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Louisiana rankings · Civic life

Towns with the most civic life in Louisiana

Vinton ranks first on civic life among Louisiana’s 105 towns of 2,500+; 4 of the 105 grade A− or better on civic life nationally.

The Civic life grade, a character grade (not part of the overall): library visits per resident (IMLS), community nonprofits (IRS) and volunteering groups. How grades work

#1

Vinton

Calcasieu Parish · 3,115 people
A

Civic life grade, better than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #118 of 161 in LA

#2

Mandeville

St. Tammany Parish · 12,918 people
A

Civic life grade, better than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #19 of 161 in LA

#3

Bunkie

Avoyelles Parish · 3,138 people
A−

Civic life grade, better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #110 of 161 in LA

All 105 towns

Civic life grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank; the overall grade and state rank are beside each.

105 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.

#TownGradeOverall
1VintonCalcasieu Parish · 3,115 peopleAbetter than 91% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #118 of 161
2MandevilleSt. Tammany Parish · 12,918 peopleAbetter than 88% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #19 of 161
3BunkieAvoyelles Parish · 3,138 peopleA−better than 82% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #110 of 161
4HammondTangipahoa Parish · 24,032 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #157 of 161
5CovingtonSt. Tammany Parish · 11,721 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #52 of 161
6Lake CharlesCalcasieu Parish · 82,676 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #122 of 161
7Abita SpringsSt. Tammany Parish · 2,753 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #11 of 161
8ThibodauxLafourche Parish · 15,573 peopleB+better than 68% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #92 of 161
9New OrleansOrleans Parish · 362,154 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #159 of 161
10FarmervilleUnion Parish · 3,432 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #141 of 161
11ZacharyEast Baton Rouge Parish · 20,621 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #60 of 161
12WestlakeCalcasieu Parish · 4,763 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #22 of 161
13CrowleyAcadia Parish · 11,223 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #55 of 161
14LeesvilleVernon Parish · 5,210 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #79 of 161
15SulphurCalcasieu Parish · 20,492 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #54 of 161
16WelshJefferson Davis Parish · 3,286 peopleBbetter than 56% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #8 of 161
17RustonLincoln Parish · 22,397 peopleBbetter than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #134 of 161
18SlidellSt. Tammany Parish · 28,341 peopleB−better than 53% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #89 of 161
19MindenWebster Parish · 11,103 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #136 of 161
20DeQuincyCalcasieu Parish · 2,878 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #16 of 161
21JenningsJefferson Davis Parish · 9,235 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #94 of 161
22New RoadsPointe Coupee Parish · 4,216 peopleB−better than 46% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #75 of 161
23LafayetteLafayette Parish · 123,311 peopleB−better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #114 of 161
24FranklinSt. Mary Parish · 6,224 peopleB−better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #69 of 161
25IowaCalcasieu Parish · 3,301 peopleC+better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #116 of 161
26JacksonEast Feliciana Parish · 3,904 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #74 of 161
27AbbevilleVermilion Parish · 10,861 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #28 of 161
28YoungsvilleLafayette Parish · 19,980 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #7 of 161
29PlaquemineIberville Parish · 5,891 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #71 of 161
30SpringhillWebster Parish · 4,437 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #109 of 161
31DeRidderBeauregard Parish · 9,503 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #72 of 161
32NatchitochesNatchitoches Parish · 17,146 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #115 of 161
33Baton RougeEast Baton Rouge Parish · 222,795 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #105 of 161
34LutcherSt. James Parish · 2,822 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #40 of 161
35MonroeOuachita Parish · 46,860 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #149 of 161
36GramercySt. James Parish · 2,689 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #78 of 161
37West MonroeOuachita Parish · 12,478 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #127 of 161
38OpelousasSt. Landry Parish · 15,098 peopleC+better than 37% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #146 of 161
39StonewallDe Soto Parish · 2,716 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #26 of 161
40EuniceSt. Landry Parish · 9,035 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #125 of 161
41PonchatoulaTangipahoa Parish · 7,755 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #121 of 161
42MauriceVermilion Parish · 3,215 peopleC+better than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #25 of 161
43ArcadiaBienville Parish · 2,534 peopleCbetter than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #119 of 161
44MarksvilleAvoyelles Parish · 4,744 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #147 of 161
45MansfieldDe Soto Parish · 4,475 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #31 of 161
46AlexandriaRapides Parish · 42,938 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #135 of 161
47WalkerLivingston Parish · 6,476 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #32 of 161
48Amite CityTangipahoa Parish · 4,081 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #84 of 161
49KaplanVermilion Parish · 4,116 peopleCbetter than 33% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #58 of 161
50New IberiaIberia Parish · 26,533 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #99 of 161
51HarahanJefferson Parish · 8,916 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #17 of 161
52JenaLaSalle Parish · 4,229 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #1 of 161
53GramblingLincoln Parish · 5,314 peopleCbetter than 30% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #42 of 161
54HaughtonBossier Parish · 4,828 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #139 of 161
55BakerEast Baton Rouge Parish · 12,136 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #156 of 161
56BruslyWest Baton Rouge Parish · 2,614 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #12 of 161
57TallulahMadison Parish · 5,517 peopleCbetter than 27% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #155 of 161
58ShreveportCaddo Parish · 175,902 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #153 of 161
59BastropMorehouse Parish · 8,908 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #145 of 161
60MamouEvangeline Parish · 2,830 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #107 of 161
61BogalusaWashington Parish · 10,321 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #161 of 161
62Lake ArthurJefferson Davis Parish · 2,569 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #5 of 161
63RayvilleRichland Parish · 3,176 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #117 of 161
64VidaliaConcordia Parish · 3,925 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #142 of 161
65GretnaJefferson Parish · 17,360 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #151 of 161
66GonzalesAscension Parish · 13,930 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #90 of 161
67VivianCaddo Parish · 2,920 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #93 of 161
68GreenwoodCaddo Parish · 3,077 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #63 of 161
69PattersonSt. Mary Parish · 5,565 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #103 of 161
70OakdaleAllen Parish · 6,526 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #87 of 161
71DelhiRichland Parish · 2,519 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #102 of 161
72Church PointAcadia Parish · 4,036 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #82 of 161
73WinnfieldWinn Parish · 4,480 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #120 of 161
74BroussardLafayette Parish · 15,799 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #21 of 161
75WinnsboroFranklin Parish · 4,566 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #124 of 161
76PinevilleRapides Parish · 13,967 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #46 of 161
77CentralEast Baton Rouge Parish · 30,313 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #9 of 161
78RayneAcadia Parish · 6,995 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #49 of 161
79BallRapides Parish · 3,793 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #34 of 161
80Port AllenWest Baton Rouge Parish · 5,015 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #80 of 161
81Denham SpringsLivingston Parish · 9,378 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #4 of 161
82HomerClaiborne Parish · 2,520 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #152 of 161
83FerridayConcordia Parish · 2,984 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #113 of 161
84Lake ProvidenceEast Carroll Parish · 3,147 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #160 of 161
85St. GabrielIberville Parish · 6,987 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #85 of 161
86FranklintonWashington Parish · 3,576 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #150 of 161
87SunsetSt. Landry Parish · 3,194 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #101 of 161
88Pearl RiverSt. Tammany Parish · 2,715 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #106 of 161
89BlanchardCaddo Parish · 3,360 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #56 of 161
90Breaux BridgeSt. Martin Parish · 7,652 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #88 of 161
91JonesboroJackson Parish · 4,252 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #100 of 161
92ScottLafayette Parish · 9,635 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #65 of 161
93KennerJefferson Parish · 65,136 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #128 of 161
94Ville PlatteEvangeline Parish · 6,172 peopleDbetter than 6% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #91 of 161
95CarencroLafayette Parish · 13,224 peopleDbetter than 6% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #77 of 161
96Bossier CityBossier Parish · 63,259 peopleDbetter than 6% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #137 of 161
97St. MartinvilleSt. Martin Parish · 5,229 peopleDbetter than 6% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #59 of 161
98WestwegoJefferson Parish · 8,317 peopleD−better than 5% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #132 of 161
99AddisWest Baton Rouge Parish · 7,679 peopleD−better than 5% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #3 of 161
100BerwickSt. Mary Parish · 4,455 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #36 of 161
101Morgan CitySt. Mary Parish · 10,757 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #131 of 161
102SterlingtonOuachita Parish · 2,663 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #20 of 161
103JeaneretteIberia Parish · 4,484 peopleD−better than 3% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #48 of 161
104DonaldsonvilleAscension Parish · 7,094 peopleD−better than 3% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #64 of 161
105RichwoodOuachita Parish · 3,834 peopleD−among the lowest in the U.S.·Overall C · #83 of 161
Not ranked

57 towns without a civic life grade

Towns of 2,500+ that don’t have the figures this grade needs. Each town’s page says which ones are missing.

  • Arabi St. Bernard Parish · 4,625 people
  • Avondale Jefferson Parish · 4,608 people
  • Bawcomville Ouachita Parish · 2,804 people
  • Bayou Blue Lafourche Parish · 12,218 people
  • Bayou Cane Terrebonne Parish · 21,253 people
  • Bayou Vista St. Mary Parish · 3,842 people
  • Belle Chasse Plaquemines Parish · 10,934 people
  • Bridge City Jefferson Parish · 7,297 people
  • Brownfields East Baton Rouge Parish · 4,261 people
  • Brownsville Ouachita Parish · 4,357 people
  • Carlyss Calcasieu Parish · 4,412 people
  • Chackbay Lafourche Parish · 5,436 people
  • Chalmette St. Bernard Parish · 22,616 people
  • Chauvin Terrebonne Parish · 2,502 people
  • Claiborne Ouachita Parish · 13,308 people
  • Cut Off Lafourche Parish · 5,398 people
  • Destrehan St. Charles Parish · 11,619 people
  • Eastwood Bossier Parish · 4,440 people
  • Eden Isle St. Tammany Parish · 7,683 people
  • Elmwood Jefferson Parish · 6,077 people
  • Estelle Jefferson Parish · 16,341 people
  • Galliano Lafourche Parish · 5,906 people
  • Gardere East Baton Rouge Parish · 12,223 people
  • Gray Terrebonne Parish · 5,154 people
  • Hahnville St. Charles Parish · 3,520 people
  • Harvey Jefferson Parish · 20,915 people
  • Jefferson Jefferson Parish · 9,703 people
  • Lacombe St. Tammany Parish · 6,310 people
  • Lafourche Crossing Lafourche Parish · 2,790 people
  • Lakeshore Ouachita Parish · 3,437 people
  • Laplace St. John the Baptist Parish · 28,343 people
  • Larose Lafourche Parish · 5,515 people
  • Luling St. Charles Parish · 13,960 people
  • Marrero Jefferson Parish · 32,540 people
  • Meraux St. Bernard Parish · 7,918 people
  • Merrydale East Baton Rouge Parish · 9,490 people
  • Metairie Jefferson Parish · 139,729 people
  • Milton Lafayette Parish · 2,793 people
  • Monticello East Baton Rouge Parish · 3,999 people
  • Moss Bluff Calcasieu Parish · 12,482 people
  • Norco St. Charles Parish · 2,781 people
  • Prairieville Ascension Parish · 35,238 people
  • Prien Calcasieu Parish · 7,119 people
  • Raceland Lafourche Parish · 9,585 people
  • Red Chute Bossier Parish · 6,526 people
  • Reserve St. John the Baptist Parish · 7,791 people
  • River Ridge Jefferson Parish · 13,312 people
  • Schriever Terrebonne Parish · 6,690 people
  • South Vacherie St. James Parish · 2,954 people
  • St. George · 78,536 people
  • St. Rose St. Charles Parish · 7,644 people
  • Swartz Ouachita Parish · 4,110 people
  • Terrytown Jefferson Parish · 24,726 people
  • Timberlane Jefferson Parish · 10,886 people
  • Violet St. Bernard Parish · 4,122 people
  • Waggaman Jefferson Parish · 11,330 people
  • Woodmere Jefferson Parish · 11,879 people
Quick answers

Questions people ask

Which Louisiana town has the most civic life?

Vinton (Calcasieu Parish) ranks first on civic life among 105 towns, with an A; Mandeville and Bunkie follow.

How are these towns ranked?

The Civic life grade, a character grade (not part of the overall): library visits per resident (IMLS), community nonprofits (IRS) and volunteering groups. Towns are sorted on the grade’s score; the letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents with a civic life grade (105 in Louisiana). 57 towns of 2,500+ lack the figures and are listed above. Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the Louisiana page.

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