Louisiana Citizen Population By County in 2016 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2016, the citizen population for Louisiana was 4,535,710 and represented 97.63% of the total Louisiana population.

Among all Louisiana counties, East Baton Rouge had the highest citizen population (431.97K), followed by Jefferson (404.02K), and Orleans (370.18K).

In terms of percentages, Bienville had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.93%), followed by Richland (99.93%), and Madison (99.92%).

The chart and table below shows the citizen population of each county and the percentage of each county's population that were citizens.

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Louisiana Citizen Population By County in 2016
Louisiana Citizen Population By County in 2016
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
East Baton Rouge 431970 97.00
Jefferson 404015 92.83
Orleans 370180 96.67
Caddo 250015 98.77
St. Tammany 242240 98.36
Lafayette 228615 97.30
Calcasieu 194450 98.59
Ouachita 154925 99.06
Livingston 134455 98.92
Rapides 130250 98.40
Tangipahoa 125450 98.69
Bossier 121500 97.42
Ascension 115135 98.40
Terrebonne 110620 97.81
Lafourche 95485 97.74
St. Landry 83070 99.25
Iberia 71850 97.36
Acadia 61745 99.00
Vermilion 58635 98.51
St. Martin 52630 98.59
St. Charles 51435 97.58
St. Mary 51435 96.95
Vernon 51355 98.57
Lincoln 46025 96.94
Washington 45825 98.84
St. John the Baptist 43080 98.15
St. Bernard 42890 97.28
Avoyelles 41025 99.46
Webster 40235 99.75
Natchitoches 39015 99.38
Beauregard 35880 98.48
Iberville 33030 99.61
Evangeline 32865 97.34
Jefferson Davis 31290 99.65
De Soto 26905 99.48
Morehouse 26605 99.50
Allen 24880 97.11
West Baton Rouge 24730 98.86
Sabine 23920 99.07
Assumption 22745 99.00
Plaquemines 22745 96.44
Pointe Coupee 22165 99.11
Union 22120 98.49
Grant 21755 97.25
St. James 21500 99.63
Richland 20675 99.93
Franklin 20435 99.85
Concordia 20250 99.80
East Feliciana 19695 99.70
Claiborne 16365 99.48
Jackson 15850 99.06
West Feliciana 15335 99.68
Winn 14650 99.69
LaSalle 14590 97.76
Bienville 13915 99.93
Madison 11795 99.92
West Carroll 11300 99.38
St. Helena 10660 99.49
Catahoula 10100 99.56
Caldwell 9840 98.45
Red River 8710 99.49
East Carroll 7370 99.33
Cameron 6680 99.11
Tensas 4790 99.90