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  • FIPS 22111
  • Largest town: Farmerville

Union Parish, Louisiana

Union Parish had 20,617 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 876.9 square miles of land. It ranks 42nd of 64 in Louisiana by population and 13th by land area.

Population
20,617
#42 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,793 in US
Area
876.9 sq mi
#13 of 64 in Louisiana · #919 in US
Density
24 / sq mi
#54 of 64 in Louisiana · #2,111 in US
Median household income
$52,753
#34 of 64 in Louisiana · #2,499 in US

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

Union Parish within Louisiana. Pin: Baton Rouge.

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Union Parish population, land area and income

Union Parish had 20,617 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 876.9 square miles of land. It ranks 42nd of 64 in Louisiana by population and 13th by land area. That works out to 23.5 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; Union Parish is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $52,753 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

20,617

3144th1st

1793rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

877 sq mi

3144th1st

919th of 3,144 (US)

Density

23.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

2111th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$52,753

3143rd1st

2499th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Louisiana (64)

Population

20,617

64th1st

42nd of 64 (LA)

Land area

877 sq mi

64th1st

13th of 64 (LA)

Density

23.5 / sq mi

64th1st

54th of 64 (LA)

Median household income

$52,753

64th1st

34th of 64 (LA)

How Union Parish's population changed since 2020

Union Parish lost 483 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.3%. That ranks 32nd 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, Union Parish recorded 938 births and 1,515 deaths, a natural change of -577. Net international migration added +153 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -77. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 577 people.

21.1k202021.0k202120.7k202220.7k202320.6k2024
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
938
Deaths
1,515
Net international migration
+153
Net domestic migration
-77
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-69

Where Union Parish is

The Census internal point of Union Parish is at 32.829300, -92.375600. 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 Union 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: Union Parish internal point. Dark pin: Baton Rouge.

Internal point

Decimal
32.829300, -92.375600
DMS
32°49'45.48"N 92°22'32.16"W
UTM
15N 558441.4E 3632536.0N
Geohash
9vy6cbqhs
Plus code
8649RJHF+PQ

Towns in Union Parish

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Union Parish, 4,679 people together, or 23% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Union Parish; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Farmerville with 3,375.

  1. 01Farmerville3,375
  2. 02Bernice1,304
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Union Parish

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Union Parish, including 2 across a state line. 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 178.2 miles SSE of Union Parish's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Shreveport, LA (population 176,578), 86.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Ruston, LA (population 22,330), 25.4 miles away.

Union Parish FIPS code

The FIPS code of Union Parish is 22111: state code 22 for Louisiana plus parish code 111. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $52,753.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Union Parish, Louisiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 20,617. That is down 483 people (2.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 21,100.

What is the FIPS code of Union Parish?

22111. The first two digits (22) are Louisiana; the last three (111) identify the parish.

What is the largest town in Union Parish?

Farmerville, with 3,375 residents inside Union Parish in 2024.

Which counties border Union Parish?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Ouachita Parish, LA; Lincoln Parish, LA; Union County, AR; Morehouse Parish, LA; Ashley County, AR; Claiborne 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.