RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 64 SHOWN OF 64

Least educated, Louisiana counties · 2000

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

01Assumption Parish, LALA19,7207.4%+0%

02Cameron Parish, LALA4,7187.9%+0%

03Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,9418.3%+0%

04St. Martin Parish, LALA51,1068.5%+0%

05Red River Parish, LALA7,1658.7%+0%

06Caldwell Parish, LALA9,3448.8%+0%

07St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,6428.9%+0%

08Allen Parish, LALA22,6729.3%+0%

09Winn Parish, LALA14,9619.4%+0%

10Catahoula Parish, LALA8,2239.4%+0%

11St. Mary Parish, LALA46,5529.4%+0%

12Acadia Parish, LALA57,0329.4%+0%

13Evangeline Parish, LALA31,9809.5%+0%

14West Carroll Parish, LALA9,1569.5%+0%

15Concordia Parish, LALA17,8369.6%+0%

16Iberville Parish, LALA29,5799.6%+0%

17Morehouse Parish, LALA23,7059.7%+0%

18Franklin Parish, LALA19,0029.8%+0%

19Grant Parish, LALA22,0759.8%+0%

20Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,4719.9%+0%

21St. James Parish, LALA18,93810.1%+0%

22De Soto Parish, LALA27,38110.2%+0%

23West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,13410.6%+0%

24St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76510.7%+0%

25Vermilion Parish, LALA57,67110.7%+0%

26Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,25610.8%+0%

27Washington Parish, LALA44,93710.9%+0%

28Madison Parish, LALA8,84411.0%+0%

29Sabine Parish, LALA21,83411.1%+0%

30West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,75611.1%+0%

31Iberia Parish, LALA66,84611.2%+0%

32LaSalle Parish, LALA15,15411.2%+0%

33St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75811.2%+0%

34East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,91111.3%+0%

35Livingston Parish, LALA155,03611.4%+0%

36Bienville Parish, LALA12,26911.5%+0%

37Union Parish, LALA20,56111.8%+0%

38Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,16312.3%+0%

39East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76012.3%+0%

40Lafourche Parish, LALA95,50512.4%+0%

41Claiborne Parish, LALA13,35412.4%+0%

42Webster Parish, LALA34,94812.6%+0%

43Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,52012.8%+0%

44Richland Parish, LALA19,58212.8%+0%

45St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,87512.9%+0%

46Jackson Parish, LALA15,83412.9%+0%

47Vernon Parish, LALA45,09113.5%+0%

48Beauregard Parish, LALA36,67313.8%+0%

49Ascension Parish, LALA135,10514.5%+0%

50Tensas Parish, LALA3,70014.8%+0%

51Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,34616.3%+0%

52Rapides Parish, LALA125,87716.5%+0%

53Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,46616.9%+0%

54St. Charles Parish, LALA50,58617.5%+0%

55Bossier Parish, LALA131,86718.1%+0%

56Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08918.4%+0%

57Caddo Parish, LALA224,22620.6%+0%

58Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39821.5%+0%

59Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54222.7%+0%

60Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94925.5%+0%

61Orleans Parish, LALA362,15425.8%+0%

62St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10828.3%+0%

63East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18030.8%+0%

64Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36031.8%+0%

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