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  • FIPS 22065
  • Largest town: Tallulah

Madison Parish, Louisiana

Madison Parish had 9,093 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 623.9 square miles of land. It ranks 59th of 64 in Louisiana by population and 36th by land area.

Population
9,093
#59 of 64 in Louisiana · #2,485 in US
Area
623.9 sq mi
#36 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,546 in US
Density
15 / sq mi
#60 of 64 in Louisiana · #2,411 in US
Median household income
$34,704
#63 of 64 in Louisiana · #3,134 in US

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

Madison Parish within Louisiana. Pin: Baton Rouge.

Madison Parish population, land area and income

Madison Parish had 9,093 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 623.9 square miles of land. It ranks 59th of 64 in Louisiana by population and 36th by land area. That works out to 14.6 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Louisiana has 31,591 residents, so Madison Parish has 29% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $34,704 is the 10th lowest among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

9,093

3144th1st

2485th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

624 sq mi

3144th1st

1546th of 3,144 (US)

Density

14.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

2411th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$34,704

3143rd1st

3134th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Louisiana (64)

Population

9,093

64th1st

59th of 64 (LA)

Land area

624 sq mi

64th1st

36th of 64 (LA)

Density

14.6 / sq mi

64th1st

60th of 64 (LA)

Median household income

$34,704

64th1st

63rd of 64 (LA)

How Madison Parish's population changed since 2020

Madison Parish lost 825 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 8.3%. That ranks 63rd 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, Madison Parish recorded 518 births and 583 deaths, a natural change of -65. Net international migration added +13 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -873. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 873 people.

9,91820209,79420219,49220229,26820239,0932024
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
518
Deaths
583
Net international migration
+13
Net domestic migration
-873
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-175

Where Madison Parish is

The Census internal point of Madison Parish is at 32.346900, -91.231900. 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 Madison 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: Madison Parish internal point. Dark pin: Baton Rouge.

Internal point

Decimal
32.346900, -91.231900
DMS
32°20'48.84"N 91°13'54.84"W
UTM
15N 666386.0E 3580261.9N
Geohash
9vz05bwfq
Plus code
864C8QW9+Q6

Towns in Madison Parish

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Madison Parish, 5,677 people together, or 62% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Madison Parish; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Tallulah with 5,677.

  1. 01Tallulah5,677
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Madison Parish

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Madison Parish, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Warren County, MS, with 42,105 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Baton Rouge and the nearest big city

Baton Rouge is 130.6 miles S of Madison Parish's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Jackson, MS (population 141,449), 59.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Vicksburg, MS (population 20,032), 20.5 miles away.

Madison Parish FIPS code

The FIPS code of Madison Parish is 22065: state code 22 for Louisiana plus parish code 065. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $34,704.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Madison Parish, Louisiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 9,093. That is down 825 people (8.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 9,918.

What is the FIPS code of Madison Parish?

22065. The first two digits (22) are Louisiana; the last three (065) identify the parish.

What is the largest town in Madison Parish?

Tallulah, with 5,677 residents inside Madison Parish in 2024.

Which counties border Madison Parish?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Warren County, MS; Richland Parish, LA; Franklin Parish, LA; East Carroll Parish, LA; Tensas 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.