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Most densely populated, Louisiana counties · 1990

Louisiana counties ranked by residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 64 counties in Louisiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Orleans Parish, LALA362,1542,932+3%

02Jefferson Parish, LALA431,3981,490−2%

03East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,180834−8%

04Lafayette Parish, LALA257,949613−14%

05Caddo Parish, LALA224,226282−2%

06Ouachita Parish, LALA158,542233−3%

07Ascension Parish, LALA135,105201−24%

08St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,875186−7%

09St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,642176−1%

10St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,108171−24%

11Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,466158−8%

12St. Charles Parish, LALA50,586153−12%

13Iberia Parish, LALA66,846119−7%

14Livingston Parish, LALA155,036109−23%

15Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,346108−15%

16St. Mary Parish, LALA46,552104+9%

17Bossier Parish, LALA131,867103−12%

18West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,756101−10%

19Rapides Parish, LALA125,87799+4%

20Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36089−2%

21St. James Parish, LALA18,93888−2%

22St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76587−8%

23Acadia Parish, LALA57,03285−5%

24Lafourche Parish, LALA95,50580−5%

25Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,16379−7%

26Webster Parish, LALA34,94871+0%

27Assumption Parish, LALA19,72066−3%

28Washington Parish, LALA44,93764−2%

29St. Martin Parish, LALA51,10660−9%

30Evangeline Parish, LALA31,98050−6%

31Iberville Parish, LALA29,57950−7%

32Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,47147−2%

33Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,94147−6%

34Vernon Parish, LALA45,09147+18%

35Vermilion Parish, LALA57,67143−7%

36East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,91142−10%

37Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,52040−1%

38Morehouse Parish, LALA23,70540+3%

39Richland Parish, LALA19,58237−2%

40Franklin Parish, LALA19,00236+5%

41West Carroll Parish, LALA9,15634−2%

42Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,25633−4%

43West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,13432−15%

44Concordia Parish, LALA17,83630+3%

45Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08929−6%

46De Soto Parish, LALA27,38129−1%

47Allen Parish, LALA22,67228−17%

48Jackson Parish, LALA15,83428+2%

49Grant Parish, LALA22,07527−6%

50Sabine Parish, LALA21,83426−3%

51Beauregard Parish, LALA36,67326−9%

52St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75824−6%

53Red River Parish, LALA7,16524−2%

54Union Parish, LALA20,56124−9%

55East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76023+3%

56Claiborne Parish, LALA13,35423+3%

57LaSalle Parish, LALA15,15422−4%

58Madison Parish, LALA8,84420−9%

59Bienville Parish, LALA12,26920+1%

60Caldwell Parish, LALA9,34419−7%

61Winn Parish, LALA14,96117−4%

62Catahoula Parish, LALA8,22316+1%

63Tensas Parish, LALA3,70012+7%

64Cameron Parish, LALA4,7187−7%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES