The 10 Gayest Places In Louisiana For 2024


The gayest cities in Louisiana are Church Point and Rayville for 2024 based on Saturday Night Science.

Gayest places in Louisiana research summary. We used Saturday Night Science to research the cities in Louisiana with the highest percent of same-sex households for 2024. The data comes from the American Community Survey 2013-2018 vintage, which breaks down sex by household status. Unfortunately, the Census has stopped reporting at the city level, so this report reflects the most recent data.

  • The city with the highest rate of same-sex houesholds in Louisiana is Church Point. 6.02% of households in Church Point are gay.

  • The city in Louisiana with the most same-sex houesholds is New Orleans with 992 gay households.

  • Louisiana is the 21st most gay in the United States.

Gayest Cities In Louisiana Map


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


An estimated 0.91% of Louisiana residents are gay.

That means there are a total of 16,584 gay households in The Pelican State.

Our goal with this post is to use Saturday Night Science and data to determine the gayest cities in Louisiana.

After analyzing 100 cities with over 1,000 households, we’ve determined these are The Gayest Cities in Louisiana for 2024.

The 10 Gayest Places In Louisiana For 2024

  1. Church Point
  2. Rayville
  3. Mamou
  4. Scott
  5. Iowa
  6. Abita Springs
  7. Sunset
  8. Monroe
  9. Broussard
  10. New Orleans

What’s the gayest place in Louisiana? According to the facts, Church Point is the gayest place in Louisiana for 2024.

For more on how we calculated the top ten, and for more information about these places, read on.

For more Louisiana reading, check out:

The 10 Gayest Cities In Louisiana For 2024

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Households: 1,926
Gay Households: 58 (8th highest)
% Gay Households: 6.02% (1st highest)
More on Church Point: Data | Crime

Rayville, LA

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Households: 1,388
Gay Households: 22 (18th highest)
% Gay Households: 3.17% (2nd highest)
More on Rayville: Data | Crime

3. Mamou

Mamou, LA

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Overall SnackAbility

4
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Households: 1,046
Gay Households: 16 (30th highest)
% Gay Households: 3.06% (3rd highest)
More on Mamou:

Scott, LA

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Overall SnackAbility

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Households: 3,308
Gay Households: 47 (10th highest)
% Gay Households: 2.36% (4th highest)
More on Scott: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

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Households: 1,261
Gay Households: 10 (34th highest)
% Gay Households: 1.59% (5th highest)
More on Iowa: Data | Crime

6. Abita Springs

Abita Springs, LA

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Overall SnackAbility

5
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Households: 1,018
Gay Households: 6 (43rd highest)
% Gay Households: 1.18% (6th highest)
More on Abita Springs:

7. Sunset

Sunset, LA

Source: Wikipedia User Chris Litherland | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

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Households: 1,101
Gay Households: 6 (43rd highest)
% Gay Households: 1.09% (7th highest)
More on Sunset:

Monroe, LA

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Overall SnackAbility

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Households: 17,549
Gay Households: 110 (6th highest)
% Gay Households: 1.08% (8th highest)
More on Monroe: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

Broussard, LA

Source: Wikipedia User Chris Litherland | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
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Households: 4,147
Gay Households: 18 (28th highest)
% Gay Households: 0.87% (9th highest)
More on Broussard: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

New Orleans, LA

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Overall SnackAbility

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Households: 154,036
Gay Households: 992 (1st highest)
% Gay Households: 0.87% (10th highest)
More on New Orleans: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living

How do you determine the best cities for same-sex households in Louisiana for 2024

In order to rank the gayest cities in Louisiana, we used Saturday Night Science and the 2013-2018 American Community Survey from the U.S. Census. We looked at:

  • Percentage of all households that are unmarried, same sex partners

We limited the analysis to non-CDPs that have over 1,000 households.

We ranked each place from 1 to 100 with the city containing the highest percentage of unmarried, same sex partners households being the most gay.

In the end, ended up being the the most gay place with 6.02% gay households.

Skip to the end to see the list of all the places in the state from gayest to straighest.

We updated this report for 2024. This report is our tenth time ranking the gayest places in Louisiana.

There You Have It – The Most LGBT Friendly Cities In Louisiana For 2024

If you’re looking at the number of gay households in Louisiana, this is an accurate list.

The gayest cities in Louisiana are .

If you’re curious enough, here are the least gay places in Louisiana:

  • Kaplan
  • Haynesville
  • Franklin

For more Louisiana reading, check out:

Table: Gayest Places To Live In Louisiana

Rank City Households % Gay Households
1 Church Point 1,926 6.02%
2 Rayville 1,388 3.17%
3 Mamou 1,046 3.06%
4 Scott 3,308 2.36%
5 Iowa 1,261 1.59%
6 Abita Springs 1,018 1.18%
7 Sunset 1,101 1.09%
8 Monroe 17,549 1.08%
9 Broussard 4,147 0.87%
10 New Orleans 154,036 0.87%
11 Baker 4,827 0.79%
12 Gonzales 4,195 0.72%
13 Eunice 3,734 0.7%
14 Morgan City 4,707 0.68%
15 Ponchatoula 2,672 0.6%
16 West Monroe 5,284 0.57%
17 Carencro 3,310 0.54%
18 Shreveport 75,842 0.5%
19 New Iberia 11,141 0.5%
20 Lafayette 50,416 0.5%
21 Thibodaux 5,692 0.46%
22 Baton Rouge 85,263 0.41%
23 Opelousas 6,154 0.39%
24 Zachary 5,517 0.36%
25 Bossier City 26,552 0.27%
26 Hammond 6,604 0.15%
27 Slidell 10,168 0.14%
28 Kenner 24,918 0.14%
29 Lake Charles 32,012 0.12%
30 Deridder 3,764 0.11%
31 Springhill 2,223 0.0%
32 Westwego 3,415 0.0%
33 Winnfield 2,022 0.0%
34 Vidalia 1,584 0.0%
35 Natchitoches 6,260 0.0%
36 Winnsboro 1,597 0.0%
37 New Roads 1,784 0.0%
38 Ville Platte 2,997 0.0%
39 Minden 4,954 0.0%
40 Marksville 2,114 0.0%
41 Vivian 1,383 0.0%
42 Oakdale 2,092 0.0%
43 Patterson 2,265 0.0%
44 St. Gabriel 1,563 0.0%
45 Pineville 4,911 0.0%
46 Plaquemine 2,468 0.0%
47 Walker 2,368 0.0%
48 Port Allen 2,162 0.0%
49 Vinton 1,272 0.0%
50 Westlake 1,827 0.0%
51 Sulphur 7,989 0.0%
52 Ruston 7,831 0.0%
53 Welsh 1,146 0.0%
54 St. Martinville 2,369 0.0%
55 Mansfield 1,746 0.0%
56 Tallulah 2,671 0.0%
57 Rayne 2,952 0.0%
58 Abbeville 4,519 0.0%
59 Lutcher 1,440 0.0%
60 Denham Springs 3,718 0.0%
61 Delhi 1,093 0.0%
62 Crowley 4,986 0.0%
63 Covington 3,650 0.0%
64 Central 10,278 0.0%
65 Bunkie 1,544 0.0%
66 Brusly 1,050 0.0%
67 Breaux Bridge 3,075 0.0%
68 Bogalusa 4,604 0.0%
69 Blanchard 1,163 0.0%
70 Berwick 1,689 0.0%
71 Bastrop 3,880 0.0%
72 Ball 1,368 0.0%
73 Arcadia 1,107 0.0%
74 Amite City 1,513 0.0%
75 Alexandria 18,109 0.0%
76 Addis 1,684 0.0%
77 Dequincy 1,012 0.0%
78 Donaldsonville 2,900 0.0%
79 Farmerville 1,043 0.0%
80 Ferriday 1,325 0.0%
81 Leesville 2,374 0.0%
82 Lake Providence 1,344 0.0%
83 Youngsville 4,143 0.0%
84 Jonesboro 1,377 0.0%
85 Jennings 3,773 0.0%
86 Jena 1,276 0.0%
87 Jeanerette 1,973 0.0%
88 Houma 12,291 0.0%
89 Mandeville 4,679 0.0%
90 Homer 1,282 0.0%
91 Haughton 1,167 0.0%
92 Harahan 3,752 0.0%
93 Gretna 7,120 0.0%
94 Greenwood 1,321 0.0%
95 Gramercy 1,278 0.0%
96 Grambling 1,779 0.0%
97 Franklinton 1,672 0.0%
98 Franklin 2,631 0.0%
99 Haynesville 1,046 0.0%
100 Kaplan 1,681 0.0%
About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

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