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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 (2000 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 1990

01Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36015.3%+25%

02East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18011.3%+15%

03Orleans Parish, LALA362,15410.7%+17%

04St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,1089.5%+29%

05Ouachita Parish, LALA158,5427.9%+25%

06Lafayette Parish, LALA257,9497.7%+18%

07Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,0897.1%−0%

08Caddo Parish, LALA224,2267.0%+14%

09Jefferson Parish, LALA431,3987.0%+17%

10Bossier Parish, LALA131,8676.2%+33%

11Rapides Parish, LALA125,8775.9%+12%

12Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,3465.4%+9%

13Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,4665.3%+10%

14East Carroll Parish, LALA6,7605.1%+69%

15St. Charles Parish, LALA50,5865.1%+57%

16St. Helena Parish, LALA10,7584.8%+58%

17Jackson Parish, LALA15,8344.8%+25%

18Tensas Parish, LALA3,7004.7%+7%

19Bienville Parish, LALA12,2694.6%+62%

20Beauregard Parish, LALA36,6734.5%−14%

21Vernon Parish, LALA45,0914.4%+57%

22Washington Parish, LALA44,9374.3%+22%

23West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,1344.2%+57%

24Sabine Parish, LALA21,8344.2%+23%

25Webster Parish, LALA34,9484.1%+37%

26Richland Parish, LALA19,5824.1%−10%

27Ascension Parish, LALA135,1054.0%+22%

28Claiborne Parish, LALA13,3544.0%+21%

29Lafourche Parish, LALA95,5053.8%−0%

30LaSalle Parish, LALA15,1543.8%+68%

31Union Parish, LALA20,5613.7%+10%

32Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,5203.7%−1%

33St. Landry Parish, LALA80,7653.7%−3%

34Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,1633.6%+11%

35Catahoula Parish, LALA8,2233.6%+17%

36St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,8753.6%+15%

37Franklin Parish, LALA19,0023.6%+18%

38Grant Parish, LALA22,0753.5%+12%

39St. James Parish, LALA18,9383.5%+31%

40East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,9113.5%+15%

41Winn Parish, LALA14,9613.5%+4%

42Madison Parish, LALA8,8443.3%+7%

43Evangeline Parish, LALA31,9803.2%+21%

44De Soto Parish, LALA27,3813.2%+1%

45West Carroll Parish, LALA9,1563.2%−6%

46Caldwell Parish, LALA9,3443.2%+38%

47Acadia Parish, LALA57,0323.2%+22%

48Allen Parish, LALA22,6723.1%+26%

49Livingston Parish, LALA155,0363.1%+15%

50Vermilion Parish, LALA57,6713.1%−3%

51Iberia Parish, LALA66,8463.0%+16%

52Morehouse Parish, LALA23,7053.0%−1%

53Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,4713.0%+24%

54West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,7562.9%+1%

55St. Martin Parish, LALA51,1062.9%+47%

56Concordia Parish, LALA17,8362.8%−21%

57Iberville Parish, LALA29,5792.7%+7%

58St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,6422.6%+28%

59Cameron Parish, LALA4,7182.5%+4%

60St. Mary Parish, LALA46,5522.5%+7%

61Red River Parish, LALA7,1652.5%+3%

62Assumption Parish, LALA19,7202.4%+12%

63Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,9412.4%−2%

64Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,2562.3%+15%

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