Louisiana Citizen Population By County in 2018 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2018, the citizen population for Louisiana was 4,549,090 and represented 97.54% of the total Louisiana population.

Among all Louisiana counties, East Baton Rouge had the highest citizen population (429.15K), followed by Jefferson (401.20K), and Orleans (377.63K).

In terms of percentages, Madison had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.96%), followed by Richland (99.90%), and Tensas (99.89%).

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 2018
Louisiana Citizen Population By County in 2018
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
East Baton Rouge 429145 96.63
Jefferson 401200 92.17
Orleans 377630 96.92
St. Tammany 247090 98.02
Caddo 245255 98.75
Lafayette 233560 97.28
Calcasieu 197080 98.45
Ouachita 154625 99.07
Livingston 136390 98.76
Rapides 129465 98.42
Tangipahoa 128755 98.66
Bossier 123630 98.02
Ascension 118850 98.08
Terrebonne 110470 98.12
Lafourche 96160 97.91
St. Landry 82715 99.12
Iberia 70990 97.66
Acadia 61870 98.88
Vermilion 58990 98.54
St. Martin 53090 98.77
St. Charles 51780 98.21
Vernon 50315 98.65
St. Mary 50265 97.16
Washington 45990 99.00
Lincoln 45760 96.63
St. Bernard 44365 97.09
St. John the Baptist 42450 97.71
Avoyelles 40685 99.52
Webster 39490 99.65
Natchitoches 38735 99.41
Beauregard 36205 98.46
Iberville 32825 99.61
Evangeline 32720 97.28
Jefferson Davis 31380 99.73
De Soto 27115 99.63
Morehouse 25955 99.87
West Baton Rouge 25650 99.19
Allen 24765 96.51
Sabine 23890 99.17
Plaquemines 22800 97.54
Assumption 22525 99.16
Union 22080 98.24
Pointe Coupee 21925 98.94
Grant 21690 97.05
St. James 21245 99.49
Richland 20455 99.90
Franklin 20260 99.71
Concordia 19945 99.63
East Feliciana 19415 99.56
Claiborne 16035 99.26
Jackson 15790 99.15
West Feliciana 15160 98.60
LaSalle 14670 98.13
Winn 14465 99.79
Bienville 13635 99.74
Madison 11465 99.96
West Carroll 11140 99.64
St. Helena 10385 99.76
Catahoula 9860 99.65
Caldwell 9785 97.90
Red River 8560 99.30
East Carroll 7190 99.52
Cameron 6675 97.16
Tensas 4660 99.89