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Largest Danish population, Louisiana cities · 2020

Louisiana cities ranked by the number of residents who are Danish ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 37 cities in Louisiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDANISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01New Orleans, LALA362,154331−29%

02Lafayette, LALA123,311163+42%

03Baton Rouge, LALA222,795155−46%

04Metairie, LALA139,72998−62%

05Houma, LALA31,73594+194%

06Denham Springs, LALA9,37888–

07Shreveport, LALA175,90270−59%

08West Monroe, LALA12,47867+12%

09Laplace, LALA28,34357+1040%

10Mandeville, LALA12,91857+533%

11Covington, LALA11,72149–

12Shenandoah, LALA17,99842−48%

13Ruston, LALA22,39740+111%

14Central, LALA30,31338+6%

15Monroe, LALA46,86037+270%

16Alexandria, LALA42,93835+0%

17Hammond, LALA24,03233+450%

18Zachary, LALA20,62133+154%

19DeRidder, LALA9,50324+167%

20Gonzales, LALA13,93022+22%

21Franklin, LALA6,22417−35%

22Terrytown, LALA24,72617−19%

23Lake Charles, LALA82,67614−70%

24Moss Bluff, LALA12,48213−62%

25Waggaman, LALA11,33012–

26Kenner, LALA65,13611−90%

27Pineville, LALA13,96711−56%

28Bogalusa, LALA10,32110−66%

29Bossier City, LALA63,25910−79%

30Chalmette, LALA22,61610−9%

31Sulphur, LALA20,49210−78%

32Elmwood, LALA6,0779–

33Natchitoches, LALA17,1469−72%

34Bayou Blue, LALA12,2188–

35Destrehan, LALA11,6197−91%

36River Ridge, LALA13,3125−76%

37Youngsville, LALA19,9803−94%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS