RANKING · 2024 ACS · 98 SHOWN OF 98

Largest French Canadian population, Louisiana cities

Louisiana cities ranked by the number of residents who are French Canadian ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 98 cities in Louisiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 98 is 176. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Plaquemine, LA, up 53 places to #45.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH CANADIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Lafayette, LALA123,3114,624−6%

02▲2New Orleans, LALA362,1542,238+28%

03Lake Charles, LALA82,6762,128−24%

04▲1Baton Rouge, LALA222,7951,727−30%

05▲1Metairie, LALA139,7291,351−6%

06▼4Sulphur, LALA20,4921,285+13%

07▲6Central, LALA30,313848+52%

08▲22Shreveport, LALA175,902836+31%

09▼1Houma, LALA31,735832−63%

10▲4Bayou Blue, LALA12,218810−2%

11▼1Broussard, LALA15,799771+71%

12▲3Bayou Cane, LALA21,253732−31%

13▲13Youngsville, LALA19,980654+29%

14▼7Jennings, LALA9,235642+16%

15▲9Moss Bluff, LALA12,482634+22%

16▲4Scott, LALA9,635618+20%

17Eunice, LALA9,035554+15%

18▼2Cut Off, LALA5,398535−50%

19▲13Gonzales, LALA13,930507+67%

20▲21Marrero, LALA32,540499+67%

21▲8Carencro, LALA13,224468+6%

22▼3New Iberia, LALA26,533464−66%

23▼2Breaux Bridge, LALA7,652463+21%

24▲1Rayne, LALA6,995463+163%

25▼7Larose, LALA5,515451−56%

26▼15Galliano, LALA5,906422−70%

27▲1Thibodaux, LALA15,573389−60%

28▼6Raceland, LALA9,585382−63%

29▼20Prairieville, LALA35,238357−59%

30▲8Belle Chasse, LALA10,934345+1%

31▲4Abbeville, LALA10,861337−66%

32▲24Hammond, LALA24,032315+556%

33▲6Kenner, LALA65,136313−26%

34▲23Oak Hills Place, LALA9,038299+299%

35▲14Slidell, LALA28,341290−3%

36▼9Chackbay, LALA5,436276−67%

37▼25Opelousas, LALA15,098274−68%

38▲17Bossier City, LALA63,259266+55%

39▼6Morgan City, LALA10,757253−25%

40▼17Crowley, LALA11,223242−72%

41▲18River Ridge, LALA13,312236+121%

42Laplace, LALA28,343221−45%

43▲30Patterson, LALA5,565207+188%

44▲1St. Martinville, LALA5,229204−20%

45▲53Plaquemine, LALA5,891195−44%

46▼15Westwego, LALA8,3171930%

47▲14Covington, LALA11,721183−36%

48▲44Harahan, LALA8,916179−23%

49▲27Denham Springs, LALA9,378176+78%

50▼4Luling, LALA13,960176−43%

51▲17Gretna, LALA17,360171+31%

52▼4Shenandoah, LALA17,998168−62%

53▲9Destrehan, LALA11,619167−23%

54▲11Natchitoches, LALA17,146166+113%

55▼18Zachary, LALA20,621163−53%

56▼22Gray, LALA5,154161−65%

57▼21Prien, LALA7,119156−78%

58▲8Jefferson, LALA9,703154+59%

59▼9Harvey, LALA20,915148−27%

60▲23St. Rose, LALA7,644142+75%

61▼17Alexandria, LALA42,938140−69%

62▼11Estelle, LALA16,341139−60%

63▲7St. Gabriel, LALA6,987137+117%

64▲10Reserve, LALA7,791126+25%

65▲7Ruston, LALA22,397125+2%

66▼6Monroe, LALA46,860121+6%

67▲19Meraux, LALA7,918118+1211%

68▼25Old Jefferson, LALA7,860118+48%

69▼16Chalmette, LALA22,616107+60%

70▲5Eden Isle, LALA7,683105+17%

71▲19Addis, LALA7,679102−55%

72▼32Schriever, LALA6,690102−50%

73▼10Village St. George, LALA8,27399−18%

74▲7DeRidder, LALA9,50395−45%

75▼23Pineville, LALA13,96792−28%

76▲3Franklin, LALA6,22475−66%

77▼10Walker, LALA6,47675−38%

78▼31Ville Platte, LALA6,17272−66%

79▼8Inniswold, LALA6,35763+125%

80▼16Mandeville, LALA12,91862−79%

81▼12Terrytown, LALA24,72660−63%

82▲7Woodmere, LALA11,879440%

83Fort Polk South, LALA7,86937−57%

84▲7Bridge City, LALA7,29735−47%

85Lacombe, LALA6,31035−82%

86▼8Port Allen, LALA5,01532−74%

87▲8Claiborne, LALA13,30831−65%

88▲5Donaldsonville, LALA7,09431−73%

89▲7Leesville, LALA5,21030−64%

90▼3Oakdale, LALA6,52627−73%

91▼33Ponchatoula, LALA7,75526−83%

92▼38Gardere, LALA12,22323−75%

93▼13Timberlane, LALA10,88617−39%

94▼10West Monroe, LALA12,47811–

95▼1Baker, LALA12,1369−55%

96Tallulah, LALA5,5177−76%

97▼15Waggaman, LALA11,3307−97%

98Merrydale, LALA9,4905−58%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES