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Counties in Louisiana by households

Jefferson Parish had the highest households of 64 counties in 2023, at 176,986. Tensas Parish had the lowest, at 1,629. The median was 11,972 and the figure for Louisiana was 1.78 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest176,986Jefferson Parish
Lowest1,629Tensas Parish
Median11,97264 counties
Louisiana1,783,168History

Map of counties, 2023

Acadia Parish: 21,529 countAllen Parish: 7,659 countAscension Parish: 46,773 countAssumption Parish: 8,420 countAvoyelles Parish: 14,540 countBeauregard Parish: 13,691 countBienville Parish: 5,425 countBossier Parish: 49,661 countCaddo Parish: 94,917 countCalcasieu Parish: 76,995 countCaldwell Parish: 3,686 countCameron Parish: 2,034 countCatahoula Parish: 3,076 countClaiborne Parish: 5,019 countConcordia Parish: 6,575 countDe Soto Parish: 10,293 countEast Baton Rouge Parish: 175,408 countEast Carroll Parish: 2,508 countEast Feliciana Parish: 6,536 countEvangeline Parish: 12,240 countFranklin Parish: 7,351 countGrant Parish: 7,195 countIberia Parish: 26,869 countIberville Parish: 11,032 countJackson Parish: 5,602 countJefferson Parish: 176,986 countJefferson Davis Parish: 11,704 countLafayette Parish: 99,357 countLafourche Parish: 37,397 countLaSalle Parish: 4,883 countLincoln Parish: 18,341 countLivingston Parish: 51,362 countMadison Parish: 3,020 countMorehouse Parish: 9,779 countNatchitoches Parish: 14,108 countOrleans Parish: 155,060 countOuachita Parish: 60,804 countPlaquemines Parish: 8,200 countPointe Coupee Parish: 8,202 countRapides Parish: 48,660 countRed River Parish: 3,002 countRichland Parish: 7,251 countSabine Parish: 8,485 countSt. Bernard Parish: 15,803 countSt. Charles Parish: 18,622 countSt. Helena Parish: 4,101 countSt. James Parish: 7,436 countSt. John the Baptist Parish: 14,922 countSt. Landry Parish: 31,638 countSt. Martin Parish: 19,963 countSt. Mary Parish: 18,705 countSt. Tammany Parish: 103,286 countTangipahoa Parish: 50,191 countTensas Parish: 1,629 countTerrebonne Parish: 41,841 countUnion Parish: 8,247 countVermilion Parish: 21,914 countVernon Parish: 17,754 countWashington Parish: 17,651 countWebster Parish: 14,761 countWest Baton Rouge Parish: 10,400 countWest Carroll Parish: 3,875 countWest Feliciana Parish: 3,911 countWinn Parish: 4,883 count
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  • 49K and over
count, 2023. 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, 2023

Jefferson Parish: 176,986 countJefferson Parish176,986East Baton Rouge Parish: 175,408 countEast Baton Rouge Parish175,408Orleans Parish: 155,060 countOrleans Parish155,060St. Tammany Parish: 103,286 countSt. Tammany Parish103,286Lafayette Parish: 99,357 countLafayette Parish99,357Caddo Parish: 94,917 countCaddo Parish94,917Calcasieu Parish: 76,995 countCalcasieu Parish76,995Ouachita Parish: 60,804 countOuachita Parish60,804Livingston Parish: 51,362 countLivingston Parish51,362Tangipahoa Parish: 50,191 countTangipahoa Parish50,191Bossier Parish: 49,661 countBossier Parish49,661Rapides Parish: 48,660 countRapides Parish48,660Ascension Parish: 46,773 countAscension Parish46,773Terrebonne Parish: 41,841 countTerrebonne Parish41,841Lafourche Parish: 37,397 countLafourche Parish37,397St. Landry Parish: 31,638 countSt. Landry Parish31,638Iberia Parish: 26,869 countIberia Parish26,869Vermilion Parish: 21,914 countVermilion Parish21,914Acadia Parish: 21,529 countAcadia Parish21,529St. Martin Parish: 19,963 countSt. Martin Parish19,963St. Mary Parish: 18,705 countSt. Mary Parish18,705St. Charles Parish: 18,622 countSt. Charles Parish18,622Lincoln Parish: 18,341 countLincoln Parish18,341Vernon Parish: 17,754 countVernon Parish17,754Washington Parish: 17,651 countWashington Parish17,651St. Bernard Parish: 15,803 countSt. Bernard Parish15,803St. John the Baptist Parish: 14,922 countSt. John the Baptist Parish14,922Webster Parish: 14,761 countWebster Parish14,761Avoyelles Parish: 14,540 countAvoyelles Parish14,540Natchitoches Parish: 14,108 countNatchitoches Parish14,108Beauregard Parish: 13,691 countBeauregard Parish13,691Evangeline Parish: 12,240 countEvangeline Parish12,240Jefferson Davis Parish: 11,704 countJefferson Davis Parish11,704Iberville Parish: 11,032 countIberville Parish11,032West Baton Rouge Parish: 10,400 countWest Baton Rouge Parish10,400De Soto Parish: 10,293 countDe Soto Parish10,293Morehouse Parish: 9,779 countMorehouse Parish9,779Sabine Parish: 8,485 countSabine Parish8,485Assumption Parish: 8,420 countAssumption Parish8,420Union Parish: 8,247 countUnion Parish8,247Jefferson Parish: 176,986 countJefferson Parish176,986East Baton Rouge Parish: 175,408 countEast Baton Rouge Parish175,408Orleans Parish: 155,060 countOrleans Parish155,060St. Tammany Parish: 103,286 countSt. Tammany Parish103,286Lafayette Parish: 99,357 countLafayette Parish99,357Caddo Parish: 94,917 countCaddo Parish94,917Calcasieu Parish: 76,995 countCalcasieu Parish76,995Ouachita Parish: 60,804 countOuachita Parish60,804Livingston Parish: 51,362 countLivingston Parish51,362Tangipahoa Parish: 50,191 countTangipahoa Parish50,191Bossier Parish: 49,661 countBossier Parish49,661Rapides Parish: 48,660 countRapides Parish48,660Ascension Parish: 46,773 countAscension Parish46,773Terrebonne Parish: 41,841 countTerrebonne Parish41,841Lafourche Parish: 37,397 countLafourche Parish37,397St. Landry Parish: 31,638 countSt. Landry Parish31,638Iberia Parish: 26,869 countIberia Parish26,869Vermilion Parish: 21,914 countVermilion Parish21,914Acadia Parish: 21,529 countAcadia Parish21,529St. Martin Parish: 19,963 countSt. Martin Parish19,963St. Mary Parish: 18,705 countSt. Mary Parish18,705St. Charles Parish: 18,622 countSt. Charles Parish18,622Lincoln Parish: 18,341 countLincoln Parish18,341Vernon Parish: 17,754 countVernon Parish17,754Washington Parish: 17,651 countWashington Parish17,651St. Bernard Parish: 15,803 countSt. Bernard Parish15,803St. John the Baptist Parish: 14,922 countSt. John the Baptist Parish14,922Webster Parish: 14,761 countWebster Parish14,761Avoyelles Parish: 14,540 countAvoyelles Parish14,540Natchitoches Parish: 14,108 countNatchitoches Parish14,108Beauregard Parish: 13,691 countBeauregard Parish13,691Evangeline Parish: 12,240 countEvangeline Parish12,240Jefferson Davis Parish: 11,704 countJefferson Davis Parish11,704Iberville Parish: 11,032 countIberville Parish11,032West Baton Rouge Parish: 10,400 countWest Baton Rouge Parish10,400De Soto Parish: 10,293 countDe Soto Parish10,293Morehouse Parish: 9,779 countMorehouse Parish9,779Sabine Parish: 8,485 countSabine Parish8,485Assumption Parish: 8,420 countAssumption Parish8,420Union Parish: 8,247 countUnion Parish8,247
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
count		Change on 2022
1Jefferson Parish176,986+0.5%
2East Baton Rouge Parish175,408+0.9%
3Orleans Parish155,060-0.4%
4St. Tammany Parish103,286+2%
5Lafayette Parish99,357+1.7%
6Caddo Parish94,917+0.5%
7Calcasieu Parish76,995+0.2%
8Ouachita Parish60,804+2%
9Livingston Parish51,362+3.2%
10Tangipahoa Parish50,191+3.2%
11Bossier Parish49,661+2.1%
12Rapides Parish48,660+0.2%
13Ascension Parish46,773+1.6%
14Terrebonne Parish41,841+0.8%
15Lafourche Parish37,397+1.5%
16St. Landry Parish31,638+2.4%
17Iberia Parish26,869-0.3%
18Vermilion Parish21,914+1%
19Acadia Parish21,529+0.7%
20St. Martin Parish19,963+0.4%
21St. Mary Parish18,705+0.4%
22St. Charles Parish18,622+0.2%
23Lincoln Parish18,341+1.7%
24Vernon Parish17,754+0.2%
25Washington Parish17,651+2.8%
26St. Bernard Parish15,803+0.5%
27St. John the Baptist Parish14,922-2%
28Webster Parish14,761-0.3%
29Avoyelles Parish14,540-0.4%
30Natchitoches Parish14,108+1.7%
31Beauregard Parish13,691+0.8%
32Evangeline Parish12,240+0.9%
33Jefferson Davis Parish11,704+0.2%
34Iberville Parish11,032-0.1%
35West Baton Rouge Parish10,400+3.2%
36De Soto Parish10,293+0.6%
37Morehouse Parish9,779+3.2%
38Sabine Parish8,485+1.8%
39Assumption Parish8,420+0.6%
40Union Parish8,247+0.9%
41Pointe Coupee Parish8,202-0%
42Plaquemines Parish8,200+0.3%
43Allen Parish7,659+0.3%
44St. James Parish7,436-0.8%
45Franklin Parish7,351+0.6%
46Richland Parish7,251-0.6%
47Grant Parish7,195+7.1%
48Concordia Parish6,575+4.3%
49East Feliciana Parish6,536-1.2%
50Jackson Parish5,602+2.6%
51Bienville Parish5,425+0.9%
52Claiborne Parish5,019-0.8%
53LaSalle Parish4,883+4.7%
53Winn Parish4,8830%
55St. Helena Parish4,101+2.4%
56West Feliciana Parish3,911+2.3%
57West Carroll Parish3,875+2.4%
58Caldwell Parish3,686+4.7%
59Catahoula Parish3,076+1.5%
60Madison Parish3,020-2.3%
61Red River Parish3,002+2.3%
62East Carroll Parish2,508+5.3%
63Cameron Parish2,034-6.1%
64Tensas Parish1,629+2.3%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in Louisiana by households, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/louisiana-counties?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/louisiana-counties?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/louisiana-counties?period=2023 (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, 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Jefferson Parish, with 176,986 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Tensas Parish, with 1,629 in 2023.

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