RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 64 SHOWN OF 64

Least educated, Louisiana counties · 1990

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

01St. Martin Parish, LALA51,1066.7%−22%

02Assumption Parish, LALA19,7206.7%−9%

03Allen Parish, LALA22,6726.7%−27%

04St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,6427.3%−19%

05Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,9417.4%−10%

06Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,2567.5%−30%

07St. Helena Parish, LALA10,7587.7%−31%

08West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,1347.8%−27%

09Cameron Parish, LALA4,7187.9%−1%

10LaSalle Parish, LALA15,1547.9%−29%

11Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,4718.0%−20%

12St. James Parish, LALA18,9388.1%−19%

13St. Mary Parish, LALA46,5528.3%−11%

14Sabine Parish, LALA21,8348.3%−25%

15Evangeline Parish, LALA31,9808.3%−12%

16Acadia Parish, LALA57,0328.4%−11%

17Washington Parish, LALA44,9378.6%−21%

18Red River Parish, LALA7,1658.7%−1%

19West Carroll Parish, LALA9,1568.7%−8%

20Livingston Parish, LALA155,0368.7%−24%

21Catahoula Parish, LALA8,2238.7%−7%

22Vermilion Parish, LALA57,6718.8%−18%

23Iberville Parish, LALA29,5798.9%−7%

24East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,9118.9%−21%

25Winn Parish, LALA14,9619.0%−5%

26Iberia Parish, LALA66,8469.0%−19%

27Concordia Parish, LALA17,8369.1%−5%

28Jackson Parish, LALA15,8349.2%−29%

29Madison Parish, LALA8,8449.2%−16%

30Ascension Parish, LALA135,1059.3%−36%

31Caldwell Parish, LALA9,3449.3%+6%

32Bienville Parish, LALA12,2699.3%−19%

33Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,1639.4%−23%

34De Soto Parish, LALA27,3819.5%−7%

35Grant Parish, LALA22,0759.6%−2%

36Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,5209.7%−24%

37St. Landry Parish, LALA80,7659.7%−9%

38West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,7569.9%−11%

39Lafourche Parish, LALA95,50510.0%−19%

40Webster Parish, LALA34,94810.0%−21%

41Claiborne Parish, LALA13,35410.1%−18%

42Franklin Parish, LALA19,00210.3%+6%

43East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76010.3%−16%

44Vernon Parish, LALA45,09110.3%−23%

45Morehouse Parish, LALA23,70510.5%+8%

46Richland Parish, LALA19,58210.7%−17%

47Union Parish, LALA20,56111.0%−7%

48St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,87511.4%−12%

49Tensas Parish, LALA3,70011.7%−21%

50Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,34612.9%−21%

51Beauregard Parish, LALA36,67313.0%−5%

52Rapides Parish, LALA125,87714.6%−12%

53Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,46614.7%−13%

54St. Charles Parish, LALA50,58614.8%−16%

55Bossier Parish, LALA131,86715.5%−14%

56Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08916.4%−11%

57Caddo Parish, LALA224,22618.2%−11%

58Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39818.8%−13%

59Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54218.9%−17%

60Orleans Parish, LALA362,15422.4%−13%

61Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94922.5%−12%

62St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10823.1%−19%

63Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36026.2%−17%

64East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18027.5%−11%

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