| City | Rank | Annual Change ↓ | 2026 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice | 1 | 6.78% | 3,433 | 2,185 |
| Carencro | 2 | 6.71% | 14,111 | 9,328 |
| Sterlington | 3 | 5.29% | 2,804 | 2,019 |
| Hammond | 4 | 3.88% | 24,964 | 19,616 |
| Youngsville | 5 | 3.7% | 20,720 | 16,025 |
| Scott | 6 | 3.31% | 9,954 | 8,170 |
| Gonzales | 7 | 2.88% | 14,331 | 12,148 |
| Broussard | 8 | 2.85% | 16,249 | 13,521 |
| Stonewall | 9 | 2.84% | 2,793 | 2,349 |
| Addis | 10 | 2.57% | 7,876 | 6,792 |
| French Settlement | 11 | 1.72% | 1,186 | 1,068 |
| Winnfield | 12 | 1.63% | 4,553 | 4,131 |
| St. Gabriel | 13 | 1.56% | 7,096 | 6,438 |
| Killian | 14 | 1.51% | 1,279 | 1,168 |
| Sunset | 15 | 1.44% | 3,240 | 2,976 |
| Livingston | 16 | 1.3% | 2,032 | 1,876 |
| Abita Springs | 17 | 1.13% | 2,784 | 2,622 |
| Sorrento | 18 | 1.11% | 1,640 | 1,536 |
| Zachary | 19 | 1.07% | 20,842 | 19,510 |
| Pearl River | 20 | 1.03% | 2,743 | 2,555 |
| Donaldsonville | 21 | 0.99% | 7,164 | 6,766 |
| Jonesboro | 22 | 0.85% | 4,288 | 4,094 |
| Benton | 23 | 0.57% | 2,130 | 2,054 |
| Central | 24 | 0.55% | 30,481 | 29,565 |
| Olla | 25 | 0.53% | 1,332 | 1,296 |
| Kentwood | 26 | 0.45% | 2,227 | 2,164 |
| Jena | 27 | 0.45% | 4,248 | 4,162 |
| Urania | 28 | 0.43% | 1,160 | 1,136 |
| Independence | 29 | 0.42% | 1,672 | 1,630 |
| Haughton | 30 | 0.41% | 4,848 | 4,507 |
| Breaux Bridge | 31 | 0.41% | 7,683 | 7,482 |
| Port Allen | 32 | 0.38% | 5,034 | 4,938 |
| Jean Lafitte | 33 | 0.38% | 1,865 | 1,808 |
| Amite City | 34 | 0.32% | 4,094 | 4,013 |
| Mandeville | 35 | 0.31% | 12,958 | 12,822 |
| Brusly | 36 | 0.31% | 2,622 | 2,576 |
| Covington | 37 | 0.28% | 11,754 | 11,578 |
| Lafayette | 38 | 0.25% | 123,618 | 121,457 |
| Walker | 39 | 0.25% | 6,492 | 6,365 |
| Ruston | 40 | 0.24% | 22,450 | 22,151 |
| Bossier City | 41 | 0.22% | 63,398 | 62,703 |
| Denham Springs | 42 | 0.14% | 9,391 | 9,308 |
| Albany | 43 | 0% | 1,244 | 1,237 |
| Duson | 44 | 0% | 1,357 | 1,345 |
| Woodworth | 45 | 0% | 1,758 | 1,747 |
| Grand Isle | 46 | -0.1% | 1,011 | 1,006 |
| Port Barre | 47 | -0.11% | 1,739 | 1,749 |
| Slidell | 48 | -0.12% | 28,306 | 28,606 |
| Henderson | 49 | -0.13% | 1,592 | 1,607 |
| Logansport | 50 | -0.15% | 1,323 | 1,332 |
| Vidalia | 51 | -0.2% | 3,917 | 3,984 |
| Ponchatoula | 52 | -0.22% | 7,738 | 7,835 |
| Lake Arthur | 53 | -0.23% | 2,563 | 2,592 |
| Basile | 54 | -0.25% | 1,189 | 1,205 |
| Grambling | 55 | -0.28% | 5,299 | 5,345 |
| Clarks | 56 | -0.29% | 1,031 | 1,050 |
| Farmerville | 57 | -0.29% | 3,422 | 3,453 |
| Franklinton | 58 | -0.31% | 3,565 | 3,641 |
| Richwood | 59 | -0.31% | 3,822 | 3,884 |
| Pine Prairie | 60 | -0.32% | 1,549 | 1,575 |
| Welsh | 61 | -0.33% | 3,275 | 3,331 |
| Kenner | 62 | -0.35% | 64,911 | 66,281 |
| Oakdale | 63 | -0.35% | 6,503 | 6,669 |
| Monroe | 64 | -0.37% | 46,686 | 47,734 |
| Zwolle | 65 | -0.44% | 1,598 | 1,630 |
| Delcambre | 66 | -0.45% | 1,758 | 1,806 |
| Ville Platte | 67 | -0.45% | 6,144 | 6,312 |
| Harahan | 68 | -0.47% | 8,874 | 9,101 |
| Thibodaux | 69 | -0.48% | 15,498 | 15,904 |
| Gretna | 70 | -0.51% | 17,272 | 17,767 |
| Baton Rouge | 71 | -0.51% | 221,663 | 226,065 |
| Bogalusa | 72 | -0.52% | 10,267 | 10,630 |
| Jackson | 73 | -0.54% | 3,883 | 3,993 |
| Baker | 74 | -0.56% | 12,068 | 12,454 |
| Abbeville | 75 | -0.56% | 10,800 | 11,166 |
| Colfax | 76 | -0.57% | 1,385 | 1,431 |
| Westwego | 77 | -0.58% | 8,269 | 8,532 |
| St. Martinville | 78 | -0.59% | 5,198 | 5,388 |
| Bernice | 79 | -0.61% | 1,297 | 1,356 |
| Kinder | 80 | -0.62% | 2,078 | 2,162 |
| Oberlin | 81 | -0.62% | 1,278 | 1,324 |
| Greenwood | 82 | -0.65% | 3,057 | 3,153 |
| St. Francisville | 83 | -0.67% | 1,474 | 1,539 |
| Church Point | 84 | -0.69% | 4,008 | 4,173 |
| Pineville | 85 | -0.7% | 13,869 | 14,374 |
| Gueydan | 86 | -0.71% | 1,114 | 1,162 |
| Rayne | 87 | -0.73% | 6,944 | 7,242 |
| Mamou | 88 | -0.74% | 2,809 | 2,925 |
| Iota | 89 | -0.8% | 1,243 | 1,299 |
| Crowley | 90 | -0.8% | 11,133 | 11,652 |
| Eunice | 91 | -0.81% | 8,962 | 9,385 |
| Delhi | 92 | -0.83% | 2,498 | 2,622 |
| Many | 93 | -0.85% | 2,448 | 2,561 |
| DeRidder | 94 | -0.85% | 9,422 | 9,885 |
| Simmesport | 95 | -0.86% | 1,388 | 1,462 |
| Opelousas | 96 | -0.9% | 14,962 | 15,767 |
| Erath | 97 | -0.93% | 1,914 | 2,022 |
| Mansfield | 98 | -0.94% | 4,433 | 4,685 |
| Baldwin | 99 | -0.95% | 1,660 | 1,747 |
| West Monroe | 100 | -0.99% | 12,355 | 13,052 |
| Ball | 101 | -1% | 3,755 | 3,944 |
| Mansura | 102 | -1.03% | 1,247 | 1,326 |
| Lake Charles | 103 | -1.04% | 81,816 | 84,894 |
| Kaplan | 104 | -1.07% | 4,072 | 4,333 |
| Rayville | 105 | -1.07% | 3,142 | 3,343 |
| Westlake | 106 | -1.09% | 4,711 | 4,953 |
| Cottonport | 107 | -1.1% | 1,895 | 2,024 |
| Clinton | 108 | -1.11% | 1,251 | 1,330 |
| Alexandria | 109 | -1.12% | 42,456 | 45,122 |
| Vivian | 110 | -1.13% | 2,887 | 3,059 |
| Plaquemine | 111 | -1.14% | 5,824 | 6,227 |
| Glenmora | 112 | -1.15% | 1,028 | 1,091 |
| Ferriday | 113 | -1.17% | 2,949 | 3,187 |
| Natchitoches | 114 | -1.2% | 16,940 | 18,087 |
| Sibley | 115 | -1.22% | 1,055 | 1,124 |
| Winnsboro | 116 | -1.23% | 4,510 | 4,841 |
| Houma | 117 | -1.23% | 31,345 | 33,344 |
| Livonia | 118 | -1.23% | 1,120 | 1,209 |
| Patterson | 119 | -1.26% | 5,495 | 5,904 |
| Morgan City | 120 | -1.27% | 10,620 | 11,412 |
| Bunkie | 121 | -1.27% | 3,098 | 3,342 |
| Ringgold | 122 | -1.29% | 1,297 | 1,396 |
| Rosepine | 123 | -1.31% | 1,435 | 1,561 |
| Blanchard | 124 | -1.31% | 3,316 | 3,548 |
| Marksville | 125 | -1.35% | 4,680 | 5,056 |
| Jennings | 126 | -1.35% | 9,110 | 9,800 |
| New Orleans | 127 | -1.37% | 357,183 | 383,361 |
| New Iberia | 128 | -1.39% | 26,164 | 28,413 |
| Berwick | 129 | -1.39% | 4,393 | 4,742 |
| New Roads | 130 | -1.4% | 4,157 | 4,539 |
| Shreveport | 131 | -1.4% | 173,439 | 186,809 |
| Jeanerette | 132 | -1.41% | 4,421 | 4,793 |
| Oak Grove | 133 | -1.41% | 1,331 | 1,442 |
| Franklin | 134 | -1.45% | 6,134 | 6,658 |
| Lockport | 135 | -1.46% | 2,299 | 2,487 |
| Minden | 136 | -1.46% | 10,941 | 11,858 |
| Leesville | 137 | -1.5% | 5,132 | 5,644 |
| Sulphur | 138 | -1.52% | 20,180 | 21,800 |
| Coushatta | 139 | -1.54% | 1,598 | 1,746 |
| Haynesville | 140 | -1.6% | 1,842 | 2,025 |
| Arcadia | 141 | -1.62% | 2,493 | 2,733 |
| Homer | 142 | -1.63% | 2,479 | 2,731 |
| Springhill | 143 | -1.65% | 4,364 | 4,779 |
| Bastrop | 144 | -1.71% | 8,756 | 9,613 |
| Gramercy | 145 | -1.75% | 2,642 | 2,917 |
| White Castle | 146 | -1.77% | 1,557 | 1,716 |
| Golden Meadow | 147 | -1.77% | 1,607 | 1,750 |
| New Llano | 148 | -1.84% | 1,978 | 2,210 |
| Iowa | 149 | -2% | 3,235 | 3,430 |
| DeQuincy | 150 | -2.02% | 2,820 | 3,116 |
| Lutcher | 151 | -2.2% | 2,760 | 3,123 |
| Vinton | 152 | -2.22% | 3,046 | 3,396 |
| Lake Providence | 153 | -2.48% | 3,069 | 3,549 |
| Jonesville | 154 | -2.48% | 1,493 | 1,716 |
| Tallulah | 155 | -2.63% | 5,372 | 6,252 |
Louisiana's cities with over 1,000 residents show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Maurice leads with 6.78% annualized growth, followed by Carencro (6.71%) and Sterlington (5.29%). The largest population centers are New Orleans (357,183), Baton Rouge (221,663), and Shreveport (173,439). Of the 155 cities over 1,000 population, 45 are growing while 110 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged -0.3% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by -2.3% annually.