Ranking of Louisiana Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Louisiana Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 29.60%. Among all Louisiana cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Gardere CDP had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (73.72%), followed by New Orleans city (66.11%), and Baton Rouge city (57.90%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Louisiana cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all Louisiana cities and places (with a population of 10K+).

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Ranking of Louisiana Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Gardere CDP
New Orleans city
Baton Rouge city
Mandeville city
Ruston city
Shenandoah CDP
Lafayette city
Destrehan CDP
Monroe city
Natchitoches city
Ranking of Louisiana Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank City of Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Gardere CDP 73.72
2 New Orleans city 66.11
3 Baton Rouge city 57.90
4 Mandeville city 56.83
5 Ruston city 56.34
6 Shenandoah CDP 53.55
7 Lafayette city 49.30
8 Destrehan CDP 47.77
9 Monroe city 47.69
10 Natchitoches city 46.85
11 Hammond city 45.31
12 Covington city 42.83
13 Metairie CDP 41.58
14 Youngsville city 41.24
15 Shreveport city 40.19
16 Prairieville CDP 40.06
17 Thibodaux city 39.95
18 Jefferson CDP 39.03
19 Broussard city 38.86
20 Alexandria city 38.80
21 River Ridge CDP 38.62
22 Zachary city 38.22
23 Lake Charles city 37.24
24 Opelousas city 35.20
25 Kenner city 34.50
26 Gretna city 33.85
27 Luling CDP 33.15
28 Gonzales city 31.91
29 Claiborne CDP 30.51
30 Slidell city 29.68
31 Central city 29.57
32 DeRidder city 29.08
33 Minden city 27.77
34 West Monroe city 27.08
35 Bossier City city 26.98
36 Pineville city 26.69
37 Terrytown CDP 25.75
38 Crowley city 25.47
39 Moss Bluff CDP 25.31
40 Belle Chasse CDP 25.30
41 New Iberia city 23.22
42 Houma city 22.80
43 Timberlane CDP 22.53
44 Baker city 19.71
45 Laplace CDP 19.65
46 Harvey CDP 18.14
47 Abbeville city 17.51
48 Bayou Cane CDP 17.27
49 Raceland CDP 16.51
50 Woodmere CDP 15.65
51 Estelle CDP 14.75
52 Morgan City city 14.73
52 Sulphur city 14.73
53 Chalmette CDP 14.21
54 Bogalusa city 12.94
55 Marrero CDP 12.09
56 Bayou Blue CDP 8.35
57 Waggaman CDP 7.53