154 cities
| City | Rank | Annual Change ↓ | 2026 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice | 1 | 6.74% | 3,514 | 2,185 |
| Carencro | 2 | 6.38% | 14,638 | 9,372 |
| Sterlington | 3 | 5.19% | 2,837 | 1,997 |
| Hammond | 4 | 3.82% | 25,285 | 19,708 |
| Youngsville | 5 | 3.8% | 20,539 | 16,036 |
| Scott | 6 | 3.29% | 10,112 | 8,180 |
| Stonewall | 7 | 3.03% | 2,682 | 2,210 |
| Broussard | 8 | 2.81% | 16,197 | 13,542 |
| Gonzales | 9 | 2.73% | 14,615 | 12,281 |
| Addis | 10 | 2.42% | 7,912 | 6,790 |
| French Settlement | 11 | 1.71% | 1,192 | 1,071 |
| Killian | 12 | 1.57% | 1,293 | 1,173 |
| Sunset | 13 | 1.49% | 3,262 | 2,977 |
| St. Gabriel | 14 | 1.48% | 7,062 | 6,446 |
| Livingston | 15 | 1.3% | 2,031 | 1,877 |
| Abita Springs | 16 | 1.11% | 2,814 | 2,628 |
| Zachary | 17 | 1.07% | 20,812 | 19,486 |
| Pearl River | 18 | 1.01% | 2,700 | 2,540 |
| Sorrento | 19 | 0.94% | 1,619 | 1,529 |
| Donaldsonville | 20 | 0.84% | 7,063 | 6,709 |
| Benton | 21 | 0.57% | 2,123 | 2,051 |
| Central | 22 | 0.49% | 30,460 | 29,563 |
| Kentwood | 23 | 0.45% | 2,215 | 2,155 |
| Amite City | 24 | 0.41% | 4,119 | 4,020 |
| Breaux Bridge | 25 | 0.34% | 7,634 | 7,478 |
| Haughton | 26 | 0.33% | 4,603 | 4,515 |
| Mandeville | 27 | 0.28% | 13,046 | 12,826 |
| Port Allen | 28 | 0.28% | 5,018 | 4,936 |
| Covington | 29 | 0.25% | 11,744 | 11,569 |
| Independence | 30 | 0.24% | 1,661 | 1,637 |
| Bossier City | 31 | 0.2% | 63,471 | 62,711 |
| Ruston | 32 | 0.2% | 22,417 | 22,156 |
| Lafayette | 33 | 0.17% | 122,695 | 121,450 |
| Albany | 34 | 0.16% | 1,250 | 1,240 |
| Brusly | 35 | 0.15% | 2,599 | 2,575 |
| Walker | 36 | 0.14% | 6,419 | 6,367 |
| Woodworth | 37 | 0.11% | 1,752 | 1,742 |
| Jean Lafitte | 38 | 0.11% | 1,818 | 1,809 |
| Denham Springs | 39 | 0.04% | 9,328 | 9,307 |
| Henderson | 40 | 0% | 1,605 | 1,605 |
| Duson | 41 | -0.07% | 1,339 | 1,344 |
| Logansport | 42 | -0.08% | 1,331 | 1,337 |
| Olla | 43 | -0.08% | 1,292 | 1,298 |
| Slidell | 44 | -0.17% | 28,345 | 28,629 |
| Port Barre | 45 | -0.17% | 1,734 | 1,751 |
| Urania | 46 | -0.18% | 1,123 | 1,135 |
| Jena | 47 | -0.22% | 4,115 | 4,168 |
| Lake Arthur | 48 | -0.27% | 2,550 | 2,591 |
| Grambling | 49 | -0.29% | 5,248 | 5,337 |
| Ponchatoula | 50 | -0.3% | 7,688 | 7,828 |
| Franklinton | 51 | -0.31% | 3,569 | 3,638 |
| Pine Prairie | 52 | -0.32% | 1,548 | 1,580 |
| Jackson | 53 | -0.33% | 3,906 | 3,983 |
| Clarks | 54 | -0.39% | 1,026 | 1,050 |
| Delcambre | 55 | -0.4% | 1,758 | 1,802 |
| Basile | 56 | -0.42% | 1,176 | 1,206 |
| Welsh | 57 | -0.43% | 3,247 | 3,330 |
| Richwood | 58 | -0.45% | 3,774 | 3,878 |
| Zwolle | 59 | -0.5% | 1,581 | 1,631 |
| Greenwood | 60 | -0.52% | 3,059 | 3,154 |
| Jonesboro | 61 | -0.52% | 3,986 | 4,111 |
| Thibodaux | 62 | -0.53% | 15,405 | 15,897 |
| Monroe | 63 | -0.54% | 46,123 | 47,620 |
| Farmerville | 64 | -0.6% | 3,335 | 3,454 |
| Abbeville | 65 | -0.61% | 10,770 | 11,166 |
| Baton Rouge | 66 | -0.61% | 218,223 | 226,275 |
| Bogalusa | 67 | -0.61% | 10,240 | 10,620 |
| Baker | 68 | -0.61% | 11,999 | 12,443 |
| Vidalia | 69 | -0.62% | 3,839 | 3,986 |
| Kenner | 70 | -0.64% | 63,830 | 66,290 |
| Colfax | 71 | -0.65% | 1,378 | 1,432 |
| Oakdale | 72 | -0.7% | 6,400 | 6,669 |
| Clinton | 73 | -0.7% | 1,279 | 1,333 |
| Ville Platte | 74 | -0.7% | 6,062 | 6,320 |
| Pineville | 75 | -0.75% | 13,758 | 14,381 |
| St. Martinville | 76 | -0.77% | 5,148 | 5,390 |
| Oberlin | 77 | -0.78% | 1,267 | 1,326 |
| Harahan | 78 | -0.8% | 8,679 | 9,098 |
| Gueydan | 79 | -0.81% | 1,105 | 1,161 |
| Kinder | 80 | -0.82% | 2,058 | 2,160 |
| Erath | 81 | -0.82% | 1,924 | 2,020 |
| Gretna | 82 | -0.85% | 16,896 | 17,762 |
| DeRidder | 83 | -0.85% | 9,347 | 9,830 |
| Delhi | 84 | -0.88% | 2,489 | 2,623 |
| Church Point | 85 | -0.9% | 3,960 | 4,175 |
| Simmesport | 86 | -0.93% | 1,384 | 1,461 |
| Eunice | 87 | -0.94% | 8,875 | 9,382 |
| Rayne | 88 | -0.94% | 6,853 | 7,243 |
| Many | 89 | -0.94% | 2,424 | 2,561 |
| Westwego | 90 | -0.94% | 8,076 | 8,541 |
| St. Francisville | 91 | -0.95% | 1,456 | 1,540 |
| Mansfield | 92 | -0.96% | 4,459 | 4,717 |
| Winnfield | 93 | -0.96% | 3,903 | 4,130 |
| Iota | 94 | -0.96% | 1,232 | 1,306 |
| Mamou | 95 | -0.97% | 2,762 | 2,927 |
| Ball | 96 | -0.98% | 3,727 | 3,948 |
| Opelousas | 97 | -0.99% | 14,878 | 15,771 |
| Plaquemine | 98 | -1% | 5,866 | 6,223 |
| Bernice | 99 | -1.01% | 1,278 | 1,356 |
| Kaplan | 100 | -1.02% | 4,079 | 4,333 |
| Mansura | 101 | -1.04% | 1,243 | 1,324 |
| Cottonport | 102 | -1.04% | 1,911 | 2,031 |
| Crowley | 103 | -1.04% | 10,985 | 11,678 |
| Livonia | 104 | -1.04% | 1,137 | 1,208 |
| Sibley | 105 | -1.13% | 1,053 | 1,125 |
| Rayville | 106 | -1.14% | 3,123 | 3,338 |
| Alexandria | 107 | -1.16% | 42,146 | 45,106 |
| Lake Charles | 108 | -1.16% | 79,293 | 84,885 |
| West Monroe | 109 | -1.17% | 12,188 | 13,051 |
| Westlake | 110 | -1.18% | 4,625 | 4,954 |
| Rosepine | 111 | -1.19% | 1,410 | 1,515 |
| Vivian | 112 | -1.21% | 2,852 | 3,061 |
| Baldwin | 113 | -1.22% | 1,624 | 1,747 |
| Bunkie | 114 | -1.24% | 3,104 | 3,341 |
| Glenmora | 115 | -1.27% | 1,008 | 1,086 |
| Blanchard | 116 | -1.29% | 3,284 | 3,544 |
| Jeanerette | 117 | -1.31% | 4,438 | 4,795 |
| Patterson | 118 | -1.32% | 5,467 | 5,907 |
| Winnsboro | 119 | -1.32% | 4,482 | 4,842 |
| Marksville | 120 | -1.33% | 4,679 | 5,056 |
| Houma | 121 | -1.34% | 30,833 | 33,346 |
| Natchitoches | 122 | -1.35% | 16,706 | 18,082 |
| Ringgold | 123 | -1.39% | 1,280 | 1,390 |
| Morgan City | 124 | -1.4% | 10,514 | 11,411 |
| Berwick | 125 | -1.4% | 4,370 | 4,744 |
| Jennings | 126 | -1.41% | 9,021 | 9,798 |
| New Roads | 127 | -1.42% | 4,174 | 4,536 |
| New Orleans | 128 | -1.45% | 352,364 | 383,374 |
| Shreveport | 129 | -1.47% | 171,469 | 186,796 |
| New Iberia | 130 | -1.47% | 26,071 | 28,404 |
| Arcadia | 131 | -1.5% | 2,502 | 2,732 |
| Lockport | 132 | -1.51% | 2,281 | 2,490 |
| Minden | 133 | -1.51% | 10,861 | 11,863 |
| Leesville | 134 | -1.52% | 5,178 | 5,660 |
| Sulphur | 135 | -1.54% | 19,948 | 21,819 |
| Haynesville | 136 | -1.55% | 1,848 | 2,022 |
| Franklin | 137 | -1.55% | 6,091 | 6,670 |
| White Castle | 138 | -1.58% | 1,562 | 1,712 |
| Oak Grove | 139 | -1.58% | 1,308 | 1,434 |
| Ferriday | 140 | -1.63% | 2,898 | 3,188 |
| Springhill | 141 | -1.65% | 4,339 | 4,776 |
| Homer | 142 | -1.67% | 2,479 | 2,730 |
| Coushatta | 143 | -1.67% | 1,586 | 1,747 |
| New Llano | 144 | -1.78% | 1,991 | 2,210 |
| Gramercy | 145 | -1.84% | 2,620 | 2,916 |
| Golden Meadow | 146 | -1.87% | 1,574 | 1,753 |
| Bastrop | 147 | -1.97% | 8,578 | 9,609 |
| Lutcher | 148 | -2.13% | 2,763 | 3,123 |
| Iowa | 149 | -2.17% | 3,015 | 3,420 |
| DeQuincy | 150 | -2.24% | 2,745 | 3,126 |
| Vinton | 151 | -2.41% | 2,962 | 3,400 |
| Jonesville | 152 | -2.5% | 1,485 | 1,716 |
| Lake Providence | 153 | -2.54% | 3,071 | 3,550 |
| Tallulah | 154 | -2.58% | 5,390 | 6,250 |
Louisiana's cities with over 1,000 residents show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Maurice leads with 6.74% annualized growth, followed by Carencro (6.38%) and Sterlington (5.19%). The largest population centers are New Orleans (352,364), Baton Rouge (218,223), and Shreveport (171,469). Of the 154 cities over 1,000 population, 40 are growing while 114 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged -0.41% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by -3.31% annually.