Counties in Louisiana by female population share

Caddo Parish had the highest female population share of 64 counties in 2015, at 52.6%. West Feliciana Parish had the lowest, at 34.1%. The median was 50.9% and the figure for Louisiana was 51.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.6Caddo Parish
Median50.964 counties
Louisiana51.2History

Map of counties, 2015

Acadia Parish: 51.5 %Allen Parish: 44.6 %Ascension Parish: 50.6 %Assumption Parish: 51.3 %Avoyelles Parish: 49.5 %Beauregard Parish: 49.1 %Bienville Parish: 52.2 %Bossier Parish: 50.6 %Caddo Parish: 52.6 %Calcasieu Parish: 51.3 %Caldwell Parish: 48.3 %Cameron Parish: 50.4 %Catahoula Parish: 48 %Claiborne Parish: 45.3 %Concordia Parish: 50.2 %De Soto Parish: 51.7 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 52.1 %East Carroll Parish: 44.2 %East Feliciana Parish: 45.5 %Evangeline Parish: 50.3 %Franklin Parish: 51.1 %Grant Parish: 43.7 %Iberia Parish: 51 %Iberville Parish: 48.8 %Jackson Parish: 50.2 %Jefferson Parish: 51.6 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 51.1 %Lafayette Parish: 51.2 %Lafourche Parish: 51.2 %LaSalle Parish: 47.6 %Lincoln Parish: 51.6 %Livingston Parish: 50.8 %Madison Parish: 51.6 %Morehouse Parish: 51.1 %Natchitoches Parish: 52 %Orleans Parish: 52.3 %Ouachita Parish: 52.3 %Plaquemines Parish: 49 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 51.9 %Rapides Parish: 51.7 %Red River Parish: 51.7 %Richland Parish: 51.1 %Sabine Parish: 50.3 %St. Bernard Parish: 50.7 %St. Charles Parish: 50.8 %St. Helena Parish: 50.7 %St. James Parish: 52.1 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 51.6 %St. Landry Parish: 52 %St. Martin Parish: 51 %St. Mary Parish: 50.7 %St. Tammany Parish: 51.4 %Tangipahoa Parish: 51.5 %Tensas Parish: 52.3 %Terrebonne Parish: 50.5 %Union Parish: 50.1 %Vermilion Parish: 51.6 %Vernon Parish: 47.6 %Washington Parish: 50.1 %Webster Parish: 51.8 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 50.3 %West Carroll Parish: 50.3 %West Feliciana Parish: 34.1 %Winn Parish: 46.9 %
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%, 2015. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Caddo Parish: 52.6 %Caddo Parish52.6Tensas Parish: 52.3 %Tensas Parish52.3Ouachita Parish: 52.3 %Ouachita Parish52.3Orleans Parish: 52.3 %Orleans Parish52.3Bienville Parish: 52.2 %Bienville Parish52.2East Baton Rouge Parish: 52.1 %East Baton Rouge Parish52.1St. James Parish: 52.1 %St. James Parish52.1Natchitoches Parish: 52 %Natchitoches Parish52St. Landry Parish: 52 %St. Landry Parish52Pointe Coupee Parish: 51.9 %Pointe Coupee Parish51.9Webster Parish: 51.8 %Webster Parish51.8De Soto Parish: 51.7 %De Soto Parish51.7Rapides Parish: 51.7 %Rapides Parish51.7Red River Parish: 51.7 %Red River Parish51.7Vermilion Parish: 51.6 %Vermilion Parish51.6Madison Parish: 51.6 %Madison Parish51.6Lincoln Parish: 51.6 %Lincoln Parish51.6St. John the Baptist Parish: 51.6 %St. John the Baptist Parish51.6Jefferson Parish: 51.6 %Jefferson Parish51.6Acadia Parish: 51.5 %Acadia Parish51.5Tangipahoa Parish: 51.5 %Tangipahoa Parish51.5St. Tammany Parish: 51.4 %St. Tammany Parish51.4Calcasieu Parish: 51.3 %Calcasieu Parish51.3Assumption Parish: 51.3 %Assumption Parish51.3Lafourche Parish: 51.2 %Lafourche Parish51.2Lafayette Parish: 51.2 %Lafayette Parish51.2Morehouse Parish: 51.1 %Morehouse Parish51.1Franklin Parish: 51.1 %Franklin Parish51.1Jefferson Davis Parish: 51.1 %Jefferson Davis Parish51.1Richland Parish: 51.1 %Richland Parish51.1Iberia Parish: 51 %Iberia Parish51St. Martin Parish: 51 %St. Martin Parish51St. Charles Parish: 50.8 %St. Charles Parish50.8Livingston Parish: 50.8 %Livingston Parish50.8St. Mary Parish: 50.7 %St. Mary Parish50.7St. Helena Parish: 50.7 %St. Helena Parish50.7St. Bernard Parish: 50.7 %St. Bernard Parish50.7Bossier Parish: 50.6 %Bossier Parish50.6Ascension Parish: 50.6 %Ascension Parish50.6Terrebonne Parish: 50.5 %Terrebonne Parish50.5Caddo Parish: 52.6 %Caddo Parish52.6Tensas Parish: 52.3 %Tensas Parish52.3Ouachita Parish: 52.3 %Ouachita Parish52.3Orleans Parish: 52.3 %Orleans Parish52.3Bienville Parish: 52.2 %Bienville Parish52.2East Baton Rouge Parish: 52.1 %East Baton Rouge Parish52.1St. James Parish: 52.1 %St. James Parish52.1Natchitoches Parish: 52 %Natchitoches Parish52St. Landry Parish: 52 %St. Landry Parish52Pointe Coupee Parish: 51.9 %Pointe Coupee Parish51.9Webster Parish: 51.8 %Webster Parish51.8De Soto Parish: 51.7 %De Soto Parish51.7Rapides Parish: 51.7 %Rapides Parish51.7Red River Parish: 51.7 %Red River Parish51.7Vermilion Parish: 51.6 %Vermilion Parish51.6Madison Parish: 51.6 %Madison Parish51.6Lincoln Parish: 51.6 %Lincoln Parish51.6St. John the Baptist Parish: 51.6 %St. John the Baptist Parish51.6Jefferson Parish: 51.6 %Jefferson Parish51.6Acadia Parish: 51.5 %Acadia Parish51.5Tangipahoa Parish: 51.5 %Tangipahoa Parish51.5St. Tammany Parish: 51.4 %St. Tammany Parish51.4Calcasieu Parish: 51.3 %Calcasieu Parish51.3Assumption Parish: 51.3 %Assumption Parish51.3Lafourche Parish: 51.2 %Lafourche Parish51.2Lafayette Parish: 51.2 %Lafayette Parish51.2Morehouse Parish: 51.1 %Morehouse Parish51.1Franklin Parish: 51.1 %Franklin Parish51.1Jefferson Davis Parish: 51.1 %Jefferson Davis Parish51.1Richland Parish: 51.1 %Richland Parish51.1Iberia Parish: 51 %Iberia Parish51St. Martin Parish: 51 %St. Martin Parish51St. Charles Parish: 50.8 %St. Charles Parish50.8Livingston Parish: 50.8 %Livingston Parish50.8St. Mary Parish: 50.7 %St. Mary Parish50.7St. Helena Parish: 50.7 %St. Helena Parish50.7St. Bernard Parish: 50.7 %St. Bernard Parish50.7Bossier Parish: 50.6 %Bossier Parish50.6Ascension Parish: 50.6 %Ascension Parish50.6Terrebonne Parish: 50.5 %Terrebonne Parish50.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Caddo Parish52.60 pts
2Tensas Parish52.3+0.1 pts
3Ouachita Parish52.3-0 pts
4Orleans Parish52.3+0.1 pts
5Bienville Parish52.2+0.2 pts
6East Baton Rouge Parish52.10 pts
7St. James Parish52.1+0.2 pts
8Natchitoches Parish52-0 pts
9St. Landry Parish52-0 pts
10Pointe Coupee Parish51.9-0.1 pts
11Webster Parish51.8+0.2 pts
12De Soto Parish51.7+0.2 pts
13Rapides Parish51.7-0 pts
14Red River Parish51.7+0.1 pts
15Vermilion Parish51.6+0.1 pts
16Madison Parish51.60 pts
17Lincoln Parish51.6-0 pts
18St. John the Baptist Parish51.6+0.1 pts
19Jefferson Parish51.60 pts
20Acadia Parish51.50 pts
21Tangipahoa Parish51.5-0 pts
22St. Tammany Parish51.40 pts
23Calcasieu Parish51.30 pts
24Assumption Parish51.3+0.1 pts
25Lafourche Parish51.2+0.1 pts
26Lafayette Parish51.2-0.1 pts
27Morehouse Parish51.1-0.1 pts
28Franklin Parish51.10 pts
29Jefferson Davis Parish51.1-0.1 pts
30Richland Parish51.1-0.3 pts
31Iberia Parish510 pts
32St. Martin Parish51+0.2 pts
33St. Charles Parish50.8-0 pts
34Livingston Parish50.80 pts
35St. Mary Parish50.7-0 pts
36St. Helena Parish50.7-0.3 pts
37St. Bernard Parish50.7+0.2 pts
38Bossier Parish50.6-0 pts
39Ascension Parish50.6-0 pts
40Terrebonne Parish50.50 pts
41Cameron Parish50.40 pts
42Sabine Parish50.3-0 pts
43West Baton Rouge Parish50.3-0.2 pts
44West Carroll Parish50.3+0.1 pts
45Evangeline Parish50.3+0.2 pts
46Jackson Parish50.2+0.3 pts
47Concordia Parish50.2+0.2 pts
48Union Parish50.1-0.2 pts
49Washington Parish50.1-0.2 pts
50Avoyelles Parish49.5-0.1 pts
51Beauregard Parish49.1+0.3 pts
52Plaquemines Parish49-0.5 pts
53Iberville Parish48.8+0.3 pts
54Caldwell Parish48.3-0 pts
55Catahoula Parish48+0.3 pts
56LaSalle Parish47.6-0 pts
57Vernon Parish47.60 pts
58Winn Parish46.90 pts
59East Feliciana Parish45.5-0.4 pts
60Claiborne Parish45.3+0.3 pts
61Allen Parish44.6+0.2 pts
62East Carroll Parish44.2-0.3 pts
63Grant Parish43.7-0.1 pts
64West Feliciana Parish34.10 pts

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Female residents as a percentage of total population on 1 July. United States: Census Bureau county population estimates by sex; states and the nation are sums of their counties.

Counties with large prisons or military bases can have low shares.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties (Counties in Louisiana by female population share, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html

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Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties, Counties in Louisiana by female population share, 2015. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 June 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/louisiana-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. Counties in Louisiana by female population share, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/louisiana-counties?period=2015.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties, Counties in Louisiana by female population share, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/louisiana-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties: Counties in Louisiana by female population share, 2015}},
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Caddo Parish, with 52.6% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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West Feliciana Parish, with 34.1% in 2015.

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