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Louisiana

4,468,976 residents · 64 counties · 489 cities · 43,204 sq mi · 1,388 census tracts
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Louisiana is a state of 4,468,976 people. 19.6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $77,500. About 19% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households take in $32,566 at the median, 24% less than the US figure. The population has held roughly steady since 1990.

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Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
4,468,976
+6%since 1990
from 4,219,973 in 1990
1990 – 2024
Median age
34.0
+9%since 1990
from 31.1 in 1990
US average: 35.2
Land area
43,204 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
4.2M4.3M4.4M4.6M4.7M19902000201020202024Louisiana
20244.6M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2000
Under 57.1%(317,392)
US avg: 6.8%
5 to 97.5%(336,780)
US avg: 7.3%
10 to 147.8%(347,912)
US avg: 7.3%
15 to 198.2%(365,945)
US avg: 7.2%
20 to 247.3%(325,571)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3413.5%(601,162)
US avg: 14.2%
35 to 4415.5%(691,966)
US avg: 16%
45 to 5413.1%(586,271)
US avg: 13.4%
55 to 648.5%(379,048)
US avg: 8.6%
65 to 746.3%(282,925)
US avg: 6.5%
75 to 843.9%(175,328)
US avg: 4.4%
85 and over1.3%(58,676)
US avg: 1.5%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$32,566
+13%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $21,949 in 1990
US average: $42,589
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$16,912
+59%since 1990
from $10,635 in 1990
US average: $21,522
Poverty rate
19.6%
−3.9 ptssince 1990
from 23.6% in 1990
US average: 12.4%
Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$77,500
+1%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $58,000 in 1990
US average: $120,530
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$466
Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 1990
from $352 in 1990
US average: $602
Owner-occupied
67.9%
+2.0 ptssince 1990
from 65.9% in 1990
32.1% rent
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990
White, non-Hispanic67.3%(2,840,018)
Black30.8%(1,298,662)
Hispanic / Latino2.1%(90,609)
Asian0.9%(39,675)
2000
White, non-Hispanic62.5%(2,794,391)
Black32.3%(1,443,390)
Hispanic / Latino2.4%(107,738)
Asian1.2%(54,256)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin
Central American2.5%(114,409)
Mexican2.2%(99,275)
Honduran1.6%(74,329)
Puerto Rican0.4%(18,190)
Cuban0.3%(15,680)
South American0.3%(13,887)
Guatemalan0.3%(12,902)
Spaniard0.3%(11,848)
Nicaraguan0.2%(10,643)
Salvadoran0.2%(10,264)
Dominican0.2%(8,462)
Colombian0.1%(5,174)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Costa Rican0.1%(2,616)
Venezuelan0.1%(2,310)
Ecuadorian0%(1,975)
Panamanian0%(1,652)
Peruvian0%(1,623)
Chilean0%(1,116)
Argentine0%(808)
Bolivian0%(471)
Paraguayan0%(152)
Uruguayan0%(121)
Asian origin
Vietnamese0.6%(27,669)
Asian Indian0.3%(12,687)
Chinese0.3%(11,537)
Filipino0.2%(8,608)
Pakistani0.1%(3,338)
Korean0.1%(2,651)
Japanese0%(2,028)
Laotian0%(1,909)
Nepalese0%(1,324)
Thai0%(1,024)
Cambodian0%(761)
+ 10 more asian origin groups with data
Burmese0%(617)
Taiwanese0%(579)
Indonesian0%(440)
Sri Lankan0%(144)
Malaysian0%(115)
Mien0%(111)
Hmong0%(93)
Mongolian0%(81)
Kazakh0%(77)
Uzbek0%(61)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(1,412)
Chamorro0%(1,012)
Guamanian0%(147)
Fijian0%(122)
Tongan0%(40)
Ancestry
French9.6%(440,472)
American7.4%(342,287)
English7.3%(335,682)
German6.9%(317,717)
Irish6.6%(302,335)
Italian4.3%(197,755)
French Canadian1.8%(82,864)
Scottish1.1%(48,487)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(26,862)
Arab0.5%(22,405)
Polish0.4%(20,149)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch0.4%(16,293)
West Indian0.3%(14,980)
Welsh0.2%(10,944)
British0.2%(10,797)
Norwegian0.2%(10,682)
Swedish0.2%(9,756)
Lebanese0.2%(7,112)
Russian0.1%(6,533)
Greek0.1%(5,350)
Haitian0.1%(5,333)
Hungarian0.1%(5,082)
Czech0.1%(4,263)
Nigerian0.1%(4,240)
Jamaican0.1%(3,872)
Portuguese0.1%(3,648)
Canadian0.1%(3,425)
Palestinian0.1%(3,398)
Croatian0.1%(3,317)
Brazilian0.1%(3,184)
Swiss0.1%(2,943)
Belgian0.1%(2,852)
Danish0.1%(2,776)
Egyptian0.1%(2,338)
Iranian0.1%(2,337)
Ukrainian0.1%(2,330)
Austrian0.1%(2,308)
Lithuanian0%(1,989)
Romanian0%(1,958)
Israeli0%(1,805)
Syrian0%(1,638)
Turkish0%(1,429)
Jordanian0%(1,396)
Finnish0%(1,323)
Slovak0%(1,117)
Ethiopian0%(1,108)
Moroccan0%(876)
Guyanese0%(744)
Ghanaian0%(692)
Kenyan0%(658)
Australian0%(653)
Armenian0%(519)
Slovene0%(494)
Serbian0%(451)
Iraqi0%(355)
Bulgarian0%(315)
Latvian0%(242)
Somali0%(174)
Barbadian0%(162)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
18.7%
+2.6 ptssince 1990
from 16.1% in 1990
US average: 24.4%
High school or higher
74.8%
+6.5 ptssince 1990
from 68.3% in 1990
US average: 80.3%
Graduate degree
6.5%
+0.9 ptssince 1990
from 5.6% in 1990
US average: 8.8%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
17.2 min
−18%since 1990
from 20.9 min in 1990
US average: 17.6
Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status
Men 15+
Never married31.2%(514,633)
Married56.7%(935,131)
Widowed2.8%(46,823)
Divorced9.2%(151,546)
Women 15+
Never married26.3%(477,983)
Married51.1%(929,466)
Widowed11.5%(208,297)
Divorced11.1%(202,501)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2000
Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured
7.8%
−9.3 ptssince 2013
from 17.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
47.4%
−1.7 ptssince 2020
from 49.1% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.6%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 12.0% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
19.1%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 18.0% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
31.3%
+3.6 ptssince 2020
from 27.7% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.3%
Unchangedsince 2020
from 2.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
57.7%
−2.5 ptssince 2020
from 60.2% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
46.5%
+4.0 ptssince 2020
from 42.5% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)26.6%(56,626)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.9%(55,066)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.7%(69,599)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.4%(9,346)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(1,747)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 212,834 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Section 02

Largest cities

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1.New Orleans362,154
2.Baton Rouge222,795
3.Shreveport175,902
4.Metairie139,729
5.Lafayette123,311
6.Lake Charles82,676
7.Kenner65,136
8.Bossier City63,259
9.Monroe46,860
10.Alexandria42,938
11.Prairieville35,238
12.Marrero32,540
13.Houma31,735
14.Central30,313
15.Laplace28,343
16.Slidell28,341
17.New Iberia26,533
18.Terrytown24,726
19.Hammond24,032
20.Chalmette22,616
21.Ruston22,397
22.Bayou Cane21,253
23.Harvey20,915
24.Zachary20,621
25.Sulphur20,492
26.Youngsville19,980
27.Shenandoah17,998
28.Gretna17,360
29.Natchitoches17,146
30.Estelle16,341
31.Broussard15,799
32.Thibodaux15,573
33.Opelousas15,098
34.Pineville13,967
35.Luling13,960
36.Gonzales13,930
37.River Ridge13,312
38.Claiborne13,308
39.Carencro13,224
40.Mandeville12,918
41.Moss Bluff12,482
42.West Monroe12,478
43.Gardere12,223
44.Bayou Blue12,218
45.Baker12,136
Section 03

Metropolitan & micropolitan areas

Metropolitan areas (10)
1.New Orleans970,849
2.Baton Rouge888,699
3.Lafayette423,758
4.Shreveport383,474
5.Slidell279,108
6.Lake Charles244,655
7.Monroe222,390
8.Houma199,668
9.Alexandria147,952
10.Hammond141,346
Micropolitan areas (8)
1.Opelousas80,765
2.New Iberia66,846
3.Ruston48,360
4.Morgan City46,552
5.Bogalusa44,937
6.DeRidder36,673
7.Natchitoches36,089
8.Minden34,948

Metropolitan areas are built around an urban core of 50,000 or more people; micropolitan areas around a core of 10,000 to 50,000. A statistical area can cross state lines, so each is listed under its primary state.

Frequently asked

How many people live in Louisiana?

Louisiana has about 4,468,976 residents according to the 2000 Census.

What is the median household income in Louisiana?

The typical household in Louisiana earns about $32,566 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Louisiana expensive?

In Louisiana, the median home is worth about $77,500, and the typical rent is about $466 a month.

How educated are people in Louisiana?

About 18.7% of adults age 25 and over in Louisiana hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Louisiana?

About 19.6% of people in Louisiana live below the federal poverty line.

Has Louisiana grown since 1990?

Yes, Louisiana has grown since 1990. The population has added about 249,003 residents, a change of about 6 percent over that period.

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East Baton Rouge ParishJefferson ParishOrleans ParishSt. Tammany ParishLafayette ParishCaddo ParishCalcasieu ParishOuachita ParishLivingston ParishTangipahoa ParishAscension ParishBossier ParishRapides ParishTerrebonne ParishLafourche ParishSt. Landry ParishIberia ParishVermilion ParishAcadia ParishSt. Martin ParishSt. Charles ParishLincoln ParishSt. Mary ParishSt. Bernard ParishVernon ParishWashington ParishSt. John the Baptist ParishAvoyelles ParishBeauregard ParishNatchitoches ParishWebster ParishEvangeline ParishJefferson Davis ParishIberville ParishWest Baton Rouge ParishDe Soto ParishMorehouse ParishAllen ParishPlaquemines ParishGrant ParishSabine ParishUnion ParishAssumption ParishRichland ParishPointe Coupee ParishFranklin ParishSt. James ParishEast Feliciana ParishConcordia ParishJackson ParishLaSalle ParishWest Feliciana ParishWinn ParishClaiborne ParishBienville ParishSt. Helena ParishCaldwell ParishWest Carroll ParishMadison ParishCatahoula ParishRed River ParishEast Carroll ParishCameron ParishTensas Parish

DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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