Lafayette Reporter

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

This was 7.1 percent higher than the state average of 31.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 243,692.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	17,821	10.9
Regular high school diploma	41,387	25.3
GED or alternative credential	7,475	4.6
Some college, less than 1 year	8,657	5.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	25,377	15.5
Associate's degree	8,893	5.4
Bachelor's degree	37,763	23.1
Master's degree	11,051	6.7
Professional school degree	3,573	2.2
Doctorate degree	1,810	1.1

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