Central Louisiana News

20.7 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Simpson in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 8.5 percent lower than the state average of 29.2 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 631.

90 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Simpson residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	41	10
Regular high school diploma	161	39.2
GED or alternative credential	7	1.7
Some college less than 1 year	27	6.6
Some college 1 or more years no degree	90	21.9
Associate's degree	33	8
Bachelor's degree	35	8.5
Master's degree	17	4.1
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.