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St. Landry Parish, Louisiana

St. Landry Parish had 80,869 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 923.4 square miles of land. It ranks 16th of 64 in Louisiana by population and 11th by land area.

Population
80,869
#16 of 64 in Louisiana · #721 in US
Area
923.4 sq mi
#11 of 64 in Louisiana · #790 in US
Density
88 / sq mi
#21 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,009 in US
Median household income
$43,051
#56 of 64 in Louisiana · #3,027 in US

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

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

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St. Landry Parish population, land area and income

St. Landry Parish had 80,869 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 923.4 square miles of land. It ranks 16th of 64 in Louisiana by population and 11th by land area. That works out to 87.6 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Louisiana has 31,591 residents, so St. Landry Parish is 2.6 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $43,051 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

80,869

3144th1st

721st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

923 sq mi

3144th1st

790th of 3,144 (US)

Density

87.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

1009th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$43,051

3143rd1st

3027th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Louisiana (64)

Population

80,869

64th1st

16th of 64 (LA)

Land area

923 sq mi

64th1st

11th of 64 (LA)

Density

87.6 / sq mi

64th1st

21st of 64 (LA)

Median household income

$43,051

64th1st

56th of 64 (LA)

How St. Landry Parish's population changed since 2020

St. Landry Parish lost 1,441 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.8%. That ranks 28th 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. Landry Parish recorded 4,643 births and 5,131 deaths, a natural change of -488. Net international migration added +404 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -1,627. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 1,627 people.

82.3k202082.2k202181.6k202281.3k202380.9k2024
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
4,643
Deaths
5,131
Net international migration
+404
Net domestic migration
-1,627
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-460

Where St. Landry Parish is

The Census internal point of St. Landry Parish is at 30.583400, -91.989300. 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. Landry 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. Landry Parish internal point. Dark pin: Baton Rouge.

Internal point

Decimal
30.583400, -91.989300
DMS
30°35'0.24"N 91°59'21.48"W
UTM
15N 596906.9E 3383868.6N
Geohash
9vqtfxx3j
Plus code
862CH2M6+97

Towns in St. Landry Parish

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in St. Landry Parish, 28,839 people together, or 36% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside St. Landry Parish; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Opelousas with 15,176.

  1. 01Opelousas15,176
  2. 02Eunice (part)8,756
  3. 03Sunset3,167
  4. 04Port Barre1,740
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering St. Landry Parish

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for St. Landry Parish. The most populous is Lafayette Parish, LA, with 254,241 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Baton Rouge and the nearest big city

Baton Rouge is 48.5 miles E of St. Landry Parish's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Lafayette, LA (population 122,280), 26.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Opelousas, LA (population 15,176), 6.8 miles away.

St. Landry Parish FIPS code

The FIPS code of St. Landry Parish is 22097: state code 22 for Louisiana plus parish code 097. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $43,051.

Questions people ask

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

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 80,869. That is down 1,441 people (1.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 82,310.

What is the FIPS code of St. Landry Parish?

22097. The first two digits (22) are Louisiana; the last three (097) identify the parish.

What is the largest town in St. Landry Parish?

Opelousas, with 15,176 residents inside St. Landry Parish in 2024.

Which counties border St. Landry Parish?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lafayette Parish, LA; Acadia Parish, LA; St. Martin Parish, LA; Avoyelles Parish, LA; Evangeline Parish, LA; Pointe Coupee 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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