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Levels of education for Louisiana residents, ages 25-34

bargraph of education attainment rates for Louisiana

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000

Louisiana education attainment by county, ages 25-34

A focus on "some college, no degree" can improve state college attainment rates. More: Louisiana PDF

County	Percent w/college degree	Number w/college degree	Total population (ages 25-34)	< 9th grade	9th-12th grade, no diploma	High school grad/GED	Some college, no degree	Associate's degree	Bachelor's degree	Graduate degree
TOTAL	25.6%	151,834	592,010	21,277	90,490	181,743	146,666	27,590	94,041	30,203
East Baton Rouge Parish	38.4%	21,772	56,682	931	6,107	12,757	15,115	1,968	14,224	5,580
Lincoln Parish	36.6%	1,704	4,657	125	447	1,114	1,267	232	1,061	411
Lafayette Parish	34.7%	9,555	27,565	723	2,952	7,256	7,079	1,453	6,269	1,833
Orleans Parish	33.8%	23,462	69,454	1,904	10,114	15,185	18,789	2,902	13,566	6,994
St. Tammany Parish	33.7%	7,696	22,803	472	2,586	5,661	6,388	1,415	5,011	1,270
Jefferson Parish	31.0%	19,672	63,444	1,812	8,410	16,182	17,368	3,590	11,888	4,194
Ouachita Parish	28.0%	5,463	19,482	475	2,818	5,158	5,568	655	3,880	928
Bossier Parish	27.3%	3,731	13,682	329	1,548	3,973	4,101	1,024	2,051	656
St. Charles Parish	25.4%	1,573	6,205	116	811	2,017	1,688	427	910	236
Caddo Parish	25.2%	8,073	32,096	543	4,981	9,876	8,623	1,167	5,297	1,609
Ascension Parish	24.1%	2,772	11,508	264	1,243	4,513	2,716	465	1,888	419
Calcasieu Parish	23.8%	5,602	23,581	562	2,956	8,026	6,435	1,405	3,576	621
Vernon Parish	23.4%	2,153	9,195	197	843	2,875	3,127	684	1,226	243
Rapides Parish	23.0%	3,617	15,702	596	2,393	5,232	3,864	875	2,240	502
Natchitoches Parish	22.5%	1,002	4,448	115	744	1,338	1,249	136	731	135
Tangipahoa Parish	21.5%	2,796	13,001	420	2,416	4,138	3,231	450	1,824	522
Jackson Parish	21.4%	371	1,733	52	222	716	372	77	242	52
Terrebonne Parish	19.0%	2,661	13,986	878	2,771	4,850	2,826	596	1,733	332
St. Bernard Parish	19.0%	1,650	8,691	354	1,345	2,711	2,631	637	810	203
St. John the Baptist Parish	19.0%	1,057	5,571	167	800	2,044	1,503	292	571	194
Webster Parish	18.9%	940	4,970	159	831	1,844	1,196	336	504	100
West Baton Rouge Parish	18.9%	537	2,846	88	523	1,017	681	109	370	58
Vermilion Parish	18.6%	1,229	6,606	515	1,236	2,642	984	392	712	125
Lafourche Parish	18.4%	2,245	12,180	765	2,190	4,693	2,287	459	1,456	330
Pointe Coupee Parish	18.2%	463	2,547	136	410	1,041	497	148	276	39
Livingston Parish	17.8%	2,423	13,611	416	2,017	5,666	3,089	579	1,561	283
Jefferson Davis Parish	17.2%	655	3,806	100	526	1,702	823	180	386	89
Plaquemines Parish	17.1%	596	3,476	268	516	1,202	894	158	369	69
St. James Parish	17.1%	436	2,552	53	357	1,118	588	126	258	52
St. Martin Parish	16.6%	1,064	6,409	375	1,227	2,479	1,264	383	503	178
Union Parish	16.6%	461	2,781	140	499	1,031	650	83	316	62
St. Helena Parish	16.4%	200	1,216	53	239	534	190	70	102	28
St. Landry Parish	16.1%	1,596	9,920	805	1,947	3,579	1,993	517	861	218
De Soto Parish	16.0%	443	2,777	159	562	1,047	566	143	240	60
Red River Parish	15.8%	167	1,058	23	268	395	205	93	52	22
St. Mary Parish	15.7%	1,062	6,771	328	1,244	2,924	1,213	275	598	189
Richland Parish	15.6%	375	2,407	198	536	818	480	84	258	33
Evangeline Parish	15.5%	666	4,289	454	1,112	1,268	789	284	290	92
Iberia Parish	15.3%	1,383	9,056	722	1,756	3,530	1,665	409	821	153
Acadia Parish	15.2%	1,078	7,111	551	1,348	2,956	1,178	433	520	125
Beauregard Parish	15.1%	615	4,076	269	664	1,668	860	147	377	91
Claiborne Parish	14.7%	304	2,071	140	519	842	266	103	173	28
Grant Parish	14.5%	355	2,450	69	406	1,049	571	68	225	62
Sabine Parish	14.1%	363	2,577	119	546	1,000	549	116	198	49
Cameron Parish	14.0%	177	1,262	101	244	484	256	56	99	22
Bienville Parish	13.5%	218	1,609	51	266	715	359	48	133	37
Madison Parish	13.4%	225	1,675	62	431	611	346	70	139	16
Tensas Parish	13.3%	88	664	60	163	243	110	5	69	14
Assumption Parish	13.2%	389	2,937	200	546	1,272	530	97	255	37
Avoyelles Parish	13.1%	762	5,797	396	1,549	2,280	810	272	387	103
Morehouse Parish	12.5%	452	3,609	190	741	1,557	669	97	320	35
Concordia Parish	12.2%	256	2,106	181	483	748	438	90	153	13
Winn Parish	12.0%	271	2,249	126	570	896	386	74	181	16
Iberville Parish	11.7%	553	4,736	353	1,116	1,760	954	109	390	54
East Feliciana Parish	11.5%	328	2,848	152	672	1,239	457	87	205	36
La Salle Parish	11.2%	198	1,761	73	386	703	401	66	127	5
Washington Parish	11.2%	565	5,030	234	1,300	2,010	921	139	315	111
East Carroll Parish	11.2%	148	1,318	129	365	493	183	25	104	19
Caldwell Parish	11.2%	153	1,369	63	325	556	272	35	80	38
Allen Parish	9.4%	393	4,188	469	939	1,798	589	118	227	48
West Carroll Parish	9.2%	133	1,448	107	404	559	245	18	88	27
Catahoula Parish	8.3%	102	1,233	103	359	481	188	16	64	22
Franklin Parish	7.6%	188	2,473	187	528	1,053	517	11	135	42
West Feliciana Parish	7.4%	197	2,649	100	1,117	618	617	12	146	39

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