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Calcasieu Parish sees 5.1% fall in population from 2020 to 2021

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There were 11,134 fewer people living in Calcasieu Parish in 2021 compared to 2020, according to population estimates from the US Census Bureau.

This is a 5.1 percent fall in Calcasieu Parish’s population, from 216,416 in 2020 to 205,282 in 2021.

Calcasieu Parish had the seventh largest population in Louisiana in 2021.

The US Census Bureau found more than 73 percent of counties in the US saw a natural decrease in population in 2021. This is up from a 55.5 percent increase in 2020.

The Midwest suffered the most sustained population decreases, with many counties along the US East Coast and through the Rocky Mountains seeing increases.

The US population continues to grow, though at a slower rate than before.

Louisiana Counties By Population Change from 2020 to 2021

County2020 Estimated Population2021 Estimated Population% Change in Population From Year to Year
Livingston Parish142,726145,8302.2%
West Baton Rouge Parish27,23627,7922%
St. Tammany Parish264,933269,3881.7%
West Feliciana Parish15,25615,4941.6%
Tangipahoa Parish133,549135,2171.2%
Ascension Parish126,984128,3691.1%
St. Bernard Parish43,83844,2581%
Lafayette Parish242,004244,2050.9%
Jefferson Davis Parish32,16632,3450.6%
Grant Parish22,12922,2360.5%
Bossier Parish128,615129,1440.4%
De Soto Parish26,85426,9190.2%
St. Helena Parish10,88910,9120.2%
Sabine Parish22,11822,1350.1%
Beauregard Parish36,57336,5840%
Lafourche Parish97,49597,5040%
Allen Parish22,69722,6870%
St. Martin Parish51,60451,540-0.1%
Vermilion Parish57,28957,204-0.1%
Union Parish21,12421,091-0.2%
Lincoln Parish48,25948,152-0.2%
St. Landry Parish82,27382,071-0.2%
Franklin Parish19,72119,668-0.3%
Evangeline Parish32,30732,215-0.3%
Acadia Parish57,45557,288-0.3%
St. Charles Parish52,48152,282-0.4%
Caldwell Parish9,6179,571-0.5%
Claiborne Parish14,10914,038-0.5%
Washington Parish45,37045,133-0.5%
Terrebonne Parish109,319108,708-0.6%
East Baton Rouge Parish455,884453,301-0.6%
East Feliciana Parish19,45119,338-0.6%
Catahoula Parish8,8598,805-0.6%
Plaquemines Parish23,46623,303-0.7%
St. John the Baptist Parish42,39442,094-0.7%
Red River Parish7,6197,564-0.7%
Rapides Parish129,607128,654-0.7%
Jackson Parish14,98914,876-0.8%
Ouachita Parish160,003158,768-0.8%
Natchitoches Parish37,34937,026-0.9%
Iberville Parish30,09529,824-0.9%
Bienville Parish12,89912,776-1%
Avoyelles Parish39,61639,236-1%
Richland Parish19,99719,805-1%
West Carroll Parish9,6949,594-1%
Iberia Parish69,72568,975-1.1%
Vernon Parish48,58248,027-1.1%
Concordia Parish18,58918,376-1.1%
Madison Parish9,9279,799-1.3%
Assumption Parish20,96820,689-1.3%
Jefferson Parish439,845433,688-1.4%
Morehouse Parish25,43025,025-1.6%
Pointe Coupee Parish20,68920,356-1.6%
Orleans Parish383,282376,971-1.6%
Caddo Parish237,056233,092-1.7%
Winn Parish13,72113,488-1.7%
Tensas Parish4,1164,043-1.8%
Webster Parish36,86436,184-1.8%
St. Mary Parish49,14048,232-1.8%
St. James Parish20,12719,742-1.9%
East Carroll Parish7,3837,220-2.2%
Calcasieu Parish216,416205,282-5.1%
Cameron Parish5,6195,080-9.6%

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