List_of_Louisiana_metropolitan_areas
The U.S. state of Louisiana has a total of ten metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs); 30 of Louisiana's sixty-four (64) parishes are classified as metropolitan[citation needed]. According to the 2010 United States census, these parishes had a combined population of 3,340,667 (74.8% of the state's population). Based on a July 1, 2009, population estimate, that figure had increased to 3,356,913 (74.7% of the state's population).[1]
The following table lists Louisiana's metropolitan areas, ranked by population as of the 2020 American Community Survey's census estimates program.