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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 (2023 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

01Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36012.2%−20%

02East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,1809.8%−13%

03Orleans Parish, LALA362,1549.2%−15%

04St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,1087.3%−22%

05Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,0897.1%+0%

06Lafayette Parish, LALA257,9496.6%−15%

07Ouachita Parish, LALA158,5426.3%−20%

08Caddo Parish, LALA224,2266.2%−12%

09Jefferson Parish, LALA431,3986.0%−14%

10Rapides Parish, LALA125,8775.3%−11%

11Beauregard Parish, LALA36,6735.3%+17%

12Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,3465.0%−8%

13Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,4664.8%−9%

14Bossier Parish, LALA131,8674.7%−25%

15Richland Parish, LALA19,5824.5%+11%

16Tensas Parish, LALA3,7004.4%−7%

17Lafourche Parish, LALA95,5053.8%+0%

18Jackson Parish, LALA15,8343.8%−20%

19St. Landry Parish, LALA80,7653.8%+3%

20Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,5203.8%+1%

21Washington Parish, LALA44,9373.5%−18%

22Concordia Parish, LALA17,8363.5%+26%

23West Carroll Parish, LALA9,1563.4%+6%

24Union Parish, LALA20,5613.4%−9%

25Sabine Parish, LALA21,8343.4%−19%

26Winn Parish, LALA14,9613.3%−4%

27Ascension Parish, LALA135,1053.3%−18%

28Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,1633.3%−10%

29Claiborne Parish, LALA13,3543.3%−18%

30St. Charles Parish, LALA50,5863.3%−36%

31De Soto Parish, LALA27,3813.2%−1%

32Vermilion Parish, LALA57,6713.2%+3%

33Grant Parish, LALA22,0753.2%−11%

34St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,8753.1%−13%

35Madison Parish, LALA8,8443.1%−7%

36St. Helena Parish, LALA10,7583.1%−37%

37Catahoula Parish, LALA8,2233.1%−15%

38East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,9113.1%−13%

39Morehouse Parish, LALA23,7053.0%+1%

40East Carroll Parish, LALA6,7603.0%−41%

41Webster Parish, LALA34,9483.0%−27%

42Franklin Parish, LALA19,0023.0%−16%

43West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,7562.9%−1%

44Bienville Parish, LALA12,2692.9%−38%

45Vernon Parish, LALA45,0912.8%−36%

46St. James Parish, LALA18,9382.7%−23%

47Livingston Parish, LALA155,0362.7%−13%

48Evangeline Parish, LALA31,9802.7%−18%

49West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,1342.7%−36%

50Iberia Parish, LALA66,8462.6%−13%

51Acadia Parish, LALA57,0322.6%−18%

52Iberville Parish, LALA29,5792.6%−6%

53Allen Parish, LALA22,6722.5%−21%

54Cameron Parish, LALA4,7182.4%−4%

55Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,4712.4%−20%

56Red River Parish, LALA7,1652.4%−3%

57Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,9412.4%+2%

58St. Mary Parish, LALA46,5522.4%−7%

59Caldwell Parish, LALA9,3442.3%−28%

60LaSalle Parish, LALA15,1542.2%−41%

61Assumption Parish, LALA19,7202.1%−11%

62St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,6422.1%−22%

63St. Martin Parish, LALA51,1062.0%−32%

64Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,2562.0%−13%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES