RANKING · 2024 ACS · 104 SHOWN OF 104

Largest French population, Louisiana cities

Louisiana cities ranked by the number of residents who are French 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 104 cities in Louisiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 104 is 1,131. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Larose, LA, up 30 places to #47.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH POPULATIONVS 2010

01▲1New Orleans, LALA362,15420,523+4%

02▼1Lafayette, LALA123,31120,336−25%

03Metairie, LALA139,72919,646−36%

04Baton Rouge, LALA222,79513,401−35%

05▲1Houma, LALA31,7357,276−9%

06▼1Lake Charles, LALA82,6766,224−28%

07Kenner, LALA65,1365,176−54%

08Prairieville, LALA35,2385,095−25%

09▲4Youngsville, LALA19,9804,374+93%

10▼1Shreveport, LALA175,9024,114−59%

11▲7Bayou Cane, LALA21,2533,770−20%

12New Iberia, LALA26,5333,731−39%

13▲4Central, LALA30,3133,629−29%

14▲2Slidell, LALA28,3413,162−38%

15▲16Sulphur, LALA20,4923,130−46%

16▼6Marrero, LALA32,5403,100−57%

17▲6Thibodaux, LALA15,5733,088−5%

18▲18Broussard, LALA15,7992,894+21%

19▲9Laplace, LALA28,3432,574−43%

20▼5Chalmette, LALA22,6162,512+11%

21▲1Luling, LALA13,9602,419−25%

22▲4Destrehan, LALA11,6192,347−25%

23▼9River Ridge, LALA13,3122,219−33%

24Belle Chasse, LALA10,9342,073−36%

25▼4Bayou Blue, LALA12,2182,071−36%

26▲8Alexandria, LALA42,9381,993−43%

27▼16Estelle, LALA16,3411,991−51%

28▲9Crowley, LALA11,2231,989−43%

29▼10Shenandoah, LALA17,9981,943−45%

30▲5Harahan, LALA8,9161,819−36%

31▼2Raceland, LALA9,5851,781+22%

32▲1Moss Bluff, LALA12,4821,777−20%

33▲21Hammond, LALA24,0321,548−32%

34▲15Westwego, LALA8,3171,535−52%

35▲7Scott, LALA9,6351,531−32%

36▼6Mandeville, LALA12,9181,520−20%

37▲13Eden Isle, LALA7,6831,516+2%

38▼13Morgan City, LALA10,7571,506−29%

39▲2Covington, LALA11,7211,424−16%

40▼13Eunice, LALA9,0351,412−58%

41▲12Jennings, LALA9,2351,349−40%

42▼10Harvey, LALA20,9151,345−59%

43▼5Gretna, LALA17,3601,328−56%

44▲1Carencro, LALA13,2241,294−22%

45▼6Oak Hills Place, LALA9,0381,262−23%

46▼6Jefferson, LALA9,7031,240−52%

47▲30Larose, LALA5,5151,223−21%

48▲13Prien, LALA7,1191,180−22%

49▼6Bossier City, LALA63,2591,177−67%

50▲1Breaux Bridge, LALA7,6521,152−19%

51▲5Meraux, LALA7,9181,137+9%

52▲20Schriever, LALA6,6901,131−36%

53▼9Gonzales, LALA13,9301,102−35%

54▲8Galliano, LALA5,9061,024−58%

55▼7Chackbay, LALA5,4361,003−16%

56▲13Lacombe, LALA6,3101,002−34%

57▼2Old Jefferson, LALA7,860992−21%

58▲6Zachary, LALA20,621978−10%

59▲20Opelousas, LALA15,098971−25%

60▲11Addis, LALA7,679955+61%

61▼14Ponchatoula, LALA7,755945+19%

62▼10Terrytown, LALA24,726944−62%

63▲7Inniswold, LALA6,357912−30%

64▲11Ruston, LALA22,397906−29%

65▼45Natchitoches, LALA17,146878−33%

66▼3Monroe, LALA46,860828−56%

67▼21Abbeville, LALA10,861826−64%

68▲14Plaquemine, LALA5,891814−36%

69▼12Denham Springs, LALA9,378807−47%

70▲23Gardere, LALA12,223798+126%

71▲20Walker, LALA6,476791+12%

72▲11Gray, LALA5,154774+7%

73▼13Cut Off, LALA5,398771−39%

74▲16Timberlane, LALA10,886750−65%

75▼1Reserve, LALA7,791668−42%

76▼10Port Allen, LALA5,015652+5%

77▼12Pineville, LALA13,967649−61%

78▲14St. Rose, LALA7,644586−44%

79▲2DeRidder, LALA9,503580−28%

80▼7Franklin, LALA6,224566−45%

81▲5Patterson, LALA5,565539−25%

82▼14St. Martinville, LALA5,229471−10%

83▲4Oakdale, LALA6,526444−56%

84▲10Baker, LALA12,136428−42%

85▼27Ville Platte, LALA6,172428−77%

86▼2Village St. George, LALA8,273408−62%

87▲8St. Gabriel, LALA6,987385−48%

88▼12Bridge City, LALA7,297364−79%

89▼30Rayne, LALA6,995359−84%

90▼5Waggaman, LALA11,330337−75%

91▼11Elmwood, LALA6,077319−51%

92▲4West Monroe, LALA12,478317−52%

93▲5Leesville, LALA5,210280+31%

94▼5Bogalusa, LALA10,321208−74%

95▼7Claiborne, LALA13,308208−66%

96▼29Woodmere, LALA11,879150−74%

97▼19Donaldsonville, LALA7,094142−80%

98▼1Red Chute, LALA6,526101−67%

99Minden, LALA11,10393−70%

100▲2Grambling, LALA5,31488+577%

101▲2Tallulah, LALA5,51765−80%

102▼2Bastrop, LALA8,90849−62%

103▼2Fort Polk South, LALA7,86944−93%

104Merrydale, LALA9,49027−58%

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