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Least educated, Louisiana counties · 2020

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

01East Carroll Parish, LALA6,7609.3%−25%

02St. Mary Parish, LALA46,5529.8%+4%

03Grant Parish, LALA22,07510.0%+2%

04West Carroll Parish, LALA9,15611.5%+22%

05Washington Parish, LALA44,93711.8%+8%

06Allen Parish, LALA22,67212.3%+33%

07Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,94112.3%+49%

08Bienville Parish, LALA12,26912.3%+7%

09Morehouse Parish, LALA23,70512.5%+28%

10Evangeline Parish, LALA31,98012.7%+35%

11Claiborne Parish, LALA13,35412.8%+3%

12Assumption Parish, LALA19,72012.9%+75%

13Sabine Parish, LALA21,83413.1%+18%

14Red River Parish, LALA7,16513.1%+50%

15Franklin Parish, LALA19,00213.2%+35%

16East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,91113.2%+17%

17Concordia Parish, LALA17,83613.3%+40%

18Jackson Parish, LALA15,83413.5%+4%

19St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,64213.9%+56%

20De Soto Parish, LALA27,38114.2%+39%

21Caldwell Parish, LALA9,34414.6%+66%

22Webster Parish, LALA34,94815.0%+19%

23St. Martin Parish, LALA51,10615.0%+75%

24Madison Parish, LALA8,84415.1%+37%

25St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76515.1%+41%

26Acadia Parish, LALA57,03215.2%+61%

27Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,52015.3%+20%

28Iberia Parish, LALA66,84615.3%+37%

29Catahoula Parish, LALA8,22315.4%+64%

30LaSalle Parish, LALA15,15415.6%+40%

31Richland Parish, LALA19,58215.7%+22%

32Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,16315.8%+29%

33Iberville Parish, LALA29,57916.0%+67%

34Vermilion Parish, LALA57,67116.2%+51%

35St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75816.5%+47%

36Cameron Parish, LALA4,71816.6%+109%

37Winn Parish, LALA14,96116.7%+78%

38St. James Parish, LALA18,93816.8%+67%

39Lafourche Parish, LALA95,50516.9%+37%

40Union Parish, LALA20,56117.0%+44%

41St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,87517.2%+33%

42Vernon Parish, LALA45,09117.8%+32%

43Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,25618.2%+69%

44Beauregard Parish, LALA36,67318.3%+33%

45Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,47118.4%+86%

46Tensas Parish, LALA3,70018.9%+28%

47Livingston Parish, LALA155,03619.6%+71%

48Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08919.9%+8%

49Rapides Parish, LALA125,87721.7%+31%

50Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,46621.9%+30%

51Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,34622.0%+35%

52West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,75622.7%+104%

53West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,13423.5%+122%

54Caddo Parish, LALA224,22624.5%+19%

55Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54225.1%+10%

56Bossier Parish, LALA131,86725.4%+40%

57Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39827.6%+28%

58Ascension Parish, LALA135,10527.6%+90%

59St. Charles Parish, LALA50,58628.3%+62%

60Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94933.1%+30%

61St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10834.3%+21%

62Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36035.2%+11%

63East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18036.6%+19%

64Orleans Parish, LALA362,15438.0%+47%

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