RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 64 SHOWN OF 64

Most college graduates, Louisiana counties · 2020

Louisiana counties with the most adults 25 and over holding a bachelor's degree or higher, as of the 2020 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 –

01Orleans Parish, LALA362,154106,076–

02East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,180102,959–

03Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39884,419–

04St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10860,733–

05Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94954,197–

06Caddo Parish, LALA224,22640,375–

07Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,46629,441–

08Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54225,352–

09Ascension Parish, LALA135,10522,442–

10Bossier Parish, LALA131,86721,390–

11Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,34619,178–

12Rapides Parish, LALA125,87718,804–

13Livingston Parish, LALA155,03618,280–

14Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,16311,691–

15Lafourche Parish, LALA95,50511,310–

16St. Charles Parish, LALA50,58610,050–

17Lincoln Parish, LALA48,3609,051–

18St. Landry Parish, LALA80,7658,111–

19Iberia Parish, LALA66,8467,087–

20Vermilion Parish, LALA57,6716,447–

21Acadia Parish, LALA57,0326,310–

22St. Martin Parish, LALA51,1065,415–

23Vernon Parish, LALA45,0915,354–

24St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,8754,939–

25Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,0894,591–

26Beauregard Parish, LALA36,6734,569–

27St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,6424,272–

28West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,7564,087–

29Webster Parish, LALA34,9484,038–

30Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,4713,852–

31Washington Parish, LALA44,9373,728–

32Iberville Parish, LALA29,5793,710–

33Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,9413,405–

34St. Mary Parish, LALA46,5523,339–

35Evangeline Parish, LALA31,9802,830–

36Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,2562,808–

37West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,1342,808–

38Union Parish, LALA20,5612,703–

39De Soto Parish, LALA27,3812,658–

40St. James Parish, LALA18,9382,456–

41Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,5202,323–

42Allen Parish, LALA22,6722,197–

43Sabine Parish, LALA21,8342,169–

44Richland Parish, LALA19,5822,164–

45Morehouse Parish, LALA23,7052,137–

46Assumption Parish, LALA19,7201,990–

47East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,9111,887–

48Franklin Parish, LALA19,0021,773–

49Concordia Parish, LALA17,8361,752–

50Winn Parish, LALA14,9611,699–

51Grant Parish, LALA22,0751,606–

52LaSalle Parish, LALA15,1541,573–

53Jackson Parish, LALA15,8341,519–

54Claiborne Parish, LALA13,3541,502–

55St. Helena Parish, LALA10,7581,191–

56Bienville Parish, LALA12,2691,155–

57Madison Parish, LALA8,8441,132–

58Catahoula Parish, LALA8,2231,049–

59Caldwell Parish, LALA9,344998–

60West Carroll Parish, LALA9,156878–

61Cameron Parish, LALA4,718832–

62Red River Parish, LALA7,165762–

63Tensas Parish, LALA3,700594–

64East Carroll Parish, LALA6,760400–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS