Baton Rouge Reporter

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

This was 2.4 percent lower than the state average of 31.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 26,395.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2,372	13.2
Regular high school diploma	5,541	30.7
GED or alternative credential	1,020	5.7
Some college, less than 1 year	871	4.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,987	16.6
Associate's degree	1,144	6.3
Bachelor's degree	2,509	13.9
Master's degree	1,232	6.8
Professional school degree	297	1.6
Doctorate degree	49	0.3

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