RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 104 SHOWN OF 104

Largest French population, Louisiana cities · 2010

Louisiana cities ranked by the number of residents who are French ancestry, 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 104 cities in Louisiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH POPULATIONVS 2000

01Metairie, LALA139,72930,479–

02Lafayette, LALA123,31127,086–

03Baton Rouge, LALA222,79520,513–

04New Orleans, LALA362,15419,655–

05Kenner, LALA65,13611,139–

06Shreveport, LALA175,90210,074–

07Lake Charles, LALA82,6768,608–

08Houma, LALA31,7358,023–

09Marrero, LALA32,5407,170–

10Prairieville, LALA35,2386,754–

11New Iberia, LALA26,5336,165–

12Sulphur, LALA20,4925,782–

13Central, LALA30,3135,142–

14Slidell, LALA28,3415,129–

15Bayou Cane, LALA21,2534,742–

16Laplace, LALA28,3434,503–

17Estelle, LALA16,3414,088–

18Shenandoah, LALA17,9983,535–

19Bossier City, LALA63,2593,532–

20Crowley, LALA11,2233,483–

21Alexandria, LALA42,9383,476–

22Eunice, LALA9,0353,336–

23River Ridge, LALA13,3123,331–

24Thibodaux, LALA15,5733,267–

25Harvey, LALA20,9153,261–

26Luling, LALA13,9603,245–

27Bayou Blue, LALA12,2183,237–

28Belle Chasse, LALA10,9343,227–

29Westwego, LALA8,3173,186–

30Destrehan, LALA11,6193,147–

31Gretna, LALA17,3602,993–

32Harahan, LALA8,9162,848–

33Jefferson, LALA9,7032,573–

34Terrytown, LALA24,7262,511–

35Galliano, LALA5,9062,419–

36Broussard, LALA15,7992,400–

37Hammond, LALA24,0322,271–

38Abbeville, LALA10,8612,269–

39Youngsville, LALA19,9802,266–

40Chalmette, LALA22,6162,264–

41Scott, LALA9,6352,258–

42Jennings, LALA9,2352,241–

43Moss Bluff, LALA12,4822,220–

44Rayne, LALA6,9952,205–

45Timberlane, LALA10,8862,132–

46Morgan City, LALA10,7572,117–

47Mandeville, LALA12,9181,906–

48Monroe, LALA46,8601,875–

49Ville Platte, LALA6,1721,871–

50Schriever, LALA6,6901,761–

51Bridge City, LALA7,2971,749–

52Covington, LALA11,7211,700–

53Gonzales, LALA13,9301,695–

54Pineville, LALA13,9671,676–

55Carencro, LALA13,2241,669–

56Oak Hills Place, LALA9,0381,629–

57Larose, LALA5,5151,554–

58Denham Springs, LALA9,3781,534–

59Lacombe, LALA6,3101,522–

60Prien, LALA7,1191,509–

61Eden Isle, LALA7,6831,488–

62Raceland, LALA9,5851,464–

63Breaux Bridge, LALA7,6521,415–

64Waggaman, LALA11,3301,375–

65Natchitoches, LALA17,1461,317–

66Inniswold, LALA6,3571,294–

67Opelousas, LALA15,0981,292–

68Ruston, LALA22,3971,270–

69Plaquemine, LALA5,8911,268–

70Cut Off, LALA5,3981,267–

71Old Jefferson, LALA7,8601,250–

72Chackbay, LALA5,4361,188–

73Reserve, LALA7,7911,161–

74Zachary, LALA20,6211,088–

75Village St. George, LALA8,2731,077–

76Meraux, LALA7,9181,045–

77St. Rose, LALA7,6441,041–

78Franklin, LALA6,2241,027–

79Oakdale, LALA6,5261,013–

80Bogalusa, LALA10,321805–

81DeRidder, LALA9,503801–

82Ponchatoula, LALA7,755793–

83St. Gabriel, LALA6,987739–

84Baker, LALA12,136734–

85Gray, LALA5,154723–

86Patterson, LALA5,565715–

87Donaldsonville, LALA7,094709–

88Walker, LALA6,476704–

89West Monroe, LALA12,478666–

90Elmwood, LALA6,077648–

91Fort Polk South, LALA7,869625–

92Port Allen, LALA5,015621–

93Claiborne, LALA13,308619–

94Addis, LALA7,679594–

95Woodmere, LALA11,879582–

96St. Martinville, LALA5,229524–

97Gardere, LALA12,223353–

98Tallulah, LALA5,517327–

99Red Chute, LALA6,526309–

100Minden, LALA11,103305–

101Leesville, LALA5,210213–

102Bastrop, LALA8,908129–

103Merrydale, LALA9,49064–

104Grambling, LALA5,31413–

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