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St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana

St. Bernard Parish had 44,783 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 377.5 square miles of land. It ranks 26th of 64 in Louisiana by population and 54th by land area.

Population
44,783
#26 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,097 in US
Area
377.5 sq mi
#54 of 64 in Louisiana · #2,611 in US
Density
119 / sq mi
#16 of 64 in Louisiana · #800 in US
Median household income
$52,139
#36 of 64 in Louisiana · #2,545 in US

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

St. Bernard Parish within Louisiana. Pin: Baton Rouge.

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St. Bernard Parish population, land area and income

St. Bernard Parish had 44,783 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 377.5 square miles of land. It ranks 26th of 64 in Louisiana by population and 54th by land area. That works out to 118.6 people per square mile, 1.2 times the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Louisiana has 31,591 residents; St. Bernard Parish is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $52,139 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

44,783

3144th1st

1097th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

378 sq mi

3144th1st

2611th of 3,144 (US)

Density

118.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

800th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$52,139

3143rd1st

2545th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Louisiana (64)

Population

44,783

64th1st

26th of 64 (LA)

Land area

378 sq mi

64th1st

54th of 64 (LA)

Density

118.6 / sq mi

64th1st

16th of 64 (LA)

Median household income

$52,139

64th1st

36th of 64 (LA)

How St. Bernard Parish's population changed since 2020

St. Bernard Parish gained 924 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.1%. That ranks 7th 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, St. Bernard Parish recorded 2,419 births and 1,823 deaths, a natural change of +596. Net international migration added +353 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +70. The largest single component was natural change, which added 596 people.

43.9k202044.3k202144.5k202244.6k202344.8k2024
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
2,419
Deaths
1,823
Net international migration
+353
Net domestic migration
+70
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+138

Where St. Bernard Parish is

The Census internal point of St. Bernard Parish is at 29.918100, -89.263500. 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 St. Bernard 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: St. Bernard Parish internal point. Dark pin: Baton Rouge.

Internal point

Decimal
29.918100, -89.263500
DMS
29°55'5.16"N 89°15'48.60"W
UTM
16N 281482.9E 3311863.7N
Geohash
dj2d0y2m9
Plus code
76XGWP9P+6H

Towns in St. Bernard Parish

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in St. Bernard Parish. Its 44,783 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering St. Bernard Parish

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for St. Bernard Parish, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Orleans Parish, LA, with 362,701 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Baton Rouge and the nearest big city

Baton Rouge is 120.8 miles WNW of St. Bernard Parish's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is New Orleans, LA (population 362,701), 41.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Bay St. Louis, MS (population 10,526), 28.6 miles away.

St. Bernard Parish FIPS code

The FIPS code of St. Bernard Parish is 22087: state code 22 for Louisiana plus parish code 087. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $52,139.

Questions people ask

What is the population of St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 44,783. That is up 924 people (2.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 43,859.

What is the FIPS code of St. Bernard Parish?

22087. The first two digits (22) are Louisiana; the last three (087) identify the parish.

What is the largest town in St. Bernard Parish?

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in St. Bernard Parish. Its people live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Which counties border St. Bernard Parish?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Orleans Parish, LA; St. Tammany Parish, LA; Harrison County, MS; Hancock County, MS; 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)

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