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  • FIPS 22041
  • Largest town: Winnsboro

Franklin Parish, Louisiana

Franklin Parish had 19,107 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 624.3 square miles of land. It ranks 48th of 64 in Louisiana by population and 35th by land area.

Population
19,107
#48 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,877 in US
Area
624.3 sq mi
#35 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,543 in US
Density
31 / sq mi
#43 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,906 in US
Median household income
$42,066
#57 of 64 in Louisiana · #3,052 in US

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

Franklin Parish within Louisiana. Pin: Baton Rouge.

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Franklin Parish population, land area and income

Franklin Parish had 19,107 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 624.3 square miles of land. It ranks 48th of 64 in Louisiana by population and 35th by land area. That works out to 30.6 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; Franklin Parish is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $42,066 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

19,107

3144th1st

1877th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

624 sq mi

3144th1st

1543rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

30.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

1906th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$42,066

3143rd1st

3052nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Louisiana (64)

Population

19,107

64th1st

48th of 64 (LA)

Land area

624 sq mi

64th1st

35th of 64 (LA)

Density

30.6 / sq mi

64th1st

43rd of 64 (LA)

Median household income

$42,066

64th1st

57th of 64 (LA)

How Franklin Parish's population changed since 2020

Franklin Parish lost 607 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 3.1%. That ranks 37th 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, Franklin Parish recorded 1,009 births and 1,339 deaths, a natural change of -330. Net international migration added +19 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -370. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 370 people.

19.7k202019.6k202119.3k202219.3k202319.1k2024
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
1,009
Deaths
1,339
Net international migration
+19
Net domestic migration
-370
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-158

Where Franklin Parish is

The Census internal point of Franklin Parish is at 32.139100, -91.672400. 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 Franklin 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: Franklin Parish internal point. Dark pin: Baton Rouge.

Internal point

Decimal
32.139100, -91.672400
DMS
32°08'20.76"N 91°40'20.64"W
UTM
15N 625214.1E 3556625.9N
Geohash
9vwycfwpy
Plus code
864C48QH+J2

Towns in Franklin Parish

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Franklin Parish, 4,602 people together, or 24% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Franklin Parish; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Winnsboro with 4,602.

  1. 01Winnsboro4,602
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Franklin Parish

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Franklin Parish. The most populous is Richland Parish, LA, with 19,643 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Baton Rouge and the nearest big city

Baton Rouge is 119.7 miles SSE of Franklin Parish's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Jackson, MS (population 141,449), 86.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Monroe, LA (population 46,622), 35.3 miles away.

Franklin Parish FIPS code

The FIPS code of Franklin Parish is 22041: state code 22 for Louisiana plus parish code 041. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $42,066.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Franklin Parish, Louisiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 19,107. That is down 607 people (3.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 19,714.

What is the FIPS code of Franklin Parish?

22041. The first two digits (22) are Louisiana; the last three (041) identify the parish.

What is the largest town in Franklin Parish?

Winnsboro, with 4,602 residents inside Franklin Parish in 2024.

Which counties border Franklin Parish?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Richland Parish, LA; Caldwell Parish, LA; Madison Parish, LA; Catahoula 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.