Louisiana Natural Population Increase Rate By County in 2012

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2012, the natural population increase rate for Louisiana was 4.7, and the top three counties that had the highest natural population increase rate were:

1. Vernon: 12.4
2. Ascension: 8.26
3. East Carroll: 8.14

On the other hand, the top 3 counties that had the lowest natural population increase rate were:

1. Caldwell: -4.76
2. East Feliciana: -1.4
3. Claiborne: -0.77

Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the natural population increase rate for each Louisiana county in 2012.

Natural Population Increase Rate refers to the natural increase (number of births minus number of deaths) during a year per 1,000 population at midyear.