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  • FIPS 22081
  • Largest town: Coushatta

Red River Parish, Louisiana

Red River Parish had 7,238 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 389.0 square miles of land. It ranks 61st of 64 in Louisiana by population and 53rd by land area.

Population
7,238
#61 of 64 in Louisiana · #2,641 in US
Area
389.0 sq mi
#53 of 64 in Louisiana · #2,575 in US
Density
19 / sq mi
#55 of 64 in Louisiana · #2,287 in US
Median household income
$46,817
#49 of 64 in Louisiana · #2,896 in US

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

Red River Parish within Louisiana. Pin: Baton Rouge.

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Red River Parish population, land area and income

Red River Parish had 7,238 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 389.0 square miles of land. It ranks 61st of 64 in Louisiana by population and 53rd by land area. That works out to 18.6 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Louisiana has 31,591 residents, so Red River Parish has 23% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $46,817 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

7,238

3144th1st

2641st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

389 sq mi

3144th1st

2575th of 3,144 (US)

Density

18.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

2287th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$46,817

3143rd1st

2896th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Louisiana (64)

Population

7,238

64th1st

61st of 64 (LA)

Land area

389 sq mi

64th1st

53rd of 64 (LA)

Density

18.6 / sq mi

64th1st

55th of 64 (LA)

Median household income

$46,817

64th1st

49th of 64 (LA)

How Red River Parish's population changed since 2020

Red River Parish lost 347 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 4.6%. That ranks 49th 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, Red River Parish recorded 399 births and 552 deaths, a natural change of -153. Net international migration added +0 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -228. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 228 people.

7,58520207,51020217,48720227,39520237,2382024
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
399
Deaths
552
Net international migration
+0
Net domestic migration
-228
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-157

Where Red River Parish is

The Census internal point of Red River Parish is at 32.101200, -93.349000. 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 Red River 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: Red River Parish internal point. Dark pin: Baton Rouge.

Internal point

Decimal
32.101200, -93.349000
DMS
32°06'4.32"N 93°20'56.40"W
UTM
15N 467071.3E 3551706.3N
Geohash
9vtwegc74
Plus code
86484M22+FC

Towns in Red River Parish

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Red River Parish, 1,640 people together, or 23% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Red River Parish; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Coushatta with 1,640.

  1. 01Coushatta1,640
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Red River Parish

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Red River Parish. The most populous is Caddo Parish, LA, with 224,893 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Baton Rouge and the nearest big city

Baton Rouge is 170.9 miles SE of Red River Parish's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Shreveport, LA (population 176,578), 36.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Natchitoches, LA (population 17,165), 29.2 miles away.

Red River Parish FIPS code

The FIPS code of Red River Parish is 22081: state code 22 for Louisiana plus parish code 081. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $46,817.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Red River Parish, Louisiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 7,238. That is down 347 people (4.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 7,585.

What is the FIPS code of Red River Parish?

22081. The first two digits (22) are Louisiana; the last three (081) identify the parish.

What is the largest town in Red River Parish?

Coushatta, with 1,640 residents inside Red River Parish in 2024.

Which counties border Red River Parish?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Caddo Parish, LA; Bossier Parish, LA; Natchitoches Parish, LA; De Soto 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.