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Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 38,400 people living in Avoyelles Parish, LA. That makes Avoyelles Parish the 28th-most populous parish in Louisiana. It is home to 0.83% of people living in the state.

38.4K

population of Avoyelles Parish, LA (2024)

0.83%

County share of the Louisiana population (2024)

About 38,400 people lived in Avoyelles Parish, LA in 2024.

Population estimates, 2000–2024

What are Avoyelles Parish, LA’s age demographics?

About 7,200 Avoyelles Parish, LA residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 18.8% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 17.8% of Louisiana’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 9,200 Avoyelles Parish residents, or 23.9% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 23.3% of Louisiana’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.

A higher share of Avoyelles Parish, LA's population is aged under 18 than the US as a whole.

Population estimates by age group, (2024)

What are Avoyelles Parish, LA’s racial and ethnic demographics?

Non-Hispanic white residents make up 62.9% of the Avoyelles Parish, LA population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Avoyelles Parish, LA also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic Black or African American (28.9%) than the US overall (12.6%).
In contrast, Avoyelles Parish’s Hispanic population accounts for 4.3%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 0.51% of the parish, compared with 6.5% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.

Avoyelles Parish, LA has a higher share of a non-Hispanic white population than Louisiana as a whole.

Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)

The largest city or town in Avoyelles Parish, LA is Marksville with about 4,800 residents in 2024.

Cities and towns in Avoyelles Parish, LA ranked by population

Population (2024), includes only portions within parish

Cities and towns in Avoyelles Parish, LA ranked by population
City or townPopulation
1.

Marksville 

4,805
2.

Bunkie 

3,183
3.

Cottonport 

1,951
4.

Simmesport 

1,410
5.

Mansura 

1,270
6.

Moreauville 

937
7.

Hessmer 

749
8.

Plaucheville 

212
9.

Evergreen 

208
10.

Balance of Avoyelles Parish

23,648

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