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Cities in Louisiana by population

New Orleans, LA had the highest population of 36 cities in 2020, at 383,361. Carencro, LA had the lowest, at 9,328. The median was 18,799 and the figure for Louisiana was 4.65 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest383,361New Orleans, LA
Lowest9,328Carencro, LA
Median18,79936 cities
Louisiana4,652,145History

All cities, 2020

New Orleans, LA: 383,361 personsNew Orleans, LA383,361Baton Rouge, LA: 226,065 personsBaton Rouge, LA226,065Shreveport, LA: 186,809 personsShreveport, LA186,809Lafayette, LA: 121,457 personsLafayette, LA121,457Lake Charles, LA: 84,894 personsLake Charles, LA84,894St. George, LA: 77,938 personsSt. George, LA77,938Kenner, LA: 66,281 personsKenner, LA66,281Bossier City, LA: 62,703 personsBossier City, LA62,703Monroe, LA: 47,734 personsMonroe, LA47,734Alexandria, LA: 45,122 personsAlexandria, LA45,122Houma, LA: 33,344 personsHouma, LA33,344Central, LA: 29,565 personsCentral, LA29,565Slidell, LA: 28,606 personsSlidell, LA28,606New Iberia, LA: 28,413 personsNew Iberia, LA28,413Ruston, LA: 22,151 personsRuston, LA22,151Sulphur, LA: 21,800 personsSulphur, LA21,800Hammond, LA: 19,616 personsHammond, LA19,616Zachary, LA: 19,510 personsZachary, LA19,510Natchitoches, LA: 18,087 personsNatchitoches, LA18,087Gretna, LA: 17,767 personsGretna, LA17,767Youngsville, LA: 16,025 personsYoungsville, LA16,025Thibodaux, LA: 15,904 personsThibodaux, LA15,904Opelousas, LA: 15,767 personsOpelousas, LA15,767Pineville, LA: 14,374 personsPineville, LA14,374Broussard, LA: 13,521 personsBroussard, LA13,521West Monroe, LA: 13,052 personsWest Monroe, LA13,052Mandeville, LA: 12,822 personsMandeville, LA12,822Baker, LA: 12,454 personsBaker, LA12,454Gonzales, LA: 12,148 personsGonzales, LA12,148Minden, LA: 11,858 personsMinden, LA11,858Crowley, LA: 11,652 personsCrowley, LA11,652Covington, LA: 11,578 personsCovington, LA11,578Morgan City, LA: 11,412 personsMorgan City, LA11,412Abbeville, LA: 11,166 personsAbbeville, LA11,166Bogalusa, LA: 10,630 personsBogalusa, LA10,630Carencro, LA: 9,328 personsCarencro, LA9,328New Orleans, LA: 383,361 personsNew Orleans, LA383,361Baton Rouge, LA: 226,065 personsBaton Rouge, LA226,065Shreveport, LA: 186,809 personsShreveport, LA186,809Lafayette, LA: 121,457 personsLafayette, LA121,457Lake Charles, LA: 84,894 personsLake Charles, LA84,894St. George, LA: 77,938 personsSt. George, LA77,938Kenner, LA: 66,281 personsKenner, LA66,281Bossier City, LA: 62,703 personsBossier City, LA62,703Monroe, LA: 47,734 personsMonroe, LA47,734Alexandria, LA: 45,122 personsAlexandria, LA45,122Houma, LA: 33,344 personsHouma, LA33,344Central, LA: 29,565 personsCentral, LA29,565Slidell, LA: 28,606 personsSlidell, LA28,606New Iberia, LA: 28,413 personsNew Iberia, LA28,413Ruston, LA: 22,151 personsRuston, LA22,151Sulphur, LA: 21,800 personsSulphur, LA21,800Hammond, LA: 19,616 personsHammond, LA19,616Zachary, LA: 19,510 personsZachary, LA19,510Natchitoches, LA: 18,087 personsNatchitoches, LA18,087Gretna, LA: 17,767 personsGretna, LA17,767Youngsville, LA: 16,025 personsYoungsville, LA16,025Thibodaux, LA: 15,904 personsThibodaux, LA15,904Opelousas, LA: 15,767 personsOpelousas, LA15,767Pineville, LA: 14,374 personsPineville, LA14,374Broussard, LA: 13,521 personsBroussard, LA13,521West Monroe, LA: 13,052 personsWest Monroe, LA13,052Mandeville, LA: 12,822 personsMandeville, LA12,822Baker, LA: 12,454 personsBaker, LA12,454Gonzales, LA: 12,148 personsGonzales, LA12,148Minden, LA: 11,858 personsMinden, LA11,858Crowley, LA: 11,652 personsCrowley, LA11,652Covington, LA: 11,578 personsCovington, LA11,578Morgan City, LA: 11,412 personsMorgan City, LA11,412Abbeville, LA: 11,166 personsAbbeville, LA11,166Bogalusa, LA: 10,630 personsBogalusa, LA10,630Carencro, LA: 9,328 personsCarencro, LA9,328
persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2020
persons
1New Orleans, LA383,361
2Baton Rouge, LA226,065
3Shreveport, LA186,809
4Lafayette, LA121,457
5Lake Charles, LA84,894
6St. George, LA77,938
7Kenner, LA66,281
8Bossier City, LA62,703
9Monroe, LA47,734
10Alexandria, LA45,122
11Houma, LA33,344
12Central, LA29,565
13Slidell, LA28,606
14New Iberia, LA28,413
15Ruston, LA22,151
16Sulphur, LA21,800
17Hammond, LA19,616
18Zachary, LA19,510
19Natchitoches, LA18,087
20Gretna, LA17,767
21Youngsville, LA16,025
22Thibodaux, LA15,904
23Opelousas, LA15,767
24Pineville, LA14,374
25Broussard, LA13,521
26West Monroe, LA13,052
27Mandeville, LA12,822
28Baker, LA12,454
29Gonzales, LA12,148
30Minden, LA11,858
31Crowley, LA11,652
32Covington, LA11,578
33Morgan City, LA11,412
34Abbeville, LA11,166
35Bogalusa, LA10,630
36Carencro, LA9,328

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Resident population.

More on how it is measured
  • Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón).
  • Norway: Statistics Norway, 1 January.
  • Iceland and its municipalities: Statistics Iceland, 1 January.
  • United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July.
  • United Kingdom regions and local authorities: Office for National Statistics estimates for 30 June.
  • Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
  • UN World Population Prospects estimates for 1 July cover the years before 1960 and the areas the World Bank does not publish, such as Taiwan.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals) (Cities in Louisiana by population, 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/

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Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Cities in Louisiana by population, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/louisiana-cities?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Cities in Louisiana by population, 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/louisiana-cities?period=2020.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Cities in Louisiana by population, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/louisiana-cities?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest population?

New Orleans, LA, with 383,361 in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest population?

Carencro, LA, with 9,328 in 2020.

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