How many people live in ?

Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 44,800 people living in St. Bernard Parish, LA. That makes St. Bernard Parish the 26th-most populous parish in Louisiana. It is home to 0.97% of people living in the state.

44.8K

population of St. Bernard Parish, LA (2024)

0.97%

County share of the Louisiana population (2024)

About 44,800 people lived in St. Bernard Parish, LA in 2024.

Population estimates, 2000–2024

What are St. Bernard Parish, LA’s age demographics?

About 6,500 St. Bernard Parish, LA residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 14.6% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 17.8% of Louisiana’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 11,400 St. Bernard Parish residents, or 25.4% 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 St. Bernard Parish, LA's population is aged under 18 than the US as a whole.

Population estimates by age group, (2024)

What are St. Bernard Parish, LA’s racial and ethnic demographics?

Non-Hispanic Black or African American residents make up 25.7% of the St. Bernard Parish, LA population, higher than the national share of 12.6%.
In contrast, St. Bernard Parish’s Hispanic population accounts for 14.3%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 2.2% 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.

St. Bernard Parish, LA has a higher share of a Hispanic population than Louisiana as a whole.

Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)

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