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  • FIPS 22083
  • Largest town: Rayville

Richland Parish, Louisiana

Richland Parish had 19,643 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 555.6 square miles of land. It ranks 45th of 64 in Louisiana by population and 44th by land area.

Population
19,643
#45 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,848 in US
Area
555.6 sq mi
#44 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,867 in US
Density
35 / sq mi
#38 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,790 in US
Median household income
$45,093
#51 of 64 in Louisiana · #2,968 in US

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

Richland Parish within Louisiana. Pin: Baton Rouge.

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Richland Parish population, land area and income

Richland Parish had 19,643 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 555.6 square miles of land. It ranks 45th of 64 in Louisiana by population and 44th by land area. That works out to 35.4 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; Richland Parish is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $45,093 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

19,643

3144th1st

1848th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

556 sq mi

3144th1st

1867th of 3,144 (US)

Density

35.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

1790th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$45,093

3143rd1st

2968th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Louisiana (64)

Population

19,643

64th1st

45th of 64 (LA)

Land area

556 sq mi

64th1st

44th of 64 (LA)

Density

35.4 / sq mi

64th1st

38th of 64 (LA)

Median household income

$45,093

64th1st

51st of 64 (LA)

How Richland Parish's population changed since 2020

Richland Parish lost 387 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.9%. That ranks 29th 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, Richland Parish recorded 1,080 births and 1,265 deaths, a natural change of -185. Net international migration added +108 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -320. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 320 people.

20.0k202019.9k202119.8k202219.7k202319.6k2024
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
1,080
Deaths
1,265
Net international migration
+108
Net domestic migration
-320
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-101

Where Richland Parish is

The Census internal point of Richland Parish is at 32.413200, -91.748400. 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 Richland 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: Richland Parish internal point. Dark pin: Baton Rouge.

Internal point

Decimal
32.413200, -91.748400
DMS
32°24'47.52"N 91°44'54.24"W
UTM
15N 617691.1E 3586926.4N
Geohash
9vyb2hwue
Plus code
864CC772+7J

Towns in Richland Parish

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Richland Parish, 5,729 people together, or 29% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Richland Parish; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Rayville with 3,195.

  1. 01Rayville3,195
  2. 02Delhi2,534
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Richland Parish

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Richland 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 139.2 miles SSE of Richland Parish's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Jackson, MS (population 141,449), 89.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Monroe, LA (population 46,622), 20.5 miles away.

Richland Parish FIPS code

The FIPS code of Richland Parish is 22083: state code 22 for Louisiana plus parish code 083. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $45,093.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Richland Parish, Louisiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 19,643. That is down 387 people (1.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 20,030.

What is the FIPS code of Richland Parish?

22083. The first two digits (22) are Louisiana; the last three (083) identify the parish.

What is the largest town in Richland Parish?

Rayville, with 3,195 residents inside Richland Parish in 2024.

Which counties border Richland Parish?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Ouachita Parish, LA; Morehouse Parish, LA; Franklin Parish, LA; Caldwell Parish, LA; West Carroll Parish, LA; Madison Parish, LA; East Carroll 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.