How many people live in Lafayette Parish, LA?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 254,200 people living in Lafayette Parish, LA. That makes Lafayette Parish the fifth-most populous parish in Louisiana. It is home to 5.5% of people living in the state.
254K
population of Lafayette Parish, LA (2024)
5.5%
County share of the Louisiana population (2024)
About 254,200 people lived in Lafayette Parish, LA in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Lafayette Parish, LA’s age demographics?
About 40,200 Lafayette Parish, LA residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 15.8% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 17.8% of Louisiana’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 61,000 Lafayette Parish residents, or 24% 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 Lafayette Parish, LA's population is aged under 18 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Lafayette Parish, LA’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 61.7% of the Lafayette Parish, LA population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Lafayette Parish, LA also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic Black or African American (27%) than the US overall (12.6%).
In contrast, Lafayette Parish’s Hispanic population accounts for 7.2%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 2.1% 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.
Lafayette 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 Lafayette Parish, LA is Lafayette with about 122,300 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Lafayette Parish, LA ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within parish
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lafayette | 122,280 |
| 2. | Youngsville | 19,038 |
| 3. | Broussard (pt.) | 15,109 |
| 4. | Carencro | 12,883 |
| 5. | Scott | 9,468 |
| 6. | Duson (pt.) | 1,178 |
| 7. | Balance of Lafayette Parish | 74,285 |
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