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Most graduate degrees, Louisiana counties

Louisiana counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Orleans Parish, LALA362,15419.7%+84%

02Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36016.2%+6%

03East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18015.9%+41%

04St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10813.4%+41%

05Bossier Parish, LALA131,86711.3%+81%

06Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54211.2%+42%

07Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94911.1%+43%

08Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39811.1%+58%

09Caddo Parish, LALA224,22610.8%+55%

10Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08910.3%+46%

11Ascension Parish, LALA135,10510.0%+150%

12Rapides Parish, LALA125,8778.9%+51%

13Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,4668.6%+63%

14West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,1348.0%+93%

15St. Charles Parish, LALA50,5867.6%+49%

16Iberville Parish, LALA29,5797.0%+155%

17Lafourche Parish, LALA95,5056.9%+80%

18Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,2566.9%+204%

19Richland Parish, LALA19,5826.9%+69%

20St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,8756.8%+89%

21Livingston Parish, LALA155,0366.8%+119%

22Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,3466.6%+23%

23Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,1636.5%+78%

24Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,5206.5%+74%

25Catahoula Parish, LALA8,2236.4%+79%

26Concordia Parish, LALA17,8366.4%+130%

27West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,7566.3%+113%

28St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,6426.0%+127%

29East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,9116.0%+70%

30Tensas Parish, LALA3,7006.0%+26%

31Franklin Parish, LALA19,0025.6%+59%

32Beauregard Parish, LALA36,6735.5%+21%

33West Carroll Parish, LALA9,1565.4%+69%

34Jackson Parish, LALA15,8345.3%+11%

35Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,4715.3%+75%

36Vernon Parish, LALA45,0915.2%+19%

37Cameron Parish, LALA4,7185.2%+106%

38St. Landry Parish, LALA80,7655.1%+39%

39Morehouse Parish, LALA23,7055.1%+68%

40De Soto Parish, LALA27,3814.9%+51%

41St. James Parish, LALA18,9384.5%+29%

42LaSalle Parish, LALA15,1544.5%+19%

43Winn Parish, LALA14,9614.5%+29%

44Assumption Parish, LALA19,7204.4%+85%

45St. Martin Parish, LALA51,1064.4%+51%

46Acadia Parish, LALA57,0324.3%+36%

47Sabine Parish, LALA21,8344.3%+4%

48Iberia Parish, LALA66,8464.2%+40%

49Allen Parish, LALA22,6724.2%+36%

50St. Mary Parish, LALA46,5524.1%+63%

51Union Parish, LALA20,5614.1%+9%

52Red River Parish, LALA7,1654.0%+62%

53Webster Parish, LALA34,9484.0%−3%

54Vermilion Parish, LALA57,6714.0%+28%

55Washington Parish, LALA44,9373.9%−10%

56Claiborne Parish, LALA13,3543.8%−4%

57Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,9413.8%+61%

58Grant Parish, LALA22,0753.8%+6%

59Evangeline Parish, LALA31,9803.7%+14%

60Caldwell Parish, LALA9,3443.5%+9%

61St. Helena Parish, LALA10,7583.3%−33%

62Madison Parish, LALA8,8443.0%−8%

63Bienville Parish, LALA12,2692.9%−38%

64East Carroll Parish, LALA6,7602.1%−59%

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