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  • FIPS 22001
  • Largest town: Crowley

Acadia Parish, Louisiana

Acadia Parish had 56,604 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 655.2 square miles of land. It ranks 19th of 64 in Louisiana by population and 30th by land area.

Population
56,604
#19 of 64 in Louisiana · #928 in US
Area
655.2 sq mi
#30 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,437 in US
Density
86 / sq mi
#22 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,017 in US
Median household income
$43,133
#55 of 64 in Louisiana · #3,023 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Acadia Parish within Louisiana. Pin: Baton Rouge.

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Acadia Parish population, land area and income

Acadia Parish had 56,604 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 655.2 square miles of land. It ranks 19th of 64 in Louisiana by population and 30th by land area. That works out to 86.4 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Louisiana has 31,591 residents; Acadia Parish is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $43,133 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

56,604

3144th1st

928th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

655 sq mi

3144th1st

1437th of 3,144 (US)

Density

86.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

1017th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$43,133

3143rd1st

3023rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Louisiana (64)

Population

56,604

64th1st

19th of 64 (LA)

Land area

655 sq mi

64th1st

30th of 64 (LA)

Density

86.4 / sq mi

64th1st

22nd of 64 (LA)

Median household income

$43,133

64th1st

55th of 64 (LA)

How Acadia Parish's population changed since 2020

Acadia Parish lost 877 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.5%. That ranks 24th of 64 in Louisiana for growth. The median Louisiana county changed by -2.3%, and the state as a whole by -1.2%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Acadia Parish recorded 3,597 births and 3,528 deaths, a natural change of +69. Net international migration added -18 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -1,061. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 1,061 people.

57.5k202057.2k202156.8k202256.6k202356.6k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
3,597
Deaths
3,528
Net international migration
-18
Net domestic migration
-1,061
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-45

Where Acadia Parish is

The Census internal point of Acadia Parish is at 30.291500, -92.411000. It sits in UTM zone 15N. The map shades Louisiana's 64 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Acadia Parish outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Assumption Parish: -4.4%Concordia Parish: -4.2%Jackson Parish: -1.3%De Soto Parish: +1.6%Washington Parish: -0.6%Bienville Parish: -3.9%Caddo Parish: -5.1%Red River Parish: -4.6%Lafayette Parish: +5.0%Webster Parish: -4.6%Calcasieu Parish: -4.4%Allen Parish: -0.8%Rapides Parish: -2.9%Vernon Parish: -5.8%Union Parish: -2.3%St. Tammany Parish: +4.8%West Baton Rouge Parish: +4.3%Winn Parish: -2.3%Beauregard Parish: +0.2%Grant Parish: -0.2%Evangeline Parish: -1.7%Tangipahoa Parish: +4.6%St. Martin Parish: -0.8%Tensas Parish: -6.4%Caldwell Parish: -2.3%Franklin Parish: -3.1%Jefferson Parish: -2.8%Madison Parish: -8.3%Morehouse Parish: -6.6%Jefferson Davis Parish: -2.4%Pointe Coupee Parish: -4.0%Bossier Parish: +1.8%Richland Parish: -1.9%St. Charles Parish: -4.0%Acadia Parish: -1.5%Avoyelles Parish: -3.2%St. Mary Parish: -4.8%East Baton Rouge Parish: -0.6%Lafourche Parish: -2.2%Cameron Parish: -16.8%Terrebonne Parish: -5.1%LaSalle Parish: -0.9%Livingston Parish: +7.0%St. John the Baptist Parish: -6.3%Ouachita Parish: -1.4%Claiborne Parish: -4.0%St. Bernard Parish: +2.1%Orleans Parish: -5.4%St. Landry Parish: -1.8%Plaquemines Parish: -5.0%East Carroll Parish: -6.8%Vermilion Parish: +1.2%East Feliciana Parish: -1.7%Sabine Parish: -1.6%Iberia Parish: -3.6%Ascension Parish: +5.2%Lincoln Parish: -0.1%Natchitoches Parish: -3.8%St. James Parish: -5.0%St. Helena Parish: -0.4%Catahoula Parish: -6.4%West Carroll Parish: -4.5%West Feliciana Parish: -0.7%Iberville Parish: -1.0%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -5.0%
  2. < -3.6%
  3. < -1.7%
  4. < -0.4%
  5. ≥ -0.4%
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Orange pin: Acadia Parish internal point. Dark pin: Baton Rouge.

Internal point

Decimal
30.291500, -92.411000
DMS
30°17'29.40"N 92°24'39.60"W
UTM
15N 556641.4E 3351233.5N
Geohash
9vqk34kkg
Plus code
86297HRQ+JJ

Towns in Acadia Parish

6 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Acadia Parish, 23,939 people together, or 42% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Acadia Parish; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Crowley with 11,216.

  1. 01Crowley11,216
  2. 02Rayne6,983
  3. 03Church Point4,032
  4. 04Iota1,257
  5. 05Eunice (part)288
  6. 06Duson (part)163
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Acadia Parish

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Acadia Parish. The most populous is Lafayette Parish, LA, with 254,241 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Baton Rouge and the nearest big city

Baton Rouge is 73.9 miles E of Acadia Parish's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Lafayette, LA (population 122,280), 23.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Crowley, LA (population 11,216), 5.5 miles away.

Acadia Parish FIPS code

The FIPS code of Acadia Parish is 22001: state code 22 for Louisiana plus parish code 001. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $43,133.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Acadia Parish, Louisiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 56,604. That is down 877 people (1.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 57,481.

What is the FIPS code of Acadia Parish?

22001. The first two digits (22) are Louisiana; the last three (001) identify the parish.

What is the largest town in Acadia Parish?

Crowley, with 11,216 residents inside Acadia Parish in 2024.

Which counties border Acadia Parish?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lafayette Parish, LA; St. Landry Parish, LA; Vermilion Parish, LA; Evangeline Parish, LA; Jefferson Davis Parish, LA.

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 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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