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Largest Portuguese population, Louisiana cities · 2010

Louisiana cities ranked by the number of residents who are Portuguese ancestry, from the 2010 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 47 cities in Louisiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 47 is 35.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPORTUGUESE POPULATIONVS –

01Metairie, LALA139,729611–

02Lake Charles, LALA82,676266–

03New Orleans, LALA362,154252–

04Lafayette, LALA123,311211–

05Shreveport, LALA175,902146–

06Baton Rouge, LALA222,795130–

07Scott, LALA9,635105–

08Bayou Blue, LALA12,218101–

09Shenandoah, LALA17,99898–

10Bossier City, LALA63,25996–

11Zachary, LALA20,62176–

12Slidell, LALA28,34174–

13DeRidder, LALA9,50373–

14Pineville, LALA13,96772–

15Houma, LALA31,73569–

16Kenner, LALA65,13669–

17Prairieville, LALA35,23863–

18Bayou Cane, LALA21,25355–

19Laplace, LALA28,34352–

20Old Jefferson, LALA7,86045–

21Chackbay, LALA5,43637–

22Marrero, LALA32,54037–

23Covington, LALA11,72135–

24Thibodaux, LALA15,57335–

25Prien, LALA7,11929–

26Ruston, LALA22,39728–

27Gray, LALA5,15426–

28Sulphur, LALA20,49224–

29New Iberia, LALA26,53323–

30Harahan, LALA8,91620–

31Schriever, LALA6,69019–

32Terrytown, LALA24,72618–

33Jefferson, LALA9,70317–

34Central, LALA30,31316–

35Raceland, LALA9,58516–

36Fort Polk South, LALA7,86915–

37Gretna, LALA17,36015–

38Harvey, LALA20,91514–

39Mandeville, LALA12,91814–

40Estelle, LALA16,34113–

41Luling, LALA13,96012–

42Monroe, LALA46,86010–

43Morgan City, LALA10,7579–

44Oakdale, LALA6,5269–

45Natchitoches, LALA17,1467–

46River Ridge, LALA13,3124–

47Eunice, LALA9,0353–

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