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Cities in Louisiana by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024

Mandeville, LA had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 35 cities in 2024, at 49%. Abbeville, LA had the lowest, at 10.3%. The median was 28.1% and the figure for Louisiana was 27%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest49Mandeville, LA
Lowest10.3Abbeville, LA
Median28.135 cities
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All cities, 2024

Mandeville, LA: 49 %Mandeville, LA49New Orleans, LA: 42.4 %New Orleans, LA42.4Lafayette, LA: 41.1 %Lafayette, LA41.1Ruston, LA: 40.2 %Ruston, LA40.2Covington, LA: 39.4 %Covington, LA39.4Youngsville, LA: 37.2 %Youngsville, LA37.2Baton Rouge, LA: 36.6 %Baton Rouge, LA36.6Broussard, LA: 36.1 %Broussard, LA36.1Central, LA: 35.3 %Central, LA35.3Thibodaux, LA: 34.6 %Thibodaux, LA34.6Zachary, LA: 32.7 %Zachary, LA32.7Monroe, LA: 32.4 %Monroe, LA32.4Slidell, LA: 31.4 %Slidell, LA31.4Natchitoches, LA: 30.3 %Natchitoches, LA30.3Lake Charles, LA: 29.1 %Lake Charles, LA29.1Kenner, LA: 29.1 %Kenner, LA29.1Shreveport, LA: 28.5 %Shreveport, LA28.5Gonzales, LA: 28.1 %Gonzales, LA28.1Hammond, LA: 27.7 %Hammond, LA27.7Pineville, LA: 26.2 %Pineville, LA26.2Alexandria, LA: 25.3 %Alexandria, LA25.3Bossier City, LA: 24.7 %Bossier City, LA24.7Gretna, LA: 24.5 %Gretna, LA24.5Houma, LA: 23.8 %Houma, LA23.8West Monroe, LA: 22 %West Monroe, LA22Crowley, LA: 21 %Crowley, LA21Baker, LA: 20.6 %Baker, LA20.6New Iberia, LA: 17.3 %New Iberia, LA17.3Sulphur, LA: 16.9 %Sulphur, LA16.9Minden, LA: 16.7 %Minden, LA16.7Carencro, LA: 15.9 %Carencro, LA15.9Morgan City, LA: 15.3 %Morgan City, LA15.3Bogalusa, LA: 12 %Bogalusa, LA12Opelousas, LA: 10.7 %Opelousas, LA10.7Abbeville, LA: 10.3 %Abbeville, LA10.3Mandeville, LA: 49 %Mandeville, LA49New Orleans, LA: 42.4 %New Orleans, LA42.4Lafayette, LA: 41.1 %Lafayette, LA41.1Ruston, LA: 40.2 %Ruston, LA40.2Covington, LA: 39.4 %Covington, LA39.4Youngsville, LA: 37.2 %Youngsville, LA37.2Baton Rouge, LA: 36.6 %Baton Rouge, LA36.6Broussard, LA: 36.1 %Broussard, LA36.1Central, LA: 35.3 %Central, LA35.3Thibodaux, LA: 34.6 %Thibodaux, LA34.6Zachary, LA: 32.7 %Zachary, LA32.7Monroe, LA: 32.4 %Monroe, LA32.4Slidell, LA: 31.4 %Slidell, LA31.4Natchitoches, LA: 30.3 %Natchitoches, LA30.3Lake Charles, LA: 29.1 %Lake Charles, LA29.1Kenner, LA: 29.1 %Kenner, LA29.1Shreveport, LA: 28.5 %Shreveport, LA28.5Gonzales, LA: 28.1 %Gonzales, LA28.1Hammond, LA: 27.7 %Hammond, LA27.7Pineville, LA: 26.2 %Pineville, LA26.2Alexandria, LA: 25.3 %Alexandria, LA25.3Bossier City, LA: 24.7 %Bossier City, LA24.7Gretna, LA: 24.5 %Gretna, LA24.5Houma, LA: 23.8 %Houma, LA23.8West Monroe, LA: 22 %West Monroe, LA22Crowley, LA: 21 %Crowley, LA21Baker, LA: 20.6 %Baker, LA20.6New Iberia, LA: 17.3 %New Iberia, LA17.3Sulphur, LA: 16.9 %Sulphur, LA16.9Minden, LA: 16.7 %Minden, LA16.7Carencro, LA: 15.9 %Carencro, LA15.9Morgan City, LA: 15.3 %Morgan City, LA15.3Bogalusa, LA: 12 %Bogalusa, LA12Opelousas, LA: 10.7 %Opelousas, LA10.7Abbeville, LA: 10.3 %Abbeville, LA10.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Mandeville, LA49+2.3 pts
2New Orleans, LA42.4+0.4 pts
3Lafayette, LA41.1+0.5 pts
4Ruston, LA40.2-2.7 pts
5Covington, LA39.4+2.7 pts
6Youngsville, LA37.2-0.2 pts
7Baton Rouge, LA36.6+0.8 pts
8Broussard, LA36.1-4.4 pts
9Central, LA35.3+2.6 pts
10Thibodaux, LA34.6-3 pts
11Zachary, LA32.7-5.8 pts
12Monroe, LA32.4+3.6 pts
13Slidell, LA31.4+0.5 pts
14Natchitoches, LA30.3+0.8 pts
15Lake Charles, LA29.1-0.3 pts
16Kenner, LA29.1+0.4 pts
17Shreveport, LA28.5+1.1 pts
18Gonzales, LA28.1+1.6 pts
19Hammond, LA27.7-2.9 pts
20Pineville, LA26.2+1.8 pts
21Alexandria, LA25.3+1 pts
22Bossier City, LA24.7+0.2 pts
23Gretna, LA24.5-1.5 pts
24Houma, LA23.8+0.8 pts
25West Monroe, LA22-0.5 pts
26Crowley, LA21+1.7 pts
27Baker, LA20.6+0.4 pts
28New Iberia, LA17.3-0.1 pts
29Sulphur, LA16.9+0.5 pts
30Minden, LA16.7+1.2 pts
31Carencro, LA15.90 pts
32Morgan City, LA15.3-0.6 pts
33Bogalusa, LA12-2 pts
34Opelousas, LA10.7-0.2 pts
35Abbeville, LA10.3+0.6 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a bachelor's, master's, professional school or doctorate degree, as a percentage of all people aged 25 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Excludes associate degrees and college without a degree. Not comparable with EU tertiary attainment, which includes short-cycle tertiary education and usually covers ages 25 to 64.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Louisiana by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Louisiana by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/louisiana-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Louisiana by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/louisiana-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Louisiana by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/louisiana-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Mandeville, LA, with 49% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Abbeville, LA, with 10.3% in 2024.

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