List of Largest Cities in Louisiana

Regions
June 13, 2021
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Louisiana is the 31^st largest state by area (51,843 sq miles) in the united state and 25^th by Population with over 4.5 million, Louisiana is located in the southern region of the country. English is the official language with 90.8% English speakers. Baton Rouge is the capital city of Louisiana and covered an area of 200 km² with a population of 229,426 with a density of 783 km². New Orleans is the largest city of Louisiana covered area of 438 km2 with a density of 783 inhabitants per km². The 25 largest cities and towns, more than 15,000 inhabitants.

Rank	Name	Population	Area (km²)	Density ( inhabitants/km²)
1	New Orleans	378,715	438	783
2	Baton Rouge	229,426	200	1,144
3	Shreveport	200,327	277	722
4	Metairie	139,000	60	2,302
5	Lafayette	124,276	133	905
6	Lake Charles	74,024	109	659
7	Kenner	66,975	38	1,732
8	Bossier City	66,333	109	560
9	Monroe	49,761	75	647
10	Alexandria	48,426	73	647
11	Houma	34,040	37	902
12	New Iberia	30,797	28	1,061
13	Central	27,743	161	166
14	Slidell	27,526	38	704
15	Ruston	22,287	54	404
16	Harvey	20,348	17	1,196
17	Hammond	20,337	36	551
18	Sulphur	20,155	26	779
19	Bayou Cane	19,355	19	982
20	Natchitoches	18,275	58	313
21	Gretna	17,802	10	1,710
22	Opelousas	16,493	20	812
23	Chalmette	16,751	18	904
24	Estelle	16,377	12	1,261
25	Zachary	15,894	61	241