Counties in Louisiana by female population share

Madison Parish had the highest female population share of 64 counties in 2020, at 53.3%. West Feliciana Parish had the lowest, at 34.4%. The median was 51.1% and the figure for Louisiana was 51.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53.3Madison Parish
Median51.164 counties
Louisiana51.4History

Map of counties, 2020

Acadia Parish: 51.5 %Allen Parish: 45.1 %Ascension Parish: 50.8 %Assumption Parish: 51.4 %Avoyelles Parish: 49.2 %Beauregard Parish: 49.3 %Bienville Parish: 52.4 %Bossier Parish: 50.9 %Caddo Parish: 52.8 %Calcasieu Parish: 51.4 %Caldwell Parish: 47.9 %Cameron Parish: 50.1 %Catahoula Parish: 48.9 %Claiborne Parish: 46.8 %Concordia Parish: 51 %De Soto Parish: 51.9 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 52.4 %East Carroll Parish: 41.5 %East Feliciana Parish: 44.8 %Evangeline Parish: 51.4 %Franklin Parish: 50.5 %Grant Parish: 44.1 %Iberia Parish: 51.3 %Iberville Parish: 48.5 %Jackson Parish: 51 %Jefferson Parish: 52 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 51.1 %Lafayette Parish: 51.6 %Lafourche Parish: 51.8 %LaSalle Parish: 46.7 %Lincoln Parish: 52 %Livingston Parish: 50.9 %Madison Parish: 53.3 %Morehouse Parish: 50.3 %Natchitoches Parish: 51.6 %Orleans Parish: 52.8 %Ouachita Parish: 52.7 %Plaquemines Parish: 48.8 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 52.2 %Rapides Parish: 51.7 %Red River Parish: 51.9 %Richland Parish: 50.4 %Sabine Parish: 50.3 %St. Bernard Parish: 51 %St. Charles Parish: 51.2 %St. Helena Parish: 51 %St. James Parish: 52.3 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 51.9 %St. Landry Parish: 51.8 %St. Martin Parish: 51.2 %St. Mary Parish: 51.1 %St. Tammany Parish: 51.4 %Tangipahoa Parish: 51.5 %Tensas Parish: 52.2 %Terrebonne Parish: 51 %Union Parish: 50.4 %Vermilion Parish: 51.8 %Vernon Parish: 48.9 %Washington Parish: 50.1 %Webster Parish: 52.3 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 50.7 %West Carroll Parish: 51.5 %West Feliciana Parish: 34.4 %Winn Parish: 46.7 %
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%, 2020. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2020

Madison Parish: 53.3 %Madison Parish53.3Orleans Parish: 52.8 %Orleans Parish52.8Caddo Parish: 52.8 %Caddo Parish52.8Ouachita Parish: 52.7 %Ouachita Parish52.7East Baton Rouge Parish: 52.4 %East Baton Rouge Parish52.4Bienville Parish: 52.4 %Bienville Parish52.4Webster Parish: 52.3 %Webster Parish52.3St. James Parish: 52.3 %St. James Parish52.3Pointe Coupee Parish: 52.2 %Pointe Coupee Parish52.2Tensas Parish: 52.2 %Tensas Parish52.2Jefferson Parish: 52 %Jefferson Parish52Lincoln Parish: 52 %Lincoln Parish52Red River Parish: 51.9 %Red River Parish51.9De Soto Parish: 51.9 %De Soto Parish51.9St. John the Baptist Parish: 51.9 %St. John the Baptist Parish51.9Vermilion Parish: 51.8 %Vermilion Parish51.8St. Landry Parish: 51.8 %St. Landry Parish51.8Lafourche Parish: 51.8 %Lafourche Parish51.8Rapides Parish: 51.7 %Rapides Parish51.7Lafayette Parish: 51.6 %Lafayette Parish51.6Natchitoches Parish: 51.6 %Natchitoches Parish51.6Acadia Parish: 51.5 %Acadia Parish51.5Tangipahoa Parish: 51.5 %Tangipahoa Parish51.5West Carroll Parish: 51.5 %West Carroll Parish51.5Assumption Parish: 51.4 %Assumption Parish51.4Evangeline Parish: 51.4 %Evangeline Parish51.4St. Tammany Parish: 51.4 %St. Tammany Parish51.4Calcasieu Parish: 51.4 %Calcasieu Parish51.4Iberia Parish: 51.3 %Iberia Parish51.3St. Martin Parish: 51.2 %St. Martin Parish51.2St. Charles Parish: 51.2 %St. Charles Parish51.2St. Mary Parish: 51.1 %St. Mary Parish51.1Jefferson Davis Parish: 51.1 %Jefferson Davis Parish51.1St. Bernard Parish: 51 %St. Bernard Parish51Jackson Parish: 51 %Jackson Parish51Concordia Parish: 51 %Concordia Parish51St. Helena Parish: 51 %St. Helena Parish51Terrebonne Parish: 51 %Terrebonne Parish51Livingston Parish: 50.9 %Livingston Parish50.9Bossier Parish: 50.9 %Bossier Parish50.9Madison Parish: 53.3 %Madison Parish53.3Orleans Parish: 52.8 %Orleans Parish52.8Caddo Parish: 52.8 %Caddo Parish52.8Ouachita Parish: 52.7 %Ouachita Parish52.7East Baton Rouge Parish: 52.4 %East Baton Rouge Parish52.4Bienville Parish: 52.4 %Bienville Parish52.4Webster Parish: 52.3 %Webster Parish52.3St. James Parish: 52.3 %St. James Parish52.3Pointe Coupee Parish: 52.2 %Pointe Coupee Parish52.2Tensas Parish: 52.2 %Tensas Parish52.2Jefferson Parish: 52 %Jefferson Parish52Lincoln Parish: 52 %Lincoln Parish52Red River Parish: 51.9 %Red River Parish51.9De Soto Parish: 51.9 %De Soto Parish51.9St. John the Baptist Parish: 51.9 %St. John the Baptist Parish51.9Vermilion Parish: 51.8 %Vermilion Parish51.8St. Landry Parish: 51.8 %St. Landry Parish51.8Lafourche Parish: 51.8 %Lafourche Parish51.8Rapides Parish: 51.7 %Rapides Parish51.7Lafayette Parish: 51.6 %Lafayette Parish51.6Natchitoches Parish: 51.6 %Natchitoches Parish51.6Acadia Parish: 51.5 %Acadia Parish51.5Tangipahoa Parish: 51.5 %Tangipahoa Parish51.5West Carroll Parish: 51.5 %West Carroll Parish51.5Assumption Parish: 51.4 %Assumption Parish51.4Evangeline Parish: 51.4 %Evangeline Parish51.4St. Tammany Parish: 51.4 %St. Tammany Parish51.4Calcasieu Parish: 51.4 %Calcasieu Parish51.4Iberia Parish: 51.3 %Iberia Parish51.3St. Martin Parish: 51.2 %St. Martin Parish51.2St. Charles Parish: 51.2 %St. Charles Parish51.2St. Mary Parish: 51.1 %St. Mary Parish51.1Jefferson Davis Parish: 51.1 %Jefferson Davis Parish51.1St. Bernard Parish: 51 %St. Bernard Parish51Jackson Parish: 51 %Jackson Parish51Concordia Parish: 51 %Concordia Parish51St. Helena Parish: 51 %St. Helena Parish51Terrebonne Parish: 51 %Terrebonne Parish51Livingston Parish: 50.9 %Livingston Parish50.9Bossier Parish: 50.9 %Bossier Parish50.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Madison Parish53.3+0.1 pts
2Orleans Parish52.8+0.1 pts
3Caddo Parish52.80 pts
4Ouachita Parish52.70 pts
5East Baton Rouge Parish52.40 pts
6Bienville Parish52.4+0.3 pts
7Webster Parish52.3+0.1 pts
8St. James Parish52.3-0.1 pts
9Pointe Coupee Parish52.2-0.1 pts
10Tensas Parish52.2-0.2 pts
11Jefferson Parish52+0.1 pts
12Lincoln Parish52+0.1 pts
13Red River Parish51.9-0.4 pts
14De Soto Parish51.90 pts
15St. John the Baptist Parish51.9+0.1 pts
16Vermilion Parish51.80 pts
17St. Landry Parish51.80 pts
18Lafourche Parish51.8+0.1 pts
19Rapides Parish51.7-0.1 pts
20Lafayette Parish51.60 pts
21Natchitoches Parish51.6-0 pts
22Acadia Parish51.5-0.1 pts
23Tangipahoa Parish51.5-0 pts
24West Carroll Parish51.5+0.4 pts
25Assumption Parish51.4-0.1 pts
26Evangeline Parish51.4+0.1 pts
27St. Tammany Parish51.4-0 pts
28Calcasieu Parish51.4+0.1 pts
29Iberia Parish51.3+0.1 pts
30St. Martin Parish51.2-0.1 pts
31St. Charles Parish51.20 pts
32St. Mary Parish51.1-0 pts
33Jefferson Davis Parish51.1+0.1 pts
34St. Bernard Parish510 pts
35Jackson Parish51+0.2 pts
36Concordia Parish51+0.3 pts
37St. Helena Parish51-0 pts
38Terrebonne Parish510 pts
39Livingston Parish50.90 pts
40Bossier Parish50.9-0 pts
41Ascension Parish50.8+0.1 pts
42West Baton Rouge Parish50.7+0.2 pts
43Franklin Parish50.5-0.1 pts
44Richland Parish50.4-0.1 pts
45Union Parish50.4+0.1 pts
46Morehouse Parish50.3-0.2 pts
47Sabine Parish50.3+0.1 pts
48Cameron Parish50.1-0.5 pts
49Washington Parish50.1+0.1 pts
50Beauregard Parish49.30 pts
51Avoyelles Parish49.2-0.2 pts
52Vernon Parish48.9+0.2 pts
53Catahoula Parish48.9-0.1 pts
54Plaquemines Parish48.8+0.1 pts
55Iberville Parish48.5-0.1 pts
56Caldwell Parish47.9-0.1 pts
57Claiborne Parish46.8+0.5 pts
58Winn Parish46.7-0.1 pts
59LaSalle Parish46.70 pts
60Allen Parish45.1-0.1 pts
61East Feliciana Parish44.8-0.3 pts
62Grant Parish44.1+0.2 pts
63East Carroll Parish41.5-1.2 pts
64West Feliciana Parish34.4-0.4 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Madison Parish, with 53.3% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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West Feliciana Parish, with 34.4% in 2020.

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