Louisiana Population By County in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the population of Louisiana was 4,681,346. Among all Louisiana counties, East Baton Rouge had the highest population (447,020), followed by Jefferson (436,865), and Orleans (392,265). Tensas was the least populated county (4,652).

Hover over or click on the counties in the map below to see the populations. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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Louisiana Population By County in 2016
Louisiana Population By County in 2016
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County Population % of State Population
Acadia 62830 1.34
Allen 25696 0.55
Ascension 121646 2.60
Assumption 22773 0.49
Avoyelles 40970 0.88
Beauregard 37028 0.79
Bienville 13796 0.30
Bossier 125946 2.69
Caddo 249024 5.32
Calcasieu 200780 4.29
Caldwell 10069 0.22
Cameron 6888 0.15
Catahoula 9863 0.21
Claiborne 16168 0.35
Concordia 19971 0.43
De Soto 27194 0.58
East Baton Rouge 447020 9.55
East Carroll 7230 0.15
East Feliciana 19500 0.42
Evangeline 33671 0.72
Franklin 20393 0.44
Grant 22324 0.48
Iberia 72753 1.55
Iberville 32865 0.70
Jackson 15903 0.34
Jefferson 436865 9.33
Jefferson Davis 31399 0.67
Lafayette 241611 5.16
Lafourche 98493 2.10
LaSalle 15028 0.32
Lincoln 47520 1.01
Livingston 139822 2.99
Madison 11497 0.25
Morehouse 25911 0.55
Natchitoches 39016 0.83
Orleans 392265 8.38
Ouachita 156948 3.35
Plaquemines 23360 0.50
Pointe Coupee 22126 0.47
Rapides 131838 2.82
Red River 8618 0.18
Richland 20458 0.44
Sabine 24054 0.51
St. Bernard 45789 0.98
St. Charles 52809 1.13
St. Helena 10402 0.22
St. James 21428 0.46
St. John the Baptist 43441 0.93
St. Landry 83885 1.79
St. Martin 53829 1.15
St. Mary 52064 1.11
St. Tammany 252676 5.40
Tangipahoa 130759 2.79
Tensas 4652 0.10
Terrebonne 113071 2.42
Union 22514 0.48
Vermilion 60120 1.28
Vernon 51666 1.10
Washington 46414 0.99
Webster 39750 0.85
West Baton Rouge 25942 0.55
West Carroll 11144 0.24
West Feliciana 15322 0.33
Winn 14539 0.31