Louisiana statistical areas

The U.S. State of Louisiana currently has 25 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated six combined statistical areas, ten metropolitan statistical areas, and nine micropolitan statistical areas in Louisiana. As of 2023, the largest of these is the New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS CSA, comprising the area around New Orleans in the southeast region of the state.

Table

The 25 United States statistical areas and 64 parishes of the State of LouisianaTemplate:Efn

Combined statistical area	2023 population (est.)	Core-based statistical area	2023 population (est.)	County	2023 population (est.)
New Orleans–Metairie–Slidell, LA–MS CSA	1,340,591 1,282,613 (LA)	New Orleans–Metairie, LA MSA	962,165	Jefferson Parish, Louisiana	421,777
				Orleans Parish, Louisiana	364,136
				St. Charles Parish, Louisiana	50,620
				St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana	44,463
				St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana	39,592
				Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana	22,386
				St. James Parish, Louisiana	19,191
		Slidell–Mandeville–Covington, LA MSA	275,583	St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana	275,583
		Picayune, MS μSA	57,978	Pearl River County, Mississippi	57,978
		Bogalusa, LA μSA	44,865	Washington Parish, Louisiana	44,865
Baton Rouge–Hammond, LA CSA	1,011,725	Baton Rouge, LA MSA	873,661	East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana	448,467
				Livingston Parish, Louisiana	150,145
				Ascension Parish, Louisiana	131,632
				Iberville Parish, Louisiana	29,617
				West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana	28,266
				Assumption Parish, Louisiana	20,160
				Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana	20,000
				East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana	19,229
				West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana	15,371
				St. Helena Parish, Louisiana	10,774
		Hammond, LA MSA	138,064	Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana	138,064
Lafayette–New Iberia–Opelousas, LA CSA	563,411	Lafayette, LA MSA	414,288	Lafayette Parish, Louisiana	249,750
				Vermilion Parish, Louisiana	56,992
				Acadia Parish, Louisiana	56,489
				St. Martin Parish, Louisiana	51,057
		Opelousas, LA μSA	81,464	St. Landry Parish, Louisiana	81,464
		New Iberia, LA μSA	67,659	Iberia Parish, Louisiana	67,659
Shreveport–Bossier City–Minden, LA CSA	418,533	Shreveport–Bossier City, LA MSA	383,295	Caddo Parish, Louisiana	226,386
				Bossier Parish, Louisiana	129,795
				De Soto Parish, Louisiana	27,114
		Minden, LA μSA	35,238	Webster Parish, Louisiana	35,238
Lake Charles–DeRidder, LA CSA	276,909	Lake Charles, LA MSA	240,082	Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana	203,761
				Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana	31,553
				Cameron Parish, Louisiana	4,768
		DeRidder, LA μSA	36,827	Beauregard Parish, Louisiana	36,827
Monroe–Ruston, LA CSA	269,847	Monroe, LA MSA	221,885	Ouachita Parish, Louisiana	157,568
				Morehouse Parish, Louisiana	23,955
				Union Parish, Louisiana	20,650
				Richland Parish, Louisiana	19,712
		Ruston, LA μSA	47,962	Lincoln Parish, Louisiana	47,962
none		Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux, LA MSA	198,672	Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana	103,616
				Lafourche Parish, Louisiana	95,056
		Alexandria, LA MSA	148,171	Rapides Parish, Louisiana	126,260
				Grant Parish, Louisiana	21,911
		Morgan City, LA μSA	47,005	St. Mary Parish, Louisiana	47,005
		Natchitoches, LA μSA	36,291	Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana	36,291
		Natchez, MS-LA μSA	53,375 17,688 (LA)	Adams County, Mississippi	28,746
				Concordia Parish, Louisiana	17,688
				Jefferson County, Mississippi	6,941
		none		Vernon Parish, Louisiana	46,250
				Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana	38,408
				Evangeline Parish, Louisiana	31,754
				Allen Parish, Louisiana	22,112
				Sabine Parish, Louisiana	21,906
				Franklin Parish, Louisiana	19,285
				La Salle Parish, Louisiana	14,800
				Jackson Parish, Louisiana	14,746
				Claiborne Parish, Louisiana	13,670
				Winn Parish, Louisiana	13,216
				Bienville Parish, Louisiana	12,366
				Madison Parish, Louisiana	9,389
				West Carroll Parish, Louisiana	9,323
				Caldwell Parish, Louisiana	9,246
				Catahoula Parish, Louisiana	8,414
				Red River Parish, Louisiana	7,356
				East Carroll Parish, Louisiana	6,829
				Tensas Parish, Louisiana	3,764
State of Louisiana					4,573,749

Combined statistical areas

The following table provides the in-state population ranking of each CSA along with its rate of population change over time.

The six combined statistical areas of the State of LouisianaTemplate:Efn

2023 rank	Combined statistical area	Population
		2023 estimate	Change	2020 Census	Change	2010 Census
Template:Nts	New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS CSA (LA)
Template:Nts	Baton Rouge–Hammond, LA CSA
Template:Nts	Lafayette–New Iberia–Opelousas, LA CSA
Template:Nts	Shreveport–Bossier City–Minden, LA CSA
Template:Nts	Lake Charles–DeRidder, LA CSA
Template:Nts	Monroe–Ruston, LA CSA
	New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS CSA

Core-based statistical areas

The following table provides the in-state population ranking of each CBSA along with its rate of population change over time.

The 19 core-based statistical areas of the State of LouisianaTemplate:Efn

2023 rank	Core-based statistical area	Population
		2023 estimate	Change	2020 Census	Change	2010 Census
Template:Nts	New Orleans-Metairie, LA MSA
Template:Nts	Baton Rouge, LA MSA
Template:Nts	Lafayette, LA MSA
Template:Nts	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA
Template:Nts	Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA MSA
Template:Nts	Lake Charles, LA MSA
Template:Nts	Monroe, LA MSA
Template:Nts	Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux, LA MSA
Template:Nts	Alexandria, LA MSA
Template:Nts	Hammond, LA MSA
Template:Nts	Opelousas, LA μSA
Template:Nts	New Iberia, LA μSA
Template:Nts	Ruston, LA μSA
Template:Nts	Morgan City, LA μSA
Template:Nts	Bogalusa, LA μSA
Template:Nts	DeRidder, LA μSA
Template:Nts	Natchitoches, LA μSA
Template:Nts	Minden, LA μSA
Template:Nts	Natchez, MS-LA μSA (LA)
	Natchez, MS-LA μSA

See also

• Geography of Louisiana
  • Demographics of Louisiana

External links

• Office of Management and Budget
• United States Census Bureau