<page_title> Louisiana </page_title> <section_title> Demographics </section_title> <table> <cell> 2010 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 4,533,372 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> Est. 2018 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 4,659,978 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> </table>
The Census estimates that the population of Louisiana was 4,659,978 in 2018, an increase since the 2010 Census.