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Fewest graduate degrees, Louisiana counties · 2000

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, LALA22,2562.3%+0%

02Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,9412.4%+0%

03Assumption Parish, LALA19,7202.4%+0%

04Red River Parish, LALA7,1652.5%+0%

05St. Mary Parish, LALA46,5522.5%+0%

06Cameron Parish, LALA4,7182.5%+0%

07St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,6422.6%+0%

08Iberville Parish, LALA29,5792.7%+0%

09Concordia Parish, LALA17,8362.8%+0%

10St. Martin Parish, LALA51,1062.9%+0%

11West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,7562.9%+0%

12Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,4713.0%+0%

13Morehouse Parish, LALA23,7053.0%+0%

14Iberia Parish, LALA66,8463.0%+0%

15Vermilion Parish, LALA57,6713.1%+0%

16Livingston Parish, LALA155,0363.1%+0%

17Allen Parish, LALA22,6723.1%+0%

18Acadia Parish, LALA57,0323.2%+0%

19Caldwell Parish, LALA9,3443.2%+0%

20West Carroll Parish, LALA9,1563.2%+0%

21De Soto Parish, LALA27,3813.2%+0%

22Evangeline Parish, LALA31,9803.2%+0%

23Madison Parish, LALA8,8443.3%+0%

24Winn Parish, LALA14,9613.5%+0%

25East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,9113.5%+0%

26St. James Parish, LALA18,9383.5%+0%

27Grant Parish, LALA22,0753.5%+0%

28Franklin Parish, LALA19,0023.6%+0%

29St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,8753.6%+0%

30Catahoula Parish, LALA8,2233.6%+0%

31Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,1633.6%+0%

32St. Landry Parish, LALA80,7653.7%+0%

33Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,5203.7%+0%

34Union Parish, LALA20,5613.7%+0%

35LaSalle Parish, LALA15,1543.8%+0%

36Lafourche Parish, LALA95,5053.8%+0%

37Claiborne Parish, LALA13,3544.0%+0%

38Ascension Parish, LALA135,1054.0%+0%

39Richland Parish, LALA19,5824.1%+0%

40Webster Parish, LALA34,9484.1%+0%

41Sabine Parish, LALA21,8344.2%+0%

42West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,1344.2%+0%

43Washington Parish, LALA44,9374.3%+0%

44Vernon Parish, LALA45,0914.4%+0%

45Beauregard Parish, LALA36,6734.5%+0%

46Bienville Parish, LALA12,2694.6%+0%

47Tensas Parish, LALA3,7004.7%+0%

48Jackson Parish, LALA15,8344.8%+0%

49St. Helena Parish, LALA10,7584.8%+0%

50St. Charles Parish, LALA50,5865.1%+0%

51East Carroll Parish, LALA6,7605.1%+0%

52Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,4665.3%+0%

53Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,3465.4%+0%

54Rapides Parish, LALA125,8775.9%+0%

55Bossier Parish, LALA131,8676.2%+0%

56Jefferson Parish, LALA431,3987.0%+0%

57Caddo Parish, LALA224,2267.0%+0%

58Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,0897.1%+0%

59Lafayette Parish, LALA257,9497.7%+0%

60Ouachita Parish, LALA158,5427.9%+0%

61St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,1089.5%+0%

62Orleans Parish, LALA362,15410.7%+0%

63East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18011.3%+0%

64Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36015.3%+0%

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