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Lafourche Parish, Louisiana

Lafourche Parish had 95,342 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,067.8 square miles of land. It ranks 15th of 64 in Louisiana by population and 8th by land area.

Population
95,342
#15 of 64 in Louisiana · #648 in US
Area
1,067.8 sq mi
#8 of 64 in Louisiana · #604 in US
Density
89 / sq mi
#20 of 64 in Louisiana · #998 in US
Median household income
$60,107
#18 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,827 in US

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

Lafourche Parish within Louisiana. Pin: Baton Rouge.

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Lafourche Parish population, land area and income

Lafourche Parish had 95,342 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,067.8 square miles of land. It ranks 15th of 64 in Louisiana by population and 8th by land area. That works out to 89.3 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Louisiana has 31,591 residents, so Lafourche Parish is 3.0 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $60,107 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

95,342

3144th1st

648th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,068 sq mi

3144th1st

604th of 3,144 (US)

Density

89.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

998th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$60,107

3143rd1st

1827th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Louisiana (64)

Population

95,342

64th1st

15th of 64 (LA)

Land area

1,068 sq mi

64th1st

8th of 64 (LA)

Density

89.3 / sq mi

64th1st

20th of 64 (LA)

Median household income

$60,107

64th1st

18th of 64 (LA)

How Lafourche Parish's population changed since 2020

Lafourche Parish lost 2,104 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.2%. That ranks 30th 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, Lafourche Parish recorded 4,763 births and 4,728 deaths, a natural change of +35. Net international migration added +353 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -2,762. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 2,762 people.

97.4k202097.6k202195.7k202295.1k202395.3k2024
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
4,763
Deaths
4,728
Net international migration
+353
Net domestic migration
-2,762
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+196

Where Lafourche Parish is

The Census internal point of Lafourche Parish is at 29.492000, -90.394800. 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 Lafourche 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: Lafourche Parish internal point. Dark pin: Baton Rouge.

Internal point

Decimal
29.492000, -90.394800
DMS
29°29'31.20"N 90°23'41.28"W
UTM
15N 752580.5E 3265325.2N
Geohash
9vpxz0be2
Plus code
76XFFJR4+R3

Towns in Lafourche Parish

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Lafourche Parish, 19,554 people together, or 21% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Lafourche Parish; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Thibodaux with 15,569.

  1. 01Thibodaux15,569
  2. 02Lockport2,351
  3. 03Golden Meadow1,634
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Lafourche Parish

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Lafourche Parish. The most populous is Jefferson Parish, LA, with 427,253 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Baton Rouge and the nearest big city

Baton Rouge is 81.8 miles NW of Lafourche Parish's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is New Orleans, LA (population 362,701), 47.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Houma, LA (population 31,671), 19.8 miles away.

Lafourche Parish FIPS code

The FIPS code of Lafourche Parish is 22057: state code 22 for Louisiana plus parish code 057. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $60,107.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 95,342. That is down 2,104 people (2.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 97,446.

What is the FIPS code of Lafourche Parish?

22057. The first two digits (22) are Louisiana; the last three (057) identify the parish.

What is the largest town in Lafourche Parish?

Thibodaux, with 15,569 residents inside Lafourche Parish in 2024.

Which counties border Lafourche Parish?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Jefferson Parish, LA; Terrebonne Parish, LA; St. Charles Parish, LA; St. John the Baptist Parish, LA; Assumption Parish, LA; St. James 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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