South Louisiana News

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

This was 15.3 percent lower than the state average of 31.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 50,020.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	6,120	18
Regular high school diploma	14,950	43.9
GED or alternative credential	2,458	7.2
Some college, less than 1 year	1,564	4.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	3,520	10.3
Associate's degree	2,135	6.3
Bachelor's degree	2,266	6.6
Master's degree	887	2.6
Professional school degree	162	0.5
Doctorate degree	24	less than 0.1

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