List of Louisiana metropolitan areas explained

The U.S. state of Louisiana has a total of ten metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs); 37 of Louisiana's sixty-four (64) parishes are classified as metropolitan.[1] According to the 2020 United States census, these parishes had a combined population of 3,918,560 (84.1% of the state's population).

The following table lists Louisiana's metropolitan areas, ranked by population as of the 2023 American Community Survey's census estimates program.[2]

Louisiana
rank
Metro AreaParishesPopulation
align=right 1New Orleans - Metairiealign=right 962,165
align=right 2Baton Rougealign=right 873,661
align=right 3Lafayette(4); Acadia, Lafayette, St. Martin, Vermilionalign=right 414,288
align=right 4Shreveport - Bossier City(3); Bossier, Caddo, De Sotoalign=right 383,295
5Slidell - Mandeville - Covington(1); St. Tammany275,583
6Lake Charles(3); Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis240,082
7Monroe(4); Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, Union221,885
8Houma - Bayou Cane - Thibodaux(2); Lafourche, Terrebonne198,672
9Alexandria(2); Grant, Rapides148,171
10Hammond(1); Tangipahoa138,064

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: July 21, 2023 . OMB Bulletin No. 23-01: Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas . July 21, 2023 . . July 26, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230721214234/https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/OMB-Bulletin-23-01.pdf . live .
  2. Web site: Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals: 2020-2023 . United States Census Bureau, Population Division . March 14, 2024 . March 15, 2024 .