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Most educated, Louisiana counties · 2020

Louisiana counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2020 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

01Orleans Parish, LALA362,15438.0%+47%

02East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18036.6%+19%

03Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36035.2%+11%

04St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10834.3%+21%

05Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94933.1%+30%

06St. Charles Parish, LALA50,58628.3%+62%

07Ascension Parish, LALA135,10527.6%+90%

08Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39827.6%+28%

09Bossier Parish, LALA131,86725.4%+40%

10Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54225.1%+10%

11Caddo Parish, LALA224,22624.5%+19%

12West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,13423.5%+122%

13West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,75622.7%+104%

14Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,34622.0%+35%

15Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,46621.9%+30%

16Rapides Parish, LALA125,87721.7%+31%

17Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08919.9%+8%

18Livingston Parish, LALA155,03619.6%+71%

19Tensas Parish, LALA3,70018.9%+28%

20Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,47118.4%+86%

21Beauregard Parish, LALA36,67318.3%+33%

22Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,25618.2%+69%

23Vernon Parish, LALA45,09117.8%+32%

24St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,87517.2%+33%

25Union Parish, LALA20,56117.0%+44%

26Lafourche Parish, LALA95,50516.9%+37%

27St. James Parish, LALA18,93816.8%+67%

28Winn Parish, LALA14,96116.7%+78%

29Cameron Parish, LALA4,71816.6%+109%

30St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75816.5%+47%

31Vermilion Parish, LALA57,67116.2%+51%

32Iberville Parish, LALA29,57916.0%+67%

33Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,16315.8%+29%

34Richland Parish, LALA19,58215.7%+22%

35LaSalle Parish, LALA15,15415.6%+40%

36Catahoula Parish, LALA8,22315.4%+64%

37Iberia Parish, LALA66,84615.3%+37%

38Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,52015.3%+20%

39Acadia Parish, LALA57,03215.2%+61%

40St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76515.1%+41%

41Madison Parish, LALA8,84415.1%+37%

42St. Martin Parish, LALA51,10615.0%+75%

43Webster Parish, LALA34,94815.0%+19%

44Caldwell Parish, LALA9,34414.6%+66%

45De Soto Parish, LALA27,38114.2%+39%

46St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,64213.9%+56%

47Jackson Parish, LALA15,83413.5%+4%

48Concordia Parish, LALA17,83613.3%+40%

49East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,91113.2%+17%

50Franklin Parish, LALA19,00213.2%+35%

51Red River Parish, LALA7,16513.1%+50%

52Sabine Parish, LALA21,83413.1%+18%

53Assumption Parish, LALA19,72012.9%+75%

54Claiborne Parish, LALA13,35412.8%+3%

55Evangeline Parish, LALA31,98012.7%+35%

56Morehouse Parish, LALA23,70512.5%+28%

57Bienville Parish, LALA12,26912.3%+7%

58Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,94112.3%+49%

59Allen Parish, LALA22,67212.3%+33%

60Washington Parish, LALA44,93711.8%+8%

61West Carroll Parish, LALA9,15611.5%+22%

62Grant Parish, LALA22,07510.0%+2%

63St. Mary Parish, LALA46,5529.8%+4%

64East Carroll Parish, LALA6,7609.3%−25%

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