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  • Largest town: Leesville

Vernon Parish, Louisiana

Vernon Parish had 45,819 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,326.7 square miles of land. It is the largest by land of Louisiana's 64 county-equivalents.

Population
45,819
#24 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,076 in US
Area
1,326.7 sq mi
#1 of 64 in Louisiana · #449 in US
Density
35 / sq mi
#39 of 64 in Louisiana · #1,805 in US
Median household income
$55,872
#24 of 64 in Louisiana · #2,243 in US

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

Vernon Parish within Louisiana. Pin: Baton Rouge.

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Vernon Parish population, land area and income

Vernon Parish had 45,819 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,326.7 square miles of land. It is the largest by land of Louisiana's 64 county-equivalents. That works out to 34.5 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; Vernon Parish is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $55,872 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

45,819

3144th1st

1076th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,327 sq mi

3144th1st

449th of 3,144 (US)

Density

34.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

1805th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$55,872

3143rd1st

2243rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Louisiana (64)

Population

45,819

64th1st

24th of 64 (LA)

Land area

1,327 sq mi

64th1st

1st of 64 (LA)

Density

34.5 / sq mi

64th1st

39th of 64 (LA)

Median household income

$55,872

64th1st

24th of 64 (LA)

How Vernon Parish's population changed since 2020

Vernon Parish lost 2,805 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 5.8%. That ranks 57th 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, Vernon Parish recorded 3,549 births and 2,149 deaths, a natural change of +1,400. Net international migration added +326 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -4,702. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 4,702 people.

48.6k202048.0k202146.9k202246.2k202345.8k2024
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
3,549
Deaths
2,149
Net international migration
+326
Net domestic migration
-4,702
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-428

Where Vernon Parish is

The Census internal point of Vernon Parish is at 31.102800, -93.188300. 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 Vernon 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: Vernon Parish internal point. Dark pin: Baton Rouge.

Internal point

Decimal
31.102800, -93.188300
DMS
31°06'10.08"N 93°11'17.88"W
UTM
15N 482043.0E 3441010.1N
Geohash
9vt8zqn6g
Plus code
86384R36+4M

Towns in Vernon Parish

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Vernon Parish, 9,278 people together, or 20% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Vernon Parish; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Leesville with 5,339.

  1. 01Leesville5,339
  2. 02New Llano2,064
  3. 03Rosepine1,445
  4. 04DeRidder (part)430
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Vernon Parish

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Vernon Parish, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Rapides Parish, LA, with 125,899 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Baton Rouge and the nearest big city

Baton Rouge is 126.9 miles ESE of Vernon Parish's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Beaumont, TX (population 112,893), 90.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Natchitoches, LA (population 17,165), 44.0 miles away.

Vernon Parish FIPS code

The FIPS code of Vernon Parish is 22115: state code 22 for Louisiana plus parish code 115. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $55,872.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Vernon Parish, Louisiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 45,819. That is down 2,805 people (5.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 48,624.

What is the FIPS code of Vernon Parish?

22115. The first two digits (22) are Louisiana; the last three (115) identify the parish.

What is the largest town in Vernon Parish?

Leesville, with 5,339 residents inside Vernon Parish in 2024.

Which counties border Vernon Parish?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Rapides Parish, LA; Beauregard Parish, LA; Natchitoches Parish, LA; Allen Parish, LA; Sabine Parish, LA; Newton County, TX.

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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