Counties in Louisiana by population density

Name: Counties in Louisiana by population density, 2022
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Orleans Parish had the highest population density of 64 counties in 2022, at 844.8 inhabitants per km². Cameron Parish had the lowest, at 1.5 inhabitants per km². The median was 18.7 inhabitants per km² and the figure for Louisiana was 41.1 inhabitants per km². Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest844.8Orleans Parish

Lowest1.5Cameron Parish

Median18.764 counties

Louisiana41.1History

Top 40 counties, 2022

CSV Chart (SVG)

inhabitants per km². Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2022 inhabitants per km²	Change on 2021
1	Orleans Parish	844.8	-1.7%
2	Jefferson Parish	551.9	-1%
3	East Baton Rouge Parish	383	-0.4%
4	Lafayette Parish	356.8	+1.4%
5	Ascension Parish	173.9	+1.6%
6	St. Tammany Parish	125	+1.3%
7	Caddo Parish	100.6	-1.5%
8	Ouachita Parish	100	-0.6%
9	Livingston Parish	88.4	+1.5%
10	Calcasieu Parish	73.6	-1.1%
11	St. John the Baptist Parish	72.1	-5%
12	St. Charles Parish	71	-2.7%
13	Tangipahoa Parish	66.8	+1%
14	Bossier Parish	59.5	+0.1%
15	West Baton Rouge Parish	56.4	+1.1%
16	Iberia Parish	45.9	-1.4%
17	St. Bernard Parish	45.7	+0.8%
18	Lincoln Parish	39.3	-0.2%
19	Rapides Parish	37	-1.3%
20	Lafourche Parish	34.6	-1.9%
21	St. Landry Parish	34.1	-0.7%
22	Acadia Parish	33.6	-0.5%
23	St. Mary Parish	33.1	-0.7%
24	Terrebonne Parish	32.9	-3.8%
25	St. James Parish	31.5	-2%
26	St. Martin Parish	26.9	-0.5%
27	Washington Parish	26	-0.4%
28	Webster Parish	23.2	-0.9%
29	Assumption Parish	23	-1.1%
30	Jefferson Davis Parish	19	-1.2%
31	Evangeline Parish	18.8	+0.2%
32	Vermilion Parish	18.8	+0.1%
33	Iberville Parish	18.6	-0.2%
34	Avoyelles Parish	18	-1.3%
35	East Feliciana Parish	16.3	-1%
36	West Feliciana Parish	14.7	-0.8%
37	Pointe Coupee Parish	14.1	-0.6%
38	Richland Parish	13.8	-0.2%
39	Vernon Parish	13.6	-2.5%
40	Grant Parish	13.2	-0.9%
41	Beauregard Parish	12.2	-0.2%
42	Franklin Parish	12	-1.4%
43	Morehouse Parish	11.9	-2.2%
44	De Soto Parish	11.8	-0.3%
45	Allen Parish	11.4	-0.7%
46	Natchitoches Parish	11.3	-0.8%
47	Plaquemines Parish	11.2	-3%
48	Jackson Parish	10.2	+1.1%
49	St. Helena Parish	10.2	-0.9%
50	West Carroll Parish	10.2	-1%
51	Concordia Parish	10.1	-0.9%
52	Sabine Parish	9.8	-0.6%
53	LaSalle Parish	9.2	+0.5%
54	Union Parish	9.1	-1.5%
55	Red River Parish	7.4	-0.3%
56	Claiborne Parish	7.1	-1.7%
57	Caldwell Parish	6.9	-0.8%
58	East Carroll Parish	6.4	-3.6%
59	Bienville Parish	6	-1.3%
60	Madison Parish	5.9	-3.1%
61	Winn Parish	5.5	+0.9%
62	Catahoula Parish	4.7	-0.9%
63	Tensas Parish	2.5	-4.5%
64	Cameron Parish	1.5	-3.2%

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About this ranking

Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.

United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July divided by land area (water excluded) from the latest Census Gazetteer files. US tables often give people per square mile; multiply persons per km² by 2.59 to compare.

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 resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km². https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which county has the highest population density?

Orleans Parish, with 844.8 inhabitants per km² in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population density?

Cameron Parish, with 1.5 inhabitants per km² in 2022.

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 resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km². Retrieved 2026-10-09.