Westbank Louisiana News

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

This number was 2.3 percent higher than the state average of 30.3 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 434,850.

85.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Jefferson 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	43,782	14.3
Regular high school diploma	80,113	26.2
GED or alternative credential	14,006	4.6
Some college, less than 1 year	16,609	5.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	51,397	16.8
Associate's degree	17,599	5.8
Bachelor's degree	54,300	17.8
Master's degree	18,426	6
Professional school degree	6,947	2.3
Doctorate degree	2,345	0.8

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