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Counties in Louisiana by housing units

East Baton Rouge Parish had the highest housing units of 64 counties in 2023, at 205,518. Tensas Parish had the lowest, at 2,804. The median was 14,315 and the figure for Louisiana was 2.09 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest205,518East Baton Rouge Parish
Lowest2,804Tensas Parish
Median14,31564 counties
Louisiana2,094,002History

Map of counties, 2023

Acadia Parish: 25,036 countAllen Parish: 9,543 countAscension Parish: 50,971 countAssumption Parish: 10,039 countAvoyelles Parish: 18,323 countBeauregard Parish: 15,968 countBienville Parish: 6,874 countBossier Parish: 56,122 countCaddo Parish: 112,568 countCalcasieu Parish: 94,462 countCaldwell Parish: 4,644 countCameron Parish: 3,447 countCatahoula Parish: 4,447 countClaiborne Parish: 6,821 countConcordia Parish: 9,026 countDe Soto Parish: 12,560 countEast Baton Rouge Parish: 205,518 countEast Carroll Parish: 3,408 countEast Feliciana Parish: 8,171 countEvangeline Parish: 14,523 countFranklin Parish: 8,937 countGrant Parish: 9,054 countIberia Parish: 31,215 countIberville Parish: 13,419 countJackson Parish: 7,223 countJefferson Parish: 194,109 countJefferson Davis Parish: 14,107 countLafayette Parish: 110,400 countLafourche Parish: 41,164 countLaSalle Parish: 6,203 countLincoln Parish: 20,650 countLivingston Parish: 58,899 countMadison Parish: 4,388 countMorehouse Parish: 11,895 countNatchitoches Parish: 18,663 countOrleans Parish: 194,758 countOuachita Parish: 70,667 countPlaquemines Parish: 9,625 countPointe Coupee Parish: 11,044 countRapides Parish: 58,321 countRed River Parish: 3,599 countRichland Parish: 8,698 countSabine Parish: 13,618 countSt. Bernard Parish: 18,004 countSt. Charles Parish: 20,595 countSt. Helena Parish: 5,310 countSt. James Parish: 8,651 countSt. John the Baptist Parish: 17,790 countSt. Landry Parish: 37,001 countSt. Martin Parish: 23,704 countSt. Mary Parish: 22,510 countSt. Tammany Parish: 112,414 countTangipahoa Parish: 58,663 countTensas Parish: 2,804 countTerrebonne Parish: 47,236 countUnion Parish: 10,416 countVermilion Parish: 25,924 countVernon Parish: 22,073 countWashington Parish: 21,422 countWebster Parish: 18,341 countWest Baton Rouge Parish: 11,827 countWest Carroll Parish: 4,691 countWest Feliciana Parish: 5,127 countWinn Parish: 6,372 count
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  • 22K to 57K
  • 57K and over
count, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

East Baton Rouge Parish: 205,518 countEast Baton Rouge Parish205,518Orleans Parish: 194,758 countOrleans Parish194,758Jefferson Parish: 194,109 countJefferson Parish194,109Caddo Parish: 112,568 countCaddo Parish112,568St. Tammany Parish: 112,414 countSt. Tammany Parish112,414Lafayette Parish: 110,400 countLafayette Parish110,400Calcasieu Parish: 94,462 countCalcasieu Parish94,462Ouachita Parish: 70,667 countOuachita Parish70,667Livingston Parish: 58,899 countLivingston Parish58,899Tangipahoa Parish: 58,663 countTangipahoa Parish58,663Rapides Parish: 58,321 countRapides Parish58,321Bossier Parish: 56,122 countBossier Parish56,122Ascension Parish: 50,971 countAscension Parish50,971Terrebonne Parish: 47,236 countTerrebonne Parish47,236Lafourche Parish: 41,164 countLafourche Parish41,164St. Landry Parish: 37,001 countSt. Landry Parish37,001Iberia Parish: 31,215 countIberia Parish31,215Vermilion Parish: 25,924 countVermilion Parish25,924Acadia Parish: 25,036 countAcadia Parish25,036St. Martin Parish: 23,704 countSt. Martin Parish23,704St. Mary Parish: 22,510 countSt. Mary Parish22,510Vernon Parish: 22,073 countVernon Parish22,073Washington Parish: 21,422 countWashington Parish21,422Lincoln Parish: 20,650 countLincoln Parish20,650St. Charles Parish: 20,595 countSt. Charles Parish20,595Natchitoches Parish: 18,663 countNatchitoches Parish18,663Webster Parish: 18,341 countWebster Parish18,341Avoyelles Parish: 18,323 countAvoyelles Parish18,323St. Bernard Parish: 18,004 countSt. Bernard Parish18,004St. John the Baptist Parish: 17,790 countSt. John the Baptist Parish17,790Beauregard Parish: 15,968 countBeauregard Parish15,968Evangeline Parish: 14,523 countEvangeline Parish14,523Jefferson Davis Parish: 14,107 countJefferson Davis Parish14,107Sabine Parish: 13,618 countSabine Parish13,618Iberville Parish: 13,419 countIberville Parish13,419De Soto Parish: 12,560 countDe Soto Parish12,560Morehouse Parish: 11,895 countMorehouse Parish11,895West Baton Rouge Parish: 11,827 countWest Baton Rouge Parish11,827Pointe Coupee Parish: 11,044 countPointe Coupee Parish11,044Union Parish: 10,416 countUnion Parish10,416East Baton Rouge Parish: 205,518 countEast Baton Rouge Parish205,518Orleans Parish: 194,758 countOrleans Parish194,758Jefferson Parish: 194,109 countJefferson Parish194,109Caddo Parish: 112,568 countCaddo Parish112,568St. Tammany Parish: 112,414 countSt. Tammany Parish112,414Lafayette Parish: 110,400 countLafayette Parish110,400Calcasieu Parish: 94,462 countCalcasieu Parish94,462Ouachita Parish: 70,667 countOuachita Parish70,667Livingston Parish: 58,899 countLivingston Parish58,899Tangipahoa Parish: 58,663 countTangipahoa Parish58,663Rapides Parish: 58,321 countRapides Parish58,321Bossier Parish: 56,122 countBossier Parish56,122Ascension Parish: 50,971 countAscension Parish50,971Terrebonne Parish: 47,236 countTerrebonne Parish47,236Lafourche Parish: 41,164 countLafourche Parish41,164St. Landry Parish: 37,001 countSt. Landry Parish37,001Iberia Parish: 31,215 countIberia Parish31,215Vermilion Parish: 25,924 countVermilion Parish25,924Acadia Parish: 25,036 countAcadia Parish25,036St. Martin Parish: 23,704 countSt. Martin Parish23,704St. Mary Parish: 22,510 countSt. Mary Parish22,510Vernon Parish: 22,073 countVernon Parish22,073Washington Parish: 21,422 countWashington Parish21,422Lincoln Parish: 20,650 countLincoln Parish20,650St. Charles Parish: 20,595 countSt. Charles Parish20,595Natchitoches Parish: 18,663 countNatchitoches Parish18,663Webster Parish: 18,341 countWebster Parish18,341Avoyelles Parish: 18,323 countAvoyelles Parish18,323St. Bernard Parish: 18,004 countSt. Bernard Parish18,004St. John the Baptist Parish: 17,790 countSt. John the Baptist Parish17,790Beauregard Parish: 15,968 countBeauregard Parish15,968Evangeline Parish: 14,523 countEvangeline Parish14,523Jefferson Davis Parish: 14,107 countJefferson Davis Parish14,107Sabine Parish: 13,618 countSabine Parish13,618Iberville Parish: 13,419 countIberville Parish13,419De Soto Parish: 12,560 countDe Soto Parish12,560Morehouse Parish: 11,895 countMorehouse Parish11,895West Baton Rouge Parish: 11,827 countWest Baton Rouge Parish11,827Pointe Coupee Parish: 11,044 countPointe Coupee Parish11,044Union Parish: 10,416 countUnion Parish10,416
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
count		Change on 2022
1East Baton Rouge Parish205,518+0.6%
2Orleans Parish194,758+0.4%
3Jefferson Parish194,109+0.2%
4Caddo Parish112,568+0.1%
5St. Tammany Parish112,414+1.6%
6Lafayette Parish110,400+1.6%
7Calcasieu Parish94,462+1.1%
8Ouachita Parish70,667+0.7%
9Livingston Parish58,899+1.6%
10Tangipahoa Parish58,663+2.3%
11Rapides Parish58,321+0.4%
12Bossier Parish56,122+0.9%
13Ascension Parish50,971+1.9%
14Terrebonne Parish47,236-0.2%
15Lafourche Parish41,164+0.1%
16St. Landry Parish37,001+0.4%
17Iberia Parish31,215+0.4%
18Vermilion Parish25,924+0.7%
19Acadia Parish25,0360%
20St. Martin Parish23,704+0.6%
21St. Mary Parish22,510-0%
22Vernon Parish22,073+0.4%
23Washington Parish21,4220%
24Lincoln Parish20,650+0.8%
25St. Charles Parish20,595+0.3%
26Natchitoches Parish18,663+0.3%
27Webster Parish18,341+0.1%
28Avoyelles Parish18,323+0.3%
29St. Bernard Parish18,004+1.3%
30St. John the Baptist Parish17,790-0.1%
31Beauregard Parish15,968+1.1%
32Evangeline Parish14,523+0.2%
33Jefferson Davis Parish14,107+0.7%
34Sabine Parish13,618+0.4%
35Iberville Parish13,419+0.9%
36De Soto Parish12,560+0.8%
37Morehouse Parish11,895-0.2%
38West Baton Rouge Parish11,827+2.5%
39Pointe Coupee Parish11,044+0.2%
40Union Parish10,416-0.4%
41Assumption Parish10,039+0.1%
42Plaquemines Parish9,625+0.7%
43Allen Parish9,543+0.1%
44Grant Parish9,054+0.3%
45Concordia Parish9,026+0.3%
46Franklin Parish8,9370%
47Richland Parish8,698+0.3%
48St. James Parish8,651+0.5%
49East Feliciana Parish8,171+0.6%
50Jackson Parish7,223-0.2%
51Bienville Parish6,874-0.5%
52Claiborne Parish6,821-0.5%
53Winn Parish6,372-0.4%
54LaSalle Parish6,203+0.1%
55St. Helena Parish5,310+0.5%
56West Feliciana Parish5,127+0.8%
57West Carroll Parish4,691-0.2%
58Caldwell Parish4,644+0.2%
59Catahoula Parish4,447-0.3%
60Madison Parish4,388-0.1%
61Red River Parish3,599-0.1%
62Cameron Parish3,447-3.1%
63East Carroll Parish3,408+2.7%
64Tensas Parish2,804-0.4%

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All housing units, occupied and vacant: houses, apartments, mobile homes and rooms intended as separate living quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A survey estimate averaged over five years, not a count on one date.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units (Counties in Louisiana by housing units, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, Counties in Louisiana by housing units, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/louisiana-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Counties in Louisiana by housing units, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/louisiana-counties?period=2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, Counties in Louisiana by housing units, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/louisiana-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units: Counties in Louisiana by housing units, 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest housing units?

East Baton Rouge Parish, with 205,518 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Tensas Parish, with 2,804 in 2023.

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