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Cameron Parish, Louisiana

Cameron Parish had 4,678 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,284.6 square miles of land. It ranks 63rd of 64 in Louisiana by population and 3rd by land area.

Population
4,678
#63 of 64 in Louisiana · #2,841 in US
Area
1,284.6 sq mi
#3 of 64 in Louisiana · #468 in US
Density
3.6 / sq mi
#64 of 64 in Louisiana · #2,857 in US
Median household income
$66,189
#9 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,280 in US

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

Cameron Parish within Louisiana. Pin: Baton Rouge.

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Cameron Parish population, land area and income

Cameron Parish had 4,678 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,284.6 square miles of land. It ranks 63rd of 64 in Louisiana by population and 3rd by land area. That works out to 3.6 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Louisiana has 31,591 residents, so Cameron Parish has 15% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $66,189 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

4,678

3144th1st

2841st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,285 sq mi

3144th1st

468th of 3,144 (US)

Density

3.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

2857th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$66,189

3143rd1st

1280th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Louisiana (64)

Population

4,678

64th1st

63rd of 64 (LA)

Land area

1,285 sq mi

64th1st

3rd of 64 (LA)

Density

3.6 / sq mi

64th1st

64th of 64 (LA)

Median household income

$66,189

64th1st

9th of 64 (LA)

How Cameron Parish's population changed since 2020

Cameron Parish lost 946 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 16.8%. That ranks 64th 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, Cameron Parish recorded 256 births and 236 deaths, a natural change of +20. Net international migration added -1 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -935. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 935 people.

5,62420205,09520214,90720224,77320234,6782024
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
256
Deaths
236
Net international migration
-1
Net domestic migration
-935
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-95

Where Cameron Parish is

The Census internal point of Cameron Parish is at 29.871800, -93.164900. 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 Cameron 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: Cameron Parish internal point. Dark pin: Baton Rouge.

Internal point

Decimal
29.871800, -93.164900
DMS
29°52'18.48"N 93°09'53.64"W
UTM
15N 484075.4E 3304591.3N
Geohash
9vm9zvzru
Plus code
76X8VRCP+P2

Towns in Cameron Parish

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Cameron Parish. Its 4,678 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Cameron Parish

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Cameron Parish, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Jefferson County, TX, with 253,948 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Baton Rouge and the nearest big city

Baton Rouge is 124.9 miles ENE of Cameron Parish's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Beaumont, TX (population 112,893), 60.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Lake Charles, LA (population 81,157), 22.8 miles away.

Cameron Parish FIPS code

The FIPS code of Cameron Parish is 22023: state code 22 for Louisiana plus parish code 023. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $66,189.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Cameron Parish, Louisiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 4,678. That is down 946 people (16.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 5,624.

What is the FIPS code of Cameron Parish?

22023. The first two digits (22) are Louisiana; the last three (023) identify the parish.

What is the largest town in Cameron Parish?

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Cameron Parish. Its people live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Which counties border Cameron Parish?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Jefferson County, TX; Calcasieu Parish, LA; Orange County, TX; Vermilion 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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