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Fewest graduate degrees, Louisiana counties · 2020

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

01Grant Parish, LALA22,0752.3%−34%

02Morehouse Parish, LALA23,7052.3%−22%

03East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,9112.8%−21%

04Assumption Parish, LALA19,7203.0%+28%

05East Carroll Parish, LALA6,7603.1%−40%

06St. Mary Parish, LALA46,5523.1%+25%

07LaSalle Parish, LALA15,1543.3%−13%

08Caldwell Parish, LALA9,3443.3%+4%

09Evangeline Parish, LALA31,9803.4%+5%

10St. Martin Parish, LALA51,1063.5%+20%

11Washington Parish, LALA44,9373.7%−16%

12Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,9413.9%+64%

13St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,6424.0%+51%

14Tensas Parish, LALA3,7004.0%−16%

15Allen Parish, LALA22,6724.0%+30%

16Jackson Parish, LALA15,8344.1%−15%

17Winn Parish, LALA14,9614.1%+18%

18Iberia Parish, LALA66,8464.1%+36%

19Sabine Parish, LALA21,8344.2%+1%

20Bienville Parish, LALA12,2694.2%−9%

21Vermilion Parish, LALA57,6714.2%+37%

22Concordia Parish, LALA17,8364.3%+56%

23Union Parish, LALA20,5614.4%+18%

24Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,5204.4%+19%

25De Soto Parish, LALA27,3814.5%+38%

26Franklin Parish, LALA19,0024.5%+26%

27Webster Parish, LALA34,9484.6%+12%

28Claiborne Parish, LALA13,3544.8%+20%

29Acadia Parish, LALA57,0324.8%+51%

30Vernon Parish, LALA45,0914.8%+10%

31Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,2564.9%+117%

32Catahoula Parish, LALA8,2234.9%+37%

33West Carroll Parish, LALA9,1565.0%+56%

34Madison Parish, LALA8,8445.0%+52%

35Cameron Parish, LALA4,7185.2%+104%

36Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,1635.2%+42%

37Lafourche Parish, LALA95,5055.5%+44%

38St. Landry Parish, LALA80,7655.6%+52%

39St. James Parish, LALA18,9385.6%+60%

40Iberville Parish, LALA29,5795.6%+105%

41St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,8755.9%+65%

42Livingston Parish, LALA155,0366.0%+94%

43Beauregard Parish, LALA36,6736.2%+37%

44West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,1346.2%+49%

45Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,3466.5%+20%

46Red River Parish, LALA7,1656.6%+166%

47St. Charles Parish, LALA50,5867.0%+37%

48St. Helena Parish, LALA10,7587.1%+47%

49Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,4717.4%+145%

50Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,4667.4%+40%

51Richland Parish, LALA19,5827.7%+90%

52Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,0897.9%+12%

53Ascension Parish, LALA135,1058.2%+104%

54Rapides Parish, LALA125,8778.4%+41%

55West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,7568.8%+198%

56Bossier Parish, LALA131,8679.1%+46%

57Jefferson Parish, LALA431,3989.4%+35%

58Ouachita Parish, LALA158,5429.5%+20%

59Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94910.0%+30%

60Caddo Parish, LALA224,22610.1%+44%

61St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10812.0%+27%

62Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36014.3%−7%

63East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18014.8%+31%

64Orleans Parish, LALA362,15417.0%+58%

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