Baton Rouge Reporter

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

This was 1.6 percent lower than the state average of 31.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 6,589.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	863	20.6
Regular high school diploma	1,321	31.5
GED or alternative credential	176	4.2
Some college, less than 1 year	178	4.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	403	9.6
Associate's degree	470	11.2
Bachelor's degree	540	12.9
Master's degree	221	5.3
Professional school degree	1	less than 0.1
Doctorate degree	19	0.5

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