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Most graduate degrees, Louisiana counties · 1990

Louisiana counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (1990 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 –

01Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36012.2%–

02East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,1809.8%–

03Orleans Parish, LALA362,1549.2%–

04St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,1087.3%–

05Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,0897.1%–

06Lafayette Parish, LALA257,9496.6%–

07Ouachita Parish, LALA158,5426.3%–

08Caddo Parish, LALA224,2266.2%–

09Jefferson Parish, LALA431,3986.0%–

10Rapides Parish, LALA125,8775.3%–

11Beauregard Parish, LALA36,6735.3%–

12Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,3465.0%–

13Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,4664.8%–

14Bossier Parish, LALA131,8674.7%–

15Richland Parish, LALA19,5824.5%–

16Tensas Parish, LALA3,7004.4%–

17Lafourche Parish, LALA95,5053.8%–

18Jackson Parish, LALA15,8343.8%–

19St. Landry Parish, LALA80,7653.8%–

20Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,5203.8%–

21Washington Parish, LALA44,9373.5%–

22Concordia Parish, LALA17,8363.5%–

23West Carroll Parish, LALA9,1563.4%–

24Union Parish, LALA20,5613.4%–

25Sabine Parish, LALA21,8343.4%–

26Winn Parish, LALA14,9613.3%–

27Ascension Parish, LALA135,1053.3%–

28Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,1633.3%–

29Claiborne Parish, LALA13,3543.3%–

30St. Charles Parish, LALA50,5863.3%–

31De Soto Parish, LALA27,3813.2%–

32Vermilion Parish, LALA57,6713.2%–

33Grant Parish, LALA22,0753.2%–

34St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,8753.1%–

35Madison Parish, LALA8,8443.1%–

36St. Helena Parish, LALA10,7583.1%–

37Catahoula Parish, LALA8,2233.1%–

38East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,9113.1%–

39Morehouse Parish, LALA23,7053.0%–

40East Carroll Parish, LALA6,7603.0%–

41Webster Parish, LALA34,9483.0%–

42Franklin Parish, LALA19,0023.0%–

43West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,7562.9%–

44Bienville Parish, LALA12,2692.9%–

45Vernon Parish, LALA45,0912.8%–

46St. James Parish, LALA18,9382.7%–

47Livingston Parish, LALA155,0362.7%–

48Evangeline Parish, LALA31,9802.7%–

49West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,1342.7%–

50Iberia Parish, LALA66,8462.6%–

51Acadia Parish, LALA57,0322.6%–

52Iberville Parish, LALA29,5792.6%–

53Allen Parish, LALA22,6722.5%–

54Cameron Parish, LALA4,7182.4%–

55Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,4712.4%–

56Red River Parish, LALA7,1652.4%–

57Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,9412.4%–

58St. Mary Parish, LALA46,5522.4%–

59Caldwell Parish, LALA9,3442.3%–

60LaSalle Parish, LALA15,1542.2%–

61Assumption Parish, LALA19,7202.1%–

62St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,6422.1%–

63St. Martin Parish, LALA51,1062.0%–

64Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,2562.0%–

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