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  • Largest town: Ruston

Lincoln Parish, Louisiana

Lincoln Parish had 48,243 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 471.6 square miles of land. It ranks 22nd of 64 in Louisiana by population and 47th by land area.

Population
48,243
#22 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,030 in US
Area
471.6 sq mi
#47 of 64 in Louisiana · #2,185 in US
Density
102 / sq mi
#18 of 64 in Louisiana · #888 in US
Median household income
$47,851
#44 of 64 in Louisiana · #2,842 in US

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

Lincoln Parish within Louisiana. Pin: Baton Rouge.

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Lincoln Parish population, land area and income

Lincoln Parish had 48,243 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 471.6 square miles of land. It ranks 22nd of 64 in Louisiana by population and 47th by land area. That works out to 102.3 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; Lincoln Parish is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $47,851 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

48,243

3144th1st

1030th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

472 sq mi

3144th1st

2185th of 3,144 (US)

Density

102.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

888th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$47,851

3143rd1st

2842nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Louisiana (64)

Population

48,243

64th1st

22nd of 64 (LA)

Land area

472 sq mi

64th1st

47th of 64 (LA)

Density

102.3 / sq mi

64th1st

18th of 64 (LA)

Median household income

$47,851

64th1st

44th of 64 (LA)

How Lincoln Parish's population changed since 2020

Lincoln Parish lost 63 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.1%. That ranks 12th 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, Lincoln Parish recorded 2,117 births and 1,949 deaths, a natural change of +168. Net international migration added +155 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -482. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 482 people.

48.3k202048.1k202148.1k202248.1k202348.2k2024
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
2,117
Deaths
1,949
Net international migration
+155
Net domestic migration
-482
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+110

Where Lincoln Parish is

The Census internal point of Lincoln Parish is at 32.601800, -92.662300. 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 Lincoln 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: Lincoln Parish internal point. Dark pin: Baton Rouge.

Internal point

Decimal
32.601800, -92.662300
DMS
32°36'6.48"N 92°39'44.28"W
UTM
15N 531687.5E 3607194.2N
Geohash
9vy17qvr7
Plus code
8649J82Q+P3

Towns in Lincoln Parish

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Lincoln Parish, 28,636 people together, or 59% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Lincoln Parish; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Ruston with 22,330.

  1. 01Ruston22,330
  2. 02Grambling5,278
  3. 03Choudrant1,028
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Lincoln Parish

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Lincoln Parish. The most populous is Ouachita Parish, LA, with 157,874 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Baton Rouge and the nearest big city

Baton Rouge is 171.8 miles SSE of Lincoln Parish's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Shreveport, LA (population 176,578), 66.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Ruston, LA (population 22,330), 5.0 miles away.

Lincoln Parish FIPS code

The FIPS code of Lincoln Parish is 22061: state code 22 for Louisiana plus parish code 061. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $47,851.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Lincoln Parish, Louisiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 48,243. That is down 63 people (0.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 48,306.

What is the FIPS code of Lincoln Parish?

22061. The first two digits (22) are Louisiana; the last three (061) identify the parish.

What is the largest town in Lincoln Parish?

Ruston, with 22,330 residents inside Lincoln Parish in 2024.

Which counties border Lincoln Parish?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Ouachita Parish, LA; Union Parish, LA; Jackson Parish, LA; Claiborne Parish, LA; Bienville 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.