Counties in Louisiana by share of population aged 65 and over, 2025

Tensas Parish had the highest share of population aged 65 and over of 64 counties in 2025, at 30.2%. Ascension Parish had the lowest, at 14.8%. The median was 20% and the figure for Louisiana was 18.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest30.2Tensas Parish
Median2064 counties
Louisiana18.8History

Top 40 counties, 2025

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Tensas ParishTensas Parish: 30.2 %30.2Claiborne ParishClaiborne Parish: 25.2 %25.2West Carroll ParishWest Carroll Parish: 24.9 %24.9Pointe Coupee ParishPointe Coupee Parish: 24.5 %24.5Union ParishUnion Parish: 24.5 %24.5East Feliciana ParishEast Feliciana Parish: 24.4 %24.4Sabine ParishSabine Parish: 24.1 %24.1Bienville ParishBienville Parish: 23.8 %23.8Morehouse ParishMorehouse Parish: 23.8 %23.8St. Helena ParishSt. Helena Parish: 23.5 %23.5Catahoula ParishCatahoula Parish: 23.4 %23.4Webster ParishWebster Parish: 23.3 %23.3Assumption ParishAssumption Parish: 23 %23St. James ParishSt. James Parish: 22.5 %22.5Washington ParishWashington Parish: 21.7 %21.7Red River ParishRed River Parish: 21.7 %21.7Cameron ParishCameron Parish: 21.6 %21.6Jackson ParishJackson Parish: 21.3 %21.3Caddo ParishCaddo Parish: 21 %21Franklin ParishFranklin Parish: 21 %21St. Tammany ParishSt. Tammany Parish: 20.9 %20.9De Soto ParishDe Soto Parish: 20.8 %20.8Madison ParishMadison Parish: 20.7 %20.7St. Mary ParishSt. Mary Parish: 20.7 %20.7Iberville ParishIberville Parish: 20.6 %20.6Richland ParishRichland Parish: 20.5 %20.5Concordia ParishConcordia Parish: 20.5 %20.5Jefferson ParishJefferson Parish: 20.5 %20.5St. Martin ParishSt. Martin Parish: 20.5 %20.5Avoyelles ParishAvoyelles Parish: 20.4 %20.4West Feliciana ParishWest Feliciana Parish: 20.1 %20.1St. Landry ParishSt. Landry Parish: 20 %20Iberia ParishIberia Parish: 20 %20Caldwell ParishCaldwell Parish: 19.8 %19.8Rapides ParishRapides Parish: 19.6 %19.6Natchitoches ParishNatchitoches Parish: 19.6 %19.6Jefferson Davis ParishJefferson Davis Parish: 19.5 %19.5Acadia ParishAcadia Parish: 19.4 %19.4Evangeline ParishEvangeline Parish: 19.3 %19.3St. John the Baptist ParishSt. John the Baptist Parish: 19.2 %19.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Tensas Parish30.2+1.1 pts
2Claiborne Parish25.2+0.8 pts
3West Carroll Parish24.9+0.6 pts
4Pointe Coupee Parish24.5+0.6 pts
5Union Parish24.5+0.7 pts
6East Feliciana Parish24.4+0.9 pts
7Sabine Parish24.1+0.5 pts
8Bienville Parish23.8+0.7 pts
9Morehouse Parish23.8+0.7 pts
10St. Helena Parish23.5+1 pts
11Catahoula Parish23.4+0.7 pts
12Webster Parish23.3+0.5 pts
13Assumption Parish23+0.8 pts
14St. James Parish22.5+0.7 pts
15Washington Parish21.7+0.4 pts
16Red River Parish21.7+0.5 pts
17Cameron Parish21.6+0.9 pts
18Jackson Parish21.3+0.2 pts
19Caddo Parish21+0.5 pts
20Franklin Parish21+0.5 pts
21St. Tammany Parish20.9+0.6 pts
22De Soto Parish20.8+0.5 pts
23Madison Parish20.7+0.7 pts
24St. Mary Parish20.7+0.7 pts
25Iberville Parish20.6+0.4 pts
26Richland Parish20.5+0.4 pts
27Concordia Parish20.5+0.6 pts
28Jefferson Parish20.5+0.5 pts
29St. Martin Parish20.5+0.8 pts
30Avoyelles Parish20.4+0.5 pts
31West Feliciana Parish20.1+0.7 pts
32St. Landry Parish20+0.4 pts
33Iberia Parish20+0.8 pts
34Caldwell Parish19.8+0.3 pts
35Rapides Parish19.6+0.4 pts
36Natchitoches Parish19.6+0.4 pts
37Jefferson Davis Parish19.5+0.4 pts
38Acadia Parish19.4+0.5 pts
39Evangeline Parish19.3+0.3 pts
40St. John the Baptist Parish19.2+0.7 pts
41Vermilion Parish19+0.5 pts
42Lafourche Parish18.8+0.6 pts
43St. Charles Parish18.7+0.8 pts
44Beauregard Parish18.6+0.5 pts
45Calcasieu Parish18.3+0.5 pts
46Terrebonne Parish18.2+0.5 pts
47Orleans Parish18.1+0.5 pts
48Grant Parish17.9+0.4 pts
49LaSalle Parish17.70 pts
50Ouachita Parish17.5+0.4 pts
51East Baton Rouge Parish17.4+0.4 pts
52Tangipahoa Parish17.1+0.3 pts
53Allen Parish17.1+0.6 pts
54East Carroll Parish17+0.5 pts
55Winn Parish16.9-0.4 pts
56Lafayette Parish16.8+0.4 pts
57Bossier Parish16.8+0.4 pts
58West Baton Rouge Parish16.5+0.4 pts
59Plaquemines Parish16.4+0.6 pts
60Vernon Parish15.7+0.7 pts
61Lincoln Parish15.4+0.1 pts
62Livingston Parish15.2+0.4 pts
63St. Bernard Parish14.8+0.6 pts
64Ascension Parish14.8+0.5 pts

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About this ranking

Residents aged 65 or over as a percentage of total population. Spain: 1 January, INE annual census. United States: 1 July, Census Bureau population estimates. World Bank figures for other countries and the World refer to mid-year.

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. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/counties/asrh/cc-est2025-agesex-all.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest share of population aged 65 and over?

Tensas Parish, with 30.2% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest share of population aged 65 and over?

Ascension Parish, with 14.8% in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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