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Cities in Louisiana by population

New Orleans, LA had the highest population of 36 cities in 2024, at 363,477. Bogalusa, LA had the lowest, at 10,414. The median was 19,691 and the figure for Louisiana was 4.61 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest363,477New Orleans, LA
Lowest10,414Bogalusa, LA
Median19,69136 cities
Louisiana4,614,878History

All cities, 2024

New Orleans, LA: 363,477 personsNew Orleans, LA363,477Baton Rouge, LA: 221,540 personsBaton Rouge, LA221,540Shreveport, LA: 176,960 personsShreveport, LA176,960Lafayette, LA: 122,688 personsLafayette, LA122,688Lake Charles, LA: 81,454 personsLake Charles, LA81,454St. George, LA: 78,374 personsSt. George, LA78,374Kenner, LA: 65,382 personsKenner, LA65,382Bossier City, LA: 63,262 personsBossier City, LA63,262Monroe, LA: 47,040 personsMonroe, LA47,040Alexandria, LA: 43,196 personsAlexandria, LA43,196Houma, LA: 31,786 personsHouma, LA31,786Central, LA: 30,237 personsCentral, LA30,237Slidell, LA: 28,467 personsSlidell, LA28,467New Iberia, LA: 26,939 personsNew Iberia, LA26,939Hammond, LA: 23,347 personsHammond, LA23,347Ruston, LA: 22,365 personsRuston, LA22,365Sulphur, LA: 20,555 personsSulphur, LA20,555Zachary, LA: 20,395 personsZachary, LA20,395Youngsville, LA: 18,986 personsYoungsville, LA18,986Gretna, LA: 17,418 personsGretna, LA17,418Natchitoches, LA: 17,263 personsNatchitoches, LA17,263Thibodaux, LA: 15,607 personsThibodaux, LA15,607Broussard, LA: 15,324 personsBroussard, LA15,324Opelousas, LA: 15,226 personsOpelousas, LA15,226Pineville, LA: 13,984 personsPineville, LA13,984Gonzales, LA: 13,753 personsGonzales, LA13,753Mandeville, LA: 12,984 personsMandeville, LA12,984Carencro, LA: 12,876 personsCarencro, LA12,876West Monroe, LA: 12,563 personsWest Monroe, LA12,563Baker, LA: 12,184 personsBaker, LA12,184Covington, LA: 11,713 personsCovington, LA11,713Crowley, LA: 11,295 personsCrowley, LA11,295Minden, LA: 11,213 personsMinden, LA11,213Abbeville, LA: 10,924 personsAbbeville, LA10,924Morgan City, LA: 10,864 personsMorgan City, LA10,864Bogalusa, LA: 10,414 personsBogalusa, LA10,414New Orleans, LA: 363,477 personsNew Orleans, LA363,477Baton Rouge, LA: 221,540 personsBaton Rouge, LA221,540Shreveport, LA: 176,960 personsShreveport, LA176,960Lafayette, LA: 122,688 personsLafayette, LA122,688Lake Charles, LA: 81,454 personsLake Charles, LA81,454St. George, LA: 78,374 personsSt. George, LA78,374Kenner, LA: 65,382 personsKenner, LA65,382Bossier City, LA: 63,262 personsBossier City, LA63,262Monroe, LA: 47,040 personsMonroe, LA47,040Alexandria, LA: 43,196 personsAlexandria, LA43,196Houma, LA: 31,786 personsHouma, LA31,786Central, LA: 30,237 personsCentral, LA30,237Slidell, LA: 28,467 personsSlidell, LA28,467New Iberia, LA: 26,939 personsNew Iberia, LA26,939Hammond, LA: 23,347 personsHammond, LA23,347Ruston, LA: 22,365 personsRuston, LA22,365Sulphur, LA: 20,555 personsSulphur, LA20,555Zachary, LA: 20,395 personsZachary, LA20,395Youngsville, LA: 18,986 personsYoungsville, LA18,986Gretna, LA: 17,418 personsGretna, LA17,418Natchitoches, LA: 17,263 personsNatchitoches, LA17,263Thibodaux, LA: 15,607 personsThibodaux, LA15,607Broussard, LA: 15,324 personsBroussard, LA15,324Opelousas, LA: 15,226 personsOpelousas, LA15,226Pineville, LA: 13,984 personsPineville, LA13,984Gonzales, LA: 13,753 personsGonzales, LA13,753Mandeville, LA: 12,984 personsMandeville, LA12,984Carencro, LA: 12,876 personsCarencro, LA12,876West Monroe, LA: 12,563 personsWest Monroe, LA12,563Baker, LA: 12,184 personsBaker, LA12,184Covington, LA: 11,713 personsCovington, LA11,713Crowley, LA: 11,295 personsCrowley, LA11,295Minden, LA: 11,213 personsMinden, LA11,213Abbeville, LA: 10,924 personsAbbeville, LA10,924Morgan City, LA: 10,864 personsMorgan City, LA10,864Bogalusa, LA: 10,414 personsBogalusa, LA10,414
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

RankCities2024
persons		Change on 2023
1New Orleans, LA363,477-0.6%
2Baton Rouge, LA221,540+0.2%
3Shreveport, LA176,960-0.7%
4Lafayette, LA122,688+0.5%
5Lake Charles, LA81,454+1.6%
6St. George, LA78,374+0.8%
7Kenner, LA65,382+1.5%
8Bossier City, LA63,262+0.4%
9Monroe, LA47,040+0.2%
10Alexandria, LA43,196-0.9%
11Houma, LA31,786-0.4%
12Central, LA30,237+0.9%
13Slidell, LA28,467-0.1%
14New Iberia, LA26,939-0.8%
15Hammond, LA23,347+4.1%
16Ruston, LA22,3650%
17Sulphur, LA20,555+0.5%
18Zachary, LA20,395+1.3%
19Youngsville, LA18,986+5.4%
20Gretna, LA17,418+0.4%
21Natchitoches, LA17,263-0.7%
22Thibodaux, LA15,607-0.2%
23Broussard, LA15,324+5%
24Opelousas, LA15,226-1%
25Pineville, LA13,984-0.5%
26Gonzales, LA13,753+0.7%
27Mandeville, LA12,984-0.1%
28Carencro, LA12,876+2%
29West Monroe, LA12,563-0.3%
30Baker, LA12,184+0.2%
31Covington, LA11,713+0.3%
32Crowley, LA11,295-0.3%
33Minden, LA11,213-1%
34Abbeville, LA10,924-0%
35Morgan City, LA10,864-0.7%
36Bogalusa, LA10,414-0.1%

Other periods

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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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. 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, 2024. 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=2024.

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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, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/louisiana-cities?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest population?

New Orleans, LA, with 363,477 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest population?

Bogalusa, LA, with 10,414 in 2024.

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