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  • FIPS 22025
  • Largest town: Jonesville

Catahoula Parish, Louisiana

Catahoula Parish had 8,280 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 709.3 square miles of land. It ranks 60th of 64 in Louisiana by population and 26th by land area.

Population
8,280
#60 of 64 in Louisiana · #2,555 in US
Area
709.3 sq mi
#26 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,296 in US
Density
12 / sq mi
#62 of 64 in Louisiana · #2,508 in US
Median household income
$40,139
#58 of 64 in Louisiana · #3,088 in US

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

Catahoula Parish within Louisiana. Pin: Baton Rouge.

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Catahoula Parish population, land area and income

Catahoula Parish had 8,280 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 709.3 square miles of land. It ranks 60th of 64 in Louisiana by population and 26th by land area. That works out to 11.7 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 Catahoula Parish has 26% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $40,139 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

8,280

3144th1st

2555th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

709 sq mi

3144th1st

1296th of 3,144 (US)

Density

11.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

2508th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$40,139

3143rd1st

3088th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Louisiana (64)

Population

8,280

64th1st

60th of 64 (LA)

Land area

709 sq mi

64th1st

26th of 64 (LA)

Density

11.7 / sq mi

64th1st

62nd of 64 (LA)

Median household income

$40,139

64th1st

58th of 64 (LA)

How Catahoula Parish's population changed since 2020

Catahoula Parish lost 567 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 6.4%. That ranks 59th 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, Catahoula Parish recorded 355 births and 630 deaths, a natural change of -275. Net international migration added +1 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -351. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 351 people.

8,84720208,72520218,62520228,43820238,2802024
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
355
Deaths
630
Net international migration
+1
Net domestic migration
-351
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-158

Where Catahoula Parish is

The Census internal point of Catahoula Parish is at 31.666500, -91.846700. 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 Catahoula 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: Catahoula Parish internal point. Dark pin: Baton Rouge.

Internal point

Decimal
31.666500, -91.846700
DMS
31°39'59.40"N 91°50'48.12"W
UTM
15N 609331.1E 3504048.4N
Geohash
9vwsjuxq8
Plus code
863CM583+J8

Towns in Catahoula Parish

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Catahoula Parish, 1,562 people together, or 19% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Catahoula Parish; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Jonesville with 1,562.

  1. 01Jonesville1,562
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Catahoula Parish

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Catahoula Parish. The most populous is Avoyelles Parish, LA, with 38,373 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Baton Rouge and the nearest big city

Baton Rouge is 92.2 miles SSE of Catahoula Parish's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Baton Rouge, LA (population 220,907), 94.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Natchez, MS (population 14,233), 28.5 miles away.

Catahoula Parish FIPS code

The FIPS code of Catahoula Parish is 22025: state code 22 for Louisiana plus parish code 025. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $40,139.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Catahoula Parish, Louisiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 8,280. That is down 567 people (6.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 8,847.

What is the FIPS code of Catahoula Parish?

22025. The first two digits (22) are Louisiana; the last three (025) identify the parish.

What is the largest town in Catahoula Parish?

Jonesville, with 1,562 residents inside Catahoula Parish in 2024.

Which counties border Catahoula Parish?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Avoyelles Parish, LA; Franklin Parish, LA; Concordia Parish, LA; LaSalle Parish, LA; Caldwell Parish, LA; Tensas 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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