Plaquemines Ranks Among Highest Counties in the Country in Percent Population Decline

A press release sent out by the United States Census Bureau on March 30 detailing population shifts throughout the country based on 2021 to the 2022 census numbers. In their study, they found that Plaquemines Parish ranked as the 4th highest county in terms of percentage population loss. In July 2021, Plaquemines had an o_cial population of 23,284, and, in July 2022, that population had…

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