Is Louisiana gaining or losing people?

Losing. In 2022–23, 17,333 more people left Louisiana for other states than moved in.

See where they went ↓
Moved in
65,960
people
Moved out
83,293
people
Net change
−17,333 people
In households (tax returns): 37,020 in, 47,149 out, −10,129 net

Where are people moving to Louisiana from?

People, 2022–23

  1. Texas19,642
  2. Mississippi5,591
  3. Florida4,590
  4. California3,508
  5. Georgia3,156
  6. Arkansas1,989

Where are people from Louisiana moving?

People, 2022–23

  1. Texas27,449
  2. Mississippi6,882
  3. Florida5,814
  4. Georgia3,938
  5. California3,223
  6. Tennessee2,691
Every state, in full ↓

Where people leaving Louisiana went across states

Orange lines show departures · thicker line = more people

Biggest net gain: California (+285 people). Biggest net loss: Texas (−7,807).

Is this new?

Louisiana has lost households from moves in every year since 2013–14.

Net migration · households (tax returns)
13–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–22−10,12922–23†††
Net migration of Louisiana (Net migration · households (tax returns))
YearValue
2013–14−3,146
2014–15 †−1,712
2015–16−5,248
2016–17 †−13,459
2017–18−9,581
2018–19−9,408
2019–20−9,836
2020–21−14,113
2021–22−14,492
2022–23 †−10,129

The IRS changed its processing in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. Compare years between the dotted lines.

Who's moving, by income?

Arriving households$58.2k avg
Leaving households$62.6k avg

Average adjusted gross income reported on the second-year tax return. It may have been earned before the move or in more than one location.

Not counted above

Moved within Louisiana
124,739 people
Arrived from abroad
1,164 people
Left for abroad
1,239 people

Net change only counts moves between states.

Which Louisiana counties are gaining?

Acadia Parish: −113 peopleAllen Parish: +14 peopleAscension Parish: +260 peopleAssumption Parish: −220 peopleAvoyelles Parish: −218 peopleBeauregard Parish: −111 peopleBienville Parish: −95 peopleBossier Parish: −43 peopleCaddo Parish: −1,973 peopleCalcasieu Parish: +364 peopleCaldwell Parish: −44 peopleCameron Parish: −136 peopleCatahoula Parish: +7 peopleClaiborne Parish: −143 peopleConcordia Parish: −255 peopleDe Soto Parish: +235 peopleEast Baton Rouge Parish: −2,844 peopleEast Carroll Parish: −53 peopleEast Feliciana Parish: +124 peopleEvangeline Parish: −337 peopleFranklin Parish: −26 peopleGrant Parish: −71 peopleIberia Parish: −675 peopleIberville Parish: −25 peopleJackson Parish: +106 peopleJefferson Parish: −4,354 peopleJefferson Davis Parish: −209 peopleLafayette Parish: +476 peopleLafourche Parish: −518 peopleLaSalle Parish: −32 peopleLincoln Parish: −97 peopleLivingston Parish: +1,071 peopleMadison Parish: −157 peopleMorehouse Parish: −270 peopleNatchitoches Parish: −155 peopleOrleans Parish: −4,369 peopleOuachita Parish: −460 peoplePlaquemines Parish: −76 peoplePointe Coupee Parish: −101 peopleRapides Parish: −367 peopleRed River Parish: −120 peopleRichland Parish: −66 peopleSabine Parish: −149 peopleSt. Bernard Parish: −102 peopleSt. Charles Parish: −306 peopleSt. Helena Parish: −17 peopleSt. James Parish: −212 peopleSt. John the Baptist Parish: −68 peopleSt. Landry Parish: −313 peopleSt. Martin Parish: +22 peopleSt. Mary Parish: −587 peopleSt. Tammany Parish: +1,113 peopleTangipahoa Parish: +623 peopleTensas Parish: +11 peopleTerrebonne Parish: −782 peopleUnion Parish: +7 peopleVermilion Parish: +16 peopleVernon Parish: −727 peopleWashington Parish: +76 peopleWebster Parish: −49 peopleWest Baton Rouge Parish: +61 peopleWest Carroll Parish: −10 peopleWest Feliciana Parish: −7 peopleWinn Parish: −45 people

Net people, 2022–23, including moves within the state.

  1. ≤ −5k
  2. −5k to −1k
  3. −1k to −100
  4. −100 to +100
  5. +100 to +1k
  6. +1k to +5k
  7. ≥ +5k
Withheld

Growing most

  1. St. Tammany Parish+1,113
  2. Livingston Parish+1,071
  3. Tangipahoa Parish+623
  4. Lafayette Parish+476
  5. Calcasieu Parish+364
  6. Ascension Parish+260

Losing most

  1. Orleans Parish−4,369
  2. Jefferson Parish−4,354
  3. East Baton Rouge Parish−2,844
  4. Caddo Parish−1,973
  5. Terrebonne Parish−782
  6. Vernon Parish−727

Every state, in full

Moves between Louisiana and each state, 2022–23. Tap a column to sort.

Net trendhouseholds, 13–14 → 22–23, † breaks
Texas19,642 in27,449 out−7,807$53.9k$57.0k
Mississippi5,591 in6,882 out−1,291$49.4k$59.6k
Florida4,590 in5,814 out−1,224$65.4k$90.4k
California3,508 in3,223 out+285$69.7k$70.3k
Georgia3,156 in3,938 out−782$50.7k$52.6k
Arkansas1,989 in2,679 out−690$48.2k$55.2k
Alabama1,894 in2,549 out−655$60.7k$67.9k
North Carolina1,777 in2,304 out−527$56.5k$72.4k
Tennessee1,682 in2,691 out−1,009$59.1k$68.9k
Virginia1,596 in1,999 out−403$74.8k$72.4k

Small charts: net households, 13–14 → 22–23, outlined bars = † years.

All counties in Louisiana

Counties and county equivalents, including historical geographies.

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Moved Where. “Is Louisiana gaining or losing people?” movedwhere.com/state/louisiana. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.

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Common questions

How many people moved to Louisiana in 2022–23?

65,960 people moved to Louisiana from other states, and 83,293 left for other states.

Where do most people moving to Louisiana come from?

In 2022–23, the most came from Texas (19,642 people), Mississippi (5,591 people), Florida (4,590 people).

Where does this data come from?

From the IRS Statistics of Income, U.S. Population Migration Data. State migration is counted when matched tax returns filed in 2022 and 2023 show addresses in different states. A household is one tax return; people counts everyone on it. Non-filers and unmatched returns are excluded. Domestic net migration is not total population change.

Why are there no “vs last year” changes?

The IRS changed how it processed this data in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23, so a change from one year to the next can reflect the method rather than real moves. We show levels, rankings and 10-year trends instead.