North Shore Louisiana News

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

This was 10.3 percent higher than the state average of 31.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 258,447.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	16,853	9.5
Regular high school diploma	34,962	19.7
GED or alternative credential	9,664	5.5
Some college, less than 1 year	11,672	6.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	30,155	17
Associate's degree	13,151	7.4
Bachelor's degree	39,396	22.2
Master's degree	14,705	8.3
Professional school degree	4,422	2.5
Doctorate degree	2,210	1.2

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