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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 (1990 ACS). This list covers the 64 counties in Louisiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 64 is 3.2%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS –

01Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,2562.0%–

02St. Martin Parish, LALA51,1062.0%–

03St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,6422.1%–

04Assumption Parish, LALA19,7202.1%–

05LaSalle Parish, LALA15,1542.2%–

06Caldwell Parish, LALA9,3442.3%–

07St. Mary Parish, LALA46,5522.4%–

08Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,9412.4%–

09Red River Parish, LALA7,1652.4%–

10Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,4712.4%–

11Cameron Parish, LALA4,7182.4%–

12Allen Parish, LALA22,6722.5%–

13Iberville Parish, LALA29,5792.6%–

14Acadia Parish, LALA57,0322.6%–

15Iberia Parish, LALA66,8462.6%–

16West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,1342.7%–

17Evangeline Parish, LALA31,9802.7%–

18Livingston Parish, LALA155,0362.7%–

19St. James Parish, LALA18,9382.7%–

20Vernon Parish, LALA45,0912.8%–

21Bienville Parish, LALA12,2692.9%–

22West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,7562.9%–

23Franklin Parish, LALA19,0023.0%–

24Webster Parish, LALA34,9483.0%–

25East Carroll Parish, LALA6,7603.0%–

26Morehouse Parish, LALA23,7053.0%–

27East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,9113.1%–

28Catahoula Parish, LALA8,2233.1%–

29St. Helena Parish, LALA10,7583.1%–

30Madison Parish, LALA8,8443.1%–

31St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,8753.1%–

32Grant Parish, LALA22,0753.2%–

33Vermilion Parish, LALA57,6713.2%–

34De Soto Parish, LALA27,3813.2%–

35St. Charles Parish, LALA50,5863.3%–

36Claiborne Parish, LALA13,3543.3%–

37Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,1633.3%–

38Ascension Parish, LALA135,1053.3%–

39Winn Parish, LALA14,9613.3%–

40Sabine Parish, LALA21,8343.4%–

41Union Parish, LALA20,5613.4%–

42West Carroll Parish, LALA9,1563.4%–

43Concordia Parish, LALA17,8363.5%–

44Washington Parish, LALA44,9373.5%–

45Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,5203.8%–

46St. Landry Parish, LALA80,7653.8%–

47Jackson Parish, LALA15,8343.8%–

48Lafourche Parish, LALA95,5053.8%–

49Tensas Parish, LALA3,7004.4%–

50Richland Parish, LALA19,5824.5%–

51Bossier Parish, LALA131,8674.7%–

52Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,4664.8%–

53Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,3465.0%–

54Beauregard Parish, LALA36,6735.3%–

55Rapides Parish, LALA125,8775.3%–

56Jefferson Parish, LALA431,3986.0%–

57Caddo Parish, LALA224,2266.2%–

58Ouachita Parish, LALA158,5426.3%–

59Lafayette Parish, LALA257,9496.6%–

60Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,0897.1%–

61St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,1087.3%–

62Orleans Parish, LALA362,1549.2%–

63East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,1809.8%–

64Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36012.2%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS