US Census Data

Largest by population in Louisiana

Louisiana counties and cities ranked by population.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Louisiana by population — which have the most people, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, East Baton Rouge Parish leads at 452,821.

Among cities & places, New Orleans leads at 376,035.

Counties

#NamePopulation
1East Baton Rouge Parish452,821
2Jefferson Parish432,484
3Orleans Parish376,035
4St. Tammany Parish269,331
5Lafayette Parish245,075
6Caddo Parish232,973
7Calcasieu Parish208,668
8Ouachita Parish158,916
9Livingston Parish145,583
10Tangipahoa Parish135,218
11Bossier Parish129,134
12Ascension Parish128,593
13Rapides Parish128,470
14Terrebonne Parish107,362
15Lafourche Parish96,670
16St. Landry Parish82,128
17Iberia Parish69,194
18Acadia Parish57,218
19Vermilion Parish57,031
20St. Charles Parish51,863
21St. Martin Parish51,559
22St. Mary Parish48,455
23Lincoln Parish48,160
24Vernon Parish47,764
25Washington Parish45,238
26St. Bernard Parish44,172
27St. John the Baptist Parish41,342
28Avoyelles Parish39,176
29Natchitoches Parish37,047
30Beauregard Parish36,646
31Webster Parish36,189
32Evangeline Parish32,162
33Jefferson Davis Parish32,083
34Iberville Parish29,950
35West Baton Rouge Parish27,666
36De Soto Parish26,897
37Morehouse Parish24,967
38Plaquemines Parish23,070
39Allen Parish22,552
40Grant Parish22,123
41Sabine Parish22,085
42Union Parish20,914
43Assumption Parish20,720
44Pointe Coupee Parish20,438
45Richland Parish19,908
46St. James Parish19,797
47Franklin Parish19,590
48East Feliciana Parish19,378
49Concordia Parish18,325
50West Feliciana Parish15,381
51Jackson Parish14,939
52LaSalle Parish14,804
53Claiborne Parish14,019
54Winn Parish13,506
55Bienville Parish12,769
56St. Helena Parish10,849
57Madison Parish9,757
58West Carroll Parish9,622
59Caldwell Parish9,563
60Catahoula Parish8,738
61Red River Parish7,529
62East Carroll Parish7,195
63Cameron Parish5,222
64Tensas Parish3,992

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NamePopulation
1New Orleans376,035
2Baton Rouge223,699
3Shreveport183,483
4Metairie138,995
5Lafayette121,537
6Lake Charles81,679
7Kenner65,113
8Bossier City62,832
9Monroe47,241
10Alexandria44,566
11Prairieville35,010
12Houma32,760
13Marrero31,866
14Central29,603
15Slidell28,664
16Laplace28,480
17New Iberia27,926
18Terrytown25,844
19Chalmette22,447
20Ruston22,224
21Bayou Cane22,143
22Harvey21,710
23Sulphur21,004
24Hammond20,790
25Zachary19,637
26Shenandoah18,259
27Natchitoches17,682
28Gretna17,468
29Estelle16,761
30Youngsville16,664
31Thibodaux15,792
32Opelousas15,662
33Pineville14,268
34Luling13,873
35Broussard13,791
36River Ridge13,170
37Mandeville12,931
38West Monroe12,837
39Gonzales12,748
40Claiborne12,647
41Baker12,322
42Gardere12,130
43Destrehan11,786
44Woodmere11,775
45Minden11,604
46Covington11,568
47Crowley11,554
48Moss Bluff11,451
49Bayou Blue11,218
50Morgan City11,208
51Timberlane11,169
52Abbeville11,086
53Belle Chasse11,046
54Carencro10,882
55Waggaman10,617
56Bogalusa10,539
57Raceland10,517
58Jefferson9,984
59DeRidder9,812
60Jennings9,679
61Bastrop9,408
62Denham Springs9,362
63Eunice9,261
64Merrydale9,149
65Harahan8,939
66Village St. George8,880
67Westwego8,382
68Oak Hills Place8,380
69Scott8,348
70Prien8,248
71Fort Polk South8,056
72Ponchatoula7,839
73Old Jefferson7,790
74Eden Isle7,753
75Breaux Bridge7,497
76Meraux7,492
77Reserve7,471
78Red Chute7,418
79St. Rose7,271
80Bridge City7,258
81Rayne7,147
82Addis7,052
83Lacombe6,883
84Donaldsonville6,792
85Oakdale6,614
86St. Gabriel6,569
87Galliano6,563
88Franklin6,557
89Walker6,385
90Ville Platte6,299
91Plaquemine6,136
92Tallulah6,124
93Inniswold6,061
94Schriever6,052
95Elmwood6,022
96Larose5,937
97Patterson5,801
98Leesville5,610
99Gray5,524
100St. Martinville5,367

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