Gayest places in Louisiana research summary. We used Saturday Night Science to research the cities in Louisiana with the highest percent of same-sex households for 2026. The data comes from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year vintage, which counts same-sex married spouses and same-sex unmarried partners at the city level.
5.6% gay households · #1 gayest in Louisiana
Located in
Ascension Parish, Louisiana
Donaldsonville is a small city in and the parish seat of Ascension Parish in south Louisiana, United States, located along the River Road of the west bank of the Mississippi River. The population was 7,436 at the 2010 census, a decrease of more than 150 from the 7,605 tabulation in 2000. Donaldsonville is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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3.8% gay households · #2 gayest in Louisiana
Located in
Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
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3.0% gay households · #3 gayest in Louisiana
Located in
Iberia Parish, Louisiana
Jeanerette is a small city in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, United States. Known as “Sugar City”, it had a population of 5,530 at the 2010 census, a decrease of 467 from the 2000 tabulation of 5,997. It is two thirds African American, many of them Creoles of color.
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2.9% gay households · #4 gayest in Louisiana
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2.6% gay households · #5 gayest in Louisiana
Located in
Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
Hammond is the largest city in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States, located 45 miles east of Baton Rouge and 45 miles northwest of New Orleans. Its population was 20,019 in the 2010 census; Hammond is home to Southeastern Louisiana University and is the principal city of the Hammond Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Tangipahoa Parish.
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2.3% gay households · #6 gayest in Louisiana
Located in
Lafourche Parish, Louisiana
Thibodaux is a city in and the parish seat of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States, along the banks of Bayou Lafourche in the northwestern part of the parish. The population was 14,567 at the 2010 census. Thibodaux is a principal city of the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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2.3% gay households · #7 gayest in Louisiana
Located in
Madison Parish, Louisiana
Tallulah is a small city in and the parish seat of Madison Parish in northeastern Louisiana, United States. The 2010 population was 7,335, a decrease of 1,854, or 20.2 percent, from the 9,189 tabulation at the 2000 census. The city is nearly 77 percent African American. Tallulah is the principal city of the Tallulah Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Madison Parish. The Madison Parish Sheriff’s office operates the Steve Hoyle Rehabilitation Center in Tallulah.
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2.0% gay households · #8 gayest in Louisiana
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2.0% gay households · #9 gayest in Louisiana
Located in
Livingston Parish, Louisiana
Walker is a city in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 6,138 at the 2010 census.
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1.8% gay households · #10 gayest in Louisiana
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How we determined the gayest places in Louisiana for 2026
In order to rank the gayest cities in Louisiana, we used Saturday Night Science and the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the U.S. Census. We looked at:
- Percentage of all households that are unmarried, same-sex partners
We limited the analysis to non-CDPs that have over 1,000 households.
We ranked each place from 1 to 98 with the city containing the highest percentage of unmarried, same-sex partner households being the most gay.
In the end, Donaldsonville ended up being the most gay place with 5.6% gay households.
Skip to the end to see the list of all the places in the state from gayest to straightest.
We updated this report for 2026. This report is our eleventh time ranking the gayest places in Louisiana.
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Gayest Places In Louisiana
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| Rank | City | Households | LGBTQ Households | % Gay Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donaldsonville | 2,536 | 143 | 5.6% |
| 2 | Youngsville | 6,110 | 234 | 3.8% |
| 3 | Jeanerette | 1,938 | 59 | 3.0% |
| 4 | Haughton | 1,602 | 46 | 2.9% |
| 5 | Hammond | 7,927 | 205 | 2.6% |
| 6 | Thibodaux | 6,773 | 156 | 2.3% |
| 7 | Tallulah | 1,899 | 43 | 2.3% |
| 8 | Farmerville | 1,436 | 29 | 2.0% |
| 9 | Walker | 2,349 | 47 | 2.0% |
| 10 | Westlake | 2,046 | 36 | 1.8% |
| 11 | Rayne | 2,748 | 47 | 1.7% |
| 12 | Westwego | 3,663 | 62 | 1.7% |
| 13 | Opelousas | 6,278 | 104 | 1.7% |
| 14 | Sunset | 1,133 | 16 | 1.4% |
| 15 | Kaplan | 1,652 | 23 | 1.4% |
| 16 | New Orleans | 155,821 | 2,122 | 1.4% |
| 17 | Blanchard | 1,221 | 16 | 1.3% |
| 18 | Slidell | 10,995 | 142 | 1.3% |
| 19 | Covington | 4,390 | 56 | 1.3% |
| 20 | Bastrop | 3,506 | 43 | 1.2% |
| 21 | Sulphur | 8,234 | 100 | 1.2% |
| 22 | New Iberia | 11,381 | 123 | 1.1% |
| 23 | Alexandria | 17,233 | 183 | 1.1% |
| 24 | Rayville | 1,128 | 11 | 1.0% |
| 25 | West Monroe | 4,951 | 47 | 0.9% |
| 26 | Leesville | 2,490 | 22 | 0.9% |
| 27 | Baton Rouge | 88,205 | 674 | 0.8% |
| 28 | Kenner | 25,557 | 191 | 0.7% |
| 29 | Jennings | 3,830 | 28 | 0.7% |
| 30 | Abita Springs | 1,017 | 7 | 0.7% |
| 31 | Lafayette | 52,966 | 363 | 0.7% |
| 32 | Shreveport | 75,996 | 509 | 0.7% |
| 33 | Crowley | 5,230 | 35 | 0.7% |
| 34 | Zachary | 7,648 | 51 | 0.7% |
| 35 | Ball | 1,264 | 8 | 0.6% |
| 36 | Scott | 3,846 | 24 | 0.6% |
| 37 | DeRidder | 4,095 | 25 | 0.6% |
| 38 | Monroe | 18,335 | 110 | 0.6% |
| 39 | Harahan | 4,278 | 25 | 0.6% |
| 40 | New Llano | 1,047 | 6 | 0.6% |
| 41 | Central | 11,496 | 65 | 0.6% |
| 42 | Lake Charles | 32,077 | 163 | 0.5% |
| 43 | Natchitoches | 6,691 | 34 | 0.5% |
| 44 | New Roads | 1,799 | 8 | 0.4% |
| 45 | Morgan City | 4,114 | 18 | 0.4% |
| 46 | Ponchatoula | 3,449 | 15 | 0.4% |
| 47 | Gonzales | 5,531 | 24 | 0.4% |
| 48 | Gretna | 7,544 | 32 | 0.4% |
| 49 | Houma | 13,346 | 55 | 0.4% |
| 50 | Eunice | 4,129 | 17 | 0.4% |
| 51 | Ville Platte | 2,739 | 11 | 0.4% |
| 52 | Berwick | 1,712 | 6 | 0.4% |
| 53 | Franklin | 2,354 | 8 | 0.3% |
| 54 | Baker | 4,292 | 13 | 0.3% |
| 55 | Bossier City | 25,926 | 69 | 0.3% |
| 56 | Breaux Bridge | 2,847 | 6 | 0.2% |
| 57 | Ruston | 8,796 | 18 | 0.2% |
| 58 | Mansfield | 1,687 | 3 | 0.2% |
| 59 | Pineville | 5,879 | 10 | 0.2% |
| 60 | Mandeville | 5,582 | 8 | 0.1% |
| 61 | Abbeville | 4,646 | 4 | 0.1% |
| 62 | Oakdale | 1,964 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 63 | Iowa | 1,261 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 64 | Carencro | 4,443 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 65 | Arcadia | 1,351 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 66 | DeQuincy | 1,245 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 67 | Denham Springs | 4,017 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 68 | Patterson | 2,067 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 69 | Vivian | 1,270 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 70 | Franklinton | 1,216 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 71 | Mamou | 1,200 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 72 | Winnsboro | 1,653 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 73 | Addis | 2,886 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 74 | Grambling | 1,633 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 75 | Lake Providence | 1,573 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 76 | Springhill | 1,837 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 77 | Port Allen | 2,479 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 78 | Jonesboro | 1,332 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 79 | Minden | 4,578 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 80 | Marksville | 1,868 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 81 | Welsh | 1,143 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 82 | Amite City | 1,496 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 83 | Lutcher | 1,137 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 84 | Church Point | 1,460 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 85 | St. Martinville | 2,848 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 86 | Ferriday | 1,199 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 87 | Broussard | 5,051 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 88 | St. Gabriel | 1,610 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 89 | Vidalia | 1,582 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 90 | Plaquemine | 2,576 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 91 | Bogalusa | 4,234 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 92 | Greenwood | 1,451 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 93 | Winnfield | 1,433 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 94 | Bunkie | 1,444 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 95 | Homer | 1,062 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 96 | Jena | 1,463 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 97 | Lockport | 1,003 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 98 | Lake Arthur | 1,035 | 0 | 0.0% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. Places with over 1,000 households.
Summary
There You Have It – The Most LGBT Friendly Cities In Louisiana For 2026
If you’re looking at the number of gay households in Louisiana, this is an accurate list.
The gayest cities in Louisiana are Donaldsonville, Youngsville, Jeanerette, Haughton, Hammond, Thibodaux, Tallulah, Farmerville, Walker, and Westlake. Not sold on Louisiana? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
