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

Orleans Parish had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 64 counties in 2024, at 42.4%. Claiborne Parish had the lowest, at 10.7%. The median was 17.1% and the figure for Louisiana was 27%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest42.4Orleans Parish
Median17.164 counties
Louisiana27History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Orleans ParishOrleans Parish: 42.4 %42.4East Baton Rouge ParishEast Baton Rouge Parish: 38.5 %38.5St. Tammany ParishSt. Tammany Parish: 37.7 %37.7Lincoln ParishLincoln Parish: 36.2 %36.2Lafayette ParishLafayette Parish: 35.3 %35.3Jefferson ParishJefferson Parish: 30.5 %30.5Ascension ParishAscension Parish: 29.1 %29.1Ouachita ParishOuachita Parish: 28.6 %28.6Bossier ParishBossier Parish: 28.4 %28.4St. Charles ParishSt. Charles Parish: 26.9 %26.9Caddo ParishCaddo Parish: 26 %26Natchitoches ParishNatchitoches Parish: 25.8 %25.8Calcasieu ParishCalcasieu Parish: 24.9 %24.9West Baton Rouge ParishWest Baton Rouge Parish: 23.3 %23.3Rapides ParishRapides Parish: 23.1 %23.1West Feliciana ParishWest Feliciana Parish: 21.6 %21.6Plaquemines ParishPlaquemines Parish: 21.5 %21.5Lafourche ParishLafourche Parish: 21.1 %21.1Tangipahoa ParishTangipahoa Parish: 20.8 %20.8Livingston ParishLivingston Parish: 20.5 %20.5Vernon ParishVernon Parish: 19.8 %19.8St. James ParishSt. James Parish: 19.5 %19.5East Feliciana ParishEast Feliciana Parish: 19.3 %19.3Terrebonne ParishTerrebonne Parish: 18.7 %18.7Iberville ParishIberville Parish: 18.6 %18.6Pointe Coupee ParishPointe Coupee Parish: 18.4 %18.4St. John the Baptist ParishSt. John the Baptist Parish: 18.2 %18.2St. Bernard ParishSt. Bernard Parish: 17.6 %17.6Richland ParishRichland Parish: 17.6 %17.6Vermilion ParishVermilion Parish: 17.6 %17.6Franklin ParishFranklin Parish: 17.5 %17.5Concordia ParishConcordia Parish: 17.2 %17.2Beauregard ParishBeauregard Parish: 17.1 %17.1Cameron ParishCameron Parish: 16.8 %16.8St. Martin ParishSt. Martin Parish: 16.8 %16.8De Soto ParishDe Soto Parish: 16 %16Catahoula ParishCatahoula Parish: 16 %16Grant ParishGrant Parish: 15.4 %15.4Jefferson Davis ParishJefferson Davis Parish: 15.4 %15.4West Carroll ParishWest Carroll Parish: 15.3 %15.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Orleans Parish42.4+0.4 pts
2East Baton Rouge Parish38.5+0.3 pts
3St. Tammany Parish37.7+1.1 pts
4Lincoln Parish36.2+0.2 pts
5Lafayette Parish35.3+0.4 pts
6Jefferson Parish30.5+0.6 pts
7Ascension Parish29.1+0.6 pts
8Ouachita Parish28.6+1.1 pts
9Bossier Parish28.4+1.1 pts
10St. Charles Parish26.9-0.3 pts
11Caddo Parish26+0.7 pts
12Natchitoches Parish25.8+0.2 pts
13Calcasieu Parish24.9+0.1 pts
14West Baton Rouge Parish23.3+0.2 pts
15Rapides Parish23.1+0.7 pts
16West Feliciana Parish21.6-0.9 pts
17Plaquemines Parish21.5+1.7 pts
18Lafourche Parish21.1+0.7 pts
19Tangipahoa Parish20.8-1.4 pts
20Livingston Parish20.5+0.3 pts
21Vernon Parish19.8+0.7 pts
22St. James Parish19.5-0.7 pts
23East Feliciana Parish19.3+2.2 pts
24Terrebonne Parish18.7+0.9 pts
25Iberville Parish18.6+1.9 pts
26Pointe Coupee Parish18.4+2.9 pts
27St. John the Baptist Parish18.2-0.5 pts
28St. Bernard Parish17.6+0.4 pts
29Richland Parish17.6-0.5 pts
30Vermilion Parish17.6+0.7 pts
31Franklin Parish17.5+1.3 pts
32Concordia Parish17.2-0.2 pts
33Beauregard Parish17.1-0.8 pts
34Cameron Parish16.8+1.7 pts
35St. Martin Parish16.8+1.4 pts
36De Soto Parish16+1.1 pts
37Catahoula Parish16-0.6 pts
38Grant Parish15.4+2.6 pts
39Jefferson Davis Parish15.4+0.4 pts
40West Carroll Parish15.3+1.1 pts
41St. Landry Parish14.9+0.6 pts
42Iberia Parish14.8+0.2 pts
43Union Parish14.8-1.2 pts
44Jackson Parish14.7+1.3 pts
45Tensas Parish14.6+1.4 pts
46Winn Parish14.4-1.8 pts
47Madison Parish14.1+1.3 pts
48Red River Parish14+2.8 pts
49Acadia Parish13.9+0.5 pts
50Assumption Parish13.8+0.2 pts
51Morehouse Parish13.8+1.1 pts
52Evangeline Parish13.7+1.1 pts
53St. Mary Parish13.7+0.5 pts
54Sabine Parish13.6-0.8 pts
55Webster Parish13.3+0.5 pts
56Bienville Parish13.2-0.3 pts
57LaSalle Parish13.1-4.3 pts
58Washington Parish12.8+0.1 pts
59East Carroll Parish12.2+1.2 pts
60Allen Parish11.9+0.3 pts
61Avoyelles Parish11.5+0.5 pts
62St. Helena Parish11.4-0.4 pts
63Caldwell Parish11.2+0.5 pts
64Claiborne Parish10.7-0.3 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. Calculated from counts in ACS table B15003, which are stored as inputs.

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

How to cite

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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

Orleans Parish, with 42.4% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

Claiborne Parish, with 10.7% in 2024.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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