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Largest Portuguese population, Louisiana cities · 2020

Louisiana cities ranked by the number of residents who are Portuguese 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 50 cities in Louisiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPORTUGUESE POPULATIONVS 2010

01New Orleans, LALA362,154789+213%

02Chalmette, LALA22,616138–

03Metairie, LALA139,729130−79%

04Slidell, LALA28,341116+57%

05Laplace, LALA28,343109+110%

06Lake Charles, LALA82,67682−69%

07Houma, LALA31,73565−6%

08Alexandria, LALA42,93859–

09Lafayette, LALA123,31155−74%

10Baton Rouge, LALA222,79554−58%

11Marrero, LALA32,54043+16%

12Claiborne, LALA13,30841–

13Bossier City, LALA63,25939−59%

14Ruston, LALA22,39738+36%

15Shreveport, LALA175,90238−74%

16Gardere, LALA12,22337–

17Elmwood, LALA6,07735–

18Shenandoah, LALA17,99834−65%

19Terrytown, LALA24,72634+89%

20Mandeville, LALA12,91833+136%

21Luling, LALA13,96032+167%

22Bayou Blue, LALA12,21829−71%

23Eden Isle, LALA7,68325–

24Broussard, LALA15,79924–

25Abbeville, LALA10,86124–

26Larose, LALA5,51523–

27New Iberia, LALA26,53323+0%

28Gretna, LALA17,36020+33%

29Estelle, LALA16,34118+38%

30Youngsville, LALA19,98017–

31Schriever, LALA6,69016−16%

32Woodmere, LALA11,87916–

33Scott, LALA9,63515−86%

34Denham Springs, LALA9,37812–

35Franklin, LALA6,22412–

36Lacombe, LALA6,31012–

37Chackbay, LALA5,43611−70%

38DeRidder, LALA9,50311−85%

39Morgan City, LALA10,75710+11%

40Opelousas, LALA15,09810–

41Baker, LALA12,13610–

42Inniswold, LALA6,3577–

43Central, LALA30,3136−63%

44Pineville, LALA13,9675−93%

45River Ridge, LALA13,3125+25%

46Jennings, LALA9,2354–

47Kenner, LALA65,1364−94%

48Leesville, LALA5,2102–

49St. Gabriel, LALA6,9872–

50Timberlane, LALA10,8861–

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