's degree	618	4
Professional school degree	125	0.8
Doctorate degree	74	0.5

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