Demographics of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana

Claiborne Parish, Louisiana had 13,354 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −754 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Claiborne Parish, in four figures

13,354
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −5.3%
Change since July 2020: −754 people.; 42.3 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $32,831 ±$2,551
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Claiborne Parish, Louisiana's population shrank 5.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Claiborne Parish, Louisiana's population shrank 5.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	14,108	100.0	100.0
2021	14,054	99.6	100.2
2022	13,820	98.0	100.7
2023	13,655	96.8	101.6
2024	13,539	96.0	102.5
2025	13,354	94.7	103.1

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Population of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	14,108	−65	−41	0	−24
2021	14,054	−54	−71	+2	+3
2022	13,820	−234	−99	0	−136
2023	13,655	−165	−46	−1	−115
2024	13,539	−116	−75	0	−41
2025	13,354	−185	−82	−1	−101

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.3 ±0.6: for men 40.3 ±1.5 and for women 45.3 ±1.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Claiborne Parish by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Under 5	619 ±112	4.5% ±0.8	6.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,007 ±293	14.5% ±2.1	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	947 ±238	6.8% ±1.7	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,821 ±412	27.6% ±3.0	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,386 ±271	24.5% ±2.0	24.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,053 ±270	22.1% ±2.0	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $32,831 ±$2,551, and income per person $20,451 ±$2,975, in 2024 dollars. The median is $60,756 ±$408 in Louisiana and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Claiborne Parish by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Louisiana	United States
Under $25,000	2,094 ±305	40.6% ±5.7	22.4% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,396 ±224	27.1% ±4.2	20.2% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	746 ±171	14.5% ±3.3	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	390 ±106	7.6% ±2.0	11.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	339 ±103	6.6% ±2.0	14.8% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	96 ±42	1.9% ±0.8	7.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	36 to 152	0.7% to 2.9%	7.8% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Claiborne Parish by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Louisiana	United States
All ages	3,817 ±545	32.0% ±4.6	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,371 ±290	52.6% ±8.1	25.4% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,634 ±363	29.4% ±5.9	17.7% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	812 ±182	21.5% ±4.4	15.2% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Claiborne Parish, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Claiborne Parish	Louisiana	United States
Housing units	6,810 ±28	2,108,902 ±333	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	75.7% ±3.2	85.6% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	24.3% ±3.2	14.4% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	68.8% ±3.3	67.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	31.2% ±4.5	32.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$82,100 ±$5,314	$216,500 ±$1,367	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$674 ±$69	$1,064 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1974 ±2	1983 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Claiborne Parish by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	11 to 159	0.1% to 1.1%	7.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,146 ±59	44.4% ±0.4	55.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	6,952 ±219	50.3% ±1.6	30.5% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 40	0% to 0.3%	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	620 ±218	4.5% ±1.6	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Claiborne Parish by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Born in the state	11,718 ±220	84.7% ±1.6	77.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,898 ±210	13.7% ±1.5	17.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	29 to 189	0.2% to 1.4%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	30 to 186	0.2% to 1.3%	4.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	11 to 155	0.1% to 1.1%	2.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 51	0% to 0.4%	2.9% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Claiborne Parish among the counties of Louisiana

54th of 64 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Louisiana page.

Counties of Louisiana near Claiborne Parish in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Concordia Parish	17,836	−4.0%
Jackson Parish	15,834	+5.6%
LaSalle Parish	15,154	+2.2%
West Feliciana Parish	15,134	−0.7%
Winn Parish	14,961	+9.0%
Claiborne Parish	13,354	−5.3%
Bienville Parish	12,269	−5.0%
St. Helena Parish	10,758	−1.2%
Caldwell Parish	9,344	−2.8%
West Carroll Parish	9,156	−5.5%
Madison Parish	8,844	−10.9%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Counties in Louisiana by poverty rate
No. 3 Counties in Louisiana by median age
No. 5 Counties by poverty rate
No. 28 Counties in Louisiana by homeownership rate
No. 40 Counties in Louisiana by median rent
No. 49 Counties by population growth in Louisiana

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026