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Most population lost, Louisiana counties · 2010

Louisiana counties that lost the most residents from the 2000 census to 2010, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 64 counties in Louisiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01Orleans Parish, LALA362,154-140,845+1048%

02St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,642-31,332−5339%

03Jefferson Parish, LALA431,398-22,914−420%

04St. Landry Parish, LALA80,765-4,316−159%

05Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,256-3,715−414%

06Cameron Parish, LALA4,718-3,152−531%

07Morehouse Parish, LALA23,705-3,042+232%

08East Carroll Parish, LALA6,760-1,662+477%

09Madison Parish, LALA8,844-1,635−229%

10Winn Parish, LALA14,961-1,581−353%

11Evangeline Parish, LALA31,980-1,450−167%

12Bienville Parish, LALA12,269-1,399+516%

13Tensas Parish, LALA3,700-1,366+182%

14East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,911-1,093−151%

15West Carroll Parish, LALA9,156-710−421%

16Webster Parish, LALA34,948-624+295%

17Red River Parish, LALA7,165-531−326%

18Catahoula Parish, LALA8,223-513+254%

19Franklin Parish, LALA19,002-496−56%

20Caldwell Parish, LALA9,344-428−157%

21Richland Parish, LALA19,582-256−173%

22Vernon Parish, LALA45,091-197−98%

23Union Parish, LALA20,561-82−104%

24Iberia Parish, LALA66,846-26−101%

25Assumption Parish, LALA19,720+33−95%

26Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,520+39−83%

27Iberville Parish, LALA29,579+67−97%

28Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,471+159−78%

29Allen Parish, LALA22,672+324−92%

30Claiborne Parish, LALA13,354+344−162%

31Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,089+486−80%

32West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,134+514−77%

33Concordia Parish, LALA17,836+575−199%

34Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,941+592−75%

35LaSalle Parish, LALA15,154+608−2%

36St. Helena Parish, LALA10,758+678+4%

37Sabine Parish, LALA21,834+774−5%

38Jackson Parish, LALA15,834+877−385%

39St. James Parish, LALA18,938+886+163%

40St. Mary Parish, LALA46,552+1,150−125%

41De Soto Parish, LALA27,381+1,162+685%

42West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,756+2,187+0%

43Beauregard Parish, LALA36,673+2,668−8%

44Caddo Parish, LALA224,226+2,808−28%

45St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,875+2,880−6%

46Acadia Parish, LALA57,032+2,912−2%

47Washington Parish, LALA44,937+3,242+338%

48St. Martin Parish, LALA51,106+3,577−22%

49Grant Parish, LALA22,075+3,611+208%

50Vermilion Parish, LALA57,671+4,192+12%

51Lincoln Parish, LALA48,360+4,226+453%

52St. Charles Parish, LALA50,586+4,708−16%

53Rapides Parish, LALA125,877+5,276−201%

54Lafourche Parish, LALA95,505+6,344+54%

55Ouachita Parish, LALA158,542+6,470+28%

56Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,163+7,357−2%

57Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,466+9,191−40%

58Bossier Parish, LALA131,867+18,669+53%

59Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,346+20,509+38%

60East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,180+27,319−17%

61Ascension Parish, LALA135,105+30,588+66%

62Lafayette Parish, LALA257,949+31,075+21%

63Livingston Parish, LALA155,036+36,212+70%

64St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,108+42,472−9%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS