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Least educated, Louisiana counties

Louisiana counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Claiborne Parish, LALA13,35410.7%−14%

02Caldwell Parish, LALA9,34411.2%+27%

03St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75811.4%+1%

04Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,94111.5%+39%

05Allen Parish, LALA22,67211.9%+28%

06East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76012.2%−1%

07Washington Parish, LALA44,93712.8%+17%

08LaSalle Parish, LALA15,15413.1%+17%

09Bienville Parish, LALA12,26913.2%+15%

10Webster Parish, LALA34,94813.3%+5%

11Sabine Parish, LALA21,83413.6%+23%

12St. Mary Parish, LALA46,55213.6%+45%

13Evangeline Parish, LALA31,98013.7%+45%

14Morehouse Parish, LALA23,70513.8%+42%

15Assumption Parish, LALA19,72013.8%+88%

16Acadia Parish, LALA57,03213.9%+48%

17Red River Parish, LALA7,16514.0%+60%

18Madison Parish, LALA8,84414.1%+28%

19Winn Parish, LALA14,96114.4%+53%

20Tensas Parish, LALA3,70014.6%−2%

21Jackson Parish, LALA15,83414.7%+14%

22Union Parish, LALA20,56114.8%+25%

23Iberia Parish, LALA66,84614.8%+33%

24St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76514.9%+39%

25West Carroll Parish, LALA9,15615.2%+61%

26Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,47115.4%+55%

27Grant Parish, LALA22,07515.4%+57%

28Catahoula Parish, LALA8,22316.0%+70%

29De Soto Parish, LALA27,38116.0%+57%

30St. Martin Parish, LALA51,10616.8%+96%

31Cameron Parish, LALA4,71816.8%+112%

32Beauregard Parish, LALA36,67317.1%+24%

33Concordia Parish, LALA17,83617.2%+80%

34Franklin Parish, LALA19,00217.5%+79%

35Vermilion Parish, LALA57,67117.6%+64%

36Richland Parish, LALA19,58217.6%+37%

37St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,64217.6%+97%

38St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,87518.2%+41%

39Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,52018.4%+44%

40Iberville Parish, LALA29,57918.6%+94%

41Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,16318.7%+52%

42East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,91119.3%+70%

43St. James Parish, LALA18,93819.5%+94%

44Vernon Parish, LALA45,09119.8%+46%

45Livingston Parish, LALA155,03620.5%+80%

46Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,34620.8%+28%

47Lafourche Parish, LALA95,50521.1%+71%

48Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,25621.5%+99%

49West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,13421.6%+104%

50Rapides Parish, LALA125,87723.1%+40%

51West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,75623.3%+109%

52Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,46624.9%+47%

53Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08925.8%+40%

54Caddo Parish, LALA224,22626.0%+26%

55St. Charles Parish, LALA50,58626.9%+54%

56Bossier Parish, LALA131,86728.4%+57%

57Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54228.6%+26%

58Ascension Parish, LALA135,10529.1%+101%

59Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39830.5%+42%

60Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94935.3%+38%

61Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36036.2%+14%

62St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10837.7%+33%

63East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18038.5%+25%

64Orleans Parish, LALA362,15442.4%+65%

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