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Fewest graduate degrees, Louisiana counties · 1990

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

01Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,2562.0%−13%

02St. Martin Parish, LALA51,1062.0%−32%

03St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,6422.1%−22%

04Assumption Parish, LALA19,7202.1%−11%

05LaSalle Parish, LALA15,1542.2%−41%

06Caldwell Parish, LALA9,3442.3%−28%

07St. Mary Parish, LALA46,5522.4%−7%

08Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,9412.4%+2%

09Red River Parish, LALA7,1652.4%−3%

10Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,4712.4%−20%

11Cameron Parish, LALA4,7182.4%−4%

12Allen Parish, LALA22,6722.5%−21%

13Iberville Parish, LALA29,5792.6%−6%

14Acadia Parish, LALA57,0322.6%−18%

15Iberia Parish, LALA66,8462.6%−13%

16West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,1342.7%−36%

17Evangeline Parish, LALA31,9802.7%−18%

18Livingston Parish, LALA155,0362.7%−13%

19St. James Parish, LALA18,9382.7%−23%

20Vernon Parish, LALA45,0912.8%−36%

21Bienville Parish, LALA12,2692.9%−38%

22West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,7562.9%−1%

23Franklin Parish, LALA19,0023.0%−16%

24Webster Parish, LALA34,9483.0%−27%

25East Carroll Parish, LALA6,7603.0%−41%

26Morehouse Parish, LALA23,7053.0%+1%

27East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,9113.1%−13%

28Catahoula Parish, LALA8,2233.1%−15%

29St. Helena Parish, LALA10,7583.1%−37%

30Madison Parish, LALA8,8443.1%−7%

31St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,8753.1%−13%

32Grant Parish, LALA22,0753.2%−11%

33Vermilion Parish, LALA57,6713.2%+3%

34De Soto Parish, LALA27,3813.2%−1%

35St. Charles Parish, LALA50,5863.3%−36%

36Claiborne Parish, LALA13,3543.3%−18%

37Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,1633.3%−10%

38Ascension Parish, LALA135,1053.3%−18%

39Winn Parish, LALA14,9613.3%−4%

40Sabine Parish, LALA21,8343.4%−19%

41Union Parish, LALA20,5613.4%−9%

42West Carroll Parish, LALA9,1563.4%+6%

43Concordia Parish, LALA17,8363.5%+26%

44Washington Parish, LALA44,9373.5%−18%

45Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,5203.8%+1%

46St. Landry Parish, LALA80,7653.8%+3%

47Jackson Parish, LALA15,8343.8%−20%

48Lafourche Parish, LALA95,5053.8%+0%

49Tensas Parish, LALA3,7004.4%−7%

50Richland Parish, LALA19,5824.5%+11%

51Bossier Parish, LALA131,8674.7%−25%

52Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,4664.8%−9%

53Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,3465.0%−8%

54Beauregard Parish, LALA36,6735.3%+17%

55Rapides Parish, LALA125,8775.3%−11%

56Jefferson Parish, LALA431,3986.0%−14%

57Caddo Parish, LALA224,2266.2%−12%

58Ouachita Parish, LALA158,5426.3%−20%

59Lafayette Parish, LALA257,9496.6%−15%

60Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,0897.1%+0%

61St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,1087.3%−22%

62Orleans Parish, LALA362,1549.2%−15%

63East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,1809.8%−13%

64Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36012.2%−20%

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