In 2021, the population of the New Orleans-Metairie metropolitan area in the United States was about 1.26 million people. This is consistent with the previous year, when the population was around 1.27 million.
Population of the New Orleans-Metairie metro area in the United States from 2010 to 2021
Characteristic
Number of residents
2010
1,195,368
2011
1,214,209
2012
1,227,624
2013
1,240,094
2014
1,249,547
2015
1,261,063
2016
1,268,633
2017
1,271,460
2018
1,271,921
2019
1,273,979
2020
1,270,366
2021
1,261,726
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US Census Bureau. (February 24, 2022). Population of the New Orleans-Metairie metro area in the United States from 2010 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/815751/new-orleans-metro-area-population/
US Census Bureau. "Population of the New Orleans-Metairie metro area in the United States from 2010 to 2021." Chart. February 24, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/815751/new-orleans-metro-area-population/
US Census Bureau. (2022). Population of the New Orleans-Metairie metro area in the United States from 2010 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/815751/new-orleans-metro-area-population/
US Census Bureau. "Population of The New Orleans-metairie Metro Area in The United States from 2010 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/815751/new-orleans-metro-area-population/
US Census Bureau, Population of the New Orleans-Metairie metro area in the United States from 2010 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/815751/new-orleans-metro-area-population/ (last visited May 15, 2025)
Population of the New Orleans-Metairie metro area in the United States from 2010 to 2021 [Graph], US Census Bureau, February 24, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/815751/new-orleans-metro-area-population/
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