100 Biggest Cities In Louisiana For 2025

Using the latest Census data, we detail the 100 biggest cities in Louisiana. You can all see a comprehensive list of all 271 cities and places in Louisiana.

We all love the biggest cities that the Pelican State has to offer. You know the places like New Orleans and Baton Rouge which make all the headlines.

But there are a bunch of other great large cities in Louisiana that don't get as much love.

We're going to change that right now.

Using the most recent Census data, we can tell you about all the places in Louisiana with a focus on the biggest. We update the data each year and this is our fourth time doing this.


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Table

You can click here to see a full table of the full of the 100 biggest cities in Louisiana, along with every other place over 1,000 people big. It is sortable by clicking on the headers.

Read on below to see more on the biggest cities. Or for more reading on places to live in Louisiana, check out:

The 10 Biggest Cities In Louisiana

New Orleans, LA
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Rank Last Year: 1 (No Change)
Population: 376,035.0
Population 2010: 295,285
Growth: 27.3%
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Baton Rouge, LA
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Rank Last Year: 2 (No Change)
Population: 223,699.0
Population 2010: 229,158
Growth: -2.4%
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Shreveport, LA
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Rank Last Year: 3 (No Change)
Population: 183,483.0
Population 2010: 198,477
Growth: -7.6%
More on Shreveport: Data | Real Estate

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Rank Last Year: 4 (No Change)
Population: 138,995.0
Population 2010: 135,882
Growth: 2.3%
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Lafayette, LA
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Rank Last Year: 5 (No Change)
Population: 121,537.0
Population 2010: 118,803
Growth: 2.3%
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Lake Charles, LA
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Rank Last Year: 6 (No Change)
Population: 81,679.0
Population 2010: 71,224
Growth: 14.7%
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Kenner, LA
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Rank Last Year: 7 (No Change)
Population: 65,113.0
Population 2010: 66,642
Growth: -2.3%
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Bossier City, LA
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Rank Last Year: 8 (No Change)
Population: 62,832.0
Population 2010: 60,402
Growth: 4.0%
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Monroe, LA
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Rank Last Year: 9 (No Change)
Population: 47,241.0
Population 2010: 49,272
Growth: -4.1%
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Alexandria, LA
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Rank Last Year: 10 (No Change)
Population: 44,566.0
Population 2010: 47,568
Growth: -6.3%
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How We Determined The Largest Cities In Louisiana

We've been ranking and dissecting cities in the Pelican State for over 4 years now -- making this actually the fourth time we've run the numbers. We always use the best data, the US Census. In this case, that means we are using the American Community Survey.

It what is probably the most simple analysis we run each year, we ranked every place in Louisiana from biggest to smallest. The biggest city this year? That would be New Orleans.

The smallest? Fordoche, although there are places smaller than 1,000 people not listed here, so keep that in mind as we take a look at the top ten.

Now on to numbers 11-100 Biggest in Louisiana

We hope that you find the big city, or really any city, that's right for you. Below is a list of the rest of the biggest cities along with every other place in Louisiana.

Have fun snacking around in the Pelican State!

For more reading on Louisiana, check out:

Detailed List Of The Biggest Cities In Louisiana

Rank City Current Population 2010 Growth
1 New Orleans 376,035.0 295,285 27.3%
2 Baton Rouge 223,699.0 229,158 -2.4%
3 Shreveport 183,483.0 198,477 -7.6%
4 Metairie 138,995.0 135,882 2.3%
5 Lafayette 121,537.0 118,803 2.3%
6 Lake Charles 81,679.0 71,224 14.7%
7 Kenner 65,113.0 66,642 -2.3%
8 Bossier City 62,832.0 60,402 4.0%
9 Monroe 47,241.0 49,272 -4.1%
10 Alexandria 44,566.0 47,568 -6.3%
11 Prairieville 35,010.0 26,132 34.0%
12 Houma 32,760.0 33,631 -2.6%
13 Marrero 31,866.0 32,931 -3.2%
14 Central 29,603.0 26,887 10.1%
15 Slidell 28,664.0 27,067 5.9%
16 Laplace 28,480.0 31,325 -9.1%
17 New Iberia 27,926.0 31,029 -10.0%
18 Terrytown 25,844.0 22,625 14.2%
19 Chalmette 22,447.0 12,453 80.3%
20 Ruston 22,224.0 21,578 3.0%
21 Bayou Cane 22,143.0 19,869 11.4%
22 Harvey 21,710.0 19,918 9.0%
23 Sulphur 21,004.0 20,218 3.9%
24 Hammond 20,790.0 19,740 5.3%
25 Zachary 19,637.0 14,284 37.5%
26 Shenandoah 18,259.0 18,297 -0.2%
27 Natchitoches 17,682.0 18,083 -2.2%
28 Gretna 17,468.0 17,628 -0.9%
29 Estelle 16,761.0 16,936 -1.0%
30 Youngsville 16,664.0 7,336 127.2%
31 Thibodaux 15,792.0 14,513 8.8%
32 Opelousas 15,662.0 17,778 -11.9%
33 Pineville 14,268.0 14,462 -1.3%
34 Luling 13,873.0 12,828 8.1%
35 Broussard 13,791.0 7,761 77.7%
36 River Ridge 13,170.0 13,412 -1.8%
37 Mandeville 12,931.0 11,483 12.6%
38 West Monroe 12,837.0 13,088 -1.9%
39 Gonzales 12,748.0 9,596 32.8%
40 Claiborne 12,647.0 11,610 8.9%
41 Baker 12,322.0 13,844 -11.0%
42 Gardere 12,130.0 10,515 15.4%
43 Destrehan 11,786.0 11,419 3.2%
44 Woodmere 11,775.0 11,607 1.4%
45 Minden 11,604.0 13,112 -11.5%
46 Covington 11,568.0 8,941 29.4%
47 Crowley 11,554.0 13,422 -13.9%
48 Moss Bluff 11,451.0 11,685 -2.0%
49 Bayou Blue 11,218.0 11,186 0.3%
50 Morgan City 11,208.0 12,434 -9.9%
51 Timberlane 11,169.0 9,644 15.8%
52 Abbeville 11,086.0 12,227 -9.3%
53 Belle Chasse 11,046.0 14,920 -26.0%
54 Carencro 10,882.0 7,355 48.0%
55 Waggaman 10,617.0 9,979 6.4%
56 Bogalusa 10,539.0 12,417 -15.1%
57 Raceland 10,517.0 10,670 -1.4%
58 Jefferson 9,984.0 12,047 -17.1%
59 Deridder 9,812.0 10,379 -5.5%
60 Jennings 9,679.0 10,462 -7.5%
61 Bastrop 9,408.0 11,607 -18.9%
62 Denham Springs 9,362.0 10,222 -8.4%
63 Eunice 9,261.0 10,351 -10.5%
64 Merrydale 9,149.0 9,985 -8.4%
65 Harahan 8,939.0 9,275 -3.6%
66 Village St. George 8,880.0 6,493 36.8%
67 Westwego 8,382.0 8,821 -5.0%
68 Oak Hills Place 8,380.0 7,993 4.8%
69 Scott 8,348.0 8,431 -1.0%
70 Prien 8,248.0 7,148 15.4%
71 Fort Polk South 8,056.0 9,454 -14.8%
72 Ponchatoula 7,839.0 6,425 22.0%
73 Old Jefferson 7,790.0 6,345 22.8%
74 Eden Isle 7,753.0 6,315 22.8%
75 Breaux Bridge 7,497.0 8,064 -7.0%
76 Meraux 7,492.0 4,348 72.3%
77 Reserve 7,471.0 9,471 -21.1%
78 Red Chute 7,418.0 6,097 21.7%
79 St. Rose 7,271.0 8,365 -13.1%
80 Bridge City 7,258.0 9,136 -20.6%
81 Rayne 7,147.0 8,046 -11.2%
82 Addis 7,052.0 3,451 104.3%
83 Lacombe 6,883.0 7,762 -11.3%
84 Donaldsonville 6,792.0 7,513 -9.6%
85 Oakdale 6,614.0 7,890 -16.2%
86 St. Gabriel 6,569.0 6,508 0.9%
87 Galliano 6,563.0 7,922 -17.2%
88 Franklin 6,557.0 7,780 -15.7%
89 Walker 6,385.0 5,990 6.6%
90 Ville Platte 6,299.0 7,668 -17.9%
91 Plaquemine 6,136.0 7,123 -13.9%
92 Tallulah 6,124.0 7,587 -19.3%
93 Inniswold 6,061.0 6,340 -4.4%
94 Schriever 6,052.0 6,867 -11.9%
95 Elmwood 6,022.0 5,028 19.8%
96 Larose 5,937.0 6,431 -7.7%
97 Patterson 5,801.0 5,926 -2.1%
98 Leesville 5,610.0 6,420 -12.6%
99 Gray 5,524.0 5,113 8.0%
100 St. Martinville 5,367.0 6,294 -14.7%
101 Grambling 5,302.0 4,911 8.0%
102 Chackbay 5,287.0 5,803 -8.9%
103 Brownfields 5,263.0 6,040 -12.9%
104 Avondale 5,200.0 5,132 1.3%
105 Carlyss 5,184.0 4,775 8.6%
106 Cut Off 5,157.0 5,114 0.8%
107 Marksville 4,964.0 5,669 -12.4%
108 Port Allen 4,928.0 5,181 -4.9%
109 Westlake 4,794.0 4,538 5.6%
110 Winnsboro 4,777.0 4,952 -3.5%
111 Jeanerette 4,732.0 5,650 -16.2%
112 Swartz 4,691.0 4,562 2.8%
113 Berwick 4,680.0 4,847 -3.4%
114 Monticello 4,677.0 5,214 -10.3%
115 Springhill 4,659.0 5,290 -11.9%
116 Mansfield 4,653.0 5,179 -10.2%
117 Haughton 4,473.0 3,364 33.0%
118 New Roads 4,457.0 4,867 -8.4%
119 Violet 4,454.0 4,178 6.6%
120 Arabi 4,436.0 2,595 70.9%
121 Kaplan 4,271.0 4,714 -9.4%
122 Jena 4,139.0 3,317 24.8%
123 Church Point 4,133.0 4,591 -10.0%
124 Jonesboro 4,092.0 4,550 -10.1%
125 Eastwood 4,057.0 4,400 -7.8%
126 Winnfield 4,042.0 4,951 -18.4%
127 Amite City 4,036.0 4,189 -3.7%
128 Brownsville 3,996.0 3,740 6.8%
129 Jackson 3,976.0 3,804 4.5%
130 Vidalia 3,938.0 4,290 -8.2%
131 Bayou Vista 3,931.0 5,215 -24.6%
132 Ball 3,900.0 3,965 -1.6%
133 Richwood 3,840.0 3,154 21.8%
134 Hahnville 3,826.0 2,852 34.2%
135 Franklinton 3,615.0 3,816 -5.3%
136 Blanchard 3,452.0 2,770 24.6%
137 Lake Providence 3,424.0 4,138 -17.3%
138 Farmerville 3,331.0 3,851 -13.5%
139 Welsh 3,323.0 3,244 2.4%
140 Bunkie 3,299.0 4,277 -22.9%
141 Rayville 3,297.0 3,777 -12.7%
142 Iowa 3,246.0 2,908 11.6%
143 Vinton 3,245.0 3,207 1.2%
144 Ferriday 3,126.0 3,519 -11.2%
145 Greenwood 3,123.0 3,081 1.4%
146 Lakeshore 3,111.0 1,729 79.9%
147 Lutcher 3,051.0 3,615 -15.6%
148 South Vacherie 3,048.0 4,074 -25.2%
149 Sunset 3,026.0 2,802 8.0%
150 Vivian 3,020.0 3,710 -18.6%
151 Dequincy 2,990.0 3,218 -7.1%
152 Mamou 2,884.0 3,315 -13.0%
153 Gramercy 2,876.0 3,533 -18.6%
154 Lockport 2,874.0 2,603 10.4%
155 Norco 2,858.0 3,375 -15.3%
156 Natalbany 2,837.0 2,076 36.7%
157 Westminster 2,810.0 3,088 -9.0%
158 Homer 2,694.0 3,338 -19.3%
159 Arcadia 2,682.0 2,952 -9.1%
160 Abita Springs 2,669.0 2,563 4.1%
161 Bawcomville 2,635.0 3,402 -22.5%
162 Pearl River 2,614.0 2,457 6.4%
163 Grand Point 2,600.0 2,315 12.3%
164 Lake Arthur 2,599.0 2,781 -6.5%
165 Delhi 2,593.0 2,967 -12.6%
166 Brusly 2,592.0 2,478 4.6%
167 Erwinville 2,575.0 2,119 21.5%
168 Des Allemands 2,565.0 2,098 22.3%
169 Chauvin 2,531.0 3,220 -21.4%
170 Lafourche Crossing 2,439.0 2,084 17.0%
171 Benton 2,408.0 1,860 29.5%
172 Delcambre 2,400.0 1,451 65.4%
173 Poydras 2,395.0 1,892 26.6%
174 Stonewall 2,394.0 1,809 32.3%
175 Bourg 2,386.0 2,337 2.1%
176 Maurice 2,382.0 824 189.1%
177 Kinder 2,361.0 2,660 -11.2%
178 Woodworth 2,352.0 1,689 39.3%
179 Pierre Part 2,333.0 3,757 -37.9%
180 New Llano 2,303.0 2,390 -3.6%
181 Port Barre 2,292.0 2,140 7.1%
182 Boutte 2,283.0 2,809 -18.7%
183 Haynesville 2,281.0 2,901 -21.4%
184 White Castle 2,278.0 2,109 8.0%
185 Jean Lafitte 2,223.0 2,093 6.2%
186 Garyville 2,216.0 2,687 -17.5%
187 Many 2,202.0 2,878 -23.5%
188 Bayou L'ourse 2,197.0 1,908 15.1%
189 Montz 2,192.0 1,551 41.3%
190 Amelia 2,161.0 2,025 6.7%
191 Sorrento 2,136.0 1,357 57.4%
192 Milton 2,123.0 2,658 -20.1%
193 Basile 2,096.0 2,190 -4.3%
194 Kentwood 2,057.0 1,711 20.2%
195 Sterlington 2,045.0 1,372 49.1%
196 Independence 2,045.0 2,114 -3.3%
197 Fort Polk North 2,034.0 2,594 -21.6%
198 Zwolle 1,961.0 1,961 0.0%
199 Coushatta 1,945.0 2,379 -18.2%
200 Ossun 1,940.0 2,067 -6.1%
201 Paulina 1,939.0 1,189 63.1%
202 North Vacherie 1,933.0 2,496 -22.6%
203 Presquille 1,885.0 1,340 40.7%
204 Erath 1,865.0 2,307 -19.2%
205 Livingston 1,860.0 1,627 14.3%
206 Rosepine 1,817.0 1,591 14.2%
207 Leonville 1,812.0 1,174 54.3%
208 Golden Meadow 1,791.0 2,587 -30.8%
209 St. Francisville 1,781.0 1,810 -1.6%
210 Cottonport 1,777.0 2,350 -24.4%
211 Cade 1,775.0 1,464 21.2%
212 Baldwin 1,694.0 2,473 -31.5%
213 Vienna Bend 1,693.0 1,119 51.3%
214 Oberlin 1,683.0 1,924 -12.5%
215 Henderson 1,640.0 1,673 -2.0%
216 Minorca 1,615.0 2,274 -29.0%
217 Logansport 1,606.0 1,806 -11.1%
218 Mathews 1,579.0 2,291 -31.1%
219 Belle Rose 1,574.0 1,670 -5.7%
220 Port Sulphur 1,529.0 1,408 8.6%
221 Edgard 1,521.0 2,117 -28.2%
222 Arnaudville 1,518.0 1,200 26.5%
223 Cecilia 1,517.0 2,137 -29.0%
224 Watson 1,503.0 1,444 4.1%
225 Ringgold 1,475.0 1,798 -18.0%
226 Ama 1,473.0 1,591 -7.4%
227 Bayou Gauche 1,463.0 2,559 -42.8%
228 Iota 1,459.0 1,342 8.7%
229 Paincourtville 1,455.0 1,498 -2.9%
230 Simmesport 1,455.0 1,924 -24.4%
231 Colfax 1,442.0 1,861 -22.5%
232 Lockport Heights 1,441.0 859 67.8%
233 Banks Springs 1,432.0 1,164 23.0%
234 Gueydan 1,431.0 1,512 -5.4%
235 Jonesville 1,425.0 2,156 -33.9%
236 Sibley 1,392.0 1,211 14.9%
237 Wallace 1,383.0 849 62.9%
238 Choudrant 1,382.0 724 90.9%
239 Bayou Country Club 1,381.0 1,236 11.7%
240 Duson 1,369.0 1,551 -11.7%
241 Oak Grove 1,328.0 1,964 -32.4%
242 Ventress 1,325.0 1,041 27.3%
243 Labadieville 1,324.0 1,667 -20.6%
244 Olla 1,315.0 1,350 -2.6%
245 Killian 1,313.0 1,222 7.4%
246 Glenmora 1,299.0 1,299 0.0%
247 Boyce 1,295.0 839 54.4%
248 Charenton 1,295.0 1,461 -11.4%
249 Montegut 1,264.0 1,079 17.1%
250 Slaughter 1,264.0 1,172 7.8%
251 Deville 1,261.0 1,747 -27.8%
252 Mansura 1,254.0 1,404 -10.7%
253 Pine Prairie 1,242.0 1,611 -22.9%
254 Empire 1,218.0 671 81.5%
255 New Sarpy 1,200.0 1,498 -19.9%
256 Urania 1,186.0 1,351 -12.2%
257 Bernice 1,170.0 1,755 -33.3%
258 Livonia 1,161.0 1,494 -22.3%
259 Elton 1,132.0 1,100 2.9%
260 Roseland 1,125.0 1,494 -24.7%
261 Crescent 1,121.0 859 30.5%
262 Lydia 1,119.0 896 24.9%
263 Fifth Ward 1,104.0 705 56.6%
264 Clinton 1,100.0 2,209 -50.2%
265 Rosedale 1,099.0 885 24.2%
266 French Settlement 1,099.0 1,298 -15.3%
267 Greensburg 1,050.0 564 86.2%
268 Lawtell 1,044.0 1,047 -0.3%
269 Morse 1,039.0 704 47.6%
270 Wisner 1,020.0 901 13.2%
271 Fordoche 1,010.0 850 18.8%

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