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Most graduate degrees, Louisiana cities · 2000

Louisiana cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2000 ACS). This list covers the 101 cities in Louisiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 1990
01Grambling, LALA5,31430.1%+4.6 pts
02Oak Hills Place, LALA9,03827.3%+4.8 pts
03Elmwood, LALA6,07723.0%–
04Ruston, LALA22,39720.6%+4.8 pts
05Village St. George, LALA8,27315.7%+2.4 pts
06Mandeville, LALA12,91815.2%+2.8 pts
07Covington, LALA11,72113.3%+2.0 pts
08Shenandoah, LALA17,99813.0%−0.1 pts
09Eden Isle, LALA7,68312.9%+6.1 pts
10Baton Rouge, LALA222,79512.8%+1.6 pts
11Inniswold, LALA6,35712.6%−1.2 pts
12Destrehan, LALA11,61911.7%+3.6 pts
13River Ridge, LALA13,31210.8%+1.9 pts
14Hammond, LALA24,03210.7%−1.2 pts
15New Orleans, LALA362,15410.7%+1.6 pts
16Monroe, LALA46,86010.4%+1.7 pts
17Metairie, LALA139,72910.1%+1.4 pts
18Lafayette, LALA123,3119.8%+1.3 pts
19Natchitoches, LALA17,1469.4%+0.0 pts
20Gardere, LALA12,2238.8%−6.2 pts
21Claiborne, LALA13,3088.6%+2.4 pts
22Harahan, LALA8,9168.3%+1.8 pts
23Thibodaux, LALA15,5737.8%+1.5 pts
24Alexandria, LALA42,9387.7%+0.9 pts
25DeRidder, LALA9,5037.7%−0.9 pts
26Jefferson, LALA9,7037.6%+1.1 pts
27West Monroe, LALA12,4787.6%+2.4 pts
28Lake Charles, LALA82,6767.5%+1.0 pts
29Shreveport, LALA175,9027.5%+0.9 pts
30Red Chute, LALA6,5267.2%+0.5 pts
31Slidell, LALA28,3417.1%+0.1 pts
32Pineville, LALA13,9676.9%−0.9 pts
33Prien, LALA7,1196.8%+0.2 pts
34Kenner, LALA65,1366.7%+0.5 pts
35Breaux Bridge, LALA7,6526.6%+3.2 pts
36Zachary, LALA20,6216.5%+2.6 pts
37Timberlane, LALA10,8866.2%−0.8 pts
38Bossier City, LALA63,2596.2%+1.5 pts
39Minden, LALA11,1036.1%+2.1 pts
40Old Jefferson, LALA7,8605.8%−0.5 pts
41Baker, LALA12,1365.7%+1.3 pts
42Youngsville, LALA19,9805.6%+2.4 pts
43Leesville, LALA5,2105.5%+1.6 pts
44Scott, LALA9,6355.4%+2.7 pts
45Moss Bluff, LALA12,4825.2%−0.9 pts
46Fort Polk South, LALA7,8695.0%+2.8 pts
47Luling, LALA13,9605.0%+3.3 pts
48Terrytown, LALA24,7264.9%−0.5 pts
49Ponchatoula, LALA7,7554.9%−1.0 pts
50Gray, LALA5,1544.8%+3.1 pts
51Sulphur, LALA20,4924.7%−0.1 pts
52Broussard, LALA15,7994.7%+2.7 pts
53Woodmere, LALA11,8794.7%–
54Eunice, LALA9,0354.5%+0.2 pts
55Gonzales, LALA13,9304.5%+0.8 pts
56Bogalusa, LALA10,3214.5%−0.0 pts
57Merrydale, LALA9,4904.3%−1.9 pts
58Houma, LALA31,7354.3%−0.6 pts
59Laplace, LALA28,3434.3%+0.7 pts
60Bayou Cane, LALA21,2534.1%+0.6 pts
61Crowley, LALA11,2234.1%+0.4 pts
62Opelousas, LALA15,0984.1%−0.4 pts
63Lacombe, LALA6,3103.9%−1.2 pts
64Raceland, LALA9,5853.8%+2.0 pts
65Port Allen, LALA5,0153.7%−0.9 pts
66Donaldsonville, LALA7,0943.7%+0.3 pts
67Schriever, LALA6,6903.7%+1.1 pts
68Harvey, LALA20,9153.6%+0.7 pts
69Denham Springs, LALA9,3783.6%−1.0 pts
70Belle Chasse, LALA10,9343.6%+0.6 pts
71Oakdale, LALA6,5263.6%+0.7 pts
72Walker, LALA6,4763.6%+1.8 pts
73Franklin, LALA6,2243.4%+0.9 pts
74Ville Platte, LALA6,1723.4%−0.5 pts
75Jennings, LALA9,2353.4%−0.1 pts
76New Iberia, LALA26,5333.4%+0.5 pts
77Rayne, LALA6,9953.4%−0.3 pts
78Chalmette, LALA22,6163.4%+0.8 pts
79Estelle, LALA16,3413.3%+1.5 pts
80Tallulah, LALA5,5173.2%−0.0 pts
81Gretna, LALA17,3603.0%+0.4 pts
82Abbeville, LALA10,8613.0%−1.1 pts
83Morgan City, LALA10,7573.0%−0.8 pts
84Reserve, LALA7,7912.8%+0.4 pts
85Bastrop, LALA8,9082.7%−0.5 pts
86Larose, LALA5,5152.6%+0.4 pts
87St. Martinville, LALA5,2292.4%+0.6 pts
88St. Rose, LALA7,6442.3%+1.1 pts
89Carencro, LALA13,2242.3%−0.4 pts
90Plaquemine, LALA5,8912.2%−0.5 pts
91St. Gabriel, LALA6,9872.2%–
92Meraux, LALA7,9182.2%+1.4 pts
93Marrero, LALA32,5402.0%+0.3 pts
94Cut Off, LALA5,3981.9%−0.6 pts
95Galliano, LALA5,9061.7%−0.0 pts
96Chackbay, LALA5,4361.7%+1.7 pts
97Patterson, LALA5,5651.6%−0.6 pts
98Westwego, LALA8,3171.4%+0.5 pts
99Waggaman, LALA11,3301.4%+0.2 pts
100Addis, LALA7,6791.4%+0.6 pts
101Bridge City, LALA7,2971.3%+0.4 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS