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  • FIPS 22005
  • Largest town: Gonzales

Ascension Parish, Louisiana

Ascension Parish had 133,534 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 290.0 square miles of land. It ranks 11th of 64 in Louisiana by population and 58th by land area.

Population
133,534
#11 of 64 in Louisiana · #494 in US
Area
290.0 sq mi
#58 of 64 in Louisiana · #2,823 in US
Density
460 / sq mi
#5 of 64 in Louisiana · #303 in US
Median household income
$89,558
#1 of 64 in Louisiana · #253 in US

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

Ascension Parish within Louisiana. Pin: Baton Rouge.

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Ascension Parish population, land area and income

Ascension Parish had 133,534 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 290.0 square miles of land. It ranks 11th of 64 in Louisiana by population and 58th by land area. That works out to 460.5 people per square mile, 4.8 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Louisiana has 31,591 residents, so Ascension Parish is 4.2 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $89,558 is in the top tenth among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

133,534

3144th1st

494th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

290 sq mi

3144th1st

2823rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

460.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

303rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$89,558

3143rd1st

253rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Louisiana (64)

Population

133,534

64th1st

11th of 64 (LA)

Land area

290 sq mi

64th1st

58th of 64 (LA)

Density

460.5 / sq mi

64th1st

5th of 64 (LA)

Median household income

$89,558

64th1st

1st of 64 (LA)

How Ascension Parish's population changed since 2020

Ascension Parish gained 6,551 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 5.2%. That ranks 2nd 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, Ascension Parish recorded 7,047 births and 4,364 deaths, a natural change of +2,683. Net international migration added +1,203 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +3,112. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 3,112 people.

127.0k2020128.6k2021130.5k2022132.0k2023133.5k2024
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
7,047
Deaths
4,364
Net international migration
+1,203
Net domestic migration
+3,112
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+1,580

Where Ascension Parish is

The Census internal point of Ascension Parish is at 30.206400, -90.912500. 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 Ascension 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: Ascension Parish internal point. Dark pin: Baton Rouge.

Internal point

Decimal
30.206400, -90.912500
DMS
30°12'23.04"N 90°54'45.00"W
UTM
15N 700938.7E 3343498.7N
Geohash
9vr7g4zt1
Plus code
862F634P+HX

Towns in Ascension Parish

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Ascension Parish, 22,371 people together, or 17% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Ascension Parish; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Gonzales with 13,837.

  1. 01Gonzales13,837
  2. 02Donaldsonville6,945
  3. 03Sorrento1,589
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Ascension Parish

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Ascension Parish. The most populous is East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, with 453,022 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Baton Rouge and the nearest big city

Baton Rouge is 23.8 miles NW of Ascension Parish's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Baton Rouge, LA (population 220,907), 20.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Gonzales, LA (population 13,837), 0.7 miles away.

Ascension Parish FIPS code

The FIPS code of Ascension Parish is 22005: state code 22 for Louisiana plus parish code 005. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $89,558.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Ascension Parish, Louisiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 133,534. That is up 6,551 people (5.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 126,983.

What is the FIPS code of Ascension Parish?

22005. The first two digits (22) are Louisiana; the last three (005) identify the parish.

What is the largest town in Ascension Parish?

Gonzales, with 13,837 residents inside Ascension Parish in 2024.

Which counties border Ascension Parish?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: East Baton Rouge Parish, LA; Livingston Parish, LA; St. John the Baptist Parish, LA; Iberville Parish, LA; Assumption Parish, LA; St. James 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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