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Largest Norwegian population, Louisiana cities

Louisiana cities ranked by the number of residents who are Norwegian 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 63 cities in Louisiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 63 is 35. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Bayou Cane, LA, up 42 places to #14.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNORWEGIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01New Orleans, LALA362,1541,259+103%

02▲2Bossier City, LALA63,259421+101%

03▼1Metairie, LALA139,729400−32%

04▼1Baton Rouge, LALA222,795368−25%

05▲13Ponchatoula, LALA7,755204+1940%

06▲5Lake Charles, LALA82,676196−10%

07▲12Alexandria, LALA42,938193+108%

08▼3Shreveport, LALA175,902170−78%

09▲18Slidell, LALA28,341152+18%

10▼4Lafayette, LALA123,311145−49%

11▲1Central, LALA30,313140+16%

12▲3Destrehan, LALA11,619135+400%

13▲13Broussard, LALA15,799120+193%

14▲42Bayou Cane, LALA21,25388+126%

15▲13Mandeville, LALA12,91885−3%

16▲30Denham Springs, LALA9,37884+546%

17▲19Prairieville, LALA35,23882−86%

18▼9Covington, LALA11,72168−35%

19▼3DeRidder, LALA9,50366+65%

20▼7Kenner, LALA65,13662−31%

21▲9Estelle, LALA16,34153−54%

22▼14Houma, LALA31,73553−23%

23▲2Luling, LALA13,96052−75%

24▲16River Ridge, LALA13,31249+7%

25Westwego, LALA8,31749–

26▼2Monroe, LALA46,86048−84%

27▼13Sulphur, LALA20,49247−80%

28▲7Meraux, LALA7,91845+114%

29▲15Harvey, LALA20,91542+50%

30▲3Ruston, LALA22,39740+29%

31Village St. George, LALA8,27339+56%

32▲20Belle Chasse, LALA10,93435−67%

33▲31Eden Isle, LALA7,68331+11%

34▼2Hammond, LALA24,03231−52%

35▼4Gretna, LALA17,36029−9%

36▲14Walker, LALA6,47629−37%

37▲25Jefferson, LALA9,70327+575%

38▼18Moss Bluff, LALA12,48226−52%

39▲20Natchitoches, LALA17,14626+63%

40▼3Schriever, LALA6,69021–

41Jennings, LALA9,23519+19%

42▼21Inniswold, LALA6,35718+13%

43▲4Leesville, LALA5,21017−11%

44▲13Franklin, LALA6,22416–

45Red Chute, LALA6,52616–

46▼1Shenandoah, LALA17,99815−90%

47Harahan, LALA8,91614−70%

48▼14Lacombe, LALA6,31014−39%

49Minden, LALA11,10314−71%

50▼28Fort Polk South, LALA7,86913+18%

51▼28Bayou Blue, LALA12,21812−70%

52▼9Eunice, LALA9,03511–

53Breaux Bridge, LALA7,65210–

54▼44Claiborne, LALA13,3089−79%

55▲8Oak Hills Place, LALA9,0387−46%

56Raceland, LALA9,5857–

57St. Gabriel, LALA6,9877−46%

58▼9Thibodaux, LALA15,5737–

59Cut Off, LALA5,3985–

60New Iberia, LALA26,5334−94%

61▼19Terrytown, LALA24,7263−97%

62▼55Youngsville, LALA19,9803−77%

63▼8Patterson, LALA5,5652–

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