How many people live in Catahoula Parish, LA?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 8,300 people living in Catahoula Parish, LA. That makes Catahoula Parish the 60th-most populous parish in Louisiana. It is home to 0.18% of people living in the state.
8.28K
population of Catahoula Parish, LA (2024)
0.18%
County share of the Louisiana population (2024)
About 8,300 people lived in Catahoula Parish, LA in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Catahoula Parish, LA’s age demographics?
About 1,600 Catahoula Parish, LA residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 19.8% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 17.8% of Louisiana’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 1,800 Catahoula Parish, LA residents, or 21.5% 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 Catahoula Parish, LA's population is aged 65 or older than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Catahoula Parish, LA’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 63.6% of the Catahoula Parish, LA population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Catahoula Parish, LA also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic Black or African American (27.8%) than the US overall (12.6%).
In contrast, Catahoula Parish’s Hispanic population accounts for 6.3%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 0.08% 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.
Catahoula 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 Catahoula Parish, LA is Jonesville with about 1,600 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Catahoula Parish, LA ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within parish
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jonesville | 1,562 |
| 2. | Sicily Island | 333 |
| 3. | Harrisonburg | 262 |
| 4. | Balance of Catahoula Parish | 6,123 |
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