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Largest French population, Louisiana cities · 2020

Louisiana cities ranked by the number of residents who are French 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 103 cities in Louisiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Lafayette, LALA123,31122,309−18%

02New Orleans, LALA362,15420,519+4%

03Metairie, LALA139,72920,419−33%

04Baton Rouge, LALA222,79518,169−11%

05Lake Charles, LALA82,6766,742−22%

06Houma, LALA31,7356,463−19%

07Kenner, LALA65,1366,097−45%

08Prairieville, LALA35,2385,999−11%

09Shreveport, LALA175,9024,745−53%

10Marrero, LALA32,5403,686−49%

11Estelle, LALA16,3413,525−14%

12New Iberia, LALA26,5333,359−46%

13Youngsville, LALA19,9803,318+46%

14River Ridge, LALA13,3123,287−1%

15Chalmette, LALA22,6163,264+44%

16Slidell, LALA28,3413,181−38%

17Central, LALA30,3133,155−39%

18Bayou Cane, LALA21,2533,061−35%

19Shenandoah, LALA17,9983,030−14%

20Natchitoches, LALA17,1462,771+110%

21Bayou Blue, LALA12,2182,760−15%

22Luling, LALA13,9602,747−15%

23Thibodaux, LALA15,5732,689−18%

24Belle Chasse, LALA10,9342,671−17%

25Morgan City, LALA10,7572,478+17%

26Destrehan, LALA11,6192,436−23%

27Eunice, LALA9,0352,428−27%

28Laplace, LALA28,3432,378−47%

29Raceland, LALA9,5852,280+56%

30Mandeville, LALA12,9182,235+17%

31Sulphur, LALA20,4922,215−62%

32Harvey, LALA20,9152,174−33%

33Moss Bluff, LALA12,4822,143−3%

34Alexandria, LALA42,9382,114−39%

35Harahan, LALA8,9162,056−28%

36Broussard, LALA15,7991,990−17%

37Crowley, LALA11,2231,941−44%

38Gretna, LALA17,3601,813−39%

39Oak Hills Place, LALA9,0381,764+8%

40Jefferson, LALA9,7031,736−33%

41Covington, LALA11,7211,691−1%

42Scott, LALA9,6351,679−26%

43Bossier City, LALA63,2591,657−53%

44Gonzales, LALA13,9301,612−5%

45Carencro, LALA13,2241,577−6%

46Abbeville, LALA10,8611,555−31%

47Ponchatoula, LALA7,7551,553+96%

48Chackbay, LALA5,4361,510+27%

49Westwego, LALA8,3171,405−56%

50Eden Isle, LALA7,6831,386−7%

51Breaux Bridge, LALA7,6521,377−3%

52Terrytown, LALA24,7261,342−47%

53Jennings, LALA9,2351,323−41%

54Hammond, LALA24,0321,310−42%

55Old Jefferson, LALA7,8601,228−2%

56Meraux, LALA7,9181,166+12%

57Denham Springs, LALA9,3781,144−25%

58Ville Platte, LALA6,1721,134−39%

59Rayne, LALA6,9951,095−50%

60Cut Off, LALA5,3981,093−14%

61Prien, LALA7,1191,062−30%

62Galliano, LALA5,9061,031−57%

63Monroe, LALA46,8601,009−46%

64Zachary, LALA20,6211,005−8%

65Pineville, LALA13,967992−41%

66Port Allen, LALA5,015975+57%

67Woodmere, LALA11,879942+62%

68St. Martinville, LALA5,229914+74%

69Lacombe, LALA6,310913−40%

70Inniswold, LALA6,357892−31%

71Addis, LALA7,679891+50%

72Schriever, LALA6,690888−50%

73Franklin, LALA6,224859−16%

74Reserve, LALA7,791847−27%

75Ruston, LALA22,397846−33%

76Bridge City, LALA7,297790−55%

77Larose, LALA5,515766−51%

78Donaldsonville, LALA7,094739+4%

79Opelousas, LALA15,098715−45%

80Elmwood, LALA6,077679+5%

81DeRidder, LALA9,503673−16%

82Plaquemine, LALA5,891661−48%

83Gray, LALA5,154634−12%

84Village St. George, LALA8,273631−41%

85Waggaman, LALA11,330631−54%

86Patterson, LALA5,565595−17%

87Oakdale, LALA6,526586−42%

88Claiborne, LALA13,308577−7%

89Bogalusa, LALA10,321565−30%

90Timberlane, LALA10,886543−75%

91Walker, LALA6,476500−29%

92St. Rose, LALA7,644435−58%

93Gardere, LALA12,223432+22%

94Baker, LALA12,136415−43%

95St. Gabriel, LALA6,987396−46%

96West Monroe, LALA12,478306−54%

97Red Chute, LALA6,526286−7%

98Leesville, LALA5,210271+27%

99Minden, LALA11,103162−47%

100Bastrop, LALA8,908110−15%

101Fort Polk South, LALA7,86984−87%

102Grambling, LALA5,31440+208%

103Tallulah, LALA5,51738−88%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS