Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Louisiana by Parish
Population: Age 65 and over
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank
Parish
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Age 65 And Over)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 parishes) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 16.8 | 55,970,047 | N/A |
| Louisiana | N/A | 16.3 | 753,854 | 40 of 52 |
| Tensas Parish | Rural | 27.1 | 1,081 | 246 |
| Union Parish | Urban | 22.1 | 4,626 | 847 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | Urban | 21.7 | 4,439 | 953 |
| Claiborne Parish | Rural | 21.3 | 2,991 | 1,047 |
| Bienville Parish | Rural | 21.0 | 2,684 | 1,116 |
| Sabine Parish | Rural | 21.0 | 4,641 | 1,116 |
| West Carroll Parish | Rural | 20.8 | 2,000 | 1,178 |
| Jackson Parish | Rural | 20.6 | 3,071 | 1,240 |
| St. Helena Parish | Urban | 20.6 | 2,235 | 1,240 |
| Webster Parish | Rural | 20.2 | 7,320 | 1,354 |
| Assumption Parish | Urban | 20.1 | 4,172 | 1,396 |
| East Feliciana Parish | Urban | 19.6 | 3,798 | 1,573 |
| Franklin Parish | Rural | 19.4 | 3,806 | 1,636 |
| Morehouse Parish | Urban | 19.4 | 4,833 | 1,636 |
| Red River Parish | Rural | 19.4 | 1,463 | 1,636 |
| St. James Parish | Urban | 19.0 | 3,759 | 1,737 |
| Winn Parish | Rural | 19.0 | 2,569 | 1,737 |
| Concordia Parish | Rural | 18.9 | 3,468 | 1,772 |
| De Soto Parish | Urban | 18.5 | 4,983 | 1,902 |
| Washington Parish | Rural | 18.5 | 8,387 | 1,902 |
| Caddo Parish | Urban | 18.4 | 42,913 | 1,938 |
| Catahoula Parish | Rural | 18.2 | 1,589 | 2,001 |
| Caldwell Parish | Rural | 18.1 | 1,727 | 2,034 |
| Jefferson Parish | Urban | 18.1 | 78,367 | 2,034 |
| East Carroll Parish | Rural | 18.0 | 1,292 | 2,064 |
| Richland Parish | Urban | 18.0 | 3,574 | 2,064 |
| St. Mary Parish | Rural | 18.0 | 8,704 | 2,064 |
| St. Tammany Parish | Urban | 18.0 | 48,517 | 2,064 |
| Cameron Parish | Urban | 17.7 | 924 | 2,153 |
| Avoyelles Parish | Rural | 17.3 | 6,771 | 2,252 |
| Iberville Parish | Urban | 17.3 | 5,184 | 2,252 |
| Madison Parish | Rural | 16.8 | 1,644 | 2,373 |
| Natchitoches Parish | Rural | 16.8 | 6,213 | 2,373 |
| Rapides Parish | Urban | 16.7 | 21,434 | 2,398 |
| St. Landry Parish | Rural | 16.6 | 13,649 | 2,426 |
| St. Martin Parish | Urban | 16.6 | 8,544 | 2,426 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | Urban | 16.5 | 5,300 | 2,445 |
| Orleans Parish | Urban | 16.5 | 61,879 | 2,445 |
| LaFourche Parish | Urban | 16.2 | 15,662 | 2,512 |
| Acadia Parish | Urban | 16.1 | 9,227 | 2,534 |
| Iberia Parish | Rural | 16.1 | 11,164 | 2,534 |
| Vermilion Parish | Urban | 16.1 | 9,161 | 2,534 |
| Beauregard Parish | Rural | 16.0 | 5,867 | 2,557 |
| Evangeline Parish | Rural | 15.7 | 5,048 | 2,609 |
| West Feliciana Parish | Urban | 15.7 | 2,412 | 2,609 |
| Calcasieu Parish | Urban | 15.6 | 32,572 | 2,625 |
| La Salle Parish | Rural | 15.5 | 2,301 | 2,640 |
| Ouachita Parish | Urban | 15.5 | 24,569 | 2,640 |
| Grant Parish | Urban | 15.4 | 3,411 | 2,662 |
| Terrebonne Parish | Urban | 15.4 | 16,549 | 2,662 |
| Bossier Parish | Urban | 15.0 | 19,355 | 2,726 |
| Tangipahoa Parish | Urban | 15.0 | 20,261 | 2,726 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | Urban | 14.9 | 67,353 | 2,744 |
| St. Charles Parish | Urban | 14.9 | 7,715 | 2,744 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | Urban | 14.9 | 6,169 | 2,744 |
| Allen Parish | Rural | 14.4 | 3,250 | 2,816 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | Urban | 14.4 | 3,979 | 2,816 |
| Lafayette Parish | Urban | 14.3 | 35,109 | 2,833 |
| Lincoln Parish | Rural | 14.0 | 6,751 | 2,862 |
| Plaquemines Parish | Urban | 13.9 | 3,214 | 2,876 |
| Livingston Parish | Urban | 13.6 | 19,746 | 2,906 |
| Vernon Parish | Rural | 13.5 | 6,470 | 2,918 |
| Ascension Parish | Urban | 12.7 | 16,366 | 3,000 |
| St. Bernard Parish | Urban | 12.7 | 5,622 | 3,000 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/13/2025 8:22 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Age 65 and over, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/13/2025 8:22 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Age 65 and over, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.