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Most sparsely populated, Louisiana cities

Louisiana cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 60 cities in Louisiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01St. Gabriel, LALA6,987236+27%

02Central, LALA30,313487–

03Leesville, LALA5,210585−23%

04Franklin, LALA6,224625−25%

05Minden, LALA11,103738−15%

06Natchitoches, LALA17,146756−4%

07Zachary, LALA20,621768+83%

08Scott, LALA9,635821+22%

09Broussard, LALA15,799872+169%

10Jennings, LALA9,235875−16%

11Grambling, LALA5,314894+13%

12Walker, LALA6,476982+35%

13Breaux Bridge, LALA7,652992+5%

14DeRidder, LALA9,5031,023−3%

15Bastrop, LALA8,9081,041−31%

16Ruston, LALA22,3971,057+9%

17Bogalusa, LALA10,3211,086−23%

18Pineville, LALA13,9671,108+1%

19Oakdale, LALA6,5261,257−20%

20Denham Springs, LALA9,3781,281+7%

21Mandeville, LALA12,9181,380+23%

22Bossier City, LALA63,2591,429+12%

23Baker, LALA12,1361,439−12%

24Covington, LALA11,7211,461+38%

25Alexandria, LALA42,9381,508−7%

26Gonzales, LALA13,9301,524+71%

27Ville Platte, LALA6,1721,536−24%

28West Monroe, LALA12,4781,555−6%

29Opelousas, LALA15,0981,561−34%

30Monroe, LALA46,8601,576−12%

31Youngsville, LALA19,9801,592+401%

32Shreveport, LALA175,9021,627−12%

33Ponchatoula, LALA7,7551,643+50%

34St. Martinville, LALA5,2291,650−25%

35Carencro, LALA13,2241,683+116%

36Hammond, LALA24,0321,686+36%

37Lake Charles, LALA82,6761,742+15%

38Eunice, LALA9,0351,758−21%

39Port Allen, LALA5,0151,769−5%

40Abbeville, LALA10,8611,796−9%

41Morgan City, LALA10,7571,798−15%

42Sulphur, LALA20,4921,824−0%

43Addis, LALA7,6791,827+243%

44Rayne, LALA6,9951,845−18%

45Slidell, LALA28,3411,856+10%

46Donaldsonville, LALA7,0941,878−7%

47Crowley, LALA11,2231,918−21%

48Tallulah, LALA5,5171,982−40%

49Plaquemine, LALA5,8912,015−17%

50New Orleans, LALA362,1542,137−25%

51Houma, LALA31,7352,194−2%

52Lafayette, LALA123,3112,201+12%

53Patterson, LALA5,5652,205+8%

54Thibodaux, LALA15,5732,293+8%

55New Iberia, LALA26,5332,382−19%

56Baton Rouge, LALA222,7952,563−2%

57Westwego, LALA8,3172,669−23%

58Gretna, LALA17,3604,301−0%

59Kenner, LALA65,1364,375−8%

60Harahan, LALA8,9164,418−10%

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