Counties in Louisiana by median age

Name: Counties in Louisiana by median age, 2023
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Tensas Parish had the highest median age of 64 counties in 2023, at 47.4 years. Lincoln Parish had the lowest, at 28.6 years. The median was 39 years and the figure for Louisiana was 37.8 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest47.4Tensas Parish

Lowest28.6Lincoln Parish

Median3964 counties

Louisiana37.8History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSV Chart (SVG)

years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2023 years	Change on 2022
1	Tensas Parish	47.4	0
2	East Feliciana Parish	44.6	+0.3
3	Union Parish	43.5	+1
4	Pointe Coupee Parish	43.2	-0.2
5	Cameron Parish	43	-0.3
6	Bienville Parish	42.5	+0.4
7	St. Helena Parish	42.4	+0.2
8	West Feliciana Parish	42.2	-0.4
9	Assumption Parish	42	+0.1
10	Claiborne Parish	41.9	-0.4
11	Winn Parish	41.6	+0.9
12	Jackson Parish	41.5	+0.1
13	West Carroll Parish	41.4	+0.4
14	Sabine Parish	41.3	+0.2
15	Webster Parish	41.2	-0.3
16	Washington Parish	41	+0.4
17	St. James Parish	40.8	+0.4
18	Caldwell Parish	40.7	+0.5
19	Red River Parish	40.4	+2.6
19	St. Tammany Parish	40.4	-0.2
21	Iberville Parish	40.3	+0.4
21	Morehouse Parish	40.3	+0.3
23	De Soto Parish	40.1	+0.8
24	Jefferson Parish	39.9	+0.1
25	Richland Parish	39.8	+0.3
26	St. Martin Parish	39.7	+0.2
26	St. Mary Parish	39.7	+0.2
28	Vermilion Parish	39.4	+0.8
29	Caddo Parish	39.2	+0.5
30	Franklin Parish	39.1	+0.1
30	St. Charles Parish	39.1	+0.3
32	Lafourche Parish	39	+0.2
33	Allen Parish	38.9	+0.4
34	Catahoula Parish	38.8	0
35	LaSalle Parish	38.6	+0.3
36	Grant Parish	38.5	+0.6
36	St. John the Baptist Parish	38.5	+0.6
38	Orleans Parish	38.4	+0.5
39	Avoyelles Parish	38.2	-0.4
40	Iberia Parish	37.8	+0.4
40	Rapides Parish	37.8	+0.1
42	Concordia Parish	37.7	-0.1
42	Evangeline Parish	37.7	+0.8
44	St. Landry Parish	37.5	+0.2
45	Jefferson Davis Parish	37.4	-0.5
46	Terrebonne Parish	37.3	+0.4
47	Calcasieu Parish	37.2	+0.5
48	Acadia Parish	37	+0.3
49	Beauregard Parish	36.9	-0.4
50	Plaquemines Parish	36.8	+0.4
51	Ouachita Parish	36.6	+0.1
51	West Baton Rouge Parish	36.6	+0.2
53	Ascension Parish	36.4	+0.2
53	Lafayette Parish	36.4	+0.2
53	Livingston Parish	36.4	-0.2
56	Bossier Parish	36.2	+0.2
57	St. Bernard Parish	35.8	+0.2
58	East Carroll Parish	35.7	+1.8
58	Tangipahoa Parish	35.7	0
60	Madison Parish	34.6	-1.6
61	East Baton Rouge Parish	34.2	+0.2
62	Natchitoches Parish	33.3	0
63	Vernon Parish	32.1	+0.6
64	Lincoln Parish	28.6	+0.3

Other periods

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2023
2022
2021

About this ranking

Age that divides the resident population into two halves of equal size. Spain and the EU: on 1 January. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

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

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median age?

Tensas Parish, with 47.4 years in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age?

Lincoln Parish, with 28.6 years in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

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 B01002: median age, total population. Retrieved 2026-10-08.