Claiborne is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 12,631 people, 4,532 households, and 2,851 families residing in the CDP.

As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 9,830 people, 3,759 households, and 2,823 families residing in the CDP.

There were 3,925 housing units at an average density of 388.2 per square mile (149.9/km2).

21.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.