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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.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERAN POPULATIONVS 2020

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

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

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

04Caddo Parish, LALA224,22613,885−13%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14Vernon Parish, LALA45,0914,906−15%

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

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

17Iberia Parish, LALA66,8463,012−9%

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

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

20Washington Parish, LALA44,9372,498+0%

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

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

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

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

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

26Webster Parish, LALA34,9481,770−19%

27Lincoln Parish, LALA48,3601,757−26%

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

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

30Acadia Parish, LALA57,0321,582−25%

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

32De Soto Parish, LALA27,3811,516−3%

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

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

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

36Sabine Parish, LALA21,8341,234−20%

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

38Grant Parish, LALA22,0751,149−11%

39Union Parish, LALA20,5611,054−6%

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

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

42Allen Parish, LALA22,672946−19%

43West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,134935+11%

44Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,520826−1%

45East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,911800−4%

46Assumption Parish, LALA19,720793−39%

47Iberville Parish, LALA29,579728−33%

48Jackson Parish, LALA15,834703−40%

49Winn Parish, LALA14,961699−5%

50Franklin Parish, LALA19,002687+0%

51Concordia Parish, LALA17,836648−34%

52Claiborne Parish, LALA13,354605−23%

53Bienville Parish, LALA12,269565−15%

54St. James Parish, LALA18,938561−28%

55Caldwell Parish, LALA9,344556+23%

56Madison Parish, LALA8,844439−25%

57St. Helena Parish, LALA10,758385−7%

58Catahoula Parish, LALA8,223376−14%

59LaSalle Parish, LALA15,154357−43%

60Cameron Parish, LALA4,718296−29%

61East Carroll Parish, LALA6,760282+53%

62West Carroll Parish, LALA9,156281−40%

63Red River Parish, LALA7,165237−37%

64Tensas Parish, LALA3,700156+44%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES