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  • FIPS 22027
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Claiborne Parish, Louisiana

Claiborne Parish had 13,537 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 754.8 square miles of land. It ranks 53rd of 64 in Louisiana by population and 24th by land area.

Population
13,537
#53 of 64 in Louisiana · #2,185 in US
Area
754.8 sq mi
#24 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,166 in US
Density
18 / sq mi
#56 of 64 in Louisiana · #2,310 in US
Median household income
$39,576
#60 of 64 in Louisiana · #3,099 in US

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

Claiborne Parish within Louisiana. Pin: Baton Rouge.

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Claiborne Parish population, land area and income

Claiborne Parish had 13,537 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 754.8 square miles of land. It ranks 53rd of 64 in Louisiana by population and 24th by land area. That works out to 17.9 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Louisiana has 31,591 residents, so Claiborne Parish has 43% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $39,576 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

13,537

3144th1st

2185th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

755 sq mi

3144th1st

1166th of 3,144 (US)

Density

17.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

2310th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$39,576

3143rd1st

3099th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Louisiana (64)

Population

13,537

64th1st

53rd of 64 (LA)

Land area

755 sq mi

64th1st

24th of 64 (LA)

Density

17.9 / sq mi

64th1st

56th of 64 (LA)

Median household income

$39,576

64th1st

60th of 64 (LA)

How Claiborne Parish's population changed since 2020

Claiborne Parish lost 571 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 4.0%. That ranks 44th 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, Claiborne Parish recorded 529 births and 860 deaths, a natural change of -331. Net international migration added +0 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -312. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 331 people.

14.1k202014.1k202113.8k202213.6k202313.5k2024
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
529
Deaths
860
Net international migration
+0
Net domestic migration
-312
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-106

Where Claiborne Parish is

The Census internal point of Claiborne Parish is at 32.827200, -92.989700. 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 Claiborne 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: Claiborne Parish internal point. Dark pin: Baton Rouge.

Internal point

Decimal
32.827200, -92.989700
DMS
32°49'37.92"N 92°59'22.92"W
UTM
15N 500964.1E 3632130.6N
Geohash
9vvfgbnbq
Plus code
8649R2G6+V4

Towns in Claiborne Parish

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Claiborne Parish, 4,469 people together, or 33% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Claiborne Parish; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Homer with 2,563.

  1. 01Homer2,563
  2. 02Haynesville1,906
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Claiborne Parish

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Claiborne Parish, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Lincoln Parish, LA, with 48,243 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Baton Rouge and the nearest big city

Baton Rouge is 195.1 miles SSE of Claiborne Parish's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Shreveport, LA (population 176,578), 52.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Minden, LA (population 11,195), 21.9 miles away.

Claiborne Parish FIPS code

The FIPS code of Claiborne Parish is 22027: state code 22 for Louisiana plus parish code 027. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $39,576.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 13,537. That is down 571 people (4.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 14,108.

What is the FIPS code of Claiborne Parish?

22027. The first two digits (22) are Louisiana; the last three (027) identify the parish.

What is the largest town in Claiborne Parish?

Homer, with 2,563 residents inside Claiborne Parish in 2024.

Which counties border Claiborne Parish?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lincoln Parish, LA; Union County, AR; Webster Parish, LA; Columbia County, AR; Union Parish, LA; Bienville 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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