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25.4 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in St. James Parish
25.4 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in St. James Parish in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Census Bureau: 77.1 percent of people in St. James Parish were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 21,308 citizens living in St. James Parish in 2019, 16,418 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 28, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau: 0.5% of people in St. James Parish identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 21,308 citizens living in St. James Parish in 2019, 99.5 percent said they were only one race, while 0.5 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
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23.5 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in St. James Parish
23.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in St. James Parish in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Census Bureau: 0.5% of people in St. James Parish identified as multi-racial in 2020
Of the 21,142 citizens living in St. James Parish in 2020, 99.5 percent said they were only one race, while 0.5 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.
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Census Bureau: 77.4 percent of people in St. James Parish were old enough to vote in 2020
Of the 21,142 citizens living in St. James Parish in 2020, 16,370 were old enough to vote as of March 24, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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20.9 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in St. James Parish
20.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in St. James Parish in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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St. James Parish exports up 156.4% since 2014
St. James Parish exports increased 156.4 percent in the five-year period from 2014 to 2018, according to the International Trade Administration (ITA).
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St. James Parish exports up 153.6% since 2013
St. James Parish exports increased 153.6 percent in the five-year period from 2013 to 2017, according to the International Trade Administration (ITA).
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St. James Parish ranked 63rd among counties in highest exporting metros
St. James Parish ranked 63rd in trade with $3.99 billion in exports in 2018.
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St. James Parish ranked 79th among counties in highest exporting metros
St. James Parish ranked 79th in trade with $2.93 billion in exports in 2017.