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Cities in Louisiana by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024

New Orleans, LA had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 35 cities in 2024, at 19.7%. Carencro, LA had the lowest, at 1.7%. The median was 10.1% and the figure for Louisiana was 10.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.7New Orleans, LA
Lowest1.7Carencro, LA
Median10.135 cities
Louisiana10.1History

All cities, 2024

New Orleans, LA: 19.7 %New Orleans, LA19.7Mandeville, LA: 19.1 %Mandeville, LA19.1Covington, LA: 17 %Covington, LA17Baton Rouge, LA: 16.5 %Baton Rouge, LA16.5Ruston, LA: 16.4 %Ruston, LA16.4Monroe, LA: 14.6 %Monroe, LA14.6Natchitoches, LA: 14.4 %Natchitoches, LA14.4Thibodaux, LA: 14.4 %Thibodaux, LA14.4Lafayette, LA: 13.9 %Lafayette, LA13.9Zachary, LA: 13.4 %Zachary, LA13.4Shreveport, LA: 12.5 %Shreveport, LA12.5Youngsville, LA: 12.1 %Youngsville, LA12.1Alexandria, LA: 11.4 %Alexandria, LA11.4Central, LA: 11 %Central, LA11Lake Charles, LA: 10.9 %Lake Charles, LA10.9Gretna, LA: 10.3 %Gretna, LA10.3Hammond, LA: 10.2 %Hammond, LA10.2Bossier City, LA: 10.1 %Bossier City, LA10.1Slidell, LA: 9.9 %Slidell, LA9.9Kenner, LA: 9.8 %Kenner, LA9.8West Monroe, LA: 9.8 %West Monroe, LA9.8Gonzales, LA: 9.7 %Gonzales, LA9.7Crowley, LA: 9.6 %Crowley, LA9.6Pineville, LA: 9.4 %Pineville, LA9.4Houma, LA: 8.9 %Houma, LA8.9Broussard, LA: 7.5 %Broussard, LA7.5Baker, LA: 7.4 %Baker, LA7.4Sulphur, LA: 6.6 %Sulphur, LA6.6New Iberia, LA: 6 %New Iberia, LA6Minden, LA: 5.1 %Minden, LA5.1Opelousas, LA: 4.5 %Opelousas, LA4.5Morgan City, LA: 4.5 %Morgan City, LA4.5Abbeville, LA: 3.6 %Abbeville, LA3.6Bogalusa, LA: 3.5 %Bogalusa, LA3.5Carencro, LA: 1.7 %Carencro, LA1.7New Orleans, LA: 19.7 %New Orleans, LA19.7Mandeville, LA: 19.1 %Mandeville, LA19.1Covington, LA: 17 %Covington, LA17Baton Rouge, LA: 16.5 %Baton Rouge, LA16.5Ruston, LA: 16.4 %Ruston, LA16.4Monroe, LA: 14.6 %Monroe, LA14.6Natchitoches, LA: 14.4 %Natchitoches, LA14.4Thibodaux, LA: 14.4 %Thibodaux, LA14.4Lafayette, LA: 13.9 %Lafayette, LA13.9Zachary, LA: 13.4 %Zachary, LA13.4Shreveport, LA: 12.5 %Shreveport, LA12.5Youngsville, LA: 12.1 %Youngsville, LA12.1Alexandria, LA: 11.4 %Alexandria, LA11.4Central, LA: 11 %Central, LA11Lake Charles, LA: 10.9 %Lake Charles, LA10.9Gretna, LA: 10.3 %Gretna, LA10.3Hammond, LA: 10.2 %Hammond, LA10.2Bossier City, LA: 10.1 %Bossier City, LA10.1Slidell, LA: 9.9 %Slidell, LA9.9Kenner, LA: 9.8 %Kenner, LA9.8West Monroe, LA: 9.8 %West Monroe, LA9.8Gonzales, LA: 9.7 %Gonzales, LA9.7Crowley, LA: 9.6 %Crowley, LA9.6Pineville, LA: 9.4 %Pineville, LA9.4Houma, LA: 8.9 %Houma, LA8.9Broussard, LA: 7.5 %Broussard, LA7.5Baker, LA: 7.4 %Baker, LA7.4Sulphur, LA: 6.6 %Sulphur, LA6.6New Iberia, LA: 6 %New Iberia, LA6Minden, LA: 5.1 %Minden, LA5.1Opelousas, LA: 4.5 %Opelousas, LA4.5Morgan City, LA: 4.5 %Morgan City, LA4.5Abbeville, LA: 3.6 %Abbeville, LA3.6Bogalusa, LA: 3.5 %Bogalusa, LA3.5Carencro, LA: 1.7 %Carencro, LA1.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1New Orleans, LA19.7+0.3 pts
2Mandeville, LA19.1+1.4 pts
3Covington, LA17+1.4 pts
4Baton Rouge, LA16.5+0.7 pts
5Ruston, LA16.4-0.6 pts
6Monroe, LA14.6+2.6 pts
7Natchitoches, LA14.4+0.5 pts
8Thibodaux, LA14.4-1.1 pts
9Lafayette, LA13.9+0.4 pts
10Zachary, LA13.4-2.2 pts
11Shreveport, LA12.5+0.5 pts
12Youngsville, LA12.1+1.4 pts
13Alexandria, LA11.4+1.2 pts
14Central, LA11+0.1 pts
15Lake Charles, LA10.9-0.2 pts
16Gretna, LA10.3-0.8 pts
17Hammond, LA10.2-0.5 pts
18Bossier City, LA10.1+1.1 pts
19Slidell, LA9.9-0 pts
20Kenner, LA9.8+0.4 pts
21West Monroe, LA9.8+1.4 pts
22Gonzales, LA9.7+1.4 pts
23Crowley, LA9.6+1.3 pts
24Pineville, LA9.4+1.4 pts
25Houma, LA8.9+1 pts
26Broussard, LA7.5-0.4 pts
27Baker, LA7.4+0.7 pts
28Sulphur, LA6.6+0.6 pts
29New Iberia, LA6-0.1 pts
30Minden, LA5.1+0.4 pts
31Opelousas, LA4.5+0.2 pts
32Morgan City, LA4.5-1.3 pts
33Abbeville, LA3.60 pts
34Bogalusa, LA3.5-2.5 pts
35Carencro, LA1.7-1.7 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a 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.

A subset of bachelors_degree_share, which also counts people whose highest degree is a bachelor's.

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 master's, professional school or doctorate degree 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 master's, professional school or doctorate degree 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 graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 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 master's, professional school or doctorate degree 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 graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 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/graduate-or-professional-degree/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 master's, professional school or doctorate degree 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 graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 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/graduate-or-professional-degree/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 master's, professional school or doctorate degree 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 graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 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/graduate-or-professional-degree/louisiana-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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New Orleans, LA, with 19.7% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Carencro, LA, with 1.7% in 2024.

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