Facts
- Population
- 4,597,740 (2024)
- Change since 2020
- -1.3 %
- Natural change, 2023
- 6,385
- Unemployment rate
- 4.3 % (2024)
- Population base, April 2020
- 4,657,874 (2020)
- Births
- 56,594 (2023)
- Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 12.3
- Deaths
- 50,209 (2023)
- Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 10.9
- International migration
- 19,250 (2023)
- Domestic migration
- -31,236 (2023)
- Net migration
- -11,986 (2023)
- Net migration per 1,000, 2023
- -2.6
- Postal code
- LA
- FIPS code
- 22
Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS
Population estimates, 2020–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 4,597,740 |
| 2023 | 4,588,071 |
| 2022 | 4,593,687 |
| 2021 | 4,627,971 |
| 2020 | 4,652,301 |
Unemployment rate, annual average
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.3 % |
| 2023 | 3.7 % |
| 2022 | 3.7 % |
| 2021 | 5.6 % |
| 2020 | 8.6 % |
Counties · 64
| # | County | Population | Change since 2020 | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Baton Rouge Parish | 453,022 | -0.8 % | 4.2 % |
| 2 | Jefferson Parish | 427,253 | -3.1 % | 4.0 % |
| 3 | Orleans Parish | 362,701 | -5.6 % | 4.8 % |
| 4 | St. Tammany Parish | 277,615 | 4.9 % | 3.9 % |
| 5 | Lafayette Parish | 254,241 | 5.2 % | 3.6 % |
| 6 | Caddo Parish | 224,893 | -5.4 % | 4.4 % |
| 7 | Calcasieu Parish | 206,861 | -4.6 % | 4.5 % |
| 8 | Ouachita Parish | 157,874 | -1.6 % | 4.5 % |
| 9 | Livingston Parish | 152,886 | 7.4 % | 3.8 % |
| 10 | Tangipahoa Parish | 139,823 | 5.0 % | 5.0 % |
| 11 | Ascension Parish | 133,534 | 5.6 % | 3.6 % |
| 12 | Bossier Parish | 131,102 | 1.8 % | 3.8 % |
| 13 | Rapides Parish | 125,899 | -3.2 % | 3.9 % |
| 14 | Terrebonne Parish | 103,864 | -5.2 % | 3.8 % |
| 15 | Lafourche Parish | 95,342 | -2.3 % | 3.8 % |
| 16 | St. Landry Parish | 80,869 | -2.0 % | 5.0 % |
| 17 | Iberia Parish | 67,540 | -3.9 % | 4.5 % |
| 18 | Vermilion Parish | 57,641 | 1.1 % | 4.0 % |
| 19 | Acadia Parish | 56,604 | -1.7 % | 4.1 % |
| 20 | St. Martin Parish | 51,218 | -1.0 % | 3.9 % |
| 21 | St. Charles Parish | 50,400 | -4.1 % | 3.8 % |
| 22 | Lincoln Parish | 48,243 | -0.3 % | 4.5 % |
| 23 | St. Mary Parish | 46,799 | -5.3 % | 5.0 % |
| 24 | Vernon Parish | 45,819 | -6.0 % | 5.1 % |
| 25 | Washington Parish | 45,090 | -0.8 % | 4.7 % |
| 26 | St. Bernard Parish | 44,783 | 2.3 % | 4.7 % |
| 27 | St. John the Baptist Parish | 39,694 | -6.5 % | 5.2 % |
| 28 | Avoyelles Parish | 38,373 | -3.3 % | 4.6 % |
| 29 | Beauregard Parish | 36,695 | 0.4 % | 4.3 % |
| 30 | Natchitoches Parish | 35,982 | -4.1 % | 5.8 % |
| 31 | Webster Parish | 35,184 | -4.8 % | 5.0 % |
| 32 | Evangeline Parish | 31,745 | -1.8 % | 4.8 % |
| 33 | Jefferson Davis Parish | 31,436 | -2.5 % | 4.6 % |
| 34 | Iberville Parish | 29,766 | -1.6 % | 5.0 % |
| 35 | West Baton Rouge Parish | 28,425 | 4.5 % | 4.1 % |
| 36 | De Soto Parish | 27,274 | 1.7 % | 4.7 % |
| 37 | Morehouse Parish | 23,787 | -7.2 % | 6.2 % |
| 38 | Allen Parish | 22,501 | -1.1 % | 4.8 % |
| 39 | Plaquemines Parish | 22,289 | -5.2 % | 3.9 % |
| 40 | Grant Parish | 22,109 | -0.3 % | 4.2 % |
| 41 | Sabine Parish | 21,746 | -1.8 % | 4.8 % |
| 42 | Union Parish | 20,617 | -2.3 % | 5.1 % |
| 43 | Assumption Parish | 20,050 | -4.7 % | 4.7 % |
| 44 | Pointe Coupee Parish | 19,845 | -4.4 % | 4.9 % |
| 45 | Richland Parish | 19,643 | -2.0 % | 5.2 % |
| 46 | East Feliciana Parish | 19,112 | -2.1 % | 4.3 % |
| 47 | St. James Parish | 19,110 | -5.4 % | 5.0 % |
| 48 | Franklin Parish | 19,107 | -3.4 % | 5.5 % |
| 49 | Concordia Parish | 17,797 | -4.7 % | 6.3 % |
| 50 | West Feliciana Parish | 15,155 | -1.0 % | 3.0 % |
| 51 | Jackson Parish | 14,797 | -1.6 % | 4.8 % |
| 52 | LaSalle Parish | 14,702 | -0.7 % | 3.6 % |
| 53 | Claiborne Parish | 13,537 | -4.5 % | 6.1 % |
| 54 | Winn Parish | 13,405 | -2.5 % | 4.8 % |
| 55 | Bienville Parish | 12,412 | -4.4 % | 5.3 % |
| 56 | St. Helena Parish | 10,857 | -0.6 % | 6.9 % |
| 57 | Caldwell Parish | 9,393 | -2.6 % | 5.2 % |
| 58 | West Carroll Parish | 9,254 | -5.1 % | 6.5 % |
| 59 | Madison Parish | 9,093 | -9.1 % | 7.1 % |
| 60 | Catahoula Parish | 8,280 | -7.0 % | 5.4 % |
| 61 | Red River Parish | 7,238 | -5.0 % | 5.3 % |
| 62 | East Carroll Parish | 6,892 | -7.6 % | 13.0 % |
| 63 | Cameron Parish | 4,678 | -16.8 % | 4.5 % |
| 64 | Tensas Parish | 3,844 | -7.3 % | 7.2 % |