De Soto Parish, Louisiana population

County or county equivalent · Official geographic code 22031

27,381

· Annual resident population estimate

U.S. Census Bureau · Population Estimates Program · Vintage 2025

+102 residents (+0.37%) since July 1, 2024.

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Population change, 2020–2025
+541July 1 to July 1 · +2.02%
Land-area density, 2025
31.2People per square mile · 2025 land area
Population rank, 2025
1535 of 3,144U.S. counties and county equivalents

De Soto Parish population history

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These six July 1 estimates belong to one consistent Vintage 2025 series. The Census Bureau revises earlier years when it releases a new vintage; a figure from an older publication may differ from the value below.

Annual resident population estimates, July 1, 2020–2025; Vintage 20252020: 26,840 people; 2021: 26,949 people; 2022: 26,869 people; 2023: 27,145 people; 2024: 27,279 people; 2025: 27,381 people 27.5k27.1k26.7k 202020212022202320242025

Annual estimates · 2020–2025 · Vertical scale shown on chart.

The highest observed population in this annual series was 27,381 in 2025. This is a peak within 2020–2025 coverage, not an all-time record.

De Soto Parish, Louisiana: July 1 annual population estimates, Vintage 2025
Reference datePopulationAnnual change
July 1, 202026,840—
July 1, 202126,949+109
July 1, 202226,869-80
July 1, 202327,145+276
July 1, 202427,279+134
July 1, 202527,381+102
Why is the April 2020 estimates base different from a census count?

The PEP estimates base here is 26,808 residents on April 1, 2020. It incorporates the Census Bureau’s corrections and geographic revisions and serves as the starting point for this annual series. It is not labeled an original 2020 census count. The chart starts at July 1, 2020, so its five-year change uses two July observations. Read about measurement types.

Growth and density

Between July 1, 2020 and July 1, 2025, De Soto Parish gained 541 residents, a 2.02% increase. The annualized change over these five elapsed years was +0.40%. Annualized change is a summary of the interval; it does not imply that the population changed at that rate in every year.

The 2025 Gazetteer reports 876.45 square miles of land. Dividing the July 1, 2025 population by that compatible land area gives 31.2 people per square mile. Water area is excluded. Density depends on geographic boundaries. It describes this entire geography, rather than a typical neighborhood or built-up area.

Calculations use unrounded source values. Population counts are displayed as integers, percentages to two decimals and density to one decimal. Calculation methods · Growth calculator

Components of population change

The published components cover July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. Natural change equals births minus deaths. Net migration is arrivals minus departures; it does not establish why people moved.

Natural change
-13
Net domestic migration
+113
Net international migration
+3
Residual
-1
Source-published components, annual interval ending June 30, 2025
ComponentPeople
Births324
Deaths337
Natural change-13
Net domestic migration+113
Net international migration+3
Residual-1
Total population change+102

Reconciliation: natural change + net domestic migration + net international migration + residual = +102. Births and deaths are already included in natural change and must not be added again. Source: co-est2025-alldata.csv; Vintage 2025.

Age structure, race and Hispanic-origin panels are not included in this totals release. Their separate periods, definitions and uncertainty will be validated before publication. Coverage details.

Geographic context

County equivalents include parishes, boroughs, census areas, independent cities, DC and Connecticut planning regions where represented by Census. The places listed below are whole-city observations and can extend into other counties. Summing them will not reproduce this county total.

Resident population, July 1, 2025; change since July 1, 2024. PEP Vintage 2025.
PlacePopulation · 2025Change · 2024–25Growth · 2024–25People / sq. mi.
MansfieldLouisiana · Incorporated place · 22483654,475-44-0.97%1,225.2
StonewallLouisiana · Incorporated place · 22733952,716+58+2.18%316.8
LogansportLouisiana · Incorporated place · 22450401,325-1-0.08%390.1
South MansfieldLouisiana · Incorporated place · 227182034400.00%506.4
KeachiLouisiana · Incorporated place · 2239085246+1+0.41%48.9
Grand CaneLouisiana · Incorporated place · 223069021300.00%188.1
StanleyLouisiana · Incorporated place · 2272800126+1+0.80%58.0
LongstreetLouisiana · Incorporated place · 2245460122+2+1.67%59.5

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Places with nearby population ranks

Selected from the same 2025 comparison universe, using neighboring population ranks. Similar population does not imply similar density, boundaries or demographics.

Resident population, July 1, 2025; change since July 1, 2024. PEP Vintage 2025.
PlacePopulation · 2025Change · 2024–25Growth · 2024–25People / sq. mi.
Grayson CountyKentucky · County equivalent · 2108527,406+227+0.84%54.9
Tillamook CountyOregon · County equivalent · 4105727,384-38-0.14%24.8
Grant CountyNew Mexico · County equivalent · 3501727,252-239-0.87%6.9
Butts CountyGeorgia · County equivalent · 1303527,218+78+0.29%148.2

Source, citation and downloads

U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025, co-est2025-alldata.csv, variable POPESTIMATE2025; De Soto Parish, Louisiana, geographic code 22031; resident population 27,381 on July 1, 2025; boundaries January 1, 2025. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/counties/totals/co-est2025-alldata.csv. Retrieved September 30, 2026. US Population Data snapshot pep-2025-r1, transformation 1.

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