257 cities
| City | Rank | Annual Change ↓ | 2025 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice | 1 | 7.2% | 3,292 | 2,185 |
| New Orleans Station | 2 | 7.15% | 3,625 | 2,883 |
| Perry | 3 | 7.14% | 1,501 | 1,322 |
| Carencro | 4 | 6.81% | 13,760 | 9,372 |
| Sterlington | 5 | 5.48% | 2,697 | 1,997 |
| Wallace | 6 | 4.13% | 1,688 | 1,240 |
| Hammond | 7 | 3.97% | 24,355 | 19,708 |
| Youngsville | 8 | 3.94% | 19,788 | 16,036 |
| Scott | 9 | 3.4% | 9,790 | 8,180 |
| Paulina | 10 | 3.32% | 2,269 | 1,761 |
| Stonewall | 11 | 3.09% | 2,603 | 2,210 |
| Lakeshore | 12 | 2.99% | 3,410 | 2,800 |
| Broussard | 13 | 2.89% | 15,754 | 13,542 |
| Gonzales | 14 | 2.81% | 14,226 | 12,281 |
| Addis | 15 | 2.48% | 7,725 | 6,790 |
| Paincourtville | 16 | 2.43% | 1,433 | 1,446 |
| Fifth Ward | 17 | 2.41% | 1,234 | 1,069 |
| Watson | 18 | 2.25% | 1,545 | 1,225 |
| Vienna Bend | 19 | 2.02% | 1,770 | 1,285 |
| Chalmette | 20 | 1.96% | 23,552 | 23,111 |
| Elmwood | 21 | 1.9% | 6,442 | 6,099 |
| French Settlement | 22 | 1.74% | 1,172 | 1,071 |
| Prairieville | 23 | 1.72% | 36,045 | 33,228 |
| Erwinville | 24 | 1.65% | 2,901 | 2,815 |
| Village St. George | 25 | 1.64% | 9,373 | 7,688 |
| Meraux | 26 | 1.63% | 7,667 | 8,187 |
| Killian | 27 | 1.6% | 1,273 | 1,173 |
| Banks Springs | 28 | 1.56% | 1,558 | 1,185 |
| St. Gabriel | 29 | 1.49% | 6,959 | 6,446 |
| Sunset | 30 | 1.48% | 3,214 | 2,977 |
| Kraemer | 31 | 1.47% | 1,177 | 1,041 |
| Eden Isle | 32 | 1.46% | 8,975 | 8,103 |
| Red Chute | 33 | 1.41% | 7,906 | 6,619 |
| Ossun | 34 | 1.26% | 2,645 | 2,238 |
| Livingston | 35 | 1.26% | 2,005 | 1,877 |
| Arabi | 36 | 1.25% | 4,461 | 4,207 |
| Presquille | 37 | 1.23% | 2,218 | 2,015 |
| Lafourche Crossing | 38 | 1.21% | 2,433 | 1,982 |
| Luling | 39 | 1.2% | 14,729 | 14,522 |
| Old Jefferson | 40 | 1.18% | 8,458 | 7,321 |
| Abita Springs | 41 | 1.13% | 2,783 | 2,628 |
| Zachary | 42 | 1.08% | 20,591 | 19,486 |
| Lockport Heights | 43 | 1.06% | 1,520 | 1,706 |
| Pearl River | 44 | 0.98% | 2,673 | 2,540 |
| Hahnville | 45 | 0.98% | 3,908 | 3,609 |
| Cade | 46 | 0.95% | 2,019 | 2,053 |
| Sorrento | 47 | 0.94% | 1,604 | 1,529 |
| Terrytown | 48 | 0.88% | 26,802 | 26,044 |
| Donaldsonville | 49 | 0.85% | 7,004 | 6,709 |
| Gardere | 50 | 0.7% | 11,811 | 10,629 |
| Bayou Cane | 51 | 0.69% | 21,589 | 20,307 |
| Chackbay | 52 | 0.68% | 5,757 | 5,108 |
| Raceland | 53 | 0.67% | 11,319 | 10,835 |
| Montz | 54 | 0.62% | 2,113 | 2,037 |
| Oak Hills Place | 55 | 0.58% | 8,968 | 8,472 |
| Benton | 56 | 0.57% | 2,111 | 2,051 |
| Carlyss | 57 | 0.57% | 5,105 | 5,185 |
| Poydras | 58 | 0.55% | 2,554 | 2,506 |
| Belle Rose | 59 | 0.54% | 2,062 | 2,052 |
| Waggaman | 60 | 0.54% | 10,879 | 10,917 |
| Gray | 61 | 0.52% | 6,043 | 6,366 |
| Prien | 62 | 0.51% | 8,455 | 8,469 |
| Timberlane | 63 | 0.5% | 11,079 | 10,498 |
| Central | 64 | 0.49% | 30,310 | 29,563 |
| Kentwood | 65 | 0.46% | 2,205 | 2,155 |
| Swartz | 66 | 0.45% | 4,870 | 5,176 |
| Claiborne | 67 | 0.44% | 12,322 | 11,904 |
| Harvey | 68 | 0.44% | 21,769 | 20,992 |
| Ama | 69 | 0.43% | 1,411 | 1,052 |
| Amite City | 70 | 0.39% | 4,102 | 4,020 |
| Destrehan | 71 | 0.36% | 12,188 | 11,658 |
| Estelle | 72 | 0.35% | 17,270 | 17,330 |
| Breaux Bridge | 73 | 0.34% | 7,608 | 7,478 |
| Haughton | 74 | 0.31% | 4,588 | 4,515 |
| Mandeville | 75 | 0.28% | 13,009 | 12,826 |
| Port Allen | 76 | 0.26% | 5,004 | 4,936 |
| Eastwood | 77 | 0.26% | 4,263 | 3,866 |
| Covington | 78 | 0.25% | 11,715 | 11,569 |
| Bayou L'Ourse | 79 | 0.24% | 2,054 | 2,231 |
| Independence | 80 | 0.24% | 1,657 | 1,637 |
| Natalbany | 81 | 0.23% | 3,096 | 2,847 |
| Bossier City | 82 | 0.2% | 63,344 | 62,711 |
| Grand Point | 83 | 0.2% | 2,548 | 2,798 |
| Ruston | 84 | 0.19% | 22,373 | 22,156 |
| Lafayette | 85 | 0.17% | 122,487 | 121,450 |
| Brusly | 86 | 0.15% | 2,595 | 2,575 |
| Walker | 87 | 0.12% | 6,410 | 6,367 |
| Metairie | 88 | 0.09% | 140,437 | 138,511 |
| Albany | 89 | 0.08% | 1,248 | 1,240 |
| Inniswold | 90 | 0.08% | 6,250 | 6,760 |
| Shenandoah | 91 | 0.08% | 18,602 | 21,045 |
| Woodworth | 92 | 0.06% | 1,750 | 1,742 |
| Jean Lafitte | 93 | 0.06% | 1,816 | 1,809 |
| Denham Springs | 94 | 0.03% | 9,324 | 9,307 |
| Moss Bluff | 95 | 0.02% | 11,588 | 10,352 |
| Henderson | 96 | 0% | 1,605 | 1,605 |
| Duson | 97 | -0.07% | 1,340 | 1,344 |
| Brownfields | 98 | -0.07% | 5,347 | 5,936 |
| Logansport | 99 | -0.08% | 1,332 | 1,337 |
| Olla | 100 | -0.08% | 1,293 | 1,298 |
| River Ridge | 101 | -0.08% | 13,329 | 13,690 |
| Avondale | 102 | -0.14% | 4,849 | 4,889 |
| Slidell | 103 | -0.17% | 28,392 | 28,629 |
| Port Barre | 104 | -0.17% | 1,737 | 1,751 |
| Urania | 105 | -0.18% | 1,125 | 1,135 |
| Jena | 106 | -0.22% | 4,124 | 4,168 |
| Brownsville | 107 | -0.24% | 4,168 | 3,718 |
| Laplace | 108 | -0.26% | 28,727 | 29,232 |
| Lake Arthur | 109 | -0.27% | 2,557 | 2,591 |
| Westminster | 110 | -0.28% | 2,882 | 2,713 |
| Grambling | 111 | -0.28% | 5,263 | 5,337 |
| Marrero | 112 | -0.3% | 31,719 | 31,751 |
| Woodmere | 113 | -0.3% | 11,556 | 10,908 |
| Ponchatoula | 114 | -0.31% | 7,711 | 7,828 |
| Jackson | 115 | -0.33% | 3,919 | 3,983 |
| Franklinton | 116 | -0.33% | 3,580 | 3,638 |
| Violet | 117 | -0.38% | 4,692 | 6,086 |
| Pine Prairie | 118 | -0.38% | 1,553 | 1,580 |
| Clarks | 119 | -0.39% | 1,030 | 1,050 |
| Catahoula | 120 | -0.39% | 1,029 | 1,170 |
| Basile | 121 | -0.42% | 1,181 | 1,206 |
| Welsh | 122 | -0.43% | 3,261 | 3,330 |
| Delcambre | 123 | -0.45% | 1,765 | 1,802 |
| Richwood | 124 | -0.47% | 3,791 | 3,878 |
| Greenwood | 125 | -0.52% | 3,075 | 3,154 |
| Jonesboro | 126 | -0.52% | 4,007 | 4,111 |
| Thibodaux | 127 | -0.53% | 15,487 | 15,897 |
| Bayou Blue | 128 | -0.53% | 11,442 | 13,997 |
| Monroe | 129 | -0.54% | 46,372 | 47,620 |
| Cut Off | 130 | -0.54% | 5,530 | 5,362 |
| Des Allemands | 131 | -0.56% | 2,299 | 1,976 |
| Zwolle | 132 | -0.56% | 1,589 | 1,631 |
| Farmerville | 133 | -0.59% | 3,355 | 3,454 |
| Abbeville | 134 | -0.61% | 10,836 | 11,166 |
| Baton Rouge | 135 | -0.61% | 219,565 | 226,275 |
| Baker | 136 | -0.61% | 12,073 | 12,443 |
| Bogalusa | 137 | -0.62% | 10,303 | 10,620 |
| Kenner | 138 | -0.63% | 64,240 | 66,290 |
| Vidalia | 139 | -0.64% | 3,863 | 3,986 |
| Colfax | 140 | -0.64% | 1,387 | 1,432 |
| Norco | 141 | -0.68% | 2,791 | 2,993 |
| Oakdale | 142 | -0.69% | 6,445 | 6,669 |
| Clinton | 143 | -0.69% | 1,288 | 1,333 |
| Ville Platte | 144 | -0.7% | 6,105 | 6,320 |
| Fort Polk South | 145 | -0.72% | 8,149 | 8,823 |
| Monticello | 146 | -0.72% | 4,666 | 4,926 |
| St. Rose | 147 | -0.73% | 7,306 | 6,770 |
| Pineville | 148 | -0.74% | 13,862 | 14,381 |
| Oberlin | 149 | -0.78% | 1,277 | 1,326 |
| St. Martinville | 150 | -0.78% | 5,188 | 5,390 |
| Harahan | 151 | -0.79% | 8,749 | 9,098 |
| Bayou Country Club | 152 | -0.8% | 1,240 | 1,363 |
| Kinder | 153 | -0.81% | 2,075 | 2,160 |
| Erath | 154 | -0.82% | 1,940 | 2,020 |
| Gretna | 155 | -0.84% | 17,040 | 17,762 |
| DeRidder | 156 | -0.85% | 9,427 | 9,830 |
| Jefferson | 157 | -0.88% | 9,878 | 10,286 |
| Gueydan | 158 | -0.89% | 1,114 | 1,161 |
| Church Point | 159 | -0.89% | 3,996 | 4,175 |
| Port Sulphur | 160 | -0.89% | 1,551 | 2,174 |
| Delhi | 161 | -0.91% | 2,511 | 2,623 |
| Simmesport | 162 | -0.92% | 1,397 | 1,461 |
| Rayne | 163 | -0.93% | 6,918 | 7,243 |
| Many | 164 | -0.93% | 2,447 | 2,561 |
| Eunice | 165 | -0.94% | 8,959 | 9,382 |
| St. Francisville | 166 | -0.94% | 1,470 | 1,540 |
| Mansfield | 167 | -0.95% | 4,502 | 4,717 |
| Westwego | 168 | -0.95% | 8,153 | 8,541 |
| Winnfield | 169 | -0.96% | 3,941 | 4,130 |
| Bridge City | 170 | -0.96% | 6,719 | 6,409 |
| Ball | 171 | -0.97% | 3,764 | 3,948 |
| Opelousas | 172 | -0.98% | 15,027 | 15,771 |
| Mamou | 173 | -0.99% | 2,789 | 2,927 |
| Bernice | 174 | -1% | 1,291 | 1,356 |
| Plaquemine | 175 | -1% | 5,925 | 6,223 |
| Cottonport | 176 | -1.03% | 1,931 | 2,031 |
| Kaplan | 177 | -1.03% | 4,121 | 4,333 |
| Livonia | 178 | -1.03% | 1,149 | 1,208 |
| Iota | 179 | -1.03% | 1,244 | 1,306 |
| Crowley | 180 | -1.03% | 11,100 | 11,678 |
| Mansura | 181 | -1.1% | 1,256 | 1,324 |
| Sibley | 182 | -1.11% | 1,065 | 1,125 |
| Rayville | 183 | -1.13% | 3,159 | 3,338 |
| Alexandria | 184 | -1.15% | 42,639 | 45,106 |
| Lake Charles | 185 | -1.15% | 80,225 | 84,885 |
| West Monroe | 186 | -1.15% | 12,332 | 13,051 |
| Westlake | 187 | -1.16% | 4,680 | 4,954 |
| Vivian | 188 | -1.2% | 2,887 | 3,061 |
| Merrydale | 189 | -1.21% | 8,253 | 9,523 |
| Montegut | 190 | -1.22% | 1,299 | 1,809 |
| Rosepine | 191 | -1.25% | 1,427 | 1,515 |
| Bunkie | 192 | -1.26% | 3,143 | 3,341 |
| Glenmora | 193 | -1.26% | 1,021 | 1,086 |
| Baldwin | 194 | -1.26% | 1,644 | 1,747 |
| Galliano | 195 | -1.27% | 6,432 | 7,514 |
| Winnsboro | 196 | -1.3% | 4,542 | 4,842 |
| Blanchard | 197 | -1.31% | 3,327 | 3,544 |
| Marksville | 198 | -1.31% | 4,742 | 5,056 |
| Jeanerette | 199 | -1.32% | 4,497 | 4,795 |
| Patterson | 200 | -1.32% | 5,540 | 5,907 |
| Houma | 201 | -1.32% | 31,252 | 33,346 |
| Natchitoches | 202 | -1.34% | 16,935 | 18,082 |
| Chauvin | 203 | -1.35% | 2,411 | 2,771 |
| Morgan City | 204 | -1.39% | 10,663 | 11,411 |
| Jennings | 205 | -1.4% | 9,150 | 9,798 |
| Berwick | 206 | -1.4% | 4,432 | 4,744 |
| New Roads | 207 | -1.42% | 4,234 | 4,536 |
| New Orleans | 208 | -1.43% | 357,532 | 383,374 |
| Ringgold | 209 | -1.44% | 1,298 | 1,390 |
| Shreveport | 210 | -1.45% | 174,023 | 186,796 |
| New Iberia | 211 | -1.45% | 26,460 | 28,404 |
| Lockport | 212 | -1.49% | 2,316 | 2,490 |
| Minden | 213 | -1.49% | 11,028 | 11,863 |
| Belle Chasse | 214 | -1.51% | 10,307 | 10,241 |
| Bayou Vista | 215 | -1.51% | 3,778 | 4,346 |
| Arcadia | 216 | -1.51% | 2,540 | 2,732 |
| Sulphur | 217 | -1.52% | 20,260 | 21,819 |
| Leesville | 218 | -1.52% | 5,258 | 5,660 |
| Haynesville | 219 | -1.52% | 1,877 | 2,022 |
| Franklin | 220 | -1.54% | 6,187 | 6,670 |
| White Castle | 221 | -1.55% | 1,587 | 1,712 |
| Oak Grove | 222 | -1.56% | 1,329 | 1,434 |
| South Vacherie | 223 | -1.58% | 2,933 | 3,240 |
| Springhill | 224 | -1.63% | 4,412 | 4,776 |
| Ferriday | 225 | -1.64% | 2,946 | 3,188 |
| Homer | 226 | -1.64% | 2,521 | 2,730 |
| Coushatta | 227 | -1.65% | 1,613 | 1,747 |
| Labadieville | 228 | -1.74% | 1,469 | 1,302 |
| New Llano | 229 | -1.79% | 2,027 | 2,210 |
| Golden Meadow | 230 | -1.84% | 1,604 | 1,753 |
| Gramercy | 231 | -1.84% | 2,669 | 2,916 |
| Larose | 232 | -1.9% | 5,736 | 6,463 |
| Reserve | 233 | -1.9% | 7,573 | 8,506 |
| Bastrop | 234 | -1.93% | 8,750 | 9,609 |
| Lacombe | 235 | -2.03% | 6,624 | 7,294 |
| Amelia | 236 | -2.03% | 1,885 | 2,236 |
| Milton | 237 | -2.03% | 2,316 | 2,068 |
| Lutcher | 238 | -2.08% | 2,823 | 3,123 |
| Iowa | 239 | -2.16% | 3,082 | 3,420 |
| Schriever | 240 | -2.2% | 5,123 | 5,734 |
| DeQuincy | 241 | -2.23% | 2,808 | 3,126 |
| Vinton | 242 | -2.35% | 3,035 | 3,400 |
| Bourg | 243 | -2.45% | 1,868 | 2,535 |
| Lake Providence | 244 | -2.48% | 3,151 | 3,550 |
| New Sarpy | 245 | -2.49% | 1,059 | 1,265 |
| Jonesville | 246 | -2.5% | 1,523 | 1,716 |
| Tallulah | 247 | -2.54% | 5,533 | 6,250 |
| Pierre Part | 248 | -2.58% | 2,267 | 1,815 |
| Garyville | 249 | -2.96% | 1,932 | 1,966 |
| Boutte | 250 | -3.08% | 2,074 | 2,944 |
| North Vacherie | 251 | -3.11% | 1,588 | 1,641 |
| Bawcomville | 252 | -3.12% | 2,420 | 2,150 |
| Fort Polk North | 253 | -3.4% | 1,878 | 2,400 |
| Bayou Gauche | 254 | -3.62% | 1,332 | 1,703 |
| Cecilia | 255 | -3.92% | 1,224 | 1,323 |
| Mathews | 256 | -4.9% | 1,242 | 1,830 |
| Minorca | 257 | -6.18% | 1,168 | 1,727 |
Louisiana's cities with over 1,000 residents show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Maurice leads with 7.2% annualized growth, followed by New Orleans Station (7.15%) and Perry (7.14%). The largest population centers are New Orleans (357,532), Baton Rouge (219,565), and Shreveport (174,023). Of the 257 cities over 1,000 population, 96 are growing while 161 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged -0.25% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by -1.8% annually.