Top 100 Biggest Cities In Louisiana (2001 Census)

Rank	City	2002 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	New Orleans	477,932	-1.2%
2	Baton Rouge	226,622	-0.8%
3	Shreveport	199,277	-0.6%
4	Lafayette	111,788	-0.1%
5	Lake Charles	71,000	-1.2%
6	Kenner	69,902	-0.7%
7	Bossier City	56,424	-0.1%
8	Monroe	52,185	-1.5%
9	Alexandria	46,638	0.3%
10	Houma	32,678	-0.5%
11	New Iberia	32,346	-0.6%
12	Central	26,533	-0.4%
13	Slidell	25,776	0.3%
14	Opelousas	22,597	-0.9%
15	Ruston	20,684	-0.4%
16	Sulphur	20,173	-1.4%
17	Natchitoches	17,854	-1.0%
18	Hammond	17,621	-0.3%
19	Gretna	17,399	-0.8%
20	Thibodaux	14,375	-0.3%
21	Crowley	14,298	-1.0%
22	Baker	13,713	-0.6%
23	Pineville	13,638	-1.4%
24	Minden	13,290	0.0%
25	Bogalusa	13,136	-1.4%
26	West Monroe	13,073	-1.1%
27	Bastrop	12,872	-1.1%
28	Morgan City	12,330	-2.3%
29	Abbeville	11,823	-0.7%
30	Zachary	11,453	1.2%
31	Eunice	11,402	-0.8%
32	Jennings	10,783	-1.6%
33	Mandeville	10,740	1.4%
34	Westwego	10,641	-0.9%
35	Harahan	9,796	-0.7%
36	Denham Springs	9,668	1.3%
37	DeRidder	9,627	-0.8%
38	Tallulah	8,970	-2.5%
39	Covington	8,616	0.1%
40	Rayne	8,545	0.0%
41	Ville Platte	8,466	-1.2%
42	Gonzales	8,203	-0.1%
43	Oakdale	8,187	0.8%
44	Franklin	8,168	-1.7%
45	Scott	7,980	-0.7%
46	Breaux Bridge	7,631	0.4%
47	Donaldsonville	7,585	-0.5%
48	Plaquemine	7,001	-0.8%
49	St. Martinville	6,996	-0.1%
50	Leesville	6,619	-1.7%
51	Broussard	6,227	1.2%
52	Carencro	6,130	-0.9%
53	Jeanerette	6,017	-0.5%
54	St. Gabriel	5,610	-0.0%
55	Marksville	5,576	-0.6%
56	Winnfield	5,575	-2.3%
57	Mansfield	5,426	-2.2%
58	Ponchatoula	5,374	1.9%
59	Springhill	5,299	-2.3%
60	Port Allen	5,216	-1.0%
61	Winnsboro	5,208	-2.2%
62	Kaplan	5,180	-0.7%
63	Patterson	5,095	-0.4%
64	Walker	4,963	2.4%
65	New Roads	4,892	-1.4%
66	Lake Providence	4,865	-4.1%
67	Church Point	4,710	-0.7%
68	Grambling	4,627	-4.8%
69	Westlake	4,609	-1.3%
70	Bunkie	4,572	-1.7%
71	Vidalia	4,448	-1.9%
72	Berwick	4,348	-1.2%
73	Youngsville	4,217	4.2%
74	Rayville	4,183	-1.0%
75	Amite City	4,093	-0.4%
76	Vivian	3,992	-0.9%
77	Jackson	3,957	-4.1%
78	Jonesboro	3,873	-0.8%
79	Farmerville	3,784	-0.3%
80	Homer	3,697	-1.8%
81	Lutcher	3,657	-1.6%
82	Ball	3,651	-1.5%
83	Ferriday	3,647	-1.8%
84	Franklinton	3,639	-0.2%
85	Mamou	3,513	-1.2%
86	DeQuincy	3,377	-0.4%
87	Welsh	3,341	-1.2%
88	Vinton	3,300	-0.9%
89	Delhi	3,162	-0.8%
90	Gramercy	3,064	0.5%
91	Addis	2,984	0.0%
92	Haughton	2,962	0.4%
93	Lake Arthur	2,956	-1.5%
94	Arcadia	2,955	-2.5%
95	Jena	2,948	-1.2%
96	Benton	2,919	33.3%
97	Many	2,834	-2.0%
98	Baldwin	2,701	-1.4%
99	Iowa	2,642	-0.7%
100	Lockport	2,613	-0.3%

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