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Louisiana’s population Was 4,657,757 in 2020
America Counts today launches a state-by-state look at the demographic changes the new 2020 Census results reveal.
Our state profiles bring you all key population characteristics of your state and your county on one page.
See how they compare to the nation overall and to neighboring counties and states. Through interactive state and county maps for the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, each page provides a snapshot of change from 2010 to 2020 on five topics.
Here are some key national-level 2020 Census results to help you see how your state or county compares in each topic area:
- Population (up 7.4% to 331.4 million).
- Race and ethnicity (White alone 61.6%; Black alone 12.4%; Hispanic 18.7%; Asian alone 6%; American Indian and Alaska Native alone 1.1%; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 0.2%; Some Other Race alone 8.4%; Two or More Races 10.2%).
- Diversity Index (61.1%, up from 54.9%).
- Under-18 (down 1.4%) and adult population (up 10.1%).
- Housing units (up 6.7%) and vacancies (down to 9.7%).
Louisiana - South
State Profile
Population and Housing
Race and Ethnicity
Diversity
Age
2020 Census Demographic Data Map Viewer is a web map application that includes state-, county-, and census tract-level data from the 2020 Census.
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2020 Census Demographic Data Map Viewer
The 2020 Census Demographic Data Map Viewer is web map application that includes state, county, and tract-level data from the 2020 Census.
2020 Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data Map Suite
Here you will find the 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data Map Suite
TIGER/Line Shapefiles
View all the available mapping files from the Geography program.
Louisiana State Anniversary
Louisiana joined the Union on April 30, 1812. Learn about the Pelican State's demographic data, new business formations, and more.
America Counts Story
NORTHEAST REGION: 2020 Census
The region is made up of six states in New England and three in the Middle Atlantic.
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SOUTH REGION: 2020 Census
The South Region has eight states and the District of Columbia in the South Atlantic, four states in East South Central and four states in West South Central.
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WEST REGION: 2020 Census
The West Region is made up of 13 states: eight in the Mountain West and five in the Pacific division.
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MIDWEST REGION: 2020 Census
The Midwest has five states in the East North Central part of the region and seven in the West North Central.
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