Fastest-shrinking (2019–2023) in Louisiana
Louisiana counties and cities ranked by population change.
This page ranks the counties and cities of Louisiana by population change — which have the steepest population decline since 2019, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
Among counties, Cameron Parish leads at -24.6%.
Among cities & places, Sugartown leads at -100.0%.
Counties
Cities & places
Top 100.| # | Name | Population change 2019–2023 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sugartown | -100.0% |
| 2 | Romeville | -91.4% |
| 3 | Powhatan | -89.9% |
| 4 | Frierson | -88.3% |
| 5 | Triumph | -80.4% |
| 6 | Gloster | -78.8% |
| 7 | Hayes | -77.2% |
| 8 | Killona | -76.3% |
| 9 | Catahoula | -60.9% |
| 10 | Grosse Tete | -59.8% |
| 11 | Choctaw | -59.2% |
| 12 | Fisher | -55.5% |
| 13 | Paradis | -55.3% |
| 14 | Belmont | -51.6% |
| 15 | Dulac | -50.3% |
| 16 | Glencoe | -49.4% |
| 17 | St. James | -46.2% |
| 18 | Saline | -45.9% |
| 19 | Oak Ridge | -45.0% |
| 20 | Natchez | -44.0% |
| 21 | Lafitte | -43.1% |
| 22 | Barataria | -42.7% |
| 23 | Colfax | -42.1% |
| 24 | Epps | -42.1% |
| 25 | Melville | -41.2% |
| 26 | Monterey | -40.7% |
| 27 | Montegut | -40.7% |
| 28 | Hackberry | -40.0% |
| 29 | Lemannville | -39.2% |
| 30 | Georgetown | -39.0% |
| 31 | Mathews | -38.1% |
| 32 | Cullen | -37.8% |
| 33 | Lacassine | -37.1% |
| 34 | Junction City | -35.7% |
| 35 | Clinton | -35.6% |
| 36 | Bayou Goula | -35.6% |
| 37 | Lakeview | -35.5% |
| 38 | Lecompte | -35.5% |
| 39 | Reeves | -35.2% |
| 40 | Hall Summit | -34.5% |
| 41 | Ashland | -34.1% |
| 42 | Calvin | -33.6% |
| 43 | Napoleonville | -33.1% |
| 44 | Cotton Valley | -32.9% |
| 45 | Belle Rose | -32.7% |
| 46 | Estherwood | -32.3% |
| 47 | Tullos | -32.0% |
| 48 | Gilbert | -31.5% |
| 49 | Reddell | -31.1% |
| 50 | Marion | -30.9% |
| 51 | Delta | -29.8% |
| 52 | Wallace Ridge | -29.5% |
| 53 | Morganza | -28.4% |
| 54 | Singer | -28.3% |
| 55 | Evergreen | -26.9% |
| 56 | Keachi | -26.5% |
| 57 | Folsom | -26.4% |
| 58 | Midway | -26.2% |
| 59 | Edgefield | -26.2% |
| 60 | Simpson | -26.2% |
| 61 | Waterproof | -26.1% |
| 62 | St. Maurice | -25.5% |
| 63 | Baldwin | -25.4% |
| 64 | Maringouin | -25.2% |
| 65 | Olla | -25.0% |
| 66 | Baskin | -24.7% |
| 67 | Boutte | -24.7% |
| 68 | Bordelonville | -24.4% |
| 69 | Goldonna | -24.4% |
| 70 | Bernice | -23.9% |
| 71 | Newellton | -23.6% |
| 72 | Stonewall | -23.3% |
| 73 | Lacombe | -23.2% |
| 74 | Coushatta | -23.0% |
| 75 | Hornbeck | -22.8% |
| 76 | Sterlington | -22.6% |
| 77 | Violet | -22.6% |
| 78 | St. Joseph | -22.5% |
| 79 | Dry Prong | -22.2% |
| 80 | Tangipahoa | -22.0% |
| 81 | Labadieville | -22.0% |
| 82 | Anacoco | -22.0% |
| 83 | Pitkin | -21.8% |
| 84 | Montpelier | -21.3% |
| 85 | Belle Chasse | -21.2% |
| 86 | Jackson | -21.1% |
| 87 | Cecilia | -20.9% |
| 88 | Shongaloo | -20.9% |
| 89 | Grand Point | -20.6% |
| 90 | Columbia | -20.3% |
| 91 | Merryville | -20.1% |
| 92 | Duson | -20.0% |
| 93 | Iota | -20.0% |
| 94 | Erath | -19.8% |
| 95 | Krotz Springs | -19.8% |
| 96 | Bayou Gauche | -19.6% |
| 97 | Oak Grove | -19.5% |
| 98 | Many | -19.3% |
| 99 | Dodson | -19.2% |
| 100 | Boothville | -19.0% |
Nationwide
1Other rankings in Louisiana
20- Largest by population in Louisiana
- Most densely populated in Louisiana
- Highest median household income in Louisiana
- Highest median home value in Louisiana
- Most affordable home values in Louisiana
- Highest median gross rent in Louisiana
- Cheapest median gross rent in Louisiana
- Oldest by median age in Louisiana
- Youngest by median age in Louisiana
- Most college-educated in Louisiana
- Highest poverty rate in Louisiana
- Lowest poverty rate in Louisiana
- Highest homeownership rate in Louisiana
- Lowest homeownership rate in Louisiana
- Longest commutes in Louisiana
- Shortest commutes in Louisiana
- Largest households in Louisiana
- Newest housing in Louisiana
- Oldest housing in Louisiana
- Fastest-growing (2019–2023) in Louisiana