How many people live in Beauregard Parish, LA?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 36,700 people living in Beauregard Parish, LA. That makes Beauregard Parish the 29th-most populous parish in Louisiana. It is home to 0.79% of people living in the state.
36.7K
population of Beauregard Parish, LA (2024)
0.79%
County share of the Louisiana population (2024)
About 36,700 people lived in Beauregard Parish, LA in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Beauregard Parish, LA’s age demographics?
About 6,300 Beauregard Parish residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 17.2% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 17.8% of Louisiana’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 9,200 Beauregard Parish residents, or 25.2% 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 Beauregard Parish, LA's population is aged under 18 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Beauregard Parish, LA’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 80.7% of the Beauregard Parish, LA population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Beauregard Parish, LA also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic two or more races (2.5%) than the US overall (2.5%).
In contrast, Beauregard Parish’s Hispanic population accounts for 4.2%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 0.59% 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.
Beauregard 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 Beauregard Parish, LA is DeRidder with about 9,100 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Beauregard Parish, LA ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within parish
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | DeRidder (pt.) | 9,078 |
| 2. | Merryville | 949 |
| 3. | Balance of Beauregard Parish | 26,668 |
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