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Most graduate degrees, Louisiana counties · 2000

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, LALA48,36015.3%+0%

02East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18011.3%+0%

03Orleans Parish, LALA362,15410.7%+0%

04St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,1089.5%+0%

05Ouachita Parish, LALA158,5427.9%+0%

06Lafayette Parish, LALA257,9497.7%+0%

07Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,0897.1%+0%

08Caddo Parish, LALA224,2267.0%+0%

09Jefferson Parish, LALA431,3987.0%+0%

10Bossier Parish, LALA131,8676.2%+0%

11Rapides Parish, LALA125,8775.9%+0%

12Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,3465.4%+0%

13Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,4665.3%+0%

14East Carroll Parish, LALA6,7605.1%+0%

15St. Charles Parish, LALA50,5865.1%+0%

16St. Helena Parish, LALA10,7584.8%+0%

17Jackson Parish, LALA15,8344.8%+0%

18Tensas Parish, LALA3,7004.7%+0%

19Bienville Parish, LALA12,2694.6%+0%

20Beauregard Parish, LALA36,6734.5%+0%

21Vernon Parish, LALA45,0914.4%+0%

22Washington Parish, LALA44,9374.3%+0%

23West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,1344.2%+0%

24Sabine Parish, LALA21,8344.2%+0%

25Webster Parish, LALA34,9484.1%+0%

26Richland Parish, LALA19,5824.1%+0%

27Ascension Parish, LALA135,1054.0%+0%

28Claiborne Parish, LALA13,3544.0%+0%

29Lafourche Parish, LALA95,5053.8%+0%

30LaSalle Parish, LALA15,1543.8%+0%

31Union Parish, LALA20,5613.7%+0%

32Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,5203.7%+0%

33St. Landry Parish, LALA80,7653.7%+0%

34Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,1633.6%+0%

35Catahoula Parish, LALA8,2233.6%+0%

36St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,8753.6%+0%

37Franklin Parish, LALA19,0023.6%+0%

38Grant Parish, LALA22,0753.5%+0%

39St. James Parish, LALA18,9383.5%+0%

40East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,9113.5%+0%

41Winn Parish, LALA14,9613.5%+0%

42Madison Parish, LALA8,8443.3%+0%

43Evangeline Parish, LALA31,9803.2%+0%

44De Soto Parish, LALA27,3813.2%+0%

45West Carroll Parish, LALA9,1563.2%+0%

46Caldwell Parish, LALA9,3443.2%+0%

47Acadia Parish, LALA57,0323.2%+0%

48Allen Parish, LALA22,6723.1%+0%

49Livingston Parish, LALA155,0363.1%+0%

50Vermilion Parish, LALA57,6713.1%+0%

51Iberia Parish, LALA66,8463.0%+0%

52Morehouse Parish, LALA23,7053.0%+0%

53Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,4713.0%+0%

54West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,7562.9%+0%

55St. Martin Parish, LALA51,1062.9%+0%

56Concordia Parish, LALA17,8362.8%+0%

57Iberville Parish, LALA29,5792.7%+0%

58St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,6422.6%+0%

59Cameron Parish, LALA4,7182.5%+0%

60St. Mary Parish, LALA46,5522.5%+0%

61Red River Parish, LALA7,1652.5%+0%

62Assumption Parish, LALA19,7202.4%+0%

63Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,9412.4%+0%

64Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,2562.3%+0%

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