Counties in Louisiana by population under 18

St. Bernard Parish had the highest population under 18 of 64 counties in 2020, at 27.4%. West Feliciana Parish had the lowest, at 16.7%. The median was 23.6% and the figure for Louisiana was 23.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2020

Acadia Parish: 25.9 %Allen Parish: 23.4 %Ascension Parish: 27.4 %Assumption Parish: 21.2 %Avoyelles Parish: 23.6 %Beauregard Parish: 25.4 %Bienville Parish: 22.6 %Bossier Parish: 25.5 %Caddo Parish: 23.5 %Calcasieu Parish: 24.9 %Caldwell Parish: 22.8 %Cameron Parish: 23.7 %Catahoula Parish: 22 %Claiborne Parish: 18.9 %Concordia Parish: 24 %De Soto Parish: 24.1 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 22.3 %East Carroll Parish: 20.6 %East Feliciana Parish: 17.4 %Evangeline Parish: 25.1 %Franklin Parish: 24.2 %Grant Parish: 20.9 %Iberia Parish: 24.8 %Iberville Parish: 20.7 %Jackson Parish: 21.6 %Jefferson Parish: 22.1 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 25.5 %Lafayette Parish: 24.2 %Lafourche Parish: 23.5 %LaSalle Parish: 22.2 %Lincoln Parish: 19.9 %Livingston Parish: 26.1 %Madison Parish: 25.9 %Morehouse Parish: 22 %Natchitoches Parish: 22.1 %Orleans Parish: 20.4 %Ouachita Parish: 24.9 %Plaquemines Parish: 26.2 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 22.1 %Rapides Parish: 24.4 %Red River Parish: 25.1 %Richland Parish: 23.7 %Sabine Parish: 23.5 %St. Bernard Parish: 27.4 %St. Charles Parish: 24.9 %St. Helena Parish: 21.5 %St. James Parish: 23.2 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 23.9 %St. Landry Parish: 25.6 %St. Martin Parish: 24.3 %St. Mary Parish: 24.2 %St. Tammany Parish: 23.7 %Tangipahoa Parish: 24.4 %Tensas Parish: 21.4 %Terrebonne Parish: 25.1 %Union Parish: 21.6 %Vermilion Parish: 25.3 %Vernon Parish: 25.3 %Washington Parish: 23.3 %Webster Parish: 22.5 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 24.6 %West Carroll Parish: 23 %West Feliciana Parish: 16.7 %Winn Parish: 20.9 %
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%, 2020. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2020

St. Bernard Parish: 27.4 %St. Bernard Parish27.4Ascension Parish: 27.4 %Ascension Parish27.4Plaquemines Parish: 26.2 %Plaquemines Parish26.2Livingston Parish: 26.1 %Livingston Parish26.1Acadia Parish: 25.9 %Acadia Parish25.9Madison Parish: 25.9 %Madison Parish25.9St. Landry Parish: 25.6 %St. Landry Parish25.6Jefferson Davis Parish: 25.5 %Jefferson Davis Parish25.5Bossier Parish: 25.5 %Bossier Parish25.5Beauregard Parish: 25.4 %Beauregard Parish25.4Vernon Parish: 25.3 %Vernon Parish25.3Vermilion Parish: 25.3 %Vermilion Parish25.3Red River Parish: 25.1 %Red River Parish25.1Evangeline Parish: 25.1 %Evangeline Parish25.1Terrebonne Parish: 25.1 %Terrebonne Parish25.1St. Charles Parish: 24.9 %St. Charles Parish24.9Ouachita Parish: 24.9 %Ouachita Parish24.9Calcasieu Parish: 24.9 %Calcasieu Parish24.9Iberia Parish: 24.8 %Iberia Parish24.8West Baton Rouge Parish: 24.6 %West Baton Rouge Parish24.6Rapides Parish: 24.4 %Rapides Parish24.4Tangipahoa Parish: 24.4 %Tangipahoa Parish24.4St. Martin Parish: 24.3 %St. Martin Parish24.3Franklin Parish: 24.2 %Franklin Parish24.2St. Mary Parish: 24.2 %St. Mary Parish24.2Lafayette Parish: 24.2 %Lafayette Parish24.2De Soto Parish: 24.1 %De Soto Parish24.1Concordia Parish: 24 %Concordia Parish24St. John the Baptist Parish: 23.9 %St. John the Baptist Parish23.9Cameron Parish: 23.7 %Cameron Parish23.7Richland Parish: 23.7 %Richland Parish23.7St. Tammany Parish: 23.7 %St. Tammany Parish23.7Avoyelles Parish: 23.6 %Avoyelles Parish23.6Sabine Parish: 23.5 %Sabine Parish23.5Caddo Parish: 23.5 %Caddo Parish23.5Lafourche Parish: 23.5 %Lafourche Parish23.5Allen Parish: 23.4 %Allen Parish23.4Washington Parish: 23.3 %Washington Parish23.3St. James Parish: 23.2 %St. James Parish23.2West Carroll Parish: 23 %West Carroll Parish23St. Bernard Parish: 27.4 %St. Bernard Parish27.4Ascension Parish: 27.4 %Ascension Parish27.4Plaquemines Parish: 26.2 %Plaquemines Parish26.2Livingston Parish: 26.1 %Livingston Parish26.1Acadia Parish: 25.9 %Acadia Parish25.9Madison Parish: 25.9 %Madison Parish25.9St. Landry Parish: 25.6 %St. Landry Parish25.6Jefferson Davis Parish: 25.5 %Jefferson Davis Parish25.5Bossier Parish: 25.5 %Bossier Parish25.5Beauregard Parish: 25.4 %Beauregard Parish25.4Vernon Parish: 25.3 %Vernon Parish25.3Vermilion Parish: 25.3 %Vermilion Parish25.3Red River Parish: 25.1 %Red River Parish25.1Evangeline Parish: 25.1 %Evangeline Parish25.1Terrebonne Parish: 25.1 %Terrebonne Parish25.1St. Charles Parish: 24.9 %St. Charles Parish24.9Ouachita Parish: 24.9 %Ouachita Parish24.9Calcasieu Parish: 24.9 %Calcasieu Parish24.9Iberia Parish: 24.8 %Iberia Parish24.8West Baton Rouge Parish: 24.6 %West Baton Rouge Parish24.6Rapides Parish: 24.4 %Rapides Parish24.4Tangipahoa Parish: 24.4 %Tangipahoa Parish24.4St. Martin Parish: 24.3 %St. Martin Parish24.3Franklin Parish: 24.2 %Franklin Parish24.2St. Mary Parish: 24.2 %St. Mary Parish24.2Lafayette Parish: 24.2 %Lafayette Parish24.2De Soto Parish: 24.1 %De Soto Parish24.1Concordia Parish: 24 %Concordia Parish24St. John the Baptist Parish: 23.9 %St. John the Baptist Parish23.9Cameron Parish: 23.7 %Cameron Parish23.7Richland Parish: 23.7 %Richland Parish23.7St. Tammany Parish: 23.7 %St. Tammany Parish23.7Avoyelles Parish: 23.6 %Avoyelles Parish23.6Sabine Parish: 23.5 %Sabine Parish23.5Caddo Parish: 23.5 %Caddo Parish23.5Lafourche Parish: 23.5 %Lafourche Parish23.5Allen Parish: 23.4 %Allen Parish23.4Washington Parish: 23.3 %Washington Parish23.3St. James Parish: 23.2 %St. James Parish23.2West Carroll Parish: 23 %West Carroll Parish23
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1St. Bernard Parish27.4-0 pts
2Ascension Parish27.4+0.1 pts
3Plaquemines Parish26.2+0.1 pts
4Livingston Parish26.10 pts
5Acadia Parish25.9+0.4 pts
6Madison Parish25.9+0.2 pts
7St. Landry Parish25.6+0.3 pts
8Jefferson Davis Parish25.5-0 pts
9Bossier Parish25.5-0.1 pts
10Beauregard Parish25.4+0.7 pts
11Vernon Parish25.3-0.2 pts
12Vermilion Parish25.3+0.1 pts
13Red River Parish25.1+0.6 pts
14Evangeline Parish25.1+0.4 pts
15Terrebonne Parish25.1+0.2 pts
16St. Charles Parish24.9+0.2 pts
17Ouachita Parish24.9-0.2 pts
18Calcasieu Parish24.9+0.1 pts
19Iberia Parish24.8-0 pts
20West Baton Rouge Parish24.6+0.1 pts
21Rapides Parish24.4+0.3 pts
22Tangipahoa Parish24.4+0.5 pts
23St. Martin Parish24.3+0.2 pts
24Franklin Parish24.2-0.1 pts
25St. Mary Parish24.2+0.2 pts
26Lafayette Parish24.2+0.2 pts
27De Soto Parish24.1+0.3 pts
28Concordia Parish24-0.1 pts
29St. John the Baptist Parish23.9+0.2 pts
30Cameron Parish23.7+1.6 pts
31Richland Parish23.7+0.5 pts
32St. Tammany Parish23.7-0 pts
33Avoyelles Parish23.6+0.6 pts
34Sabine Parish23.5+0.6 pts
35Caddo Parish23.5-0 pts
36Lafourche Parish23.5-0 pts
37Allen Parish23.4+0.2 pts
38Washington Parish23.3+0.1 pts
39St. James Parish23.2-0.3 pts
40West Carroll Parish23+0.3 pts
41Caldwell Parish22.8+0.3 pts
42Bienville Parish22.6+0.1 pts
43Webster Parish22.5+0.4 pts
44East Baton Rouge Parish22.3-0.1 pts
45LaSalle Parish22.2+0.5 pts
46Pointe Coupee Parish22.1+0.2 pts
47Natchitoches Parish22.1+0.1 pts
48Jefferson Parish22.1+0.2 pts
49Catahoula Parish220 pts
50Morehouse Parish22-0.3 pts
51Jackson Parish21.6-0.3 pts
52Union Parish21.6+0.3 pts
53St. Helena Parish21.5-1.1 pts
54Tensas Parish21.4-0.9 pts
55Assumption Parish21.2-0 pts
56Grant Parish20.9-0.2 pts
57Winn Parish20.9+0.1 pts
58Iberville Parish20.70 pts
59East Carroll Parish20.6-0.9 pts
60Orleans Parish20.4-0 pts
61Lincoln Parish19.9-0.5 pts
62Claiborne Parish18.9+0.3 pts
63East Feliciana Parish17.4-0.1 pts
64West Feliciana Parish16.7+0.3 pts

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Residents aged 0 to 17 as a percentage of total population on 1 July. United States: Census Bureau county population estimates by age; states and the nation are sums of their counties.

Uses the US age of majority. Not comparable with population_0_14_share, which stops at 14.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: residents aged 0 to 17 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: residents aged 0 to 17 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties (Counties in Louisiana by population under 18, 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html

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Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: residents aged 0 to 17 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties, Counties in Louisiana by population under 18, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 June 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: residents aged 0 to 17 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. Counties in Louisiana by population under 18, 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2020.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: residents aged 0 to 17 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties, Counties in Louisiana by population under 18, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-under-18/louisiana-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: residents aged 0 to 17 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties: Counties in Louisiana by population under 18, 2020}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest population under 18?

St. Bernard Parish, with 27.4% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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West Feliciana Parish, with 16.7% in 2020.

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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: residents aged 0 to 17 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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