Louisiana Population 1900-2022
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the state of Louisiana from 1900 to 2022.
- The population of Louisiana in 2022 was 4,590,241, a 0.8% decline from 2021.
- The population of Louisiana in 2021 was 4,627,098, a 0.53% decline from 2020.
- The population of Louisiana in 2020 was 4,651,664, a 0.14% decline from 2019.
- The population of Louisiana in 2019 was 4,658,285, a 0.13% decline from 2018.
| State Population Ranking |
| State Name |
Population |
| California |
39,029,342 |
| Texas |
30,029,572 |
| Florida |
22,244,823 |
| New York |
19,677,151 |
| Pennsylvania |
12,972,008 |
| Illinois |
12,582,032 |
| Ohio |
11,756,058 |
| Georgia |
10,912,876 |
| North Carolina |
10,698,973 |
| Michigan |
10,034,113 |
| New Jersey |
9,261,699 |
| Virginia |
8,683,619 |
| Washington |
7,785,786 |
| Arizona |
7,359,197 |
| Tennessee |
7,051,339 |
| Massachusetts |
6,981,974 |
| Indiana |
6,833,037 |
| Missouri |
6,177,957 |
| Maryland |
6,164,660 |
| Wisconsin |
5,892,539 |
| Colorado |
5,839,926 |
| Minnesota |
5,717,184 |
| South Carolina |
5,282,634 |
| Alabama |
5,074,296 |
| Louisiana |
4,590,241 |
| Kentucky |
4,512,310 |
| Oregon |
4,240,137 |
| Oklahoma |
4,019,800 |
| Connecticut |
3,626,205 |
| Utah |
3,380,800 |
| Iowa |
3,200,517 |
| Nevada |
3,177,772 |
| Arkansas |
3,045,637 |
| Mississippi |
2,940,057 |
| Kansas |
2,937,150 |
| New Mexico |
2,113,344 |
| Nebraska |
1,967,923 |
| Idaho |
1,939,033 |
| West Virginia |
1,775,156 |
| Hawaii |
1,440,196 |
| New Hampshire |
1,395,231 |
| Maine |
1,385,340 |
| Montana |
1,122,867 |
| Rhode Island |
1,093,734 |
| Delaware |
1,018,396 |
| North Dakota |
779,261 |
| Alaska |
733,583 |
| Wyoming |
581,381 |
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Louisiana - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2022 |
4,590,241 |
-0.80% |
| 2021 |
4,627,098 |
-0.53% |
| 2020 |
4,651,664 |
-0.14% |
| 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% |
