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  • FIPS 22045
  • Largest town: New Iberia

Iberia Parish, Louisiana

Iberia Parish had 67,540 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 574.7 square miles of land. It ranks 17th of 64 in Louisiana by population and 41st by land area.

Population
67,540
#17 of 64 in Louisiana · #809 in US
Area
574.7 sq mi
#41 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,733 in US
Density
118 / sq mi
#17 of 64 in Louisiana · #808 in US
Median household income
$51,770
#37 of 64 in Louisiana · #2,577 in US

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

Iberia Parish within Louisiana. Pin: Baton Rouge.

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Iberia Parish population, land area and income

Iberia Parish had 67,540 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 574.7 square miles of land. It ranks 17th of 64 in Louisiana by population and 41st by land area. That works out to 117.5 people per square mile, 1.2 times the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Louisiana has 31,591 residents, so Iberia Parish is 2.1 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $51,770 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

67,540

3144th1st

809th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

575 sq mi

3144th1st

1733rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

117.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

808th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$51,770

3143rd1st

2577th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Louisiana (64)

Population

67,540

64th1st

17th of 64 (LA)

Land area

575 sq mi

64th1st

41st of 64 (LA)

Density

117.5 / sq mi

64th1st

17th of 64 (LA)

Median household income

$51,770

64th1st

37th of 64 (LA)

How Iberia Parish's population changed since 2020

Iberia Parish lost 2,524 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 3.6%. That ranks 39th 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, Iberia Parish recorded 3,702 births and 3,783 deaths, a natural change of -81. Net international migration added +344 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -3,043. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 3,043 people.

70.1k202069.3k202168.3k202267.7k202367.5k2024
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
3,702
Deaths
3,783
Net international migration
+344
Net domestic migration
-3,043
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-162

Where Iberia Parish is

The Census internal point of Iberia Parish is at 29.606000, -91.842700. 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 Iberia 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: Iberia Parish internal point. Dark pin: Baton Rouge.

Internal point

Decimal
29.606000, -91.842700
DMS
29°36'21.60"N 91°50'33.72"W
UTM
15N 612061.1E 3275687.4N
Geohash
9vq8qjd5m
Plus code
76XCJ544+CW

Towns in Iberia Parish

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Iberia Parish, 31,979 people together, or 47% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Iberia Parish; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is New Iberia with 26,849.

  1. 01New Iberia26,849
  2. 02Jeanerette4,557
  3. 03Delcambre (part)573
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Iberia Parish

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Iberia Parish. The most populous is Lafayette Parish, LA, with 254,241 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Baton Rouge and the nearest big city

Baton Rouge is 70.7 miles NNE of Iberia Parish's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Lafayette, LA (population 122,280), 42.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is New Iberia, LA (population 26,849), 27.7 miles away.

Iberia Parish FIPS code

The FIPS code of Iberia Parish is 22045: state code 22 for Louisiana plus parish code 045. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $51,770.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Iberia Parish, Louisiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 67,540. That is down 2,524 people (3.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 70,064.

What is the FIPS code of Iberia Parish?

22045. The first two digits (22) are Louisiana; the last three (045) identify the parish.

What is the largest town in Iberia Parish?

New Iberia, with 26,849 residents inside Iberia Parish in 2024.

Which counties border Iberia Parish?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lafayette Parish, LA; Vermilion Parish, LA; St. Martin Parish, LA; St. Mary Parish, LA; Iberville Parish, LA; Assumption 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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