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Largest veteran population, Louisiana counties

Louisiana counties home to the most civilian veterans 18 and over, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of veterans, not the veteran share. This list covers the 64 counties in Louisiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 64 is 1,516. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Morehouse Parish, LA, up 8 places to #35.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERAN POPULATIONVS 2020

01Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39817,007−14%

02▲3St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10815,461−2%

03▼1East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18015,343−21%

04Caddo Parish, LALA224,22613,885−13%

05▼2Orleans Parish, LALA362,15413,858−15%

06Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,46611,824−2%

07Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94910,433−10%

08Bossier Parish, LALA131,86710,278−6%

09▲2Livingston Parish, LALA155,0368,269+8%

10Ouachita Parish, LALA158,5427,477−9%

11▼2Rapides Parish, LALA125,8777,079−25%

12Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,3466,438−4%

13▲1Ascension Parish, LALA135,1055,864+8%

14▼1Vernon Parish, LALA45,0914,906−15%

15Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,1634,808+1%

16Lafourche Parish, LALA95,5053,049−16%

17▲2Iberia Parish, LALA66,8463,012−9%

18Beauregard Parish, LALA36,6732,931−13%

19▲1St. Landry Parish, LALA80,7652,769−16%

20▲3Washington Parish, LALA44,9372,4980%

21▲1St. Charles Parish, LALA50,5862,304−14%

22▼5Vermilion Parish, LALA57,6712,139−39%

23▼2St. Martin Parish, LALA51,1062,112−23%

24▲4St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,8752,054+6%

25St. Mary Parish, LALA46,5521,852−18%

26Webster Parish, LALA34,9481,770−19%

27▼3Lincoln Parish, LALA48,3601,757−26%

28▲1Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,9411,587−14%

29▲6Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,4711,584+14%

30▼3Acadia Parish, LALA57,0321,582−25%

31▼1Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,0891,519−10%

32De Soto Parish, LALA27,3811,516−3%

33▲1Evangeline Parish, LALA31,9801,450+1%

34▼3St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,6421,441−15%

35▲8Morehouse Parish, LALA23,7051,403+26%

36▼3Sabine Parish, LALA21,8341,234−20%

37▼1Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,2561,217−10%

38Grant Parish, LALA22,0751,149−11%

39▲3Union Parish, LALA20,5611,054−6%

40▼1West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,7561,033−17%

41▲5Richland Parish, LALA19,5821,027+20%

42▼1Allen Parish, LALA22,672946−19%

43▲4West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,134935+11%

44▲5Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,520826−1%

45▲3East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,911800−4%

46▼9Assumption Parish, LALA19,720793−39%

47▼3Iberville Parish, LALA29,579728−33%

48▼8Jackson Parish, LALA15,834703−40%

49▲3Winn Parish, LALA14,961699−5%

50▲3Franklin Parish, LALA19,0026870%

51▼6Concordia Parish, LALA17,836648−34%

52▼2Claiborne Parish, LALA13,354605−23%

53▲1Bienville Parish, LALA12,269565−15%

54▼3St. James Parish, LALA18,938561−28%

55▲3Caldwell Parish, LALA9,344556+23%

56Madison Parish, LALA8,844439−25%

57▲4St. Helena Parish, LALA10,758385−7%

58▲1Catahoula Parish, LALA8,223376−14%

59▼4LaSalle Parish, LALA15,154357−43%

60Cameron Parish, LALA4,718296−29%

61▲2East Carroll Parish, LALA6,760282+53%

62▼5West Carroll Parish, LALA9,156281−40%

63▼1Red River Parish, LALA7,165237−37%

64Tensas Parish, LALA3,700156+44%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES