Louisiana population grew in 2024, reversing three years of decline

We not pulling out no more in 2024.

They just put out the census report last week showing Louisiana losing 1.4% of its population.



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Census Bureau just released state population totals for all 50 states. Listed below are the 2024 state population totals including the % of growth/loss for each state from 04/01/2020 to 04/01/2024 for SEC states. The number ranking indicates where each state ranks nationally in 2024 population:

* state lost population between 04/01/2020 and 04/01/2024

#2) Texas - 31,290,831 (+7.02%)
#3) Florida - 23,372,215 (+8.24%)
#8) Georgia - 11,180,878 (+4.17%)
#15) Tennessee - 7,227,750 (+4.33%)
#18) Missouri - 6,245,466 (+1.47%)
#23) South Carolina - 5,478,831 (+6.75%)
#24) Alabama - 5,157,699 (+2.48%)
#25) Louisiana - 4,597,740 (-1.17%) *
#26) Kentucky - 4,588,372 (+1.78%)
#28) Oklahoma - 4,095,393 (+3.28%)
#34) Arkansas - 3,088,354 (+2.45%)
#36) Mississippi - 2,943,045 (-0.53%) *

5 fastest growing SEC states:

1) Florida - 8.24%
2) Texas - 7.02%
3) South Carolina - 6.75%
4) Tennessee - 4.33%
5) Georgia - 4.17%

5 slowest growing SEC states:

8) Arkansas - 2.45%
9) Kentucky - 1.78%
10) Missouri - 1.47%
11) Mississippi - (-0.53%)
12) Louisiana - (-1.17)
This post was edited on 12/20/24 at 3

My fault, this cover 2020 - present

Illegals?

The growth is probably all in Livingston and Ascension