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Fewest graduate degrees, Louisiana counties

Louisiana counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 64 counties in Louisiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 64 is 5.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: St. Helena Parish, LA, up 44 places to #4.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01▲4East Carroll Parish, LALA6,7602.1%−3.0 pts
02▲18Bienville Parish, LALA12,2692.9%−1.7 pts
03▲31Madison Parish, LALA8,8443.0%−0.3 pts
04▲44St. Helena Parish, LALA10,7583.3%−1.6 pts
05▲3Caldwell Parish, LALA9,3443.5%+0.3 pts
06▲3Evangeline Parish, LALA31,9803.7%+0.4 pts
07▼6Grant Parish, LALA22,0753.8%+0.2 pts
08▲4Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,9413.8%+1.4 pts
09▲19Claiborne Parish, LALA13,3543.8%−0.1 pts
10▲1Washington Parish, LALA44,9373.9%−0.4 pts
11▲10Vermilion Parish, LALA57,6714.0%+0.9 pts
12▲15Webster Parish, LALA34,9484.0%−0.1 pts
13▲33Red River Parish, LALA7,1654.0%+1.5 pts
14▲9Union Parish, LALA20,5614.1%+0.3 pts
15▼9St. Mary Parish, LALA46,5524.1%+1.6 pts
16▼1Allen Parish, LALA22,6724.2%+1.1 pts
17▲1Iberia Parish, LALA66,8464.2%+1.2 pts
18▲1Sabine Parish, LALA21,8344.3%+0.2 pts
19▲10Acadia Parish, LALA57,0324.3%+1.2 pts
20▼10St. Martin Parish, LALA51,1064.4%+1.5 pts
21▼17Assumption Parish, LALA19,7204.4%+2.0 pts
22▼5Winn Parish, LALA14,9614.5%+1.0 pts
23▼16LaSalle Parish, LALA15,1544.5%+0.7 pts
24▲15St. James Parish, LALA18,9384.5%+1.0 pts
25De Soto Parish, LALA27,3814.9%+1.6 pts
26▼24Morehouse Parish, LALA23,7055.1%+2.1 pts
27▲11St. Landry Parish, LALA80,7655.1%+1.4 pts
28▲7Cameron Parish, LALA4,7185.2%+2.7 pts
29▲1Vernon Parish, LALA45,0915.2%+0.8 pts
30▲19Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,4715.3%+2.3 pts
31▼15Jackson Parish, LALA15,8345.3%+0.5 pts
32▲1West Carroll Parish, LALA9,1565.4%+2.2 pts
33▲10Beauregard Parish, LALA36,6735.5%+1.0 pts
34▼8Franklin Parish, LALA19,0025.6%+2.1 pts
35▼21Tensas Parish, LALA3,7006.0%+1.2 pts
36▼33East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,9116.0%+2.5 pts
37▼24St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,6426.0%+3.4 pts
38▲17West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,7566.3%+3.3 pts
39▼17Concordia Parish, LALA17,8366.4%+3.6 pts
40▼8Catahoula Parish, LALA8,2236.4%+2.9 pts
41▼17Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,5206.5%+2.7 pts
42▼6Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,1636.5%+2.8 pts
43▲2Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,3466.6%+1.2 pts
44▼2Livingston Parish, LALA155,0366.8%+3.7 pts
45▼4St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,8756.8%+3.2 pts
46▲5Richland Parish, LALA19,5826.9%+2.8 pts
47▼16Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,2566.9%+4.6 pts
48▼11Lafourche Parish, LALA95,5056.9%+3.1 pts
49▼9Iberville Parish, LALA29,5797.0%+4.2 pts
50▼3St. Charles Parish, LALA50,5867.6%+2.5 pts
51▼7West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,1348.0%+3.9 pts
52▼2Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,4668.6%+3.3 pts
53▲1Rapides Parish, LALA125,8778.9%+3.0 pts
54▼1Ascension Parish, LALA135,10510.0%+6.0 pts
55▼3Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08910.3%+3.2 pts
56▲4Caddo Parish, LALA224,22610.8%+3.8 pts
57Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39811.1%+4.1 pts
58▲1Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94911.1%+3.4 pts
59▼1Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54211.2%+3.3 pts
60▼4Bossier Parish, LALA131,86711.3%+5.0 pts
61St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10813.4%+3.9 pts
62▲1East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18015.9%+4.6 pts
63▼1Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36016.2%+0.8 pts
64Orleans Parish, LALA362,15419.7%+9.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES