List of Louisiana metropolitan areas

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

See also

• Louisiana statistical areas

References

1. "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.
2. "Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.