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Most densely populated, Louisiana counties · 2010

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, LALA362,1542,028−29%

02Jefferson Parish, LALA431,3981,438−5%

03East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,180966+7%

04Lafayette Parish, LALA257,949824+16%

05Ascension Parish, LALA135,105370+40%

06Caddo Parish, LALA224,226290+1%

07St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,108277+22%

08Ouachita Parish, LALA158,542252+4%

09St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,875214+7%

10Livingston Parish, LALA155,036198+39%

11St. Charles Parish, LALA50,586190+10%

12Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,466181+5%

13Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,346153+20%

14Bossier Parish, LALA131,867139+19%

15Iberia Parish, LALA66,846127−0%

16West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,756124+10%

17Rapides Parish, LALA125,87799+4%

18Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36099+10%

19St. Mary Parish, LALA46,55298+2%

20St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,64295−47%

21Acadia Parish, LALA57,03294+5%

22St. James Parish, LALA18,93893+4%

23Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,16391+7%

24St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76590−5%

25Lafourche Parish, LALA95,50590+7%

26St. Martin Parish, LALA51,10671+7%

27Washington Parish, LALA44,93770+7%

28Webster Parish, LALA34,94869−1%

29Assumption Parish, LALA19,72068+0%

30Iberville Parish, LALA29,57954+0%

31Evangeline Parish, LALA31,98051−4%

32Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,94151+1%

33Vermilion Parish, LALA57,67149+8%

34Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,47148+1%

35East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,91145−5%

36Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,52041+0%

37Vernon Parish, LALA45,09139−0%

38West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,13439+3%

39Richland Parish, LALA19,58237−1%

40Morehouse Parish, LALA23,70535−10%

41Grant Parish, LALA22,07535+19%

42Allen Parish, LALA22,67234+1%

43Franklin Parish, LALA19,00233−2%

44West Carroll Parish, LALA9,15632−6%

45Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08932+1%

46Beauregard Parish, LALA36,67331+8%

47De Soto Parish, LALA27,38130+5%

48Concordia Parish, LALA17,83630+3%

49Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,25630−14%

50Jackson Parish, LALA15,83429+6%

51Sabine Parish, LALA21,83428+3%

52St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75827+6%

53Union Parish, LALA20,56126−0%

54LaSalle Parish, LALA15,15424+4%

55Red River Parish, LALA7,16523−6%

56Claiborne Parish, LALA13,35423+2%

57Madison Parish, LALA8,84419−12%

58Caldwell Parish, LALA9,34419−4%

59East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76018−18%

60Bienville Parish, LALA12,26918−9%

61Winn Parish, LALA14,96116−9%

62Catahoula Parish, LALA8,22315−5%

63Tensas Parish, LALA3,7009−21%

64Cameron Parish, LALA4,7185−32%

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