Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Number of Births in 2017
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Number of Births for Louisiana was 61.87K. Among all Louisiana counties, East Baton Rouge Parish had the highest number of births (5.97K), followed by Jefferson Parish (5.82K), and Orleans Parish (4.69K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Louisiana counties.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2017 Census.
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Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Number of Births in 2017
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| Rank | County | Number of Births |
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| 1 | East Baton Rouge Parish | 5965 |
| 2 | Jefferson Parish | 5816 |
| 3 | Orleans Parish | 4690 |
| 4 | Lafayette Parish | 3369 |
| 5 | Caddo Parish | 3308 |
| 6 | Calcasieu Parish | 3011 |
| 7 | St. Tammany Parish | 3002 |
| 8 | Ouachita Parish | 2181 |
| 9 | Tangipahoa Parish | 1935 |
| 10 | Rapides Parish | 1846 |
| 11 | Livingston Parish | 1777 |
| 12 | Ascension Parish | 1743 |
| 13 | Bossier Parish | 1700 |
| 14 | Terrebonne Parish | 1585 |
| 15 | St. Landry Parish | 1218 |
| 16 | Lafourche Parish | 1207 |
| 17 | Iberia Parish | 1055 |
| 18 | Vernon Parish | 900 |
| 19 | Acadia Parish | 865 |
| 20 | Vermilion Parish | 737 |
| 21 | St. Martin Parish | 717 |
| 22 | St. Mary Parish | 710 |
| 23 | Washington Parish | 657 |
| 24 | St. Bernard Parish | 628 |
| 25 | St. Charles Parish | 625 |
| 26 | Lincoln Parish | 573 |
| 27 | St. John the Baptist Parish | 555 |
| 28 | Avoyelles Parish | 542 |
| 29 | Natchitoches Parish | 539 |
| 30 | Webster Parish | 494 |
| 31 | Beauregard Parish | 482 |
| 32 | Evangeline Parish | 473 |
| 33 | Jefferson Davis Parish | 425 |
| 34 | Iberville Parish | 388 |
| 35 | West Baton Rouge Parish | 370 |
| 36 | Morehouse Parish | 353 |
| 37 | De Soto Parish | 338 |
| 38 | Allen Parish | 311 |
| 39 | Sabine Parish | 292 |
| 40 | Plaquemines Parish | 286 |
| 41 | Union Parish | 277 |
| 42 | Franklin Parish | 275 |
| 43 | Concordia Parish | 267 |
| 44 | Assumption Parish | 259 |
| 45 | St. James Parish | 255 |
| 46 | Pointe Coupee Parish | 245 |
| 47 | Richland Parish | 244 |
| 48 | Grant Parish | 229 |
| 49 | East Feliciana Parish | 220 |
| 50 | LaSalle Parish | 190 |
| 51 | Jackson Parish | 174 |
| 52 | Winn Parish | 166 |
| 53 | Bienville Parish | 151 |
| 54 | Claiborne Parish | 150 |
| 55 | Madison Parish | 142 |
| 56 | Caldwell Parish | 140 |
| 57 | Catahoula Parish | 129 |
| 58 | East Carroll Parish | 119 |
| 59 | St. Helena Parish | 117 |
| 60 | West Feliciana Parish | 113 |
| 61 | West Carroll Parish | 102 |
| 62 | Red River Parish | 99 |
| 63 | Cameron Parish | 77 |
| 64 | Tensas Parish | 57 |