State population ranking
25 Largest Places in Louisiana by Population
Ranked from largest to smallest using 2025 population estimates. Each place links to its sourced facts, scores, and local summary.
Largest to smallest
Population-ranked places
304 of 489 published places have the selected population vintage.
- 1
New Orleans, LA
City
- Population
- 362,154
- Median home value
- $315,700
- Median rent
- $1,251
- 2
Baton Rouge, LA
City
- Population
- 222,795
- Median home value
- $234,700
- Median rent
- $1,067
- 3
Shreveport, LA
City
- Population
- 175,902
- Median home value
- $178,900
- Median rent
- $987
- 4
Lafayette, LA
City
- Population
- 123,311
- Median home value
- $257,000
- Median rent
- $1,100
- 5
Lake Charles, LA
City
- Population
- 82,676
- Median home value
- $214,300
- Median rent
- $1,109
- 6
Kenner, LA
City
- Population
- 65,136
- Median home value
- $246,300
- Median rent
- $1,179
- 7
Bossier City, LA
City
- Population
- 63,259
- Median home value
- $202,100
- Median rent
- $1,107
- 8
Monroe, LA
City
- Population
- 46,860
- Median home value
- $198,900
- Median rent
- $886
- 9
Alexandria, LA
City
- Population
- 42,938
- Median home value
- $183,700
- Median rent
- $931
- 10
Houma, LA
City
- Population
- 31,735
- Median home value
- $205,900
- Median rent
- $1,058
- 11
Central, LA
City
- Population
- 30,313
- Median home value
- $288,700
- Median rent
- $1,309
- 12
Slidell, LA
City
- Population
- 28,341
- Median home value
- $217,700
- Median rent
- $1,375
- 13
New Iberia, LA
City
- Population
- 26,533
- Median home value
- $158,300
- Median rent
- $894
- 14
Hammond, LA
City
- Population
- 24,032
- Median home value
- $221,400
- Median rent
- $1,061
- 15
Ruston, LA
City
- Population
- 22,397
- Median home value
- $225,300
- Median rent
- $816
- 16
Zachary, LA
City
- Population
- 20,621
- Median home value
- $259,100
- Median rent
- $1,527
- 17
Sulphur, LA
City
- Population
- 20,492
- Median home value
- $182,900
- Median rent
- $994
- 18
Youngsville, LA
City
- Population
- 19,980
- Median home value
- $287,700
- Median rent
- $1,278
- 19
Gretna, LA
City
- Population
- 17,360
- Median home value
- $257,400
- Median rent
- $1,060
- 20
Natchitoches, LA
City
- Population
- 17,146
- Median home value
- $193,200
- Median rent
- $802
- 21
Broussard, LA
City
- Population
- 15,799
- Median home value
- $310,200
- Median rent
- $1,010
- 22
Thibodaux, LA
City
- Population
- 15,573
- Median home value
- $232,500
- Median rent
- $960
- 23
Opelousas, LA
City
- Population
- 15,098
- Median home value
- $105,100
- Median rent
- $717
- 24
Pineville, LA
City
- Population
- 13,967
- Median home value
- $201,500
- Median rent
- $910
- 25
Gonzales, LA
City
- Population
- 13,930
- Median home value
- $225,800
- Median rent
- $1,497
How this list is ranked
Places are ordered by population, descending, using one common statewide vintage; ties are ordered by place name. Incorporated places and census-designated places are both eligible when they appear in the published location data.