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Largest Nigerian population, Louisiana counties · 2020

Louisiana counties ranked by the number of residents who are Nigerian 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 29 counties in Louisiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNIGERIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Orleans Parish, LALA362,154580+1037%

02East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,180576−26%

03Jefferson Parish, LALA431,398409+44%

04Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,466305+1806%

05St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,875270–

06Iberia Parish, LALA66,846192–

07Caddo Parish, LALA224,226158+163%

08Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54290–

09Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36085–

10Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08958+1833%

11Livingston Parish, LALA155,03654–

12Iberville Parish, LALA29,57941–

13Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94934−69%

14St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,64234–

15Morehouse Parish, LALA23,70533–

16Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,34633+43%

17Lafourche Parish, LALA95,50525+9%

18St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10819−46%

19Vernon Parish, LALA45,09116−33%

20Grant Parish, LALA22,07514–

21Beauregard Parish, LALA36,67312–

22Webster Parish, LALA34,94812–

23St. Charles Parish, LALA50,5868–

24East Carroll Parish, LALA6,7606–

25Bossier Parish, LALA131,8675–

26St. Mary Parish, LALA46,5523−79%

27Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,9413–

28East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,9113–

29St. Martin Parish, LALA51,1061–

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