Counties in Louisiana by female population share

Madison Parish had the highest female population share of 64 counties in 2019, at 53.2%. West Feliciana Parish had the lowest, at 34.8%. The median was 51.1% and the figure for Louisiana was 51.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53.2Madison Parish
Median51.164 counties
Louisiana51.4History

Map of counties, 2019

Acadia Parish: 51.7 %Allen Parish: 45.2 %Ascension Parish: 50.8 %Assumption Parish: 51.5 %Avoyelles Parish: 49.4 %Beauregard Parish: 49.2 %Bienville Parish: 52.1 %Bossier Parish: 50.9 %Caddo Parish: 52.8 %Calcasieu Parish: 51.3 %Caldwell Parish: 48 %Cameron Parish: 50.6 %Catahoula Parish: 49 %Claiborne Parish: 46.3 %Concordia Parish: 50.7 %De Soto Parish: 51.9 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 52.4 %East Carroll Parish: 42.7 %East Feliciana Parish: 45.1 %Evangeline Parish: 51.2 %Franklin Parish: 50.6 %Grant Parish: 43.9 %Iberia Parish: 51.3 %Iberville Parish: 48.6 %Jackson Parish: 50.8 %Jefferson Parish: 51.9 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 51 %Lafayette Parish: 51.6 %Lafourche Parish: 51.7 %LaSalle Parish: 46.6 %Lincoln Parish: 51.9 %Livingston Parish: 50.8 %Madison Parish: 53.2 %Morehouse Parish: 50.5 %Natchitoches Parish: 51.6 %Orleans Parish: 52.7 %Ouachita Parish: 52.6 %Plaquemines Parish: 48.7 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 52.4 %Rapides Parish: 51.7 %Red River Parish: 52.4 %Richland Parish: 50.5 %Sabine Parish: 50.1 %St. Bernard Parish: 51 %St. Charles Parish: 51.2 %St. Helena Parish: 51 %St. James Parish: 52.5 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 51.8 %St. Landry Parish: 51.8 %St. Martin Parish: 51.3 %St. Mary Parish: 51.2 %St. Tammany Parish: 51.4 %Tangipahoa Parish: 51.5 %Tensas Parish: 52.4 %Terrebonne Parish: 51 %Union Parish: 50.3 %Vermilion Parish: 51.8 %Vernon Parish: 48.7 %Washington Parish: 50 %Webster Parish: 52.3 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 50.5 %West Carroll Parish: 51.1 %West Feliciana Parish: 34.8 %Winn Parish: 46.8 %
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%, 2019. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2019

Madison Parish: 53.2 %Madison Parish53.2Caddo Parish: 52.8 %Caddo Parish52.8Orleans Parish: 52.7 %Orleans Parish52.7Ouachita Parish: 52.6 %Ouachita Parish52.6St. James Parish: 52.5 %St. James Parish52.5Tensas Parish: 52.4 %Tensas Parish52.4East Baton Rouge Parish: 52.4 %East Baton Rouge Parish52.4Red River Parish: 52.4 %Red River Parish52.4Pointe Coupee Parish: 52.4 %Pointe Coupee Parish52.4Webster Parish: 52.3 %Webster Parish52.3Bienville Parish: 52.1 %Bienville Parish52.1Jefferson Parish: 51.9 %Jefferson Parish51.9Lincoln Parish: 51.9 %Lincoln Parish51.9De Soto Parish: 51.9 %De Soto Parish51.9St. John the Baptist Parish: 51.8 %St. John the Baptist Parish51.8Vermilion Parish: 51.8 %Vermilion Parish51.8St. Landry Parish: 51.8 %St. Landry Parish51.8Rapides Parish: 51.7 %Rapides Parish51.7Lafourche Parish: 51.7 %Lafourche Parish51.7Acadia Parish: 51.7 %Acadia Parish51.7Natchitoches Parish: 51.6 %Natchitoches Parish51.6Lafayette Parish: 51.6 %Lafayette Parish51.6Assumption Parish: 51.5 %Assumption Parish51.5Tangipahoa Parish: 51.5 %Tangipahoa Parish51.5St. Tammany Parish: 51.4 %St. Tammany Parish51.4St. Martin Parish: 51.3 %St. Martin Parish51.3Calcasieu Parish: 51.3 %Calcasieu Parish51.3Iberia Parish: 51.3 %Iberia Parish51.3Evangeline Parish: 51.2 %Evangeline Parish51.2St. Mary Parish: 51.2 %St. Mary Parish51.2St. Charles Parish: 51.2 %St. Charles Parish51.2West Carroll Parish: 51.1 %West Carroll Parish51.1Jefferson Davis Parish: 51 %Jefferson Davis Parish51St. Bernard Parish: 51 %St. Bernard Parish51St. Helena Parish: 51 %St. Helena Parish51Terrebonne Parish: 51 %Terrebonne Parish51Bossier Parish: 50.9 %Bossier Parish50.9Livingston Parish: 50.8 %Livingston Parish50.8Ascension Parish: 50.8 %Ascension Parish50.8Jackson Parish: 50.8 %Jackson Parish50.8Madison Parish: 53.2 %Madison Parish53.2Caddo Parish: 52.8 %Caddo Parish52.8Orleans Parish: 52.7 %Orleans Parish52.7Ouachita Parish: 52.6 %Ouachita Parish52.6St. James Parish: 52.5 %St. James Parish52.5Tensas Parish: 52.4 %Tensas Parish52.4East Baton Rouge Parish: 52.4 %East Baton Rouge Parish52.4Red River Parish: 52.4 %Red River Parish52.4Pointe Coupee Parish: 52.4 %Pointe Coupee Parish52.4Webster Parish: 52.3 %Webster Parish52.3Bienville Parish: 52.1 %Bienville Parish52.1Jefferson Parish: 51.9 %Jefferson Parish51.9Lincoln Parish: 51.9 %Lincoln Parish51.9De Soto Parish: 51.9 %De Soto Parish51.9St. John the Baptist Parish: 51.8 %St. John the Baptist Parish51.8Vermilion Parish: 51.8 %Vermilion Parish51.8St. Landry Parish: 51.8 %St. Landry Parish51.8Rapides Parish: 51.7 %Rapides Parish51.7Lafourche Parish: 51.7 %Lafourche Parish51.7Acadia Parish: 51.7 %Acadia Parish51.7Natchitoches Parish: 51.6 %Natchitoches Parish51.6Lafayette Parish: 51.6 %Lafayette Parish51.6Assumption Parish: 51.5 %Assumption Parish51.5Tangipahoa Parish: 51.5 %Tangipahoa Parish51.5St. Tammany Parish: 51.4 %St. Tammany Parish51.4St. Martin Parish: 51.3 %St. Martin Parish51.3Calcasieu Parish: 51.3 %Calcasieu Parish51.3Iberia Parish: 51.3 %Iberia Parish51.3Evangeline Parish: 51.2 %Evangeline Parish51.2St. Mary Parish: 51.2 %St. Mary Parish51.2St. Charles Parish: 51.2 %St. Charles Parish51.2West Carroll Parish: 51.1 %West Carroll Parish51.1Jefferson Davis Parish: 51 %Jefferson Davis Parish51St. Bernard Parish: 51 %St. Bernard Parish51St. Helena Parish: 51 %St. Helena Parish51Terrebonne Parish: 51 %Terrebonne Parish51Bossier Parish: 50.9 %Bossier Parish50.9Livingston Parish: 50.8 %Livingston Parish50.8Ascension Parish: 50.8 %Ascension Parish50.8Jackson Parish: 50.8 %Jackson Parish50.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Madison Parish53.2+0.5 pts
2Caddo Parish52.8+0.1 pts
3Orleans Parish52.7+0.1 pts
4Ouachita Parish52.6+0.2 pts
5St. James Parish52.5+0.2 pts
6Tensas Parish52.4-0.2 pts
7East Baton Rouge Parish52.4+0.1 pts
8Red River Parish52.4+0.3 pts
9Pointe Coupee Parish52.4+0.1 pts
10Webster Parish52.3+0.1 pts
11Bienville Parish52.1+0.1 pts
12Jefferson Parish51.9+0.1 pts
13Lincoln Parish51.9+0.1 pts
14De Soto Parish51.9-0 pts
15St. John the Baptist Parish51.8-0 pts
16Vermilion Parish51.8+0.1 pts
17St. Landry Parish51.8-0 pts
18Rapides Parish51.7+0.1 pts
19Lafourche Parish51.7+0.1 pts
20Acadia Parish51.7-0 pts
21Natchitoches Parish51.6-0.1 pts
22Lafayette Parish51.6+0.1 pts
23Assumption Parish51.5-0.2 pts
24Tangipahoa Parish51.5-0 pts
25St. Tammany Parish51.4-0.1 pts
26St. Martin Parish51.3+0.1 pts
27Calcasieu Parish51.3-0 pts
28Iberia Parish51.30 pts
29Evangeline Parish51.2+0.1 pts
30St. Mary Parish51.2+0.1 pts
31St. Charles Parish51.2+0.1 pts
32West Carroll Parish51.1+0.4 pts
33Jefferson Davis Parish51-0 pts
34St. Bernard Parish51-0 pts
35St. Helena Parish51-0.1 pts
36Terrebonne Parish510 pts
37Bossier Parish50.9+0.1 pts
38Livingston Parish50.8+0.1 pts
39Ascension Parish50.8+0.1 pts
40Jackson Parish50.8+0.2 pts
41Concordia Parish50.7+0.1 pts
42Franklin Parish50.6-0.4 pts
43Cameron Parish50.6+0.4 pts
44Morehouse Parish50.50 pts
45Richland Parish50.5-0.2 pts
46West Baton Rouge Parish50.5+0.1 pts
47Union Parish50.3-0.1 pts
48Sabine Parish50.1-0.3 pts
49Washington Parish500 pts
50Avoyelles Parish49.4-0.1 pts
51Beauregard Parish49.2-0.1 pts
52Catahoula Parish49+0.2 pts
53Plaquemines Parish48.7-0.1 pts
54Vernon Parish48.7+0.1 pts
55Iberville Parish48.6+0.1 pts
56Caldwell Parish48-0.1 pts
57Winn Parish46.8+0.1 pts
58LaSalle Parish46.6-0.4 pts
59Claiborne Parish46.3+0.2 pts
60Allen Parish45.2+0.1 pts
61East Feliciana Parish45.1-0.3 pts
62Grant Parish43.9-0.1 pts
63East Carroll Parish42.7-0.4 pts
64West Feliciana Parish34.8+0.3 pts

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About this ranking

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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (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, 2019}},
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Madison Parish, with 53.2% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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West Feliciana Parish, with 34.8% in 2019.

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