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  • Largest town: Baton Rouge

East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

East Baton Rouge Parish had 453,022 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 455.5 square miles of land. It is the most populous of Louisiana's 64 county-equivalents.

Population
453,022
#1 of 64 in Louisiana · #165 in US
Area
455.5 sq mi
#48 of 64 in Louisiana · #2,252 in US
Density
995 / sq mi
#3 of 64 in Louisiana · #162 in US
Median household income
$60,205
#17 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,819 in US

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

East Baton Rouge Parish within Louisiana. Pin: Baton Rouge.

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East Baton Rouge Parish population, land area and income

East Baton Rouge Parish had 453,022 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 455.5 square miles of land. It is the most populous of Louisiana's 64 county-equivalents. That works out to 994.6 people per square mile, 10.3 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Louisiana has 31,591 residents, so East Baton Rouge Parish is 14.3 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $60,205 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

453,022

3144th1st

165th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

456 sq mi

3144th1st

2252nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

994.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

162nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$60,205

3143rd1st

1819th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Louisiana (64)

Population

453,022

64th1st

1st of 64 (LA)

Land area

456 sq mi

64th1st

48th of 64 (LA)

Density

994.6 / sq mi

64th1st

3rd of 64 (LA)

Median household income

$60,205

64th1st

17th of 64 (LA)

How East Baton Rouge Parish's population changed since 2020

East Baton Rouge Parish lost 2,894 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.6%. That ranks 16th 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, East Baton Rouge Parish recorded 23,323 births and 19,763 deaths, a natural change of +3,560. Net international migration added +10,610 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -18,238. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 18,238 people.

455.9k2020453.7k2021451.1k2022450.9k2023453.0k2024
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
23,323
Deaths
19,763
Net international migration
+10,610
Net domestic migration
-18,238
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+2,079

Where East Baton Rouge Parish is

The Census internal point of East Baton Rouge Parish is at 30.543900, -91.093100. 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 East Baton Rouge 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: East Baton Rouge Parish internal point. Dark pin: Baton Rouge.

Internal point

Decimal
30.543900, -91.093100
DMS
30°32'38.04"N 91°05'35.16"W
UTM
15N 682921.3E 3380603.7N
Geohash
9vrjz0k50
Plus code
862CGWV4+HQ

Towns in East Baton Rouge Parish

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in East Baton Rouge Parish, 283,585 people together, or 63% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside East Baton Rouge Parish; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Baton Rouge with 220,907.

  1. 01Baton Rouge220,907
  2. 02Central30,161
  3. 03Zachary20,370
  4. 04Baker12,147
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering East Baton Rouge Parish

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for East Baton Rouge Parish. The most populous is Livingston Parish, LA, with 152,886 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Baton Rouge and the nearest big city

Baton Rouge is 8.2 miles SW of East Baton Rouge Parish's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Baton Rouge, LA (population 220,907), 7.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Central, LA (population 30,161), 3.6 miles away.

East Baton Rouge Parish FIPS code

The FIPS code of East Baton Rouge Parish is 22033: state code 22 for Louisiana plus parish code 033. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $60,205.

Questions people ask

What is the population of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 453,022. That is down 2,894 people (0.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 455,916.

What is the FIPS code of East Baton Rouge Parish?

22033. The first two digits (22) are Louisiana; the last three (033) identify the parish.

What is the largest town in East Baton Rouge Parish?

Baton Rouge, with 220,907 residents inside East Baton Rouge Parish in 2024.

Which counties border East Baton Rouge Parish?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Livingston Parish, LA; Ascension Parish, LA; Iberville Parish, LA; West Baton Rouge Parish, LA; East Feliciana Parish, LA; St. Helena 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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