RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 64 SHOWN OF 64

Most educated, Louisiana counties · 1990

Louisiana counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (1990 ACS). This list covers the 64 counties in Louisiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 64 is 9.4%.

Flip the list · Least educated, US counties →

LouisianaAll states All rankings

SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS –

01East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18027.5%–

02Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36026.2%–

03St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10823.1%–

04Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94922.5%–

05Orleans Parish, LALA362,15422.4%–

06Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54218.9%–

07Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39818.8%–

08Caddo Parish, LALA224,22618.2%–

09Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08916.4%–

10Bossier Parish, LALA131,86715.5%–

11St. Charles Parish, LALA50,58614.8%–

12Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,46614.7%–

13Rapides Parish, LALA125,87714.6%–

14Beauregard Parish, LALA36,67313.0%–

15Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,34612.9%–

16Tensas Parish, LALA3,70011.7%–

17St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,87511.4%–

18Union Parish, LALA20,56111.0%–

19Richland Parish, LALA19,58210.7%–

20Morehouse Parish, LALA23,70510.5%–

21Vernon Parish, LALA45,09110.3%–

22East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76010.3%–

23Franklin Parish, LALA19,00210.3%–

24Claiborne Parish, LALA13,35410.1%–

25Webster Parish, LALA34,94810.0%–

26Lafourche Parish, LALA95,50510.0%–

27West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,7569.9%–

28St. Landry Parish, LALA80,7659.7%–

29Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,5209.7%–

30Grant Parish, LALA22,0759.6%–

31De Soto Parish, LALA27,3819.5%–

32Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,1639.4%–

33Bienville Parish, LALA12,2699.3%–

34Caldwell Parish, LALA9,3449.3%–

35Ascension Parish, LALA135,1059.3%–

36Madison Parish, LALA8,8449.2%–

37Jackson Parish, LALA15,8349.2%–

38Concordia Parish, LALA17,8369.1%–

39Iberia Parish, LALA66,8469.0%–

40Winn Parish, LALA14,9619.0%–

41East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,9118.9%–

42Iberville Parish, LALA29,5798.9%–

43Vermilion Parish, LALA57,6718.8%–

44Catahoula Parish, LALA8,2238.7%–

45Livingston Parish, LALA155,0368.7%–

46West Carroll Parish, LALA9,1568.7%–

47Red River Parish, LALA7,1658.7%–

48Washington Parish, LALA44,9378.6%–

49Acadia Parish, LALA57,0328.4%–

50Evangeline Parish, LALA31,9808.3%–

51Sabine Parish, LALA21,8348.3%–

52St. Mary Parish, LALA46,5528.3%–

53St. James Parish, LALA18,9388.1%–

54Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,4718.0%–

55LaSalle Parish, LALA15,1547.9%–

56Cameron Parish, LALA4,7187.9%–

57West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,1347.8%–

58St. Helena Parish, LALA10,7587.7%–

59Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,2567.5%–

60Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,9417.4%–

61St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,6427.3%–

62Allen Parish, LALA22,6726.7%–

63Assumption Parish, LALA19,7206.7%–

64St. Martin Parish, LALA51,1066.7%–

SHOWING 1–64 OF 64

Download CSV (full list, 64 rows)

UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS