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Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana

Jefferson Davis Parish had 31,436 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 651.5 square miles of land. It ranks 33rd of 64 in Louisiana by population and 31st by land area.

Population
31,436
#33 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,403 in US
Area
651.5 sq mi
#31 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,447 in US
Density
48 / sq mi
#31 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,506 in US
Median household income
$62,563
#15 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,596 in US

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

Jefferson Davis Parish within Louisiana. Pin: Baton Rouge.

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Jefferson Davis Parish population, land area and income

Jefferson Davis Parish had 31,436 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 651.5 square miles of land. It ranks 33rd of 64 in Louisiana by population and 31st by land area. That works out to 48.3 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Louisiana has 31,591 residents, about the same as Jefferson Davis Parish.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $62,563 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

31,436

3144th1st

1403rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

652 sq mi

3144th1st

1447th of 3,144 (US)

Density

48.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

1506th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$62,563

3143rd1st

1596th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Louisiana (64)

Population

31,436

64th1st

33rd of 64 (LA)

Land area

652 sq mi

64th1st

31st of 64 (LA)

Density

48.3 / sq mi

64th1st

31st of 64 (LA)

Median household income

$62,563

64th1st

15th of 64 (LA)

How Jefferson Davis Parish's population changed since 2020

Jefferson Davis Parish lost 776 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.4%. That ranks 34th 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, Jefferson Davis Parish recorded 1,791 births and 1,973 deaths, a natural change of -182. Net international migration added -5 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -646. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 646 people.

32.2k202032.4k202132.0k202231.6k202331.4k2024
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
1,791
Deaths
1,973
Net international migration
-5
Net domestic migration
-646
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-184

Where Jefferson Davis Parish is

The Census internal point of Jefferson Davis Parish is at 30.269500, -92.816200. 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 Jefferson Davis 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: Jefferson Davis Parish internal point. Dark pin: Baton Rouge.

Internal point

Decimal
30.269500, -92.816200
DMS
30°16'10.20"N 92°48'58.32"W
UTM
15N 517679.0E 3348663.0N
Geohash
9vmupymk9
Plus code
8629759M+RG

Towns in Jefferson Davis Parish

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Jefferson Davis Parish, 15,119 people together, or 48% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Jefferson Davis Parish; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Jennings with 9,280.

  1. 01Jennings9,280
  2. 02Welsh3,275
  3. 03Lake Arthur2,564
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Jefferson Davis Parish

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Jefferson Davis Parish. The most populous is Calcasieu Parish, LA, with 206,861 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Baton Rouge and the nearest big city

Baton Rouge is 98.0 miles E of Jefferson Davis Parish's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Lafayette, LA (population 122,280), 47.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Lake Charles, LA (population 81,157), 24.0 miles away.

Jefferson Davis Parish FIPS code

The FIPS code of Jefferson Davis Parish is 22053: state code 22 for Louisiana plus parish code 053. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $62,563.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 31,436. That is down 776 people (2.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 32,212.

What is the FIPS code of Jefferson Davis Parish?

22053. The first two digits (22) are Louisiana; the last three (053) identify the parish.

What is the largest town in Jefferson Davis Parish?

Jennings, with 9,280 residents inside Jefferson Davis Parish in 2024.

Which counties border Jefferson Davis Parish?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Calcasieu Parish, LA; Vermilion Parish, LA; Acadia Parish, LA; Beauregard Parish, LA; Evangeline Parish, LA; Allen Parish, LA; Cameron 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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