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

Orleans Parish had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 64 counties in 2021, at 39.1%. East Carroll Parish had the lowest, at 10.2%. The median was 15.6% and the figure for Louisiana was 25.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest39.1Orleans Parish
Lowest10.2East Carroll Parish
Median15.664 counties
Louisiana25.5History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Orleans ParishOrleans Parish: 39.1 %39.1Lincoln ParishLincoln Parish: 37.6 %37.6East Baton Rouge ParishEast Baton Rouge Parish: 37.5 %37.5St. Tammany ParishSt. Tammany Parish: 36.4 %36.4Lafayette ParishLafayette Parish: 33.9 %33.9Ascension ParishAscension Parish: 28.7 %28.7Jefferson ParishJefferson Parish: 28.7 %28.7St. Charles ParishSt. Charles Parish: 28.5 %28.5Bossier ParishBossier Parish: 26.8 %26.8Ouachita ParishOuachita Parish: 24.9 %24.9Caddo ParishCaddo Parish: 24 %24Calcasieu ParishCalcasieu Parish: 23.8 %23.8West Feliciana ParishWest Feliciana Parish: 22.8 %22.8Natchitoches ParishNatchitoches Parish: 21.6 %21.6Rapides ParishRapides Parish: 21.5 %21.5Tangipahoa ParishTangipahoa Parish: 21.2 %21.2West Baton Rouge ParishWest Baton Rouge Parish: 20.9 %20.9Livingston ParishLivingston Parish: 20.3 %20.3Vernon ParishVernon Parish: 18.6 %18.6Beauregard ParishBeauregard Parish: 18.3 %18.3St. James ParishSt. James Parish: 18.3 %18.3Vermilion ParishVermilion Parish: 17.4 %17.4Lafourche ParishLafourche Parish: 17.4 %17.4Cameron ParishCameron Parish: 17.1 %17.1Plaquemines ParishPlaquemines Parish: 17.1 %17.1LaSalle ParishLaSalle Parish: 17 %17Union ParishUnion Parish: 16.6 %16.6Terrebonne ParishTerrebonne Parish: 16.5 %16.5Jefferson Davis ParishJefferson Davis Parish: 16.5 %16.5St. John the Baptist ParishSt. John the Baptist Parish: 16 %16East Feliciana ParishEast Feliciana Parish: 15.9 %15.9Iberville ParishIberville Parish: 15.7 %15.7Concordia ParishConcordia Parish: 15.5 %15.5Catahoula ParishCatahoula Parish: 15.5 %15.5Richland ParishRichland Parish: 15.4 %15.4Pointe Coupee ParishPointe Coupee Parish: 15.2 %15.2Madison ParishMadison Parish: 15.1 %15.1St. Martin ParishSt. Martin Parish: 14.9 %14.9Franklin ParishFranklin Parish: 14.8 %14.8St. Landry ParishSt. Landry Parish: 14.7 %14.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Orleans Parish39.1
2Lincoln Parish37.6
3East Baton Rouge Parish37.5
4St. Tammany Parish36.4
5Lafayette Parish33.9
6Ascension Parish28.7
7Jefferson Parish28.7
8St. Charles Parish28.5
9Bossier Parish26.8
10Ouachita Parish24.9
11Caddo Parish24
12Calcasieu Parish23.8
13West Feliciana Parish22.8
14Natchitoches Parish21.6
15Rapides Parish21.5
16Tangipahoa Parish21.2
17West Baton Rouge Parish20.9
18Livingston Parish20.3
19Vernon Parish18.6
20Beauregard Parish18.3
21St. James Parish18.3
22Vermilion Parish17.4
23Lafourche Parish17.4
24Cameron Parish17.1
25Plaquemines Parish17.1
26LaSalle Parish17
27Union Parish16.6
28Terrebonne Parish16.5
29Jefferson Davis Parish16.5
30St. John the Baptist Parish16
31East Feliciana Parish15.9
32Iberville Parish15.7
33Concordia Parish15.5
34Catahoula Parish15.5
35Richland Parish15.4
36Pointe Coupee Parish15.2
37Madison Parish15.1
38St. Martin Parish14.9
39Franklin Parish14.8
40St. Landry Parish14.7
41St. Bernard Parish14.7
42Iberia Parish14.5
43De Soto Parish14.4
44Webster Parish14.4
45Winn Parish14.1
46Acadia Parish13.6
47Tensas Parish13.4
48Sabine Parish12.8
49Evangeline Parish12.6
50Bienville Parish12.5
51St. Helena Parish12.4
52Jackson Parish12.4
53Red River Parish12.4
54Avoyelles Parish12.3
55Claiborne Parish12.2
56St. Mary Parish12.2
57Caldwell Parish12.1
58Allen Parish12.1
59Grant Parish11.5
60Morehouse Parish11.5
61West Carroll Parish11.4
62Assumption Parish10.8
63Washington Parish10.7
64East Carroll Parish10.2

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 39.1% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

East Carroll Parish, with 10.2% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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