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Counties in Louisiana by households

Jefferson Parish had the highest households of 64 counties in 2021, at 174,954. Tensas Parish had the lowest, at 1,502. The median was 11,714 and the figure for Louisiana was 1.75 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest174,954Jefferson Parish
Lowest1,502Tensas Parish
Median11,71464 counties
Louisiana1,748,688History

Map of counties, 2021

Acadia Parish: 21,555 countAllen Parish: 7,687 countAscension Parish: 45,195 countAssumption Parish: 8,289 countAvoyelles Parish: 14,446 countBeauregard Parish: 13,352 countBienville Parish: 5,236 countBossier Parish: 47,849 countCaddo Parish: 94,311 countCalcasieu Parish: 76,829 countCaldwell Parish: 3,468 countCameron Parish: 2,216 countCatahoula Parish: 3,055 countClaiborne Parish: 5,042 countConcordia Parish: 6,273 countDe Soto Parish: 10,168 countEast Baton Rouge Parish: 171,349 countEast Carroll Parish: 2,213 countEast Feliciana Parish: 6,520 countEvangeline Parish: 12,076 countFranklin Parish: 7,279 countGrant Parish: 6,577 countIberia Parish: 26,697 countIberville Parish: 10,933 countJackson Parish: 5,364 countJefferson Parish: 174,954 countJefferson Davis Parish: 11,351 countLafayette Parish: 95,607 countLafourche Parish: 36,412 countLaSalle Parish: 4,533 countLincoln Parish: 17,729 countLivingston Parish: 48,474 countMadison Parish: 3,076 countMorehouse Parish: 9,240 countNatchitoches Parish: 13,765 countOrleans Parish: 156,586 countOuachita Parish: 58,493 countPlaquemines Parish: 8,039 countPointe Coupee Parish: 8,287 countRapides Parish: 48,651 countRed River Parish: 2,800 countRichland Parish: 7,202 countSabine Parish: 8,361 countSt. Bernard Parish: 15,472 countSt. Charles Parish: 18,640 countSt. Helena Parish: 3,991 countSt. James Parish: 7,464 countSt. John the Baptist Parish: 15,109 countSt. Landry Parish: 30,479 countSt. Martin Parish: 19,537 countSt. Mary Parish: 18,565 countSt. Tammany Parish: 99,293 countTangipahoa Parish: 48,390 countTensas Parish: 1,502 countTerrebonne Parish: 41,960 countUnion Parish: 7,669 countVermilion Parish: 21,580 countVernon Parish: 17,263 countWashington Parish: 17,367 countWebster Parish: 14,831 countWest Baton Rouge Parish: 9,759 countWest Carroll Parish: 3,700 countWest Feliciana Parish: 3,852 countWinn Parish: 4,726 count
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count, 2021. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Jefferson Parish: 174,954 countJefferson Parish174,954East Baton Rouge Parish: 171,349 countEast Baton Rouge Parish171,349Orleans Parish: 156,586 countOrleans Parish156,586St. Tammany Parish: 99,293 countSt. Tammany Parish99,293Lafayette Parish: 95,607 countLafayette Parish95,607Caddo Parish: 94,311 countCaddo Parish94,311Calcasieu Parish: 76,829 countCalcasieu Parish76,829Ouachita Parish: 58,493 countOuachita Parish58,493Rapides Parish: 48,651 countRapides Parish48,651Livingston Parish: 48,474 countLivingston Parish48,474Tangipahoa Parish: 48,390 countTangipahoa Parish48,390Bossier Parish: 47,849 countBossier Parish47,849Ascension Parish: 45,195 countAscension Parish45,195Terrebonne Parish: 41,960 countTerrebonne Parish41,960Lafourche Parish: 36,412 countLafourche Parish36,412St. Landry Parish: 30,479 countSt. Landry Parish30,479Iberia Parish: 26,697 countIberia Parish26,697Vermilion Parish: 21,580 countVermilion Parish21,580Acadia Parish: 21,555 countAcadia Parish21,555St. Martin Parish: 19,537 countSt. Martin Parish19,537St. Charles Parish: 18,640 countSt. Charles Parish18,640St. Mary Parish: 18,565 countSt. Mary Parish18,565Lincoln Parish: 17,729 countLincoln Parish17,729Washington Parish: 17,367 countWashington Parish17,367Vernon Parish: 17,263 countVernon Parish17,263St. Bernard Parish: 15,472 countSt. Bernard Parish15,472St. John the Baptist Parish: 15,109 countSt. John the Baptist Parish15,109Webster Parish: 14,831 countWebster Parish14,831Avoyelles Parish: 14,446 countAvoyelles Parish14,446Natchitoches Parish: 13,765 countNatchitoches Parish13,765Beauregard Parish: 13,352 countBeauregard Parish13,352Evangeline Parish: 12,076 countEvangeline Parish12,076Jefferson Davis Parish: 11,351 countJefferson Davis Parish11,351Iberville Parish: 10,933 countIberville Parish10,933De Soto Parish: 10,168 countDe Soto Parish10,168West Baton Rouge Parish: 9,759 countWest Baton Rouge Parish9,759Morehouse Parish: 9,240 countMorehouse Parish9,240Sabine Parish: 8,361 countSabine Parish8,361Assumption Parish: 8,289 countAssumption Parish8,289Pointe Coupee Parish: 8,287 countPointe Coupee Parish8,287Jefferson Parish: 174,954 countJefferson Parish174,954East Baton Rouge Parish: 171,349 countEast Baton Rouge Parish171,349Orleans Parish: 156,586 countOrleans Parish156,586St. Tammany Parish: 99,293 countSt. Tammany Parish99,293Lafayette Parish: 95,607 countLafayette Parish95,607Caddo Parish: 94,311 countCaddo Parish94,311Calcasieu Parish: 76,829 countCalcasieu Parish76,829Ouachita Parish: 58,493 countOuachita Parish58,493Rapides Parish: 48,651 countRapides Parish48,651Livingston Parish: 48,474 countLivingston Parish48,474Tangipahoa Parish: 48,390 countTangipahoa Parish48,390Bossier Parish: 47,849 countBossier Parish47,849Ascension Parish: 45,195 countAscension Parish45,195Terrebonne Parish: 41,960 countTerrebonne Parish41,960Lafourche Parish: 36,412 countLafourche Parish36,412St. Landry Parish: 30,479 countSt. Landry Parish30,479Iberia Parish: 26,697 countIberia Parish26,697Vermilion Parish: 21,580 countVermilion Parish21,580Acadia Parish: 21,555 countAcadia Parish21,555St. Martin Parish: 19,537 countSt. Martin Parish19,537St. Charles Parish: 18,640 countSt. Charles Parish18,640St. Mary Parish: 18,565 countSt. Mary Parish18,565Lincoln Parish: 17,729 countLincoln Parish17,729Washington Parish: 17,367 countWashington Parish17,367Vernon Parish: 17,263 countVernon Parish17,263St. Bernard Parish: 15,472 countSt. Bernard Parish15,472St. John the Baptist Parish: 15,109 countSt. John the Baptist Parish15,109Webster Parish: 14,831 countWebster Parish14,831Avoyelles Parish: 14,446 countAvoyelles Parish14,446Natchitoches Parish: 13,765 countNatchitoches Parish13,765Beauregard Parish: 13,352 countBeauregard Parish13,352Evangeline Parish: 12,076 countEvangeline Parish12,076Jefferson Davis Parish: 11,351 countJefferson Davis Parish11,351Iberville Parish: 10,933 countIberville Parish10,933De Soto Parish: 10,168 countDe Soto Parish10,168West Baton Rouge Parish: 9,759 countWest Baton Rouge Parish9,759Morehouse Parish: 9,240 countMorehouse Parish9,240Sabine Parish: 8,361 countSabine Parish8,361Assumption Parish: 8,289 countAssumption Parish8,289Pointe Coupee Parish: 8,287 countPointe Coupee Parish8,287
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
count
1Jefferson Parish174,954
2East Baton Rouge Parish171,349
3Orleans Parish156,586
4St. Tammany Parish99,293
5Lafayette Parish95,607
6Caddo Parish94,311
7Calcasieu Parish76,829
8Ouachita Parish58,493
9Rapides Parish48,651
10Livingston Parish48,474
11Tangipahoa Parish48,390
12Bossier Parish47,849
13Ascension Parish45,195
14Terrebonne Parish41,960
15Lafourche Parish36,412
16St. Landry Parish30,479
17Iberia Parish26,697
18Vermilion Parish21,580
19Acadia Parish21,555
20St. Martin Parish19,537
21St. Charles Parish18,640
22St. Mary Parish18,565
23Lincoln Parish17,729
24Washington Parish17,367
25Vernon Parish17,263
26St. Bernard Parish15,472
27St. John the Baptist Parish15,109
28Webster Parish14,831
29Avoyelles Parish14,446
30Natchitoches Parish13,765
31Beauregard Parish13,352
32Evangeline Parish12,076
33Jefferson Davis Parish11,351
34Iberville Parish10,933
35De Soto Parish10,168
36West Baton Rouge Parish9,759
37Morehouse Parish9,240
38Sabine Parish8,361
39Assumption Parish8,289
40Pointe Coupee Parish8,287
41Plaquemines Parish8,039
42Allen Parish7,687
43Union Parish7,669
44St. James Parish7,464
45Franklin Parish7,279
46Richland Parish7,202
47Grant Parish6,577
48East Feliciana Parish6,520
49Concordia Parish6,273
50Jackson Parish5,364
51Bienville Parish5,236
52Claiborne Parish5,042
53Winn Parish4,726
54LaSalle Parish4,533
55St. Helena Parish3,991
56West Feliciana Parish3,852
57West Carroll Parish3,700
58Caldwell Parish3,468
59Madison Parish3,076
60Catahoula Parish3,055
61Red River Parish2,800
62Cameron Parish2,216
63East Carroll Parish2,213
64Tensas Parish1,502

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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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). 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) (Counties 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), Counties 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-counties?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). Counties 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-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties 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-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households): Counties in Louisiana by households, 2021}},
  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/louisiana-counties?period=2021. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). 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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Which county has the highest households?

Jefferson Parish, with 174,954 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest households?

Tensas Parish, with 1,502 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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