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  • FIPS 22071
  • Largest town: New Orleans

Orleans Parish, Louisiana

Orleans Parish had 362,701 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 169.5 square miles of land. It ranks 3rd of 64 in Louisiana by population and 64th by land area.

Population
362,701
#3 of 64 in Louisiana · #211 in US
Area
169.5 sq mi
#64 of 64 in Louisiana · #3,040 in US
Density
2,140 / sq mi
#1 of 64 in Louisiana · #66 in US
Median household income
$53,729
#29 of 64 in Louisiana · #2,432 in US

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

Orleans Parish within Louisiana. Pin: Baton Rouge.

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Orleans Parish population, land area and income

Orleans Parish had 362,701 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 169.5 square miles of land. It ranks 3rd of 64 in Louisiana by population and 64th by land area. That works out to 2,139.8 people per square mile, 22.2 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Louisiana has 31,591 residents, so Orleans Parish is 11.5 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $53,729 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

362,701

3144th1st

211th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

170 sq mi

3144th1st

3040th of 3,144 (US)

Density

2,139.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

66th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$53,729

3143rd1st

2432nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Louisiana (64)

Population

362,701

64th1st

3rd of 64 (LA)

Land area

170 sq mi

64th1st

64th of 64 (LA)

Density

2,139.8 / sq mi

64th1st

1st of 64 (LA)

Median household income

$53,729

64th1st

29th of 64 (LA)

How Orleans Parish's population changed since 2020

Orleans Parish lost 20,673 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 5.4%. That ranks 56th 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, Orleans Parish recorded 17,213 births and 16,489 deaths, a natural change of +724. Net international migration added +5,878 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -28,385. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 28,385 people.

383.4k2020377.5k2021370.5k2022365.2k2023362.7k2024
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
17,213
Deaths
16,489
Net international migration
+5,878
Net domestic migration
-28,385
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-2,466

Where Orleans Parish is

The Census internal point of Orleans Parish is at 30.053400, -89.934500. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Louisiana's 64 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Orleans 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: Orleans Parish internal point. Dark pin: Baton Rouge.

Internal point

Decimal
30.053400, -89.934500
DMS
30°03'12.24"N 89°56'4.20"W
UTM
16N 217063.8E 3328333.1N
Geohash
dj24crp9w
Plus code
862G3338+95

Towns in Orleans Parish

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Orleans Parish, 362,701 people together, or 100% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Orleans Parish; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is New Orleans with 362,701.

  1. 01New Orleans362,701
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Orleans Parish

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Orleans 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 79.8 miles WNW of Orleans Parish's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is New Orleans, LA (population 362,701), 0.0 miles away.

Orleans Parish FIPS code

The FIPS code of Orleans Parish is 22071: state code 22 for Louisiana plus parish code 071. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $53,729.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Orleans Parish, Louisiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 362,701. That is down 20,673 people (5.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 383,374.

What is the FIPS code of Orleans Parish?

22071. The first two digits (22) are Louisiana; the last three (071) identify the parish.

What is the largest town in Orleans Parish?

New Orleans, with 362,701 residents inside Orleans Parish in 2024.

Which counties border Orleans Parish?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Jefferson Parish, LA; St. Tammany Parish, LA; St. Bernard Parish, LA; Plaquemines 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.