Total Population in Lafayette Parish, LA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
247,997
Rank #290/3,222 · #5 in LA
91th
Lafayette 247,997
LA 4,611,961 -94.6%
US 330M
Total Population Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Population Change
National Distribution
How Lafayette Parish's total population of 247,997 compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 33 to 9,808,667.
Distribution of Total Population Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Lafayette Parish for total population.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #287 | Canyon County, ID | 250,790 |
| #288 | Warren County, OH | 250,008 |
| #289 | Henry County, GA | 249,960 |
| #290 | Lafayette Parish, LA | 247,997 |
| #291 | Baldwin County, AL | 246,989 |
| #292 | Berkeley County, SC | 246,802 |
| #293 | Yavapai County, AZ | 245,480 |
About Total Population
Lafayette Parish, Louisiana has a total population of 247,997, ranking #290 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 99.9% below the national value of 330M. Within Louisiana, it ranks #5 of 64. This places it in the 91th percentile nationally.
Total population count from the American Community Survey. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.