Baton Rouge Reporter

Of the 443,763 people living in East Baton Rouge Parish in 2019, 52.2 percent (231,446) were women and 47.8 percent (212,317) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Baton Rouge Reporter.

Females 18 and over outnumbered males in the same age group by a ratio of 146,434-to-135,162. In the 65 and over age range, there were 35,097 females and 25,805 males.

An agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, the Census Bureau is responsible for compiling statistical facts about the American people, places and economy. Data for this story was compiled from the bureau's American Community Survey. Information from the survey helps to determine how federal and state funds are distributed.

Sex and age range	Estimated number	Percent of total
Males 18 and over	135,162	30.5
Females 18 and over	146,434	33
Males 65 and over	25,805	5.8
Females 65 and over	35,097	7.9

Source: US Census Bureau