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Largest Costa Rican population, Louisiana cities · 2020

Louisiana cities ranked by the number of residents who are Costa Rican origin, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 17 cities in Louisiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Costa Rican population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOSTA RICAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01Shreveport, LALA175,902223–

02New Orleans, LALA362,154166–

03Metairie, LALA139,729119–

04Covington, LALA11,72167–

05Kenner, LALA65,13666–

06Terrytown, LALA24,72643–

07Alexandria, LALA42,93840–

08Shenandoah, LALA17,99826–

09Baton Rouge, LALA222,79521–

10Destrehan, LALA11,61920–

11Marrero, LALA32,54013–

12Central, LALA30,31312–

13Harvey, LALA20,91512–

14Elmwood, LALA6,07711–

15Leesville, LALA5,2107–

16Hammond, LALA24,0326–

17Lake Charles, LALA82,6765–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES