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Largest Portuguese population, Louisiana cities · 2020

Louisiana cities ranked by the number of residents who are Portuguese ancestry, from the 2023 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 2000

01New Orleans, LALA362,154789–

02Chalmette, LALA22,616138–

03Metairie, LALA139,729130–

04Slidell, LALA28,341116–

05Laplace, LALA28,343109–

06Lake Charles, LALA82,67682–

07Houma, LALA31,73565–

08Alexandria, LALA42,93859–

09Lafayette, LALA123,31155–

10Baton Rouge, LALA222,79554–

11Marrero, LALA32,54043–

12Claiborne, LALA13,30841–

13Bossier City, LALA63,25939–

14Ruston, LALA22,39738–

15Shreveport, LALA175,90238–

16Gardere, LALA12,22337–

17Elmwood, LALA6,07735–

18Shenandoah, LALA17,99834–

19Terrytown, LALA24,72634–

20Mandeville, LALA12,91833–

21Luling, LALA13,96032–

22Bayou Blue, LALA12,21829–

23Eden Isle, LALA7,68325–

24Broussard, LALA15,79924–

25Abbeville, LALA10,86124–

26Larose, LALA5,51523–

27New Iberia, LALA26,53323–

28Gretna, LALA17,36020–

29Estelle, LALA16,34118–

30Youngsville, LALA19,98017–

31Schriever, LALA6,69016–

32Woodmere, LALA11,87916–

33Scott, LALA9,63515–

34Denham Springs, LALA9,37812–

35Franklin, LALA6,22412–

36Lacombe, LALA6,31012–

37Chackbay, LALA5,43611–

38DeRidder, LALA9,50311–

39Morgan City, LALA10,75710–

40Opelousas, LALA15,09810–

41Baker, LALA12,13610–

42Inniswold, LALA6,3577–

43Central, LALA30,3136–

44Pineville, LALA13,9675–

45River Ridge, LALA13,3125–

46Jennings, LALA9,2354–

47Kenner, LALA65,1364–

48Leesville, LALA5,2102–

49St. Gabriel, LALA6,9872–

50Timberlane, LALA10,8861–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES