Most college-educated in Louisiana

Louisiana counties and cities ranked by share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Louisiana by share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher — which have the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Orleans Parish leads at 42.0%.

Among cities & places, Lewisburg leads at 73.0%.

Counties

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	Orleans Parish	42.0%
2	East Baton Rouge Parish	38.2%
3	St. Tammany Parish	36.6%
4	Lincoln Parish	36.0%
5	Lafayette Parish	34.9%
6	Jefferson Parish	29.9%
7	Ascension Parish	28.5%
8	Ouachita Parish	27.5%
9	Bossier Parish	27.3%
10	St. Charles Parish	27.2%
11	Natchitoches Parish	25.6%
12	Caddo Parish	25.3%
13	Calcasieu Parish	24.7%
14	West Baton Rouge Parish	23.1%
15	West Feliciana Parish	22.6%
16	Rapides Parish	22.4%
17	Tangipahoa Parish	22.2%
18	Lafourche Parish	20.4%
19	Livingston Parish	20.3%
20	St. James Parish	20.2%
21	Plaquemines Parish	19.8%
22	Vernon Parish	19.1%
23	St. John the Baptist Parish	18.7%
24	Richland Parish	18.1%
25	Beauregard Parish	17.8%
26	Terrebonne Parish	17.7%
27	Concordia Parish	17.4%
28	LaSalle Parish	17.4%
29	St. Bernard Parish	17.2%
30	East Feliciana Parish	17.0%
31	Vermilion Parish	16.8%
32	Iberville Parish	16.6%
33	Catahoula Parish	16.6%
34	Franklin Parish	16.2%
35	Winn Parish	16.1%
36	Union Parish	16.0%
37	Pointe Coupee Parish	15.5%
38	St. Martin Parish	15.3%
39	Cameron Parish	15.0%
40	Jefferson Davis Parish	15.0%
41	De Soto Parish	14.9%
42	Iberia Parish	14.7%
43	Sabine Parish	14.5%
44	St. Landry Parish	14.3%
45	West Carroll Parish	14.1%
46	Assumption Parish	13.7%
47	Bienville Parish	13.5%
48	Acadia Parish	13.4%
49	Jackson Parish	13.4%
50	Tensas Parish	13.1%
51	St. Mary Parish	13.1%
52	Webster Parish	12.8%
53	Madison Parish	12.8%
54	Grant Parish	12.8%
55	Washington Parish	12.7%
56	Morehouse Parish	12.7%
57	Evangeline Parish	12.6%
58	St. Helena Parish	11.7%
59	Allen Parish	11.6%
60	Red River Parish	11.2%
61	Claiborne Parish	11.0%
62	East Carroll Parish	11.0%
63	Avoyelles Parish	10.9%
64	Caldwell Parish	10.7%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	Lewisburg	73.0%
2	Oak Hills Place	69.7%
3	Elmwood	63.0%
4	Madisonville	58.6%
5	Inniswold	56.7%
6	Old Jefferson	56.4%
7	Westminster	54.7%
8	Shenandoah	50.7%
9	Bayou Country Club	50.3%
10	Abita Springs	48.3%
11	Milton	47.6%
12	Mandeville	46.6%
13	Jordan Hill	43.0%
14	Ruston	42.9%
15	Village St. George	42.2%
16	New Orleans	42.0%
17	Prien	41.6%
18	Centerville	41.6%
19	Destrehan	41.3%
20	Harahan	41.0%
21	Lafayette	40.6%
22	Broussard	40.5%
23	Metairie	39.9%
24	Vienna	39.7%
25	Pitkin	39.7%
26	Choudrant	38.6%
27	Zachary	38.5%
28	River Ridge	37.8%
29	Clinton	37.7%
30	Woodworth	37.6%
31	Thibodaux	37.5%
32	Prairieville	37.4%
33	Youngsville	37.3%
34	Covington	36.7%
35	Mermentau	36.5%
36	Edgard	36.3%
37	Rio	36.1%
38	Baton Rouge	35.8%
39	Jefferson	35.0%
40	Mount Lebanon	34.2%
41	Eden Isle	33.8%
42	Jena	33.7%
43	Provencal	33.6%
44	Lockport Heights	33.6%
45	Gardere	33.6%
46	Frierson	33.3%
47	Bayou Gauche	33.2%
48	Claiborne	33.1%
49	Cameron	33.0%
50	Luling	32.7%
51	Central	32.7%
52	Downsville	32.1%
53	Sun	32.0%
54	Spokane	32.0%
55	Grambling	31.9%
56	Gilliam	31.9%
57	Addis	31.8%
58	Wallace	31.0%
59	Slidell	30.9%
60	Point Place	30.7%
61	Hammond	30.6%
62	Fort Jesup	30.1%
63	Red Chute	29.6%
64	Natchitoches	29.5%
65	Grand Cane	29.5%
66	Lake Charles	29.4%
67	Belle Chasse	29.0%
68	Paulina	28.9%
69	Monroe	28.8%
70	Fort Polk South	28.7%
71	Kenner	28.7%
72	Bordelonville	28.7%
73	Forest Hill	28.6%
74	Brusly	28.4%
75	Moss Bluff	28.4%
76	Lafourche Crossing	28.4%
77	Watson	28.3%
78	Swartz	28.3%
79	Start	28.2%
80	Shreveport	27.5%
81	Eastwood	27.4%
82	Edgefield	27.3%
83	Lacombe	27.3%
84	Meraux	27.1%
85	North Vacherie	27.1%
86	Angie	27.0%
87	Greenwood	26.5%
88	Gonzales	26.5%
89	Gretna	26.0%
90	Belcher	25.8%
91	Terrytown	25.5%
92	Jonesville	25.4%
93	Rosedale	25.1%
94	Lillie	25.0%
95	Mound	25.0%
96	St. Maurice	25.0%
97	Bossier City	24.4%
98	Pineville	24.4%
99	Hall Summit	24.3%
100	Chackbay	24.3%

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