Shreveport Reporter

20.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in De Soto Parish in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 9.7 percent lower than the state average of 30.3 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 27,289.

82.6 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many De Soto Parish residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	3,229	17.4
Regular high school diploma	6,591	35.6
GED or alternative credential	1,297	7
Some college, less than 1 year	1,187	6.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,400	13
Associate's degree	1,066	5.8
Bachelor's degree	1,742	9.4
Master's degree	773	4.2
Professional school degree	155	0.8
Doctorate degree	74	0.4

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.