How many people live in Rapides Parish, LA?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 125,900 people living in Rapides Parish, LA. That makes Rapides Parish the 13th-most populous parish in Louisiana. It is home to 2.7% of people living in the state.
126K
population of Rapides Parish, LA (2024)
2.7%
County share of the Louisiana population (2024)
About 125,900 people lived in Rapides Parish, LA in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Rapides Parish, LA’s age demographics?
About 22,500 Rapides Parish, LA residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 17.9% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 17.8% of Louisiana’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 31,200 Rapides Parish residents, or 24.8% 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 Rapides Parish, LA's population is aged under 18 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Rapides Parish, LA’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 59.6% of the Rapides Parish, LA population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Rapides Parish, LA also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic Black or African American (31.6%) than the US overall (12.6%).
In contrast, Rapides Parish’s Hispanic population accounts for 4.6%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 1.4% 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.
Rapides 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 Rapides Parish, LA is Alexandria with about 43,100 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Rapides Parish, LA ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within parish
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alexandria | 43,133 |
| 2. | Pineville | 13,966 |
| 3. | Ball | 3,801 |
| 4. | Woodworth | 1,749 |
| 5. | Glenmora | 1,034 |
| 6. | Boyce | 871 |
| 7. | Lecompte | 823 |
| 8. | Forest Hill | 613 |
| 9. | Cheneyville | 441 |
| 10. | McNary | 199 |
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