Top 100 Biggest Cities In Louisiana (2000 Census)

Rank	City	2000 Population	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	New Orleans	483,663	-0.3%
2	Baton Rouge	228,350	0.3%
3	Shreveport	200,575	0.1%
4	Lafayette	111,910	0.9%
5	Lake Charles	71,856	0.0%
6	Kenner	70,375	-0.2%
7	Bossier City	56,492	0.6%
8	Monroe	53,003	-0.3%
9	Alexandria	46,517	-0.6%
10	Houma	32,835	0.6%
11	New Iberia	32,556	0.1%
12	Central	26,646	–
13	Slidell	25,690	0.3%
14	Opelousas	22,794	2.0%
15	Ruston	20,760	0.0%
16	Sulphur	20,460	-0.1%
17	Natchitoches	18,038	0.4%
18	Hammond	17,682	0.5%
19	Gretna	17,545	0.3%
20	Crowley	14,444	0.1%
21	Thibodaux	14,418	-0.2%
22	Pineville	13,835	-1.1%
23	Baker	13,789	0.0%
24	Bogalusa	13,316	-0.7%
25	Minden	13,286	-0.4%
26	West Monroe	13,224	-0.6%
27	Bastrop	13,016	-0.7%
28	Morgan City	12,618	-1.5%
29	Abbeville	11,910	-0.1%
30	Eunice	11,489	0.2%
31	Zachary	11,319	1.8%
32	Jennings	10,955	-0.6%
33	Westwego	10,736	0.1%
34	Mandeville	10,589	2.9%
35	Harahan	9,863	-0.1%
36	DeRidder	9,709	–
37	Denham Springs	9,543	1.1%
38	Tallulah	9,201	0.5%
39	Covington	8,611	0.9%
40	Ville Platte	8,568	-0.7%
41	Rayne	8,542	0.1%
42	Franklin	8,309	-1.0%
43	Gonzales	8,210	1.2%
44	Oakdale	8,119	1.7%
45	Scott	8,036	4.2%
46	Donaldsonville	7,626	-0.6%
47	Breaux Bridge	7,604	1.0%
48	Plaquemine	7,057	-0.1%
49	St. Martinville	7,005	-0.5%
50	Leesville	6,736	-1.6%
51	Carencro	6,188	0.8%
52	Broussard	6,152	4.6%
53	Jeanerette	6,046	-0.8%
54	Winnfield	5,708	-0.9%
55	St. Gabriel	5,611	3.8%
56	Marksville	5,609	-0.3%
57	Mansfield	5,550	-0.4%
58	Springhill	5,423	-0.8%
59	Winnsboro	5,327	-1.1%
60	Ponchatoula	5,275	-0.7%
61	Port Allen	5,267	-1.1%
62	Kaplan	5,215	-0.3%
63	Patterson	5,118	-0.0%
64	Lake Providence	5,072	-0.9%
65	New Roads	4,960	-0.5%
66	Grambling	4,861	-1.6%
67	Walker	4,846	2.3%
68	Church Point	4,742	-0.9%
69	Westlake	4,672	-0.6%
70	Bunkie	4,650	-1.2%
71	Vidalia	4,532	-0.8%
72	Berwick	4,400	-0.1%
73	Rayville	4,225	-0.6%
74	Jackson	4,128	0.6%
75	Amite City	4,108	-0.4%
76	Youngsville	4,046	6.2%
77	Vivian	4,027	-0.7%
78	Jonesboro	3,903	-1.3%
79	Farmerville	3,796	1.2%
80	Homer	3,763	-0.9%
81	Lutcher	3,718	-0.6%
82	Ferriday	3,713	-1.2%
83	Ball	3,708	0.8%
84	Franklinton	3,648	-1.2%
85	Mamou	3,555	-0.0%
86	DeQuincy	3,389	-1.5%
87	Welsh	3,380	0.3%
88	Vinton	3,331	0.6%
89	Delhi	3,187	0.0%
90	Gramercy	3,049	1.4%
91	Arcadia	3,030	-0.3%
92	Lake Arthur	3,000	-0.6%
93	Jena	2,984	1.2%
94	Addis	2,983	5.9%
95	Haughton	2,951	5.8%
96	Many	2,892	-1.3%
97	Baldwin	2,739	0.7%
98	Iowa	2,660	0.5%
99	Haynesville	2,656	-0.9%
100	Lockport	2,621	0.5%

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