Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Louisiana by Parish
Education: At least bachelor's degree
Population Ages 25+
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value
Parish
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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Value (Percent)
|
People (Education: At Least Bachelor's Degree)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 parishes)
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 35.0 | 79,954,302 | N/A |
| Louisiana | N/A | 26.6 | 825,794 | 49 of 52 |
| Orleans Parish | Urban | 42.0 | 112,435 | 208 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | Urban | 38.2 | 108,485 | 303 |
| St. Tammany Parish | Urban | 36.6 | 67,619 | 352 |
| Lincoln Parish | Rural | 36.0 | 9,495 | 377 |
| Lafayette Parish | Urban | 34.9 | 57,801 | 434 |
| Jefferson Parish | Urban | 29.9 | 90,921 | 713 |
| Ascension Parish | Urban | 28.5 | 23,931 | 799 |
| Ouachita Parish | Urban | 27.5 | 28,727 | 870 |
| Bossier Parish | Urban | 27.3 | 23,587 | 887 |
| St. Charles Parish | Urban | 27.2 | 9,555 | 897 |
| Natchitoches Parish | Rural | 25.6 | 5,667 | 1,044 |
| Caddo Parish | Urban | 25.3 | 40,280 | 1,080 |
| Calcasieu Parish | Urban | 24.7 | 34,329 | 1,148 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | Urban | 23.1 | 4,482 | 1,342 |
| West Feliciana Parish | Urban | 22.6 | 2,632 | 1,410 |
| Rapides Parish | Urban | 22.4 | 19,213 | 1,430 |
| Tangipahoa Parish | Urban | 22.2 | 19,683 | 1,458 |
| LaFourche Parish | Urban | 20.4 | 13,468 | 1,749 |
| Livingston Parish | Urban | 20.3 | 19,541 | 1,769 |
| St. James Parish | Urban | 20.2 | 2,801 | 1,791 |
| Plaquemines Parish | Urban | 19.8 | 3,063 | 1,871 |
| Vernon Parish | Rural | 19.1 | 5,733 | 1,977 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | Urban | 18.7 | 5,154 | 2,064 |
| Richland Parish | Urban | 18.1 | 2,442 | 2,177 |
| Beauregard Parish | Rural | 17.8 | 4,368 | 2,228 |
| Terrebonne Parish | Urban | 17.7 | 12,686 | 2,246 |
| Concordia Parish | Rural | 17.4 | 2,133 | 2,295 |
| La Salle Parish | Rural | 17.4 | 1,782 | 2,295 |
| St. Bernard Parish | Urban | 17.2 | 5,008 | 2,324 |
| East Feliciana Parish | Urban | 17.0 | 2,448 | 2,352 |
| Vermilion Parish | Urban | 16.8 | 6,394 | 2,375 |
| Catahoula Parish | Rural | 16.6 | 1,026 | 2,412 |
| Iberville Parish | Urban | 16.6 | 3,527 | 2,412 |
| Franklin Parish | Rural | 16.2 | 2,112 | 2,476 |
| Winn Parish | Rural | 16.1 | 1,556 | 2,490 |
| Union Parish | Urban | 16.0 | 2,369 | 2,505 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | Urban | 15.5 | 2,239 | 2,592 |
| St. Martin Parish | Urban | 15.3 | 5,393 | 2,629 |
| Cameron Parish | Urban | 15.0 | 544 | 2,680 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | Urban | 15.0 | 3,212 | 2,680 |
| De Soto Parish | Urban | 14.9 | 2,751 | 2,694 |
| Iberia Parish | Rural | 14.7 | 6,662 | 2,722 |
| Sabine Parish | Rural | 14.5 | 2,190 | 2,745 |
| St. Landry Parish | Rural | 14.3 | 7,651 | 2,768 |
| West Carroll Parish | Rural | 14.1 | 949 | 2,795 |
| Assumption Parish | Urban | 13.7 | 2,010 | 2,830 |
| Bienville Parish | Rural | 13.5 | 1,214 | 2,856 |
| Acadia Parish | Urban | 13.4 | 5,071 | 2,867 |
| Jackson Parish | Rural | 13.4 | 1,415 | 2,867 |
| St. Mary Parish | Rural | 13.1 | 4,325 | 2,896 |
| Tensas Parish | Rural | 13.1 | 379 | 2,896 |
| Grant Parish | Urban | 12.8 | 2,008 | 2,914 |
| Madison Parish | Rural | 12.8 | 812 | 2,914 |
| Webster Parish | Rural | 12.8 | 3,203 | 2,914 |
| Morehouse Parish | Urban | 12.7 | 2,145 | 2,929 |
| Washington Parish | Rural | 12.7 | 3,941 | 2,929 |
| Evangeline Parish | Rural | 12.6 | 2,646 | 2,944 |
| St. Helena Parish | Urban | 11.7 | 881 | 3,012 |
| Allen Parish | Rural | 11.6 | 1,864 | 3,015 |
| Red River Parish | Rural | 11.2 | 564 | 3,042 |
| Claiborne Parish | Rural | 11.0 | 1,102 | 3,054 |
| East Carroll Parish | Rural | 11.0 | 523 | 3,054 |
| Avoyelles Parish | Rural | 10.9 | 2,905 | 3,064 |
| Caldwell Parish | Rural | 10.7 | 742 | 3,076 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 02/11/2026 2:29 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Education: At least bachelor's degree, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 02/11/2026 2:29 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Education: At least bachelor's degree, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.