Fastest Growing Parishes in Louisiana (2025)

Parish
Rank
Change (2020) ↓
2025 Pop.
2020 Pop.
Livingston Parish18.65%155,202142,846
Lafayette Parish26.53%257,996242,178
Ascension Parish36.4%135,114126,983
Tangipahoa Parish45.99%141,647133,642
St. Tammany Parish55.44%279,429265,007
West Baton Rouge Parish64.59%28,51227,262
St. Bernard Parish72.42%44,92143,859
Bossier Parish82.38%131,824128,759
Vermilion Parish92.01%58,10156,954
De Soto Parish102%27,38726,851
Grant Parish110.61%22,28922,153
Lincoln Parish120.1%48,35348,306
Allen Parish130.04%22,69822,688
St. Helena Parish14-0.01%10,89910,900
Beauregard Parish15-0.08%36,57836,608
East Baton Rouge Parish16-0.18%455,101455,916
Washington Parish17-0.28%45,22945,354
St. Martin Parish18-0.58%51,31451,614
Iberville Parish19-1.11%29,73830,071
LaSalle Parish20-1.27%14,64014,829
Ouachita Parish21-1.3%158,036160,114
Acadia Parish22-1.6%56,55957,481
Jackson Parish23-1.79%14,72714,996
West Feliciana Parish24-1.83%14,98315,262
Lafourche Parish25-1.96%95,53897,446
St. Landry Parish26-2.31%80,40982,310
Winn Parish27-2.33%13,39813,718
Evangeline Parish28-2.34%31,54532,301
Caldwell Parish29-2.41%9,3849,616
Richland Parish30-2.44%19,54220,030
East Feliciana Parish31-2.45%18,96619,442
Jefferson Parish32-2.48%428,849439,747
Sabine Parish33-2.5%21,55622,108
Union Parish34-2.62%20,54821,100
Jefferson Davis Parish35-2.98%31,25232,212
Rapides Parish36-3.33%125,345129,658
Calcasieu Parish37-3.35%209,248216,493
Avoyelles Parish38-3.57%38,22639,640
Iberia Parish39-3.83%67,37870,064
Franklin Parish40-3.88%18,94919,714
Bienville Parish41-4.13%12,38412,918
St. Charles Parish42-4.31%50,25352,516
Pointe Coupee Parish43-4.74%19,69520,674
Claiborne Parish44-4.8%13,43114,108
Natchitoches Parish45-4.86%35,57337,391
West Carroll Parish46-5.08%9,2019,693
Assumption Parish47-5.18%19,87720,963
Terrebonne Parish48-5.23%103,692109,413
Plaquemines Parish49-5.26%22,22223,457
Concordia Parish50-5.3%17,58518,570
Webster Parish51-5.32%34,92436,887
St. Mary Parish52-5.47%46,46749,155
St. James Parish53-5.55%19,00220,119
Caddo Parish54-5.73%223,326236,912
Orleans Parish55-6.04%360,235383,374
St. John the Baptist Parish56-6.1%39,77342,359
Tensas Parish57-6.52%3,8404,108
East Carroll Parish58-6.61%6,9057,394
Red River Parish59-6.64%7,0817,585
Vernon Parish60-6.65%45,39148,624
Morehouse Parish61-7.62%23,51925,460
Catahoula Parish62-8.19%8,1228,847
Madison Parish63-10.08%8,9189,918
Cameron Parish64-18.51%4,5835,624

Louisiana Parishes Growth Overview

Louisiana's parishes show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Livingston Parish leads with 8.65% annualized growth, followed by Lafayette Parish (6.53%) and Ascension Parish (6.4%). The largest parishes are East Baton Rouge Parish (455,101), Jefferson Parish (428,849), and Orleans Parish (360,235). Of the 64 parishes in Louisiana, 13 are growing while 51 have experienced population decline. Overall, parishes averaged -2.52% annualized growth, with total population growing by -0.96% annually.

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