Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Population in 2017

Updated on January 28, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Population for Louisiana was 4.67M. Among all Louisiana counties, East Baton Rouge Parish had the highest population (444.85K), followed by Jefferson Parish (436.57K), and Orleans Parish (391.82K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Louisiana counties.

You can see similar ranking information for related topics, and for other states. You can also see the ranking of all counties in the United States.

See this for other years:
Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Population in 2017
East Baton Rouge
Jefferson
Orleans
St. Tammany
Caddo
Lafayette
Calcasieu
Ouachita
Livingston
Tangipahoa
Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Population in 2017
Items per page:
0 of 0
Rank County Population
1 East Baton Rouge Parish 444848
2 Jefferson Parish 436571
3 Orleans Parish 391819
4 St. Tammany Parish 256212
5 Caddo Parish 246177
6 Lafayette Parish 242039
7 Calcasieu Parish 202653
8 Ouachita Parish 155913
9 Livingston Parish 137907
10 Tangipahoa Parish 132445
11 Rapides Parish 131272
12 Bossier Parish 127011
13 Ascension Parish 123237
14 Terrebonne Parish 111880
15 Lafourche Parish 98078
16 St. Landry Parish 83582
17 Iberia Parish 71805
18 Acadia Parish 62581
19 Vermilion Parish 59937
20 St. Martin Parish 54125
21 St. Charles Parish 52629
22 St. Mary Parish 50673
23 Vernon Parish 49941
24 Lincoln Parish 47494
25 Washington Parish 46678
26 St. Bernard Parish 46120
27 St. John the Baptist Parish 43356
28 Avoyelles Parish 40840
29 Webster Parish 39268
30 Natchitoches Parish 39051
31 Beauregard Parish 36885
32 Evangeline Parish 33655
33 Iberville Parish 32927
34 Jefferson Davis Parish 31502
35 De Soto Parish 27281
36 West Baton Rouge Parish 26238
37 Morehouse Parish 25664
38 Allen Parish 25595
39 Sabine Parish 23913
40 Plaquemines Parish 23376
41 Assumption Parish 22586
42 Union Parish 22391
43 Grant Parish 22330
44 Pointe Coupee Parish 22170
45 St. James Parish 21377
46 Richland Parish 20421
47 Franklin Parish 20265
48 Concordia Parish 19850
49 East Feliciana Parish 19383
50 Claiborne Parish 15964
51 Jackson Parish 15927
52 West Feliciana Parish 15373
53 LaSalle Parish 14893
54 Winn Parish 14355
55 Bienville Parish 13640
56 Madison Parish 11349
57 West Carroll Parish 10967
58 St. Helena Parish 10333
59 Caldwell Parish 9962
60 Catahoula Parish 9812
61 Red River Parish 8523
62 East Carroll Parish 7117
63 Cameron Parish 6935
64 Tensas Parish 4572