Louisiana Population 1900-2024

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the state of Louisiana from 1900 to 2024.
  • The population of Louisiana in 2024 was 4,597,740, a 0.21% increase from 2023.
  • The population of Louisiana in 2023 was 4,588,071, a 0.12% decline from 2022.
  • The population of Louisiana in 2022 was 4,593,687, a 0.74% decline from 2021.
  • The population of Louisiana in 2021 was 4,627,971, a 0.52% decline from 2020.
Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau - Population Estimates

MLA Citation:
State Population Ranking
State Name Population
California 39,431,263
Texas 31,290,831
Florida 23,372,215
New York 19,867,248
Pennsylvania 13,078,751
Illinois 12,710,158
Ohio 11,883,304
Georgia 11,180,878
North Carolina 11,046,024
Michigan 10,140,459
New Jersey 9,500,851
Virginia 8,811,195
Washington 7,958,180
Arizona 7,582,384
Tennessee 7,227,750
Massachusetts 7,136,171
Indiana 6,924,275
Maryland 6,263,220
Missouri 6,245,466
Wisconsin 5,960,975
Colorado 5,957,493
Minnesota 5,793,151
South Carolina 5,478,831
Alabama 5,157,699
Louisiana 4,597,740
Kentucky 4,588,372
Oregon 4,272,371
Oklahoma 4,095,393
Connecticut 3,675,069
Utah 3,503,613
Nevada 3,267,467
Iowa 3,241,488
Arkansas 3,088,354
Kansas 2,970,606
Mississippi 2,943,045
New Mexico 2,130,256
Nebraska 2,005,465
Idaho 2,001,619
West Virginia 1,769,979
Hawaii 1,446,146
New Hampshire 1,409,032
Maine 1,405,012
Montana 1,137,233
Rhode Island 1,112,308
Delaware 1,051,917
North Dakota 796,568
Alaska 740,133
Wyoming 587,618
Louisiana - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2024 4,597,740 0.21%
2023 4,588,071 -0.12%
2022 4,593,687 -0.74%
2021 4,627,971 -0.52%
2020 4,652,301 -0.13%
2019 4,658,285 -0.13%
2018 4,664,450 -0.20%
2017 4,673,673 -0.16%
2016 4,681,346 0.31%
2015 4,666,998 0.45%
2014 4,645,938 0.43%
2013 4,626,040 0.52%
2012 4,602,067 0.56%
2011 4,576,244 0.70%
2010 4,544,635 1.18%
2009 4,491,648 1.26%
2008 4,435,586 1.37%
2007 4,375,581 1.69%
2006 4,302,665 -5.99%
2005 4,576,628 0.54%
2004 4,552,238 0.69%
2003 4,521,042 0.53%
2002 4,497,267 0.43%
2001 4,477,875 0.13%
2000 4,471,885 2.28%
1999 4,372,035 0.21%
1998 4,362,758 0.26%
1997 4,351,390 0.29%
1996 4,338,763 0.25%
1995 4,327,978 0.50%
1994 4,306,500 0.51%
1993 4,284,749 0.33%
1992 4,270,849 0.71%
1991 4,240,950 0.52%
1990 4,219,179 -0.79%
1989 4,252,894 -0.84%
1988 4,288,863 -1.27%
1987 4,344,148 -1.42%
1986 4,406,919 -0.03%
1985 4,408,118 0.17%
1984 4,400,477 0.12%
1983 4,395,316 0.98%
1982 4,352,608 1.62%
1981 4,283,303 1.43%
1980 4,223,101 2.06%
1979 4,137,665 1.70%
1978 4,068,579 1.35%
1977 4,014,459 1.62%
1976 3,950,605 1.66%
1975 3,886,104 1.73%
1974 3,820,109 0.84%
1973 3,788,375 0.71%
1972 3,761,646 1.38%
1971 3,710,487 1.81%
1970 3,644,637 0.71%
1969 3,619,000 0.44%
1968 3,603,000 0.61%
1967 3,581,000 0.87%
1966 3,550,000 1.54%
1965 3,496,000 1.45%
1964 3,446,000 2.04%
1963 3,377,000 0.96%
1962 3,345,000 1.76%
1961 3,287,000 0.83%
1960 3,260,000 1.62%
1959 3,208,000 1.68%
1958 3,155,000 1.28%
1957 3,115,000 2.74%
1956 3,032,000 2.92%
1955 2,946,000 2.19%
1954 2,883,000 0.59%
1953 2,866,000 0.84%
1952 2,842,000 2.64%
1951 2,769,000 2.67%
1950 2,697,000 2.39%
1949 2,634,000 1.46%
1948 2,596,000 0.66%
1947 2,579,000 0.90%
1946 2,556,000 5.23%
1945 2,429,000 -3.15%
1944 2,508,000 -2.22%
1943 2,565,000 0.75%
1942 2,546,000 2.50%
1941 2,484,000 4.81%
1940 2,370,000 1.54%
1939 2,334,000 2.14%
1938 2,285,000 1.24%
1937 2,257,000 0.49%
1936 2,246,000 0.81%
1935 2,228,000 1.18%
1934 2,202,000 1.10%
1933 2,178,000 1.07%
1932 2,155,000 1.46%
1931 2,124,000 0.90%
1930 2,105,000 0.91%
1929 2,086,000 1.07%
1928 2,064,000 1.23%
1927 2,039,000 1.70%
1926 2,005,000 1.67%
1925 1,972,000 1.70%
1924 1,939,000 1.89%
1923 1,903,000 1.71%
1922 1,871,000 1.30%
1921 1,847,000 1.88%
1920 1,813,000 3.25%
1919 1,756,000 0.57%
1918 1,746,000 -2.73%
1917 1,795,000 -0.22%
1916 1,799,000 2.51%
1915 1,755,000 0.86%
1914 1,740,000 0.75%
1913 1,727,000 1.05%
1912 1,709,000 0.83%
1911 1,695,000 1.68%
1910 1,667,000 2.02%
1909 1,634,000 1.68%
1908 1,607,000 1.77%
1907 1,579,000 1.81%
1906 1,551,000 1.84%
1905 1,523,000 1.87%
1904 1,495,000 1.91%
1903 1,467,000 1.88%
1902 1,440,000 1.98%
1901 1,412,000 2.02%
1900 1,384,000 0.00%