Population in Louisiana by County

Total population.

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-year 2020-2024 · Updated November 2026

Louisiana

4,611,961

Counties

64

Highest

East Baton Rouge

452,938

Lowest

Tensas

3,935

All Louisiana counties, ranked

# Counties Population
1 East Baton Rouge 452,938
2 Jefferson 430,920
3 Orleans 371,853
4 St. Tammany 272,421
5 Lafayette 247,997
6 Caddo 230,004
7 Calcasieu 207,088
8 Ouachita 158,480
9 Livingston 148,115
10 Tangipahoa 136,738
11 Ascension 130,314
12 Bossier 129,789
13 Rapides 127,527
14 Terrebonne 106,186
15 Lafourche 96,252
16 St. Landry 81,670
17 Iberia 68,599
18 Vermilion 57,123
19 Acadia 56,955
20 St. Charles 51,396
21 St. Martin 51,353
22 Lincoln 48,174
23 St. Mary 47,828
24 Vernon 47,117
25 Washington 45,120
26 St. Bernard 44,419
27 St. John the Baptist 40,743
28 Avoyelles 38,905
29 Natchitoches 36,693
30 Beauregard 36,676
31 Webster 35,820
32 Evangeline 32,060
33 Jefferson Davis 31,924
34 Iberville 29,815
35 West Baton Rouge 27,974
36 De Soto 27,026
37 Morehouse 24,551
38 Plaquemines 22,803
39 Allen 22,477
40 Grant 22,095
41 Sabine 21,977
42 Union 20,821
43 Assumption 20,484
44 Pointe Coupee 20,217
45 Richland 19,822
46 St. James 19,528
47 Franklin 19,408
48 East Feliciana 19,271
49 Concordia 18,174
50 West Feliciana 15,327
51 Jackson 14,884
52 LaSalle 14,789
53 Claiborne 13,833
54 Winn 13,467
55 Bienville 12,638
56 St. Helena 10,858
57 Madison 9,513
58 Caldwell 9,500
59 West Carroll 9,464
60 Catahoula 8,583
61 Red River 7,443
62 East Carroll 7,072
63 Cameron 5,015
64 Tensas 3,935

About this dataset

Total population. Source: ACS 5-year 2020-2024 Data Profile, variable DP05_0001E. Values in people.

Source
U.S. Census Bureau
Citation
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles (2020-2024), DP05_0001E
Vintage
ACS 5-year 2020-2024
License
Public domain (U.S. Census Bureau)
Unit
people
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Last loaded
November 2026

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