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Most graduate degrees, Louisiana counties · 2010

Louisiana counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2010 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, LALA48,36013.8%−10%

02Orleans Parish, LALA362,15413.4%+25%

03East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18012.0%+6%

04St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,1089.5%+1%

05Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,0898.6%+22%

06Caddo Parish, LALA224,2267.9%+13%

07Lafayette Parish, LALA257,9497.8%+1%

08Jefferson Parish, LALA431,3987.5%+7%

09Ouachita Parish, LALA158,5427.5%−6%

10Bossier Parish, LALA131,8676.5%+4%

11Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,3466.3%+18%

12Ascension Parish, LALA135,1056.3%+56%

13Rapides Parish, LALA125,8776.2%+4%

14Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,5205.8%+56%

15Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,4665.8%+10%

16St. Charles Parish, LALA50,5865.1%−0%

17Vernon Parish, LALA45,0915.0%+13%

18De Soto Parish, LALA27,3814.7%+47%

19Beauregard Parish, LALA36,6734.7%+5%

20Red River Parish, LALA7,1654.7%+88%

21Caldwell Parish, LALA9,3444.5%+40%

22Union Parish, LALA20,5614.4%+19%

23Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,2564.4%+96%

24Jackson Parish, LALA15,8344.4%−8%

25Lafourche Parish, LALA95,5054.4%+15%

26Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,1634.3%+18%

27West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,1344.3%+3%

28Grant Parish, LALA22,0754.2%+19%

29West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,7564.1%+40%

30Webster Parish, LALA34,9484.1%−1%

31St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,8753.9%+9%

32St. Helena Parish, LALA10,7583.9%−19%

33Bienville Parish, LALA12,2693.9%−15%

34LaSalle Parish, LALA15,1543.9%+4%

35Claiborne Parish, LALA13,3543.9%−2%

36Iberia Parish, LALA66,8463.8%+25%

37Concordia Parish, LALA17,8363.8%+36%

38Tensas Parish, LALA3,7003.8%−20%

39Washington Parish, LALA44,9373.7%−15%

40St. Landry Parish, LALA80,7653.6%−1%

41Evangeline Parish, LALA31,9803.6%+12%

42Franklin Parish, LALA19,0023.6%+1%

43Livingston Parish, LALA155,0363.6%+16%

44St. James Parish, LALA18,9383.5%+1%

45Catahoula Parish, LALA8,2233.5%−2%

46Madison Parish, LALA8,8443.5%+4%

47Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,9413.4%+45%

48Allen Parish, LALA22,6723.3%+7%

49West Carroll Parish, LALA9,1563.3%+3%

50Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,4713.1%+3%

51Richland Parish, LALA19,5823.1%−24%

52St. Mary Parish, LALA46,5523.0%+21%

53St. Martin Parish, LALA51,1063.0%+3%

54Winn Parish, LALA14,9612.9%−15%

55Morehouse Parish, LALA23,7052.9%−5%

56East Carroll Parish, LALA6,7602.8%−45%

57East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,9112.7%−22%

58Sabine Parish, LALA21,8342.7%−35%

59St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,6422.7%+2%

60Vermilion Parish, LALA57,6712.7%−13%

61Acadia Parish, LALA57,0322.7%−16%

62Assumption Parish, LALA19,7202.5%+7%

63Iberville Parish, LALA29,5792.1%−23%

64Cameron Parish, LALA4,7181.3%−50%

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