State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Demographics Data

Demographic Data Report for Louisiana by Parish
Population: Sex - Female
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Count

United States

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.5 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 166,518,866.
• Rank within US : N/A

Louisiana

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.0 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 2,373,744.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 39 of 52

East Baton Rouge Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 52.0 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 236,987.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2929 of 3143

Jefferson Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.4 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 225,800.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2701 of 3143

Orleans Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 52.5 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 201,642.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3017 of 3143

St. Tammany Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.1 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 134,388.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2556 of 3143

Caddo Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 52.5 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 125,796.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3006 of 3143

Lafayette Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.2 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 123,480.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2594 of 3143

Calcasieu Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.9 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 108,323.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2420 of 3143

Ouachita Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 52.0 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 83,363.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2928 of 3143

Livingston Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.5 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 71,168.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1992 of 3143

Tangipahoa Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.4 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 68,076.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2696 of 3143

Rapides Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.4 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 67,108.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2725 of 3143

Bossier Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.6 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 65,050.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2154 of 3143

Ascension Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.6 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 63,428.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2158 of 3143

Terrebonne Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.6 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 55,660.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2095 of 3143

LaFourche Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.6 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 49,469.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2180 of 3143

St. Landry Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.5 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 42,751.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2750 of 3143

Iberia Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.6 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 35,694.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2151 of 3143

Vermilion Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.1 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 29,534.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2543 of 3143

Acadia Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.5 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 29,409.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2063 of 3143

St. Martin Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.7 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 26,459.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2205 of 3143

St. Charles Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 49.8 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 26,115.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1330 of 3143

St. Mary Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.5 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 25,147.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2014 of 3143

Lincoln Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.0 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 24,695.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2466 of 3143

Vernon Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 46.8 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 22,974.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 272 of 3143

Washington Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.1 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 22,927.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1560 of 3143

St. Bernard Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.1 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 22,372.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2496 of 3143

St. John the Baptist Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.8 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 21,691.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2314 of 3143

Avoyelles Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 49.4 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 19,715.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1002 of 3143

Natchitoches Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.8 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 19,640.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2882 of 3143

Webster Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.9 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 19,012.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2387 of 3143

Beauregard Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 48.8 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 17,780.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 666 of 3143

Jefferson Davis Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.8 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 16,379.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2284 of 3143

Evangeline Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 48.4 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 15,742.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 525 of 3143

Iberville Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 49.4 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 15,131.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 953 of 3143

West Baton Rouge Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.2 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 13,859.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2602 of 3143

De Soto Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.0 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 13,668.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2452 of 3143

Morehouse Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.5 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 13,325.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2767 of 3143

Plaquemines Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.5 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 11,878.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2008 of 3143

Sabine Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.2 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 11,224.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1657 of 3143

Assumption Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 52.5 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 11,222.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3020 of 3143

Pointe Coupee Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.9 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 10,669.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2406 of 3143

Union Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 49.6 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 10,547.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1113 of 3143

St. James Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.7 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 10,533.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2820 of 3143

Franklin Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.2 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 10,223.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2601 of 3143

Richland Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.6 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 10,173.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2116 of 3143

Allen Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 42.9 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 9,897.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 72 of 3143

Grant Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 43.1 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 9,574.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 77 of 3143

Concordia Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 49.0 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 9,310.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 762 of 3143

East Feliciana Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 44.4 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 8,704.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 115 of 3143

Jackson Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 48.8 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 7,420.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 640 of 3143

La Salle Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 47.2 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 6,966.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 304 of 3143

Bienville Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 52.6 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 6,908.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3036 of 3143

Winn Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 46.3 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 6,421.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 227 of 3143

Claiborne Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 42.7 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 6,179.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 71 of 3143

St. Helena Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 52.1 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 5,668.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2940 of 3143

Madison Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.7 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 5,225.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2274 of 3143

West Feliciana Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 32.8 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 5,022.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 4 of 3143

West Carroll Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 49.2 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 4,895.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 822 of 3143

Caldwell Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 47.7 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 4,629.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 386 of 3143

Catahoula Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 47.8 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 4,362.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 418 of 3143

Red River Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.4 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 3,924.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1932 of 3143

East Carroll Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 44.7 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 3,355.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 125 of 3143

Cameron Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.2 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 2,838.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1742 of 3143

Tensas Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 52.0 percent.
• People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 2,221.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2927 of 3143

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/26/2024 3:32 am.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Sex - Female, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.