Louisiana Citizen Population By County in 2020 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2020, the citizen population for Louisiana was 4,551,485 and represented 97.58% of the total Louisiana population.

Among all Louisiana counties, East Baton Rouge had the highest citizen population (427.77K), followed by Jefferson (400.37K), and Orleans (380.01K).

In terms of percentages, East Carroll had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (100.00%), followed by Caldwell (99.95%), and Red River (99.94%).

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 2020
Louisiana Citizen Population By County in 2020
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
East Baton Rouge 427765 96.53
Jefferson 400365 92.06
Orleans 380005 97.13
St. Tammany 252740 97.79
Caddo 240300 98.79
Lafayette 236880 97.21
Calcasieu 199545 98.37
Ouachita 153290 99.10
Livingston 138115 98.29
Tangipahoa 131835 98.57
Rapides 128740 98.75
Bossier 124650 98.19
Ascension 122415 97.89
Terrebonne 109315 98.22
Lafourche 96310 98.30
St. Landry 82265 99.37
Iberia 69465 98.16
Acadia 61870 99.20
Vermilion 59105 98.86
St. Martin 53020 98.91
St. Charles 52145 98.66
St. Mary 48715 97.39
Vernon 48670 98.69
Lincoln 46000 97.62
Washington 45965 99.22
St. Bernard 45390 97.21
St. John the Baptist 42450 98.60
Avoyelles 40310 99.62
Webster 38600 99.45
Natchitoches 38335 99.56
Beauregard 36970 98.89
Iberville 32410 99.34
Evangeline 32315 96.49
Jefferson Davis 31300 99.60
De Soto 27330 99.76
West Baton Rouge 26335 99.77
Morehouse 25140 99.80
Allen 24340 95.19
Sabine 23840 99.69
Plaquemines 22940 98.43
Assumption 22085 99.33
Union 21900 98.34
Pointe Coupee 21775 99.50
Grant 21760 97.40
St. James 20990 99.29
Richland 20230 99.90
Franklin 20060 99.75
Concordia 19250 98.54
East Feliciana 19145 99.56
Claiborne 15745 99.31
Jackson 15645 98.89
West Feliciana 15160 98.19
LaSalle 14745 98.63
Winn 14060 99.26
Bienville 13315 99.44
Madison 11065 99.37
West Carroll 10890 99.59
St. Helena 10055 98.34
Caldwell 9955 99.95
Catahoula 9550 99.64
Red River 8455 99.94
East Carroll 6945 100.00
Cameron 6790 97.49
Tensas 4430 99.89