256 cities
| City | Rank | Change ↓ | 2025 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carencro | 1 | 7.93% | 14,817 | 9,371 |
| New Orleans Station | 2 | 7.15% | 3,625 | 2,883 |
| Perry | 3 | 7.14% | 1,501 | 1,322 |
| Maurice | 4 | 6.94% | 3,236 | 2,186 |
| Sterlington | 5 | 5.02% | 2,615 | 1,989 |
| Wallace | 6 | 4.13% | 1,688 | 1,240 |
| Hammond | 7 | 4.01% | 24,411 | 19,700 |
| Youngsville | 8 | 3.52% | 19,314 | 16,033 |
| Gonzales | 9 | 3.4% | 14,705 | 12,284 |
| Paulina | 10 | 3.32% | 2,269 | 1,761 |
| Addis | 11 | 3.17% | 8,026 | 6,790 |
| Stonewall | 12 | 3.17% | 2,701 | 2,285 |
| Lakeshore | 13 | 2.99% | 3,410 | 2,800 |
| Paincourtville | 14 | 2.43% | 1,433 | 1,446 |
| Fifth Ward | 15 | 2.41% | 1,234 | 1,069 |
| Broussard | 16 | 2.32% | 15,233 | 13,507 |
| Watson | 17 | 2.25% | 1,545 | 1,225 |
| Scott | 18 | 2.02% | 9,088 | 8,187 |
| 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 | 1.81% | 1,183 | 1,078 |
| 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 |
| Banks Springs | 27 | 1.57% | 1,558 | 1,185 |
| Livingston | 28 | 1.5% | 2,031 | 1,881 |
| Kraemer | 29 | 1.47% | 1,177 | 1,041 |
| Eden Isle | 30 | 1.46% | 8,975 | 8,103 |
| Killian | 31 | 1.45% | 1,263 | 1,175 |
| St. Gabriel | 32 | 1.44% | 6,929 | 6,438 |
| Red Chute | 33 | 1.41% | 7,906 | 6,619 |
| Ossun | 34 | 1.26% | 2,645 | 2,238 |
| Arabi | 35 | 1.25% | 4,461 | 4,207 |
| Presquille | 36 | 1.23% | 2,218 | 2,015 |
| Abita Springs | 37 | 1.23% | 2,798 | 2,630 |
| 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 |
| Sunset | 41 | 1.18% | 3,161 | 2,978 |
| Lockport Heights | 42 | 1.06% | 1,520 | 1,706 |
| Pearl River | 43 | 1.05% | 2,704 | 2,563 |
| Hahnville | 44 | 0.98% | 3,908 | 3,609 |
| Cade | 45 | 0.95% | 2,019 | 2,053 |
| Sorrento | 46 | 0.88% | 1,600 | 1,530 |
| Terrytown | 47 | 0.88% | 26,802 | 26,044 |
| Zachary | 48 | 0.84% | 20,308 | 19,457 |
| Donaldsonville | 49 | 0.74% | 6,962 | 6,707 |
| 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 |
| Carlyss | 56 | 0.57% | 5,105 | 5,185 |
| Poydras | 57 | 0.55% | 2,554 | 2,506 |
| Belle Rose | 58 | 0.54% | 2,062 | 2,052 |
| Waggaman | 59 | 0.54% | 10,879 | 10,917 |
| Gray | 60 | 0.52% | 6,043 | 6,366 |
| Prien | 61 | 0.51% | 8,455 | 8,469 |
| Timberlane | 62 | 0.5% | 11,079 | 10,498 |
| Benton | 63 | 0.48% | 2,102 | 2,054 |
| Swartz | 64 | 0.45% | 4,870 | 5,176 |
| Claiborne | 65 | 0.44% | 12,322 | 11,904 |
| Harvey | 66 | 0.44% | 21,769 | 20,992 |
| Ama | 67 | 0.43% | 1,411 | 1,052 |
| Mandeville | 68 | 0.41% | 13,105 | 12,840 |
| Kentwood | 69 | 0.37% | 2,192 | 2,151 |
| Destrehan | 70 | 0.36% | 12,188 | 11,658 |
| Estelle | 71 | 0.35% | 17,270 | 17,330 |
| Brusly | 72 | 0.31% | 2,615 | 2,574 |
| Independence | 73 | 0.3% | 1,659 | 1,636 |
| Eastwood | 74 | 0.26% | 4,263 | 3,866 |
| Central | 75 | 0.25% | 29,929 | 29,559 |
| Bayou L'Ourse | 76 | 0.24% | 2,054 | 2,231 |
| Natalbany | 77 | 0.23% | 3,096 | 2,847 |
| Covington | 78 | 0.2% | 11,664 | 11,549 |
| Grand Point | 79 | 0.2% | 2,548 | 2,798 |
| Albany | 80 | 0.16% | 1,242 | 1,234 |
| Amite City | 81 | 0.15% | 4,049 | 4,019 |
| Ruston | 82 | 0.12% | 22,285 | 22,155 |
| Breaux Bridge | 83 | 0.09% | 7,514 | 7,479 |
| Metairie | 84 | 0.09% | 140,437 | 138,511 |
| Inniswold | 85 | 0.08% | 6,250 | 6,760 |
| Shenandoah | 86 | 0.07% | 18,602 | 21,045 |
| Walker | 87 | 0.06% | 6,401 | 6,383 |
| Bossier City | 88 | 0.02% | 62,760 | 62,704 |
| Moss Bluff | 89 | 0.02% | 11,588 | 10,352 |
| Denham Springs | 90 | 0.01% | 9,351 | 9,346 |
| Lafayette | 91 | 0% | 121,475 | 121,455 |
| Olla | 92 | 0% | 1,297 | 1,297 |
| Port Barre | 93 | -0.06% | 1,746 | 1,753 |
| Brownfields | 94 | -0.07% | 5,347 | 5,936 |
| River Ridge | 95 | -0.08% | 13,329 | 13,690 |
| Avondale | 96 | -0.14% | 4,849 | 4,889 |
| Jena | 97 | -0.14% | 4,139 | 4,168 |
| Logansport | 98 | -0.15% | 1,328 | 1,337 |
| Woodworth | 99 | -0.17% | 1,724 | 1,739 |
| Slidell | 100 | -0.21% | 28,387 | 28,694 |
| Brownsville | 101 | -0.24% | 4,168 | 3,718 |
| Henderson | 102 | -0.25% | 1,586 | 1,608 |
| Ponchatoula | 103 | -0.26% | 7,763 | 7,865 |
| Laplace | 104 | -0.26% | 28,727 | 29,232 |
| Westminster | 105 | -0.28% | 2,882 | 2,713 |
| Port Allen | 106 | -0.29% | 4,862 | 4,931 |
| Marrero | 107 | -0.29% | 31,719 | 31,751 |
| Woodmere | 108 | -0.3% | 11,556 | 10,908 |
| Duson | 109 | -0.3% | 1,307 | 1,329 |
| Jackson | 110 | -0.3% | 3,925 | 3,987 |
| Lake Arthur | 111 | -0.31% | 2,549 | 2,589 |
| Grambling | 112 | -0.38% | 5,238 | 5,337 |
| Violet | 113 | -0.38% | 4,692 | 6,086 |
| Catahoula | 114 | -0.39% | 1,029 | 1,170 |
| Clarks | 115 | -0.39% | 1,028 | 1,050 |
| Pine Prairie | 116 | -0.41% | 1,458 | 1,488 |
| Welsh | 117 | -0.43% | 3,261 | 3,330 |
| Zwolle | 118 | -0.44% | 1,595 | 1,629 |
| St. Francisville | 119 | -0.46% | 1,502 | 1,539 |
| Bayou Blue | 120 | -0.53% | 11,442 | 13,997 |
| Franklinton | 121 | -0.53% | 3,543 | 3,637 |
| Clinton | 122 | -0.54% | 1,297 | 1,332 |
| Cut Off | 123 | -0.54% | 5,530 | 5,362 |
| Thibodaux | 124 | -0.55% | 15,476 | 15,901 |
| Des Allemands | 125 | -0.56% | 2,299 | 1,976 |
| Jean Lafitte | 126 | -0.56% | 1,761 | 1,810 |
| Basile | 127 | -0.59% | 1,173 | 1,208 |
| Delcambre | 128 | -0.63% | 1,738 | 1,793 |
| Richwood | 129 | -0.63% | 3,759 | 3,879 |
| Greenwood | 130 | -0.65% | 3,055 | 3,155 |
| Norco | 131 | -0.68% | 2,791 | 2,993 |
| Haughton | 132 | -0.68% | 4,370 | 4,519 |
| Monroe | 133 | -0.71% | 45,954 | 47,609 |
| Fort Polk South | 134 | -0.72% | 8,149 | 8,823 |
| Monticello | 135 | -0.72% | 4,666 | 4,926 |
| St. Rose | 136 | -0.73% | 7,306 | 6,770 |
| Ville Platte | 137 | -0.77% | 6,073 | 6,308 |
| Jonesboro | 138 | -0.78% | 3,957 | 4,111 |
| Farmerville | 139 | -0.8% | 3,234 | 3,364 |
| Bayou Country Club | 140 | -0.8% | 1,240 | 1,363 |
| DeRidder | 141 | -0.82% | 9,438 | 9,828 |
| Eunice | 142 | -0.83% | 9,010 | 9,387 |
| Abbeville | 143 | -0.84% | 10,707 | 11,164 |
| Opelousas | 144 | -0.84% | 15,131 | 15,778 |
| Many | 145 | -0.85% | 2,455 | 2,560 |
| Pineville | 146 | -0.88% | 13,790 | 14,400 |
| Jefferson | 147 | -0.88% | 9,878 | 10,286 |
| Port Sulphur | 148 | -0.9% | 1,551 | 2,174 |
| Bogalusa | 149 | -0.91% | 10,157 | 10,621 |
| Delhi | 150 | -0.95% | 2,502 | 2,621 |
| Bridge City | 151 | -0.96% | 6,719 | 6,409 |
| St. Martinville | 152 | -0.96% | 5,155 | 5,404 |
| Mansfield | 153 | -0.99% | 4,484 | 4,711 |
| Colfax | 154 | -1.02% | 1,363 | 1,433 |
| Baton Rouge | 155 | -1.03% | 215,112 | 226,264 |
| Baker | 156 | -1.06% | 11,804 | 12,436 |
| Gueydan | 157 | -1.08% | 1,100 | 1,162 |
| Livonia | 158 | -1.13% | 1,140 | 1,205 |
| Rayne | 159 | -1.13% | 6,830 | 7,220 |
| Erath | 160 | -1.14% | 1,913 | 2,023 |
| Simmesport | 161 | -1.14% | 1,382 | 1,464 |
| Bernice | 162 | -1.16% | 1,280 | 1,355 |
| Mansura | 163 | -1.19% | 1,249 | 1,324 |
| Merrydale | 164 | -1.21% | 8,253 | 9,523 |
| Montegut | 165 | -1.22% | 1,299 | 1,809 |
| Rayville | 166 | -1.23% | 3,145 | 3,342 |
| Oakdale | 167 | -1.23% | 6,281 | 6,671 |
| Church Point | 168 | -1.23% | 3,932 | 4,176 |
| Crowley | 169 | -1.24% | 10,996 | 11,685 |
| Ball | 170 | -1.25% | 3,717 | 3,951 |
| Mamou | 171 | -1.26% | 2,746 | 2,923 |
| Plaquemine | 172 | -1.27% | 5,848 | 6,223 |
| Alexandria | 173 | -1.27% | 42,374 | 45,104 |
| Galliano | 174 | -1.27% | 6,432 | 7,514 |
| Winnsboro | 175 | -1.28% | 4,547 | 4,842 |
| Iota | 176 | -1.29% | 1,224 | 1,304 |
| Cottonport | 177 | -1.3% | 1,901 | 2,028 |
| Rosepine | 178 | -1.32% | 1,421 | 1,515 |
| Coushatta | 179 | -1.33% | 1,633 | 1,745 |
| Kaplan | 180 | -1.34% | 4,055 | 4,329 |
| Vivian | 181 | -1.34% | 2,864 | 3,059 |
| Vidalia | 182 | -1.35% | 3,735 | 3,989 |
| Blanchard | 183 | -1.35% | 3,294 | 3,521 |
| Chauvin | 184 | -1.35% | 2,411 | 2,771 |
| Glenmora | 185 | -1.36% | 1,018 | 1,087 |
| Baldwin | 186 | -1.39% | 1,632 | 1,749 |
| West Monroe | 187 | -1.39% | 12,191 | 13,051 |
| Sibley | 188 | -1.41% | 1,048 | 1,125 |
| Bunkie | 189 | -1.46% | 3,113 | 3,343 |
| Gretna | 190 | -1.46% | 16,535 | 17,762 |
| Harahan | 191 | -1.47% | 8,466 | 9,098 |
| Belle Chasse | 192 | -1.51% | 10,307 | 10,241 |
| Bayou Vista | 193 | -1.51% | 3,778 | 4,346 |
| Natchitoches | 194 | -1.52% | 16,681 | 17,966 |
| New Roads | 195 | -1.52% | 4,209 | 4,533 |
| Jeanerette | 196 | -1.53% | 4,448 | 4,795 |
| Ringgold | 197 | -1.54% | 1,276 | 1,375 |
| Homer | 198 | -1.56% | 2,530 | 2,729 |
| Oak Grove | 199 | -1.56% | 1,329 | 1,433 |
| Berwick | 200 | -1.57% | 4,390 | 4,742 |
| Kinder | 201 | -1.57% | 2,002 | 2,161 |
| Haynesville | 202 | -1.58% | 1,873 | 2,023 |
| Marksville | 203 | -1.58% | 4,684 | 5,061 |
| South Vacherie | 204 | -1.58% | 2,933 | 3,240 |
| Jennings | 205 | -1.58% | 9,079 | 9,811 |
| Kenner | 206 | -1.58% | 61,359 | 66,293 |
| Patterson | 207 | -1.59% | 5,459 | 5,901 |
| Oberlin | 208 | -1.6% | 1,289 | 1,393 |
| Leesville | 209 | -1.62% | 5,236 | 5,665 |
| Lockport | 210 | -1.62% | 2,302 | 2,491 |
| Westwego | 211 | -1.63% | 7,886 | 8,540 |
| New Iberia | 212 | -1.65% | 26,198 | 28,402 |
| Morgan City | 213 | -1.66% | 10,517 | 11,406 |
| Shreveport | 214 | -1.69% | 172,033 | 186,848 |
| Houma | 215 | -1.72% | 30,660 | 33,342 |
| Labadieville | 216 | -1.74% | 1,469 | 1,302 |
| Winnfield | 217 | -1.76% | 3,791 | 4,130 |
| New Orleans | 218 | -1.78% | 351,399 | 383,241 |
| Franklin | 219 | -1.78% | 6,118 | 6,675 |
| Minden | 220 | -1.87% | 10,836 | 11,865 |
| Larose | 221 | -1.9% | 5,736 | 6,463 |
| Reserve | 222 | -1.9% | 7,573 | 8,506 |
| New Llano | 223 | -1.96% | 2,005 | 2,205 |
| White Castle | 224 | -1.96% | 1,554 | 1,708 |
| Arcadia | 225 | -1.98% | 2,480 | 2,730 |
| Springhill | 226 | -1.99% | 4,332 | 4,774 |
| Jonesville | 227 | -2.02% | 1,554 | 1,714 |
| Lacombe | 228 | -2.03% | 6,624 | 7,294 |
| Amelia | 229 | -2.03% | 1,885 | 2,236 |
| Milton | 230 | -2.03% | 2,316 | 2,068 |
| Gramercy | 231 | -2.04% | 2,640 | 2,917 |
| Westlake | 232 | -2.12% | 4,469 | 4,954 |
| Ferriday | 233 | -2.18% | 2,870 | 3,189 |
| Schriever | 234 | -2.2% | 5,123 | 5,734 |
| Lake Charles | 235 | -2.25% | 76,135 | 84,879 |
| Golden Meadow | 236 | -2.31% | 1,565 | 1,750 |
| Bastrop | 237 | -2.34% | 8,577 | 9,607 |
| Sulphur | 238 | -2.36% | 19,457 | 21,814 |
| Bourg | 239 | -2.45% | 1,868 | 2,535 |
| Lutcher | 240 | -2.46% | 2,774 | 3,123 |
| New Sarpy | 241 | -2.49% | 1,059 | 1,265 |
| Pierre Part | 242 | -2.58% | 2,267 | 1,815 |
| Tallulah | 243 | -2.75% | 5,474 | 6,251 |
| Garyville | 244 | -2.96% | 1,932 | 1,966 |
| Boutte | 245 | -3.08% | 2,074 | 2,944 |
| North Vacherie | 246 | -3.11% | 1,588 | 1,641 |
| Bawcomville | 247 | -3.12% | 2,420 | 2,150 |
| Vinton | 248 | -3.3% | 2,905 | 3,399 |
| DeQuincy | 249 | -3.38% | 2,661 | 3,125 |
| Fort Polk North | 250 | -3.4% | 1,878 | 2,400 |
| Iowa | 251 | -3.5% | 2,896 | 3,420 |
| Bayou Gauche | 252 | -3.62% | 1,332 | 1,703 |
| Lake Providence | 253 | -3.84% | 2,958 | 3,548 |
| Cecilia | 254 | -3.92% | 1,224 | 1,323 |
| Mathews | 255 | -4.9% | 1,242 | 1,830 |
| Minorca | 256 | -6.19% | 1,168 | 1,727 |
Louisiana's cities with over 1,000 residents show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Carencro leads with 7.93% annualized growth, followed by New Orleans Station (7.15%) and Perry (7.14%). The largest population centers are New Orleans (351,399), Baton Rouge (215,112), and Shreveport (172,033). Of the 256 cities over 1,000 population, 92 are growing while 164 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged -0.38% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by -2.85% annually.