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 Area | Parishes | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Orleans–Metairie | (7); Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist | 962,165 |
| 2 | Baton Rouge | (10); Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana | 873,661 |
| 3 | Lafayette | (4); Acadia, Lafayette, St. Martin, Vermilion | 414,288 |
| 4 | Shreveport–Bossier City | (3); Bossier, Caddo, De Soto | 383,295 |
| 5 | Slidell–Mandeville–Covington | (1); St. Tammany | 275,583 |
| 6 | Lake Charles | (3); Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis | 240,082 |
| 7 | Monroe | (4); Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, Union | 221,885 |
| 8 | Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux | (2); Lafourche, Terrebonne | 198,672 |
| 9 | Alexandria | (2); Grant, Rapides | 148,171 |
| 10 | Hammond | (1); Tangipahoa | 138,064 |
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edit- ^ "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" (PDF). United States Office of Management and Budget. July 21, 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 21, 2023. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
- ^ "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.