Post Hurricane Katrina
Population Estimates:
New Orleans and Houston
| NEW ORLEANS METROPOLITAN AREA | |||||
| Parish Name | July 1, 2004 | July 1, 2005 | January 1, 2006 | Change | % |
| Jefferson | 448,843 | 448,578 | 411,305 | (37,273) | -8.3% |
| Orleans | 443,430 | 437,186 | 158,353 | (278,833) | -63.8% |
| Plaquemines | 28,258 | 28,282 | 20,164 | (8,118) | -28.7% |
| St. Bernard | 64,848 | 64,576 | 3,361 | (61,215) | -94.8% |
| St. Charles | 49,525 | 50,203 | 52,269 | 2,066 | 4.1% |
| St. John the Baptist | 45,087 | 45,950 | 48,642 | 2,692 | 5.9% |
| St. Tammany | 211,398 | 217,999 | 220,651 | 2,652 | 1.2% |
| Washington | 42,439 | 42,966 | 43,523 | 557 | 1.3% |
| Total | 1,333,828 | 1,335,740 | 958,268 | (377,472) | -28.3% |
| AFFECTED COUNTIES IN HOUSTON METROPOLITAN AREA | |||||
| County | July 1, 2004 | July 1, 2005 | January 1, 2006 | Change | % |
| Brazoria | 259,762 | 267,376 | 273,012 | 5,636 | 2.1% |
| Chambers | 27,859 | 28,141 | 28,439 | 298 | 1.1% |
| Fort Bend | 435,964 | 457,225 | 472,635 | 15,410 | 3.4% |
| Galveston | 267,623 | 273,162 | 277,885 | 4,723 | 1.7% |
| Harris | 3,595,720 | 3,647,656 | 3,740,480 | 92,824 | 2.5% |
| Liberty | 69,937 | 70,116 | 70,458 | 342 | 0.5% |
| Montgomery | 360,210 | 376,051 | 387,278 | 11,227 | 3.0% |
| San Jacinto | 24,427 | 24,666 | 24,809 | 143 | 0.6% |
| Walker | 44,659 | 44,633 | 44,771 | 138 | 0.3% |
| Total | 5,086,161 | 5,189,026 | 5,319,767 | 130,741 | 2.5% |
| Metropolitan Houston counties not included in analysis: Austin, Matagorda & Waller | |||||
| Census Bureau Estimates Released 2006.06.07 | |||||
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