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  • FIPS 22043
  • Largest town: Colfax

Grant Parish, Louisiana

Grant Parish had 22,109 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 643.8 square miles of land. It ranks 40th of 64 in Louisiana by population and 33rd by land area.

Population
22,109
#40 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,715 in US
Area
643.8 sq mi
#33 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,478 in US
Density
34 / sq mi
#40 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,810 in US
Median household income
$58,560
#19 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,986 in US

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

Grant Parish within Louisiana. Pin: Baton Rouge.

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Grant Parish population, land area and income

Grant Parish had 22,109 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 643.8 square miles of land. It ranks 40th of 64 in Louisiana by population and 33rd by land area. That works out to 34.3 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; Grant Parish is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $58,560 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

22,109

3144th1st

1715th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

644 sq mi

3144th1st

1478th of 3,144 (US)

Density

34.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

1810th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$58,560

3143rd1st

1986th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Louisiana (64)

Population

22,109

64th1st

40th of 64 (LA)

Land area

644 sq mi

64th1st

33rd of 64 (LA)

Density

34.3 / sq mi

64th1st

40th of 64 (LA)

Median household income

$58,560

64th1st

19th of 64 (LA)

How Grant Parish's population changed since 2020

Grant Parish lost 44 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.2%. That ranks 13th 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, Grant Parish recorded 1,104 births and 1,176 deaths, a natural change of -72. Net international migration added +188 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -198. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 198 people.

22.2k202022.3k202122.0k202221.9k202322.1k2024
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
1,104
Deaths
1,176
Net international migration
+188
Net domestic migration
-198
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+180

Where Grant Parish is

The Census internal point of Grant Parish is at 31.597800, -92.561700. 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 Grant 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: Grant Parish internal point. Dark pin: Baton Rouge.

Internal point

Decimal
31.597800, -92.561700
DMS
31°35'52.08"N 92°33'42.12"W
UTM
15N 541579.7E 3495939.6N
Geohash
9vw5v8nws
Plus code
8639HCXQ+48

Towns in Grant Parish

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Grant Parish, 1,396 people together, or 6% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Grant Parish; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Colfax with 1,396.

  1. 01Colfax1,396
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Grant Parish

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Grant Parish. The most populous is Rapides Parish, LA, with 125,899 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Baton Rouge and the nearest big city

Baton Rouge is 113.3 miles SE of Grant Parish's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Shreveport, LA (population 176,578), 93.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Pineville, LA (population 13,966), 19.8 miles away.

Grant Parish FIPS code

The FIPS code of Grant Parish is 22043: state code 22 for Louisiana plus parish code 043. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $58,560.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Grant Parish, Louisiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 22,109. That is down 44 people (0.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 22,153.

What is the FIPS code of Grant Parish?

22043. The first two digits (22) are Louisiana; the last three (043) identify the parish.

What is the largest town in Grant Parish?

Colfax, with 1,396 residents inside Grant Parish in 2024.

Which counties border Grant Parish?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Rapides Parish, LA; Natchitoches Parish, LA; LaSalle Parish, LA; Winn 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.