Louisiana Citizen Population By County in 2023 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2023, the citizen population for Louisiana was 4,492,100 and represented 97.21% of the total Louisiana population.

Among all Louisiana counties, East Baton Rouge had the highest citizen population (433.23K), followed by Jefferson (396.79K), and Orleans (363.47K).

In terms of percentages, East Carroll had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (100.00%), followed by Catahoula (99.89%), and Red River (99.87%).

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 2023
Louisiana Citizen Population By County in 2023
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
East Baton Rouge 433230 95.67
Jefferson 396790 91.75
Orleans 363465 96.66
St. Tammany 262770 97.56
Lafayette 237225 96.80
Caddo 230095 98.76
Calcasieu 204545 98.02
Ouachita 157050 98.83
Livingston 141250 97.02
Tangipahoa 133045 98.39
Rapides 126210 98.24
Bossier 126180 97.71
Ascension 124680 96.96
Terrebonne 104935 97.74
Lafourche 95025 98.30
St. Landry 81365 99.07
Iberia 68330 98.75
Acadia 57000 99.62
Vermilion 56225 98.59
St. Martin 50860 98.64
St. Charles 50790 97.93
Lincoln 47580 98.80
Vernon 47095 98.60
St. Mary 47025 97.05
Washington 44990 99.45
St. Bernard 42930 97.19
St. John the Baptist 40690 98.43
Avoyelles 38840 99.15
Natchitoches 36785 99.30
Beauregard 36460 99.50
Webster 35960 99.36
Jefferson Davis 31960 99.61
Evangeline 31170 96.92
Iberville 29400 98.16
West Baton Rouge 27365 98.92
De Soto 26785 99.59
Morehouse 24875 99.64
Plaquemines 22500 97.53
Sabine 22000 99.62
Grant 21435 96.88
Allen 21195 93.99
Union 20505 98.04
Assumption 20500 98.94
Pointe Coupee 20335 99.49
Richland 19885 99.87
St. James 19680 99.42
Franklin 19560 99.85
East Feliciana 19340 99.79
Concordia 17885 97.60
West Feliciana 15330 99.68
Jackson 14670 98.19
LaSalle 14665 99.05
Claiborne 13985 99.75
Winn 12920 95.67
Bienville 12680 99.30
St. Helena 10625 97.93
Madison 9700 99.44
West Carroll 9590 99.69
Caldwell 9515 99.48
Catahoula 8730 99.89
Red River 7520 99.87
East Carroll 7195 100.00
Cameron 5210 99.81
Tensas 3970 99.50