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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.

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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%

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

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

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

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

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

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

17St. 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%

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

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

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

24Acadia Parish, LALA57,0325,243−17%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

33Webster Parish, LALA34,9483,293−18%

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

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

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

37Evangeline Parish, LALA31,9802,833+0%

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

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

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

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

42Grant Parish, LALA22,0752,426+51%

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

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

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

46Union Parish, LALA20,5612,173−20%

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

48Sabine Parish, LALA21,8342,064−5%

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

50Allen Parish, LALA22,6721,858−15%

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

52Winn Parish, LALA14,9611,393−18%

53LaSalle Parish, LALA15,1541,317−16%

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

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

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

57Catahoula Parish, LALA8,223969−8%

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

59Madison Parish, LALA8,844884−22%

60Caldwell Parish, LALA9,344759−24%

61Red River Parish, LALA7,165702−8%

62Cameron Parish, LALA4,718602−28%

63East Carroll Parish, LALA6,760591+48%

64Tensas Parish, LALA3,700413−30%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES