How many people live in Grant Parish, LA?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 22,100 people living in Grant Parish, LA. That makes Grant Parish the 40th-most populous parish in Louisiana. It is home to 0.48% of people living in the state.
22.1K
population of Grant Parish, LA (2024)
0.48%
County share of the Louisiana population (2024)
About 22,100 people lived in Grant Parish, LA in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Grant Parish, LA’s age demographics?
About 3,600 Grant Parish, LA residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 16.2% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 17.8% of Louisiana’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 4,600 Grant Parish residents, or 20.6% 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 Grant Parish, LA's population is aged 25–44 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Grant Parish, LA’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 74% of the Grant Parish, LA population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Grant Parish, LA also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic Black or African American (15.6%) than the US overall (12.6%).
In contrast, Grant Parish’s Hispanic population accounts for 6.8%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 0.64% 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.
Grant 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 Grant Parish, LA is Colfax with about 1,400 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Grant Parish, LA ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within parish
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Colfax | 1,396 |
| 2. | Montgomery | 626 |
| 3. | Dry Prong | 444 |
| 4. | Pollock | 395 |
| 5. | Creola | 283 |
| 6. | Georgetown | 274 |
| 7. | Balance of Grant Parish | 18,691 |
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