Facts
- Population
- 427,253 (2024)
- Change since 2020
- -3.1 %
- Net migration
- -3,213 (2023)
- Unemployment rate
- 4.0 % (2025)
- State
- Louisiana
- Population base, April 2020
- 440,784 (2020)
- Births
- 5,439 (2023)
- Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 12.7
- Deaths
- 4,377 (2023)
- Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 10.2
- Natural change, 2023
- 1,062
- International migration
- 5,035 (2023)
- Domestic migration
- -8,248 (2023)
- Net migration per 1,000, 2023
- -7.5
- Postal code
- LA
- FIPS code
- 22051
Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS
Unemployment rate, annual average
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.0 % |
| 2024 | 3.9 % |
| 2023 | 3.5 % |
| 2022 | 3.6 % |
| 2021 | 6.1 % |
| 2020 | 9.6 % |
| 2019 | 4.0 % |
| 2018 | 4.3 % |
| 2017 | 4.5 % |
| 2016 | 5.3 % |
| 2015 | 5.7 % |
| 2014 | 5.9 % |
Population estimates, 2020–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 427,253 |
| 2023 | 425,657 |
| 2022 | 427,739 |
| 2021 | 434,206 |
| 2020 | 439,747 |