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Most college graduates, Louisiana counties

Louisiana counties with the most adults 25 and over holding a bachelor's degree or higher, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of graduates, not the share. This list covers the 64 counties in Louisiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 64 is 3,299. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: East Feliciana Parish, LA, up 9 places to #38.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOLLEGE GRADUATESVS 2020

01Orleans Parish, LALA362,154112,385+6%

02East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,180109,286+6%

03Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39892,294+9%

04St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10870,583+16%

05Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94959,180+9%

06Caddo Parish, LALA224,22640,989+2%

07Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,46634,381+17%

08Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54229,866+18%

09Ascension Parish, LALA135,10524,849+11%

10Bossier Parish, LALA131,86724,654+15%

11▲2Livingston Parish, LALA155,03620,094+10%

12Rapides Parish, LALA125,87719,684+5%

13▼2Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,34618,671−3%

14▲1Lafourche Parish, LALA95,50513,914+23%

15▼1Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,16313,253+13%

16▲1Lincoln Parish, LALA48,3609,583+6%

17▼1St. Charles Parish, LALA50,5869,383−7%

18St. Landry Parish, LALA80,7657,918−2%

19Iberia Parish, LALA66,8466,735−5%

20Vermilion Parish, LALA57,6716,684+4%

21▲2Vernon Parish, LALA45,0915,895+10%

22St. Martin Parish, LALA51,1065,867+8%

23▲2Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,0895,653+23%

24▼3Acadia Parish, LALA57,0325,243−17%

25▲2St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,6425,157+21%

26▼2St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,8754,974+1%

27▲1West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,7564,572+12%

28▲6St. Mary Parish, LALA46,5524,438+33%

29▼3Beauregard Parish, LALA36,6734,183−8%

30▲1Washington Parish, LALA44,9373,952+6%

31▲1Iberville Parish, LALA29,5793,943+6%

32▲4Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,2563,299+17%

33▼4Webster Parish, LALA34,9483,293−18%

34▼4Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,4713,282−15%

35▼2Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,9413,027−11%

36▲3De Soto Parish, LALA27,3812,943+11%

37▼2Evangeline Parish, LALA31,9802,8330%

38▲9East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,9112,770+47%

39▲1St. James Parish, LALA18,9382,677+9%

40▲1Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,5202,631+13%

41▼4West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,1342,459−12%

42▲9Grant Parish, LALA22,0752,426+51%

43▲1Richland Parish, LALA19,5822,361+9%

44▲1Morehouse Parish, LALA23,7052,314+8%

45▲3Franklin Parish, LALA19,0022,281+29%

46▼8Union Parish, LALA20,5612,173−20%

47▲2Concordia Parish, LALA17,8362,070+18%

48▼5Sabine Parish, LALA21,8342,064−5%

49▼3Assumption Parish, LALA19,7202,027+2%

50▼8Allen Parish, LALA22,6721,858−15%

51▲2Jackson Parish, LALA15,8341,542+2%

52▼2Winn Parish, LALA14,9611,393−18%

53▼1LaSalle Parish, LALA15,1541,317−16%

54▲2Bienville Parish, LALA12,2691,162+1%

55▼1Claiborne Parish, LALA13,3541,097−27%

56▲4West Carroll Parish, LALA9,1561,014+15%

57▲1Catahoula Parish, LALA8,223969−8%

58▼3St. Helena Parish, LALA10,758886−26%

59▼2Madison Parish, LALA8,844884−22%

60▼1Caldwell Parish, LALA9,344759−24%

61▲1Red River Parish, LALA7,165702−8%

62▼1Cameron Parish, LALA4,718602−28%

63▲1East Carroll Parish, LALA6,760591+48%

64▼1Tensas Parish, LALA3,700413−30%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES