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Most sparsely populated, Louisiana cities

Louisiana cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2025). This list covers the 60 cities in Louisiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 60 is 1,592. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Harahan, LA, up 40 places to #60.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01▲1St. Gabriel, LALA6,987236+27%

02▲5Central, LALA30,313487–

03▲10Leesville, LALA5,210585−23%

04▲11Franklin, LALA6,224625−25%

05▲15Minden, LALA11,103738−15%

06▲15Natchitoches, LALA17,146756−4%

07▲10Zachary, LALA20,621768+83%

08▲8Scott, LALA9,635821+22%

09▲9Broussard, LALA15,799872+169%

10▲14Jennings, LALA9,235875−16%

11▲12Grambling, LALA5,314894+13%

12▲13Walker, LALA6,476982+35%

13▲13Breaux Bridge, LALA7,652992+5%

14▲14DeRidder, LALA9,5031,023−3%

15▲15Bastrop, LALA8,9081,041−31%

16▲11Ruston, LALA22,3971,057+9%

17▲12Bogalusa, LALA10,3211,086−23%

18▲14Pineville, LALA13,9671,108+1%

19▲18Oakdale, LALA6,5261,257−20%

20▲14Denham Springs, LALA9,3781,281+7%

21▲22Mandeville, LALA12,9181,380+23%

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

23▲24Baker, LALA12,1361,439−12%

24▲21Covington, LALA11,7211,461+38%

25▲26Alexandria, LALA42,9381,508−7%

26▲14Gonzales, LALA13,9301,524+71%

27▲23Ville Platte, LALA6,1721,536−24%

28▲27West Monroe, LALA12,4781,555−6%

29▲25Opelousas, LALA15,0981,561−34%

30▲23Monroe, LALA46,8601,576−12%

31▲5Youngsville, LALA19,9801,592+401%

32▲29Shreveport, LALA175,9021,627−12%

33▲24Ponchatoula, LALA7,7551,643+50%

34▲24St. Martinville, LALA5,2291,650−25%

35▼2Carencro, LALA13,2241,683+116%

36▲5Hammond, LALA24,0321,686+36%

37▲27Lake Charles, LALA82,6761,742+15%

38▲27Eunice, LALA9,0351,758−21%

39▲23Port Allen, LALA5,0151,769−5%

40▲26Abbeville, LALA10,8611,796−9%

41▲28Morgan City, LALA10,7571,798−15%

42▲28Sulphur, LALA20,4921,8240%

43▲9Addis, LALA7,6791,827+243%

44▲24Rayne, LALA6,9951,845−18%

45▲22Slidell, LALA28,3411,856+10%

46▲17Donaldsonville, LALA7,0941,878−7%

47▲25Crowley, LALA11,2231,918−21%

48▲29Tallulah, LALA5,5171,982−40%

49▲25Plaquemine, LALA5,8912,015−17%

50▲28New Orleans, LALA362,1542,137−25%

51▲28Houma, LALA31,7352,194−2%

52▲23Lafayette, LALA123,3112,201+12%

53▲28Patterson, LALA5,5652,205+8%

54▲26Thibodaux, LALA15,5732,293+8%

55▲28New Iberia, LALA26,5332,382−19%

56▲29Baton Rouge, LALA222,7952,563−2%

57▲30Westwego, LALA8,3172,669−23%

58▲39Gretna, LALA17,3604,3010%

59▲39Kenner, LALA65,1364,375−8%

60▲40Harahan, LALA8,9164,418−10%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES