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Louisiana: cities and towns by population

The largest of Louisiana's 371 recorded places, ranked by population — 2,991,687 people across the state's towns and cities.

Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are GeoNames country data. Sources & method.

#	Place	Population
1	New Orleans	362,701
2	Baton Rouge	227,470
3	Shreveport	187,593
4	Metairie	138,481
5	Lafayette	121,374
6	Lake Charles	76,070
7	Bossier City	68,094
8	Kenner	67,091
9	Monroe	49,598
10	Alexandria	47,889
11	Houma	34,287
12	Marrero	33,141
13	New Iberia	30,754
14	Laplace	29,872
15	Central	28,295
16	Slidell	27,942
17	Prairieville	26,895
18	Terrytown	23,319
19	Ruston	22,340
20	Hammond	20,480
21	Harvey	20,348
22	Sulphur	20,189
23	Bayou Cane	19,355
24	Shenandoah	18,399
25	Natchitoches	18,365
26	Gretna	17,880
27	Chalmette	16,751
28	Opelousas	16,591
29	Zachary	16,448
30	Estelle	16,377
31	Thibodaux	14,584
32	Pineville	14,403
33	Bayou Boeuf	14,195
34	Grand Bayou Mobile Home Park	14,195
35	Baker	13,695
36	River Ridge	13,494
37	Crowley	13,144
38	West Monroe	12,966
39	Minden	12,690
40	Belle Chasse	12,679
41	Abbeville	12,434
42	Mandeville	12,345
43	Luling	12,119
44	Woodmere	12,080
45	Youngsville	11,961
46	Bogalusa	11,933
47	Morgan City	11,835
48	Moss Bluff	11,557
49	Destrehan	11,535
50	Claiborne	11,507
51	Broussard	11,303
52	Jefferson	11,193
53	DeRidder	10,890
54	Bastrop	10,713
55	Gonzales	10,678
56	Gardere	10,580
57	Eunice	10,310
58	Timberlane	10,243
59	Raceland	10,193
60	Jennings	10,180
61	Denham Springs	10,125
62	Waggaman	10,015
63	Covington	9,928
64	Merrydale	9,772
65	Reserve	9,766
66	Harahan	9,350
67	Fort Polk South	9,038
68	Scott	9,018
69	Lacombe	8,679
70	Carencro	8,575
71	Westwego	8,542
72	Breaux Bridge	8,395
73	Oak Hills Place	8,195
74	Saint Rose	8,122
75	Rayne	8,016
76	Prien	7,810
77	Donaldsonville	7,792
78	Oakdale	7,710
79	Bridge City	7,706
80	Galliano	7,676
81	Larose	7,400
82	Franklin	7,302
83	Ville Platte	7,264
84	Village Saint George	7,104
85	Ponchatoula	7,068
86	Eden Isle	7,041
87	Tallulah	6,995
88	Old Jefferson	6,980
89	Plaquemine	6,871
90	Schriever	6,853
91	Saint Gabriel	6,677
92	Leesville	6,333
93	Walker	6,318
94	Red Chute	6,261
95	Inniswold	6,180
96	Saint Martinville	6,114
97	Patterson	6,106
98	Cut Off	5,976
99	Meraux	5,816
100	Gray	5,584
101	Marksville	5,533
102	Jeanerette	5,527
103	Brownsfield	5,401
104	Grambling	5,209
105	Chackbay	5,177
106	Port Allen	5,130
107	Springhill	5,097
108	Violet	4,973
109	Avondale	4,954
110	Mansfield	4,946
111	Berwick	4,765
112	Winnsboro	4,762
113	Monticello	4,718
114	New Roads	4,697
115	Carlyss	4,670
116	Bayou Vista	4,652
117	Amite	4,640
118	Elmwood	4,635
119	Kaplan	4,617
120	Westlake	4,615
121	Addis	4,589
122	Jonesboro	4,587
123	Winnfield	4,565
124	Swartz	4,536
125	Church Point	4,521
126	Brownsville	4,317
127	Vidalia	4,112
128	Eastwood	4,093
129	Bunkie	4,066
130	Ball	3,990
131	Farmerville	3,862
132	Jackson	3,788
133	Franklinton	3,782
134	Lake Providence	3,715
135	Rayville	3,664
136	South Vacherie	3,642
137	Arabi	3,635
138	Vivian	3,626
139	Bawcomville	3,588
140	Richwood	3,474
141	Gramercy	3,457
142	Jena	3,417
143	Ferriday	3,375
144	Lutcher	3,373
145	Vinton	3,355
146	Hahnville	3,344
147	Haughton	3,334
148	Welsh	3,227
149	Iowa	3,219
150	Greenwood	3,191
151	Mamou	3,181
152	Pierre Part	3,169
153	DeQuincy	3,161
154	Boutte	3,075
155	Norco	3,074
156	Milton	3,030
157	Homer	3,005
158	Natalbany	2,984
159	Sunset	2,967
160	Blanchard	2,935
161	Chauvin	2,912
162	Delhi	2,900
163	Fort Polk North	2,864
164	Arcadia	2,861
165	Garyville	2,811
166	Many	2,790
167	Brusly	2,785
168	Lake Arthur	2,742
169	Bourg	2,579
170	Lockport	2,531
171	Pearl River	2,530
172	Greenwood	2,508
173	Des Allemands	2,505
174	Abita Springs	2,499
175	Grand Point	2,473
176	New Llano	2,468
177	Sterlington	2,463
178	Amelia	2,459
179	Kinder	2,442
180	Edgard	2,441
181	Batchelor	2,389
182	Poydras	2,351
183	North Vacherie	2,346
184	Baldwin	2,345
185	Kentwood	2,340
186	Minorca	2,317
187	Mathews	2,209
188	Erwinville	2,192
189	Jonesville	2,181
190	Haynesville	2,174
191	Ossun	2,144
192	Port Barre	2,119
193	Simmesport	2,117
194	Erath	2,107
195	Stonewall	2,093
196	Bayou Gauche	2,071
197	Golden Meadow	2,060
198	Benton	2,015
199	Cecilia	1,980
200	Jean Lafitte	1,972

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