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 2023, at 42%. Caldwell Parish had the lowest, at 10.7%. The median was 16.6% and the figure for Louisiana was 26.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Lowest10.7Caldwell Parish
Median16.664 counties
Louisiana26.6History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Orleans ParishOrleans Parish: 42 %42East Baton Rouge ParishEast Baton Rouge Parish: 38.2 %38.2St. Tammany ParishSt. Tammany Parish: 36.6 %36.6Lincoln ParishLincoln Parish: 36 %36Lafayette ParishLafayette Parish: 34.9 %34.9Jefferson ParishJefferson Parish: 30 %30Ascension ParishAscension Parish: 28.5 %28.5Ouachita ParishOuachita Parish: 27.5 %27.5Bossier ParishBossier Parish: 27.3 %27.3St. Charles ParishSt. Charles Parish: 27.2 %27.2Natchitoches ParishNatchitoches Parish: 25.6 %25.6Caddo ParishCaddo Parish: 25.3 %25.3Calcasieu ParishCalcasieu Parish: 24.7 %24.7West Baton Rouge ParishWest Baton Rouge Parish: 23.1 %23.1West Feliciana ParishWest Feliciana Parish: 22.6 %22.6Rapides ParishRapides Parish: 22.4 %22.4Tangipahoa ParishTangipahoa Parish: 22.2 %22.2Lafourche ParishLafourche Parish: 20.4 %20.4Livingston ParishLivingston Parish: 20.3 %20.3St. James ParishSt. James Parish: 20.2 %20.2Plaquemines ParishPlaquemines Parish: 19.9 %19.9Vernon ParishVernon Parish: 19.1 %19.1St. John the Baptist ParishSt. John the Baptist Parish: 18.7 %18.7Richland ParishRichland Parish: 18.1 %18.1Beauregard ParishBeauregard Parish: 17.8 %17.8Terrebonne ParishTerrebonne Parish: 17.7 %17.7Concordia ParishConcordia Parish: 17.4 %17.4LaSalle ParishLaSalle Parish: 17.4 %17.4St. Bernard ParishSt. Bernard Parish: 17.2 %17.2East Feliciana ParishEast Feliciana Parish: 17 %17Vermilion ParishVermilion Parish: 16.8 %16.8Iberville ParishIberville Parish: 16.6 %16.6Catahoula ParishCatahoula Parish: 16.6 %16.6Franklin ParishFranklin Parish: 16.2 %16.2Winn ParishWinn Parish: 16.1 %16.1Union ParishUnion Parish: 16 %16Pointe Coupee ParishPointe Coupee Parish: 15.5 %15.5St. Martin ParishSt. Martin Parish: 15.3 %15.3Cameron ParishCameron Parish: 15.1 %15.1Jefferson Davis ParishJefferson Davis Parish: 15 %15
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Orleans Parish42+1.2 pts
2East Baton Rouge Parish38.20 pts
3St. Tammany Parish36.6+0.2 pts
4Lincoln Parish36-0.6 pts
5Lafayette Parish34.9+0.2 pts
6Jefferson Parish30+0.2 pts
7Ascension Parish28.5-0.6 pts
8Ouachita Parish27.5+1.7 pts
9Bossier Parish27.3-0.3 pts
10St. Charles Parish27.2+0.1 pts
11Natchitoches Parish25.6+2.8 pts
12Caddo Parish25.3+1 pts
13Calcasieu Parish24.7+1.2 pts
14West Baton Rouge Parish23.1-0 pts
15West Feliciana Parish22.6+1.4 pts
16Rapides Parish22.4+0.1 pts
17Tangipahoa Parish22.2+0.7 pts
18Lafourche Parish20.4+1.8 pts
19Livingston Parish20.3-1.5 pts
20St. James Parish20.2+1.5 pts
21Plaquemines Parish19.9+0.9 pts
22Vernon Parish19.1+0.4 pts
23St. John the Baptist Parish18.7+2.3 pts
24Richland Parish18.1+1.8 pts
25Beauregard Parish17.8-0.1 pts
26Terrebonne Parish17.7+0.7 pts
27Concordia Parish17.4-0.2 pts
28LaSalle Parish17.4-0.3 pts
29St. Bernard Parish17.2+0.4 pts
30East Feliciana Parish17+0.9 pts
31Vermilion Parish16.8-1.9 pts
32Iberville Parish16.6+1.7 pts
33Catahoula Parish16.6-1 pts
34Franklin Parish16.2+0.8 pts
35Winn Parish16.1+2.8 pts
36Union Parish16-1.4 pts
37Pointe Coupee Parish15.5+0.7 pts
38St. Martin Parish15.3+1.1 pts
39Cameron Parish15.1+0.7 pts
40Jefferson Davis Parish15-0.2 pts
41De Soto Parish14.9-1.4 pts
42Iberia Parish14.7+0.5 pts
43Sabine Parish14.5+1.2 pts
44St. Landry Parish14.3+0.2 pts
45West Carroll Parish14.1+2.7 pts
46Assumption Parish13.7+0.2 pts
47Bienville Parish13.5+1.1 pts
48Acadia Parish13.4-0.3 pts
49Jackson Parish13.4+0.5 pts
50Tensas Parish13.1-1.1 pts
51St. Mary Parish13.1+0.8 pts
52Madison Parish12.8-1.2 pts
52Webster Parish12.8-1.6 pts
54Grant Parish12.8+0.7 pts
55Washington Parish12.7+1 pts
56Morehouse Parish12.7-0.2 pts
57Evangeline Parish12.6+0.3 pts
58St. Helena Parish11.8-0.3 pts
59Allen Parish11.6-0.4 pts
60Red River Parish11.2+0.5 pts
61Claiborne Parish11-0.7 pts
62East Carroll Parish11-0.8 pts
63Avoyelles Parish10.9-1.4 pts
64Caldwell Parish10.7-1.3 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Caldwell Parish, with 10.7% in 2023.

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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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