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Louisiana parish map

Louisiana has 64 parishes. Vernon Parish is the largest by land at 1,327 square miles, and East Baton Rouge Parish is the most populous with 453,022 residents.

Population 2024
4,597,740
#25 of 51
Land area
43,213 sq mi
#33 of 51
Density
106.4 / sq mi
#27 of 51
Parishes
64
Capital: Baton Rouge
N
Baton Rouge 30.46° N, 91.19° W

Map of all 64 parishes in Louisiana

Every parish is labeled on Census 2024 boundaries. Download it as a PDF to print, a PNG, or an editable SVG. For blank, colored or city versions, see the printable Louisiana map sheets.

AcadiaAllenAscensionAssumptionAvoyellesBeauregardBienvilleBossierCaddoCalcasieuCaldwellCameronCatahoulaClaiborneConcordiaDe SotoEast Baton RougeEast CarrollEast FelicianaEvangelineFranklinGrantIberiaIbervilleJacksonJeffersonJefferson DavisLafayetteLafourcheLaSalleLincolnLivingstonMadisonMorehouseNatchitochesOrleansOuachitaPlaqueminesPointe CoupeeRapidesRed RiverRichlandSabineSt. BernardSt. CharlesSt. HelenaSt. JamesSt. John the BaptistSt. LandrySt. MartinSt. MarySt. TammanyTangipahoaTensasTerrebonneUnionVermilionVernonWashingtonWebsterWest Baton RougeWest CarrollWest FelicianaWinnLouisiana county map. Online Map Tools (onlinemaptools.com), Census 2024 boundaries, free to reuse with credit.
64 units labeled. The orange dot marks the capital.

Louisiana population and land area

Louisiana had 4,597,740 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates, the sum of its parishes. That ranks 25th of the 50 states and DC. Its 43,213 square miles of land rank 33rd. Louisiana averages 106.4 people per square mile of land, close to the national figure of 96.3. By density it ranks 27th.

Population, 2024
4,597,74025th of 51
Land area
43,213 sq mi33rd of 51
Density
106.4 per sq mi27th of 51
Number of parishes
64
Capital
Baton Rouge30.457° N, 91.187° W
State FIPS code
22

Louisiana parishes by population, density and income

Each shape is shaded by quintile, darker for higher values. Switch the measure above the map. Select a shape to open that county's page. The pin marks the capital, Baton Rouge.

Assumption Parish: 58Concordia Parish: 26Jackson Parish: 26De Soto Parish: 31Washington Parish: 67Bienville Parish: 15Caddo Parish: 256Red River Parish: 19Lafayette Parish: 946Webster Parish: 59Calcasieu Parish: 194Allen Parish: 30Rapides Parish: 95Vernon Parish: 35Union Parish: 24St. Tammany Parish: 328West Baton Rouge Parish: 148Winn Parish: 14Beauregard Parish: 32Grant Parish: 34Evangeline Parish: 48Tangipahoa Parish: 177St. Martin Parish: 69Tensas Parish: 6.4Caldwell Parish: 18Franklin Parish: 31Jefferson Parish: 1,420Madison Parish: 15Morehouse Parish: 30Jefferson Davis Parish: 48Pointe Coupee Parish: 36Bossier Parish: 156Richland Parish: 35St. Charles Parish: 181Acadia Parish: 86Avoyelles Parish: 46St. Mary Parish: 84East Baton Rouge Parish: 995Lafourche Parish: 89Cameron Parish: 3.6Terrebonne Parish: 84LaSalle Parish: 24Livingston Parish: 236St. John the Baptist Parish: 185Ouachita Parish: 259Claiborne Parish: 18St. Bernard Parish: 119Orleans Parish: 2,140St. Landry Parish: 88Plaquemines Parish: 29East Carroll Parish: 16Vermilion Parish: 49East Feliciana Parish: 42Sabine Parish: 25Iberia Parish: 118Ascension Parish: 460Lincoln Parish: 102Natchitoches Parish: 29St. James Parish: 80St. Helena Parish: 27Catahoula Parish: 12West Carroll Parish: 26West Feliciana Parish: 38Iberville Parish: 48
Density
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  4. 67+
  5. 156+
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Largest county in Louisiana by land area

Vernon Parish ranks first at 1,327 square miles and Orleans Parish last at 170 square miles. The top value is 7.8 times the bottom one.

  1. 01Vernon Parish1,327
  2. 02Rapides Parish1,324
  3. 03Cameron Parish1,285
  4. 04Natchitoches Parish1,253
  5. 05Terrebonne Parish1,230
  6. 06Vermilion Parish1,172
  7. 07Beauregard Parish1,157
  8. 08Lafourche Parish1,068
  9. 09Calcasieu Parish1,064
  10. 10Winn Parish950

Most populous county in Louisiana

East Baton Rouge Parish ranks first at 453,022 residents and Tensas Parish last at 3,844 residents. The gap is more than a hundredfold.

  1. 01East Baton Rouge Parish453,022
  2. 02Jefferson Parish427,253
  3. 03Orleans Parish362,701
  4. 04St. Tammany Parish277,615
  5. 05Lafayette Parish254,241
  6. 06Caddo Parish224,893
  7. 07Calcasieu Parish206,861
  8. 08Ouachita Parish157,874
  9. 09Livingston Parish152,886
  10. 10Tangipahoa Parish139,823

Least populous county in Louisiana

The smallest populations, fewest first. Estimates for small counties carry more uncertainty than those for large ones.

  1. 01Tensas Parish3,844
  2. 02Cameron Parish4,678
  3. 03East Carroll Parish6,892
  4. 04Red River Parish7,238
  5. 05Catahoula Parish8,280
Log scale, so small counties stay visible next to the largest.

Most densely populated county in Louisiana

Orleans Parish ranks first at 2,139.8 people per square mile and Cameron Parish last at 3.6 people per square mile. The gap is more than a hundredfold.

  1. 01Orleans Parish2,139.8
  2. 02Jefferson Parish1,420.1
  3. 03East Baton Rouge Parish994.6
  4. 04Lafayette Parish945.7
  5. 05Ascension Parish460.5
  6. 06St. Tammany Parish328.4
  7. 07Ouachita Parish258.7
  8. 08Caddo Parish255.7
  9. 09Livingston Parish235.9
  10. 10Calcasieu Parish194.4
People per square mile of land, log scale.

Highest median household income in Louisiana

Ascension Parish ranks first at $89,558 and East Carroll Parish last at $34,604. The top value is 2.6 times the bottom one.

  1. 01Ascension Parish$89,558
  2. 02St. Charles Parish$81,482
  3. 03St. Tammany Parish$78,484
  4. 04West Feliciana Parish$74,368
  5. 05Livingston Parish$73,745
  6. 06West Baton Rouge Parish$73,173
  7. 07Plaquemines Parish$71,460
  8. 08Bossier Parish$71,061
  9. 09Cameron Parish$66,189
  10. 10Lafayette Parish$64,181

Towns and cities in Louisiana

The Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates list 155 incorporated places in Louisiana with 1,000 or more residents, holding 2,044,381 people together, or 44% of the state total. 59 of them have 5,000 or more. The northernmost is Springhill at 33.002° N and the southernmost is Golden Meadow at 29.387° N. Among places of 5,000+, Carencro grew fastest from July 2020 to July 2024, by 37.5%.

  1. 01New Orleans362,701
  2. 02Baton Rouge220,907
  3. 03Shreveport176,578
  4. 04Lafayette122,280
  5. 05Lake Charles81,157
  6. 06Kenner64,650
  7. 07Bossier City63,218
  8. 08Monroe46,622
  9. 09Alexandria43,133
  10. 10Houma31,671
  11. 11Central30,161
  12. 12Slidell28,440
Largest incorporated places, Vintage 2024 estimates.

Baton Rouge, the capital

71.1% of Louisiana's place population, 1,452,899 of 2,044,381 people, lives in places within 100 miles of Baton Rouge. That ranks 25th of 51 for how central the capital is.

See all states in the capital radius ranking and the most remote towns ranking. Sunrise and sunset times for Baton Rouge, month by month, are on the Baton Rouge daylight page.

States bordering Louisiana

Louisiana borders 3 states or districts. The nearest neighboring capital is Jackson, 140 miles NNE of Baton Rouge in a straight line.

UTM zones in Louisiana

The internal points of Louisiana's parishes fall in UTM zones 15, 16. Zones are 6 degrees of longitude wide, numbered from 180° W: zone = floor((longitude + 180) / 6) + 1. Because Louisiana spans 2 zones, no single UTM zone covers the whole state.

All 64 parishes in Louisiana

Sort by any column. The small orange number marks the top 3 in the state by population.

FIPS
22033East Baton Rouge Parish453,022#1456994.6$60,205
22051Jefferson Parish427,253#23011,420.1$61,168
22071Orleans Parish362,701#31702,139.8$53,729
22103St. Tammany Parish277,615845328.4$78,484
22055Lafayette Parish254,241269945.7$64,181
22017Caddo Parish224,893880255.7$50,773
22019Calcasieu Parish206,8611,064194.4$63,912
22073Ouachita Parish157,874610258.7$52,904
22063Livingston Parish152,886648235.9$73,745
22105Tangipahoa Parish139,823791176.7$55,432
22005Ascension Parish133,534290460.5$89,558
22015Bossier Parish131,102840156.1$71,061
22079Rapides Parish125,8991,32495.1$52,379
22109Terrebonne Parish103,8641,23084.4$62,566
22057Lafourche Parish95,3421,06889.3$60,107
22097St. Landry Parish80,86992387.6$43,051
22045Iberia Parish67,540575117.5$51,770
22113Vermilion Parish57,6411,17249.2$53,711
22001Acadia Parish56,60465586.4$43,133
22099St. Martin Parish51,21873869.4$54,516
22089St. Charles Parish50,400278181.5$81,482
22061Lincoln Parish48,243472102.3$47,851
22101St. Mary Parish46,79955983.8$51,179
22115Vernon Parish45,8191,32734.5$55,872
22117Washington Parish45,09067067.3$45,073
22087St. Bernard Parish44,783378118.6$52,139
22095St. John the Baptist Parish39,694214185.1$63,183
22009Avoyelles Parish38,37383146.2$44,650
22011Beauregard Parish36,6951,15731.7$57,108
22069Natchitoches Parish35,9821,25328.7$47,476
22119Webster Parish35,18459359.3$47,088
22039Evangeline Parish31,74566247.9$46,178
22053Jefferson Davis Parish31,43665248.3$62,563
22047Iberville Parish29,76661748.2$54,265
22121West Baton Rouge Parish28,425192147.8$73,173
22031De Soto Parish27,27487631.1$53,165
22067Morehouse Parish23,78779529.9$37,255
22003Allen Parish22,50176229.5$47,937
22075Plaquemines Parish22,28978128.6$71,460
22043Grant Parish22,10964434.3$58,560
22085Sabine Parish21,74686725.1$53,183
22111Union Parish20,61787723.5$52,753
22007Assumption Parish20,05034458.3$54,511
22077Pointe Coupee Parish19,84555635.7$57,045
22083Richland Parish19,64355635.4$45,093
22037East Feliciana Parish19,11245342.2$58,360
22093St. James Parish19,11023880.3$64,089
22041Franklin Parish19,10762430.6$42,066
22029Concordia Parish17,79769625.6$43,136
22125West Feliciana Parish15,15540337.6$74,368
22049Jackson Parish14,79756926.0$51,215
22059LaSalle Parish14,70262523.5$57,556
22027Claiborne Parish13,53775517.9$39,576
22127Winn Parish13,40595014.1$48,430
22013Bienville Parish12,41281115.3$39,743
22091St. Helena Parish10,85740926.6$46,835
22021Caldwell Parish9,39353017.7$48,050
22123West Carroll Parish9,25436025.7$47,030
22065Madison Parish9,09362414.6$34,704
22025Catahoula Parish8,28070911.7$40,139
22081Red River Parish7,23838918.6$46,817
22035East Carroll Parish6,89242116.4$34,604
22023Cameron Parish4,6781,2853.6$66,189
22107Tensas Parish3,8446036.4$35,670

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Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.