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Cities in Louisiana by households

New Orleans, LA had the highest households of 35 cities in 2021, at 156,586. Carencro, LA had the lowest, at 3,800. The median was 6,387 and the figure for Louisiana was 1.75 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest156,586New Orleans, LA
Lowest3,800Carencro, LA
Median6,38735 cities
Louisiana1,748,688History

All cities, 2021

New Orleans, LA: 156,586 countNew Orleans, LA156,586Baton Rouge, LA: 85,617 countBaton Rouge, LA85,617Shreveport, LA: 74,949 countShreveport, LA74,949Lafayette, LA: 51,328 countLafayette, LA51,328Lake Charles, LA: 32,455 countLake Charles, LA32,455Kenner, LA: 25,805 countKenner, LA25,805Bossier City, LA: 24,185 countBossier City, LA24,185Monroe, LA: 17,914 countMonroe, LA17,914Alexandria, LA: 17,238 countAlexandria, LA17,238Houma, LA: 13,474 countHouma, LA13,474New Iberia, LA: 11,253 countNew Iberia, LA11,253Central, LA: 10,691 countCentral, LA10,691Slidell, LA: 10,680 countSlidell, LA10,680Sulphur, LA: 8,380 countSulphur, LA8,380Ruston, LA: 7,868 countRuston, LA7,868Gretna, LA: 7,824 countGretna, LA7,824Hammond, LA: 6,497 countHammond, LA6,497Zachary, LA: 6,387 countZachary, LA6,387Natchitoches, LA: 5,888 countNatchitoches, LA5,888Thibodaux, LA: 5,735 countThibodaux, LA5,735Pineville, LA: 5,693 countPineville, LA5,693Opelousas, LA: 5,599 countOpelousas, LA5,599West Monroe, LA: 5,443 countWest Monroe, LA5,443Mandeville, LA: 5,272 countMandeville, LA5,272Gonzales, LA: 5,083 countGonzales, LA5,083Minden, LA: 4,955 countMinden, LA4,955Youngsville, LA: 4,699 countYoungsville, LA4,699Morgan City, LA: 4,689 countMorgan City, LA4,689Crowley, LA: 4,643 countCrowley, LA4,643Abbeville, LA: 4,619 countAbbeville, LA4,619Broussard, LA: 4,489 countBroussard, LA4,489Baker, LA: 4,337 countBaker, LA4,337Bogalusa, LA: 4,317 countBogalusa, LA4,317Covington, LA: 3,869 countCovington, LA3,869Carencro, LA: 3,800 countCarencro, LA3,800New Orleans, LA: 156,586 countNew Orleans, LA156,586Baton Rouge, LA: 85,617 countBaton Rouge, LA85,617Shreveport, LA: 74,949 countShreveport, LA74,949Lafayette, LA: 51,328 countLafayette, LA51,328Lake Charles, LA: 32,455 countLake Charles, LA32,455Kenner, LA: 25,805 countKenner, LA25,805Bossier City, LA: 24,185 countBossier City, LA24,185Monroe, LA: 17,914 countMonroe, LA17,914Alexandria, LA: 17,238 countAlexandria, LA17,238Houma, LA: 13,474 countHouma, LA13,474New Iberia, LA: 11,253 countNew Iberia, LA11,253Central, LA: 10,691 countCentral, LA10,691Slidell, LA: 10,680 countSlidell, LA10,680Sulphur, LA: 8,380 countSulphur, LA8,380Ruston, LA: 7,868 countRuston, LA7,868Gretna, LA: 7,824 countGretna, LA7,824Hammond, LA: 6,497 countHammond, LA6,497Zachary, LA: 6,387 countZachary, LA6,387Natchitoches, LA: 5,888 countNatchitoches, LA5,888Thibodaux, LA: 5,735 countThibodaux, LA5,735Pineville, LA: 5,693 countPineville, LA5,693Opelousas, LA: 5,599 countOpelousas, LA5,599West Monroe, LA: 5,443 countWest Monroe, LA5,443Mandeville, LA: 5,272 countMandeville, LA5,272Gonzales, LA: 5,083 countGonzales, LA5,083Minden, LA: 4,955 countMinden, LA4,955Youngsville, LA: 4,699 countYoungsville, LA4,699Morgan City, LA: 4,689 countMorgan City, LA4,689Crowley, LA: 4,643 countCrowley, LA4,643Abbeville, LA: 4,619 countAbbeville, LA4,619Broussard, LA: 4,489 countBroussard, LA4,489Baker, LA: 4,337 countBaker, LA4,337Bogalusa, LA: 4,317 countBogalusa, LA4,317Covington, LA: 3,869 countCovington, LA3,869Carencro, LA: 3,800 countCarencro, LA3,800
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
count
1New Orleans, LA156,586
2Baton Rouge, LA85,617
3Shreveport, LA74,949
4Lafayette, LA51,328
5Lake Charles, LA32,455
6Kenner, LA25,805
7Bossier City, LA24,185
8Monroe, LA17,914
9Alexandria, LA17,238
10Houma, LA13,474
11New Iberia, LA11,253
12Central, LA10,691
13Slidell, LA10,680
14Sulphur, LA8,380
15Ruston, LA7,868
16Gretna, LA7,824
17Hammond, LA6,497
18Zachary, LA6,387
19Natchitoches, LA5,888
20Thibodaux, LA5,735
21Pineville, LA5,693
22Opelousas, LA5,599
23West Monroe, LA5,443
24Mandeville, LA5,272
25Gonzales, LA5,083
26Minden, LA4,955
27Youngsville, LA4,699
28Morgan City, LA4,689
29Crowley, LA4,643
30Abbeville, LA4,619
31Broussard, LA4,489
32Baker, LA4,337
33Bogalusa, LA4,317
34Covington, LA3,869
35Carencro, LA3,800

Other periods

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Number of households, which equals the number of occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

People living in group quarters, such as college dormitories, nursing homes and prisons, are not in households.

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

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Louisiana by households, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Louisiana by households, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/louisiana-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Louisiana by households, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/louisiana-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Louisiana by households, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/louisiana-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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New Orleans, LA, with 156,586 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Carencro, LA, with 3,800 in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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