Counties in Louisiana by births (July to June)

East Baton Rouge Parish had the highest births (July to June) of 64 counties in 2021, at 5,549. Tensas Parish had the lowest, at 40. The median was 399 and the figure for Louisiana was 57,077. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Median39964 counties
Louisiana57,077History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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East Baton Rouge ParishEast Baton Rouge Parish: 5,549 count5,549Jefferson ParishJefferson Parish: 5,258 count5,258Orleans ParishOrleans Parish: 4,262 count4,262Lafayette ParishLafayette Parish: 3,372 count3,372St. Tammany ParishSt. Tammany Parish: 2,994 count2,994Caddo ParishCaddo Parish: 2,816 count2,816Calcasieu ParishCalcasieu Parish: 2,481 count2,481Ouachita ParishOuachita Parish: 2,001 count2,001Tangipahoa ParishTangipahoa Parish: 1,994 count1,994Livingston ParishLivingston Parish: 1,844 count1,844Ascension ParishAscension Parish: 1,684 count1,684Rapides ParishRapides Parish: 1,628 count1,628Bossier ParishBossier Parish: 1,578 count1,578Terrebonne ParishTerrebonne Parish: 1,372 count1,372St. Landry ParishSt. Landry Parish: 1,154 count1,154Lafourche ParishLafourche Parish: 1,138 count1,138Iberia ParishIberia Parish: 938 count938Vernon ParishVernon Parish: 851 count851Acadia ParishAcadia Parish: 819 count819Vermilion ParishVermilion Parish: 753 count753St. Mary ParishSt. Mary Parish: 638 count638St. Martin ParishSt. Martin Parish: 634 count634St. Charles ParishSt. Charles Parish: 607 count607Washington ParishWashington Parish: 586 count586St. Bernard ParishSt. Bernard Parish: 573 count573Beauregard ParishBeauregard Parish: 534 count534St. John the Baptist ParishSt. John the Baptist Parish: 517 count517Lincoln ParishLincoln Parish: 495 count495Avoyelles ParishAvoyelles Parish: 479 count479Evangeline ParishEvangeline Parish: 467 count467Jefferson Davis ParishJefferson Davis Parish: 434 count434Natchitoches ParishNatchitoches Parish: 430 count430West Baton Rouge ParishWest Baton Rouge Parish: 367 count367Webster ParishWebster Parish: 358 count358De Soto ParishDe Soto Parish: 324 count324Iberville ParishIberville Parish: 323 count323Morehouse ParishMorehouse Parish: 301 count301Grant ParishGrant Parish: 291 count291Allen ParishAllen Parish: 270 count270Richland ParishRichland Parish: 269 count269
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
count
1East Baton Rouge Parish Estimated5,549
2Jefferson Parish Estimated5,258
3Orleans Parish Estimated4,262
4Lafayette Parish Estimated3,372
5St. Tammany Parish Estimated2,994
6Caddo Parish Estimated2,816
7Calcasieu Parish Estimated2,481
8Ouachita Parish Estimated2,001
9Tangipahoa Parish Estimated1,994
10Livingston Parish Estimated1,844
11Ascension Parish Estimated1,684
12Rapides Parish Estimated1,628
13Bossier Parish Estimated1,578
14Terrebonne Parish Estimated1,372
15St. Landry Parish Estimated1,154
16Lafourche Parish Estimated1,138
17Iberia Parish Estimated938
18Vernon Parish Estimated851
19Acadia Parish Estimated819
20Vermilion Parish Estimated753
21St. Mary Parish Estimated638
22St. Martin Parish Estimated634
23St. Charles Parish Estimated607
24Washington Parish Estimated586
25St. Bernard Parish Estimated573
26Beauregard Parish Estimated534
27St. John the Baptist Parish Estimated517
28Lincoln Parish Estimated495
29Avoyelles Parish Estimated479
30Evangeline Parish Estimated467
31Jefferson Davis Parish Estimated434
32Natchitoches Parish Estimated430
33West Baton Rouge Parish Estimated367
34Webster Parish Estimated358
35De Soto Parish Estimated324
36Iberville Parish Estimated323
37Morehouse Parish Estimated301
38Grant Parish Estimated291
39Allen Parish Estimated270
40Richland Parish Estimated269
41Sabine Parish Estimated266
42Plaquemines Parish Estimated252
43Franklin Parish Estimated233
43Pointe Coupee Parish Estimated233
45St. James Parish Estimated225
46Concordia Parish Estimated221
47Union Parish Estimated220
48Assumption Parish Estimated208
49East Feliciana Parish Estimated183
50LaSalle Parish Estimated166
51Bienville Parish Estimated151
52Claiborne Parish Estimated144
53Winn Parish Estimated134
54Jackson Parish Estimated127
54Madison Parish Estimated127
56Catahoula Parish Estimated109
57Caldwell Parish Estimated107
58West Feliciana Parish Estimated104
59West Carroll Parish Estimated103
60Red River Parish Estimated98
61St. Helena Parish Estimated92
62East Carroll Parish Estimated78
63Cameron Parish Estimated73
64Tensas Parish Estimated40

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About this ranking

Estimated live births to resident mothers from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year.

Census population estimates component. The year identifies the end of the July-to-June period. These estimates can be revised and differ from calendar-year birth totals.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: births, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest births (July to June)?

East Baton Rouge Parish, with 5,549 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest births (July to June)?

Tensas Parish, with 40 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: births, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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