Counties in Louisiana by female population share

Caddo Parish had the highest female population share of 64 counties in 2017, at 52.6%. West Feliciana Parish had the lowest, at 34.5%. The median was 50.9% and the figure for Louisiana was 51.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.6Caddo Parish
Median50.964 counties
Louisiana51.3History

Map of counties, 2017

Acadia Parish: 51.7 %Allen Parish: 45 %Ascension Parish: 50.6 %Assumption Parish: 51.5 %Avoyelles Parish: 49.4 %Beauregard Parish: 49.2 %Bienville Parish: 52.2 %Bossier Parish: 50.7 %Caddo Parish: 52.6 %Calcasieu Parish: 51.3 %Caldwell Parish: 48.1 %Cameron Parish: 50.2 %Catahoula Parish: 48.4 %Claiborne Parish: 45.6 %Concordia Parish: 50.6 %De Soto Parish: 51.7 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 52.2 %East Carroll Parish: 43.6 %East Feliciana Parish: 45.4 %Evangeline Parish: 50.9 %Franklin Parish: 50.9 %Grant Parish: 43.7 %Iberia Parish: 51.2 %Iberville Parish: 48.8 %Jackson Parish: 50.2 %Jefferson Parish: 51.7 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 51.1 %Lafayette Parish: 51.4 %Lafourche Parish: 51.5 %LaSalle Parish: 47.3 %Lincoln Parish: 51.8 %Livingston Parish: 50.8 %Madison Parish: 52.2 %Morehouse Parish: 50.7 %Natchitoches Parish: 51.7 %Orleans Parish: 52.6 %Ouachita Parish: 52.3 %Plaquemines Parish: 48.9 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 52.2 %Rapides Parish: 51.8 %Red River Parish: 51.9 %Richland Parish: 50.8 %Sabine Parish: 50.4 %St. Bernard Parish: 50.8 %St. Charles Parish: 51.1 %St. Helena Parish: 51 %St. James Parish: 52.3 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 51.7 %St. Landry Parish: 51.8 %St. Martin Parish: 51.2 %St. Mary Parish: 51 %St. Tammany Parish: 51.4 %Tangipahoa Parish: 51.5 %Tensas Parish: 52.6 %Terrebonne Parish: 50.8 %Union Parish: 50.2 %Vermilion Parish: 51.7 %Vernon Parish: 48.4 %Washington Parish: 50.1 %Webster Parish: 52.1 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 50.4 %West Carroll Parish: 50.4 %West Feliciana Parish: 34.5 %Winn Parish: 47 %
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%, 2017. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2017

Caddo Parish: 52.6 %Caddo Parish52.6Tensas Parish: 52.6 %Tensas Parish52.6Orleans Parish: 52.6 %Orleans Parish52.6St. James Parish: 52.3 %St. James Parish52.3Ouachita Parish: 52.3 %Ouachita Parish52.3East Baton Rouge Parish: 52.2 %East Baton Rouge Parish52.2Bienville Parish: 52.2 %Bienville Parish52.2Pointe Coupee Parish: 52.2 %Pointe Coupee Parish52.2Madison Parish: 52.2 %Madison Parish52.2Webster Parish: 52.1 %Webster Parish52.1Red River Parish: 51.9 %Red River Parish51.9Lincoln Parish: 51.8 %Lincoln Parish51.8St. Landry Parish: 51.8 %St. Landry Parish51.8Rapides Parish: 51.8 %Rapides Parish51.8Jefferson Parish: 51.7 %Jefferson Parish51.7De Soto Parish: 51.7 %De Soto Parish51.7Acadia Parish: 51.7 %Acadia Parish51.7Vermilion Parish: 51.7 %Vermilion Parish51.7Natchitoches Parish: 51.7 %Natchitoches Parish51.7St. John the Baptist Parish: 51.7 %St. John the Baptist Parish51.7Assumption Parish: 51.5 %Assumption Parish51.5Tangipahoa Parish: 51.5 %Tangipahoa Parish51.5Lafourche Parish: 51.5 %Lafourche Parish51.5St. Tammany Parish: 51.4 %St. Tammany Parish51.4Lafayette Parish: 51.4 %Lafayette Parish51.4Calcasieu Parish: 51.3 %Calcasieu Parish51.3Iberia Parish: 51.2 %Iberia Parish51.2St. Martin Parish: 51.2 %St. Martin Parish51.2Jefferson Davis Parish: 51.1 %Jefferson Davis Parish51.1St. Charles Parish: 51.1 %St. Charles Parish51.1St. Mary Parish: 51 %St. Mary Parish51St. Helena Parish: 51 %St. Helena Parish51Franklin Parish: 50.9 %Franklin Parish50.9Evangeline Parish: 50.9 %Evangeline Parish50.9St. Bernard Parish: 50.8 %St. Bernard Parish50.8Richland Parish: 50.8 %Richland Parish50.8Livingston Parish: 50.8 %Livingston Parish50.8Terrebonne Parish: 50.8 %Terrebonne Parish50.8Bossier Parish: 50.7 %Bossier Parish50.7Morehouse Parish: 50.7 %Morehouse Parish50.7Caddo Parish: 52.6 %Caddo Parish52.6Tensas Parish: 52.6 %Tensas Parish52.6Orleans Parish: 52.6 %Orleans Parish52.6St. James Parish: 52.3 %St. James Parish52.3Ouachita Parish: 52.3 %Ouachita Parish52.3East Baton Rouge Parish: 52.2 %East Baton Rouge Parish52.2Bienville Parish: 52.2 %Bienville Parish52.2Pointe Coupee Parish: 52.2 %Pointe Coupee Parish52.2Madison Parish: 52.2 %Madison Parish52.2Webster Parish: 52.1 %Webster Parish52.1Red River Parish: 51.9 %Red River Parish51.9Lincoln Parish: 51.8 %Lincoln Parish51.8St. Landry Parish: 51.8 %St. Landry Parish51.8Rapides Parish: 51.8 %Rapides Parish51.8Jefferson Parish: 51.7 %Jefferson Parish51.7De Soto Parish: 51.7 %De Soto Parish51.7Acadia Parish: 51.7 %Acadia Parish51.7Vermilion Parish: 51.7 %Vermilion Parish51.7Natchitoches Parish: 51.7 %Natchitoches Parish51.7St. John the Baptist Parish: 51.7 %St. John the Baptist Parish51.7Assumption Parish: 51.5 %Assumption Parish51.5Tangipahoa Parish: 51.5 %Tangipahoa Parish51.5Lafourche Parish: 51.5 %Lafourche Parish51.5St. Tammany Parish: 51.4 %St. Tammany Parish51.4Lafayette Parish: 51.4 %Lafayette Parish51.4Calcasieu Parish: 51.3 %Calcasieu Parish51.3Iberia Parish: 51.2 %Iberia Parish51.2St. Martin Parish: 51.2 %St. Martin Parish51.2Jefferson Davis Parish: 51.1 %Jefferson Davis Parish51.1St. Charles Parish: 51.1 %St. Charles Parish51.1St. Mary Parish: 51 %St. Mary Parish51St. Helena Parish: 51 %St. Helena Parish51Franklin Parish: 50.9 %Franklin Parish50.9Evangeline Parish: 50.9 %Evangeline Parish50.9St. Bernard Parish: 50.8 %St. Bernard Parish50.8Richland Parish: 50.8 %Richland Parish50.8Livingston Parish: 50.8 %Livingston Parish50.8Terrebonne Parish: 50.8 %Terrebonne Parish50.8Bossier Parish: 50.7 %Bossier Parish50.7Morehouse Parish: 50.7 %Morehouse Parish50.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Caddo Parish52.60 pts
2Tensas Parish52.6+0.2 pts
3Orleans Parish52.6+0.2 pts
4St. James Parish52.3+0.1 pts
5Ouachita Parish52.30 pts
6East Baton Rouge Parish52.20 pts
7Bienville Parish52.2-0 pts
8Pointe Coupee Parish52.2+0.1 pts
9Madison Parish52.2+0.3 pts
10Webster Parish52.1+0.2 pts
11Red River Parish51.9+0.1 pts
12Lincoln Parish51.8+0.1 pts
13St. Landry Parish51.8-0 pts
14Rapides Parish51.80 pts
15Jefferson Parish51.7+0.1 pts
16De Soto Parish51.7-0 pts
17Acadia Parish51.7+0.1 pts
18Vermilion Parish51.7+0.1 pts
19Natchitoches Parish51.7-0.1 pts
20St. John the Baptist Parish51.7+0.1 pts
21Assumption Parish51.5+0.1 pts
22Tangipahoa Parish51.5-0.1 pts
23Lafourche Parish51.5+0.2 pts
24St. Tammany Parish51.40 pts
25Lafayette Parish51.4+0.1 pts
26Calcasieu Parish51.30 pts
27Iberia Parish51.2+0.1 pts
28St. Martin Parish51.2+0.1 pts
29Jefferson Davis Parish51.1-0.1 pts
30St. Charles Parish51.1+0.1 pts
31St. Mary Parish51+0.2 pts
32St. Helena Parish51+0.2 pts
33Franklin Parish50.9-0.1 pts
34Evangeline Parish50.9+0.3 pts
35St. Bernard Parish50.8+0.1 pts
36Richland Parish50.8-0.1 pts
37Livingston Parish50.8-0 pts
38Terrebonne Parish50.8+0.1 pts
39Bossier Parish50.7+0.1 pts
40Morehouse Parish50.7-0 pts
41Ascension Parish50.60 pts
42Concordia Parish50.6+0.4 pts
43West Baton Rouge Parish50.4+0.2 pts
44Sabine Parish50.4+0.2 pts
45West Carroll Parish50.4+0.2 pts
46Cameron Parish50.2-0.1 pts
47Union Parish50.2-0.1 pts
48Jackson Parish50.2+0.1 pts
49Washington Parish50.1-0 pts
50Avoyelles Parish49.4-0.1 pts
51Beauregard Parish49.20 pts
52Plaquemines Parish48.9-0.3 pts
53Iberville Parish48.80 pts
54Catahoula Parish48.4+0.3 pts
55Vernon Parish48.4+0.8 pts
56Caldwell Parish48.10 pts
57LaSalle Parish47.3-0.2 pts
58Winn Parish47+0.1 pts
59Claiborne Parish45.6+0.1 pts
60East Feliciana Parish45.4-0 pts
61Allen Parish45+0.3 pts
62Grant Parish43.7-0 pts
63East Carroll Parish43.6-0.5 pts
64West Feliciana Parish34.5+0.4 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Caddo Parish, with 52.6% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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West Feliciana Parish, with 34.5% in 2017.

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