Projected Degree Gap: 26.9%
Percent of 25 to 64 Year Olds with Associate Degrees or Higher
Levels of Education
for Louisiana
AGES 25-64- 106,566 | 4.6%Less than ninth grade
- 250,587 | 10.9%Ninth to 12th grade, no diploma
- 799,095 | 34.9%High school graduate (or equivalency)
- 517,252 | 22.6%Some college, no degree
- 125,889 | 5.5%Associate degree
- 343,742 | 15.0%Bachelor’s degree
- 148,285 | 6.5%Graduate or professional degree
Attainment Rates
for Louisiana
By Population Group AGES 25-64- 31.3%White
- 16.7%Black
- 22.9%Hispanic
- 47.6%Asian
- 19.8%Native American
Percentage of Louisiana adults (25-64) with a two- or four-year degree by parish:
| Acadia | 18.1 | Jefferson | 19.9 | St. Charles | 28.0 |
| Allen | 15.7 | Jefferson | 30.0 | St. James | 20.7 |
| Ascension | 26.9 | Lafayette | 33.8 | St. John the Baptist | 23.4 |
| Assumption | 12.5 | Lafourche | 18.6 | St. Landry | 18.9 |
| Avoyelles | 15.0 | Lincoln | 36.6 | St. Martin | 15.0 |
| Beauregard | 21.1 | Livingston | 20.7 | St. Mary | 14.2 |
| Bossier | 32.5 | Morehouse | 17.7 | St. Tammany | 38.5 |
| Caddo | 28.5 | Natchitoches | 25.4 | Tangipahoa | 24.7 |
| Calcasieu | 27.3 | Orleans | 36.3 | Terrebonne | 17.8 |
| De Soto | 19.7 | Ouachita | 30.4 | Union | 20.5 |
| East Baton Rouge | 39.0 | Plaquemines | 25.0 | Vermilion | 16.2 |
| East Feliciana | 18.0 | Pointe Coupee | 20.6 | Vernon | 22.6 |
| Evangeline | 18.8 | Rapides | 26.6 | Washington | 17.3 |
| Franklin | 13.4 | Richland | 16.8 | Webster | 18.9 |
| Iberia | 18.8 | Sabine | 15.6 | West Baton Rouge | 21.0 |
| Iberville | 14.7 | St. Bernard | 16.6 | Other parishes | 16.5* |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey
