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Fewest graduate degrees, Louisiana counties

Louisiana counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 64 counties in Louisiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01East Carroll Parish, LALA6,7602.1%−59%

02Bienville Parish, LALA12,2692.9%−38%

03Madison Parish, LALA8,8443.0%−8%

04St. Helena Parish, LALA10,7583.3%−33%

05Caldwell Parish, LALA9,3443.5%+9%

06Evangeline Parish, LALA31,9803.7%+14%

07Grant Parish, LALA22,0753.8%+6%

08Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,9413.8%+61%

09Claiborne Parish, LALA13,3543.8%−4%

10Washington Parish, LALA44,9373.9%−10%

11Vermilion Parish, LALA57,6714.0%+28%

12Webster Parish, LALA34,9484.0%−3%

13Red River Parish, LALA7,1654.0%+62%

14Union Parish, LALA20,5614.1%+9%

15St. Mary Parish, LALA46,5524.1%+63%

16Allen Parish, LALA22,6724.2%+36%

17Iberia Parish, LALA66,8464.2%+40%

18Sabine Parish, LALA21,8344.3%+4%

19Acadia Parish, LALA57,0324.3%+36%

20St. Martin Parish, LALA51,1064.4%+51%

21Assumption Parish, LALA19,7204.4%+85%

22Winn Parish, LALA14,9614.5%+29%

23LaSalle Parish, LALA15,1544.5%+19%

24St. James Parish, LALA18,9384.5%+29%

25De Soto Parish, LALA27,3814.9%+51%

26Morehouse Parish, LALA23,7055.1%+68%

27St. Landry Parish, LALA80,7655.1%+39%

28Cameron Parish, LALA4,7185.2%+106%

29Vernon Parish, LALA45,0915.2%+19%

30Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,4715.3%+75%

31Jackson Parish, LALA15,8345.3%+11%

32West Carroll Parish, LALA9,1565.4%+69%

33Beauregard Parish, LALA36,6735.5%+21%

34Franklin Parish, LALA19,0025.6%+59%

35Tensas Parish, LALA3,7006.0%+26%

36East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,9116.0%+70%

37St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,6426.0%+127%

38West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,7566.3%+113%

39Concordia Parish, LALA17,8366.4%+130%

40Catahoula Parish, LALA8,2236.4%+79%

41Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,5206.5%+74%

42Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,1636.5%+78%

43Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,3466.6%+23%

44Livingston Parish, LALA155,0366.8%+119%

45St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,8756.8%+89%

46Richland Parish, LALA19,5826.9%+69%

47Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,2566.9%+204%

48Lafourche Parish, LALA95,5056.9%+80%

49Iberville Parish, LALA29,5797.0%+155%

50St. Charles Parish, LALA50,5867.6%+49%

51West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,1348.0%+93%

52Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,4668.6%+63%

53Rapides Parish, LALA125,8778.9%+51%

54Ascension Parish, LALA135,10510.0%+150%

55Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08910.3%+46%

56Caddo Parish, LALA224,22610.8%+55%

57Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39811.1%+58%

58Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94911.1%+43%

59Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54211.2%+42%

60Bossier Parish, LALA131,86711.3%+81%

61St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10813.4%+41%

62East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18015.9%+41%

63Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36016.2%+6%

64Orleans Parish, LALA362,15419.7%+84%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES