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St. Helena Parish, Louisiana

St. Helena Parish had 10,857 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 408.5 square miles of land. It ranks 56th of 64 in Louisiana by population and 51st by land area.

Population
10,857
#56 of 64 in Louisiana · #2,354 in US
Area
408.5 sq mi
#51 of 64 in Louisiana · #2,472 in US
Density
27 / sq mi
#48 of 64 in Louisiana · #2,025 in US
Median household income
$46,835
#48 of 64 in Louisiana · #2,895 in US

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

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

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St. Helena Parish population, land area and income

St. Helena Parish had 10,857 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 408.5 square miles of land. It ranks 56th of 64 in Louisiana by population and 51st by land area. That works out to 26.6 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 St. Helena Parish has 34% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $46,835 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

10,857

3144th1st

2354th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

409 sq mi

3144th1st

2472nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

26.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

2025th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$46,835

3143rd1st

2895th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Louisiana (64)

Population

10,857

64th1st

56th of 64 (LA)

Land area

409 sq mi

64th1st

51st of 64 (LA)

Density

26.6 / sq mi

64th1st

48th of 64 (LA)

Median household income

$46,835

64th1st

48th of 64 (LA)

How St. Helena Parish's population changed since 2020

St. Helena Parish lost 43 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.4%. That ranks 14th 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. Helena Parish recorded 389 births and 669 deaths, a natural change of -280. Net international migration added +174 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +44. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 280 people.

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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
389
Deaths
669
Net international migration
+174
Net domestic migration
+44
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+42

Where St. Helena Parish is

The Census internal point of St. Helena Parish is at 30.822500, -90.708300. 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 St. Helena 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. Helena Parish internal point. Dark pin: Baton Rouge.

Internal point

Decimal
30.822500, -90.708300
DMS
30°49'21.00"N 90°42'29.88"W
UTM
15N 719211.7E 3412177.8N
Geohash
9vrrrgh4p
Plus code
862FR7FR+2M

Towns in St. Helena Parish

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in St. Helena Parish. Its 10,857 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering St. Helena Parish

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for St. Helena Parish, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is East Baton Rouge Parish, LA, with 453,022 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Baton Rouge and the nearest big city

Baton Rouge is 38.0 miles SW of St. Helena Parish's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Baton Rouge, LA (population 220,907), 36.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Hammond, LA (population 23,426), 26.5 miles away.

St. Helena Parish FIPS code

The FIPS code of St. Helena Parish is 22091: state code 22 for Louisiana plus parish code 091. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $46,835.

Questions people ask

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

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 10,857. That is down 43 people (0.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 10,900.

What is the FIPS code of St. Helena Parish?

22091. The first two digits (22) are Louisiana; the last three (091) identify the parish.

What is the largest town in St. Helena Parish?

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

Which counties border St. Helena Parish?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: East Baton Rouge Parish, LA; Livingston Parish, LA; Tangipahoa Parish, LA; East Feliciana Parish, LA; Amite County, MS.

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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