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West Baton Rouge Parish

28,425Population
4.5 %Change since 2020
214Net migration
4.1 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
28,425 (2024)
Change since 2020
4.5 %
Net migration
214 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.1 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
27,201 (2020)
Births
337 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
11.9
Deaths
260 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
9.1
Natural change, 2023
77
International migration
64 (2023)
Domestic migration
150 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
7.5
Postal code
LA
FIPS code
22121

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.16.2
PeriodValue
20254.1 %
20244.0 %
20233.5 %
20223.4 %
20215.2 %
20207.8 %
20194.5 %
20184.6 %
20174.8 %
20165.5 %
20155.5 %
20145.7 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202428.4K27.3K
PeriodValue
202428,425
202328,338
202228,045
202127,802
202027,262