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Largest Portuguese population, Louisiana counties

Louisiana counties ranked by the number of residents who are Portuguese 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 36 counties in Louisiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPORTUGUESE POPULATIONVS 2010

01Orleans Parish, LALA362,154679+169%

02Jefferson Parish, LALA431,398411−51%

03St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,108348−29%

04East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,180272−43%

05Lafayette Parish, LALA257,949248−36%

06Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,466225−34%

07Caddo Parish, LALA224,226220+23%

08Lafourche Parish, LALA95,505175+46%

09Livingston Parish, LALA155,036150+90%

10Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,163137−49%

11Bossier Parish, LALA131,867112−11%

12Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54275−22%

13Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36069+146%

14Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,25657–

15Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,94152–

16Vernon Parish, LALA45,09144−79%

17Ascension Parish, LALA135,10540−80%

18St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75838–

19St. Charles Parish, LALA50,58637+6%

20Vermilion Parish, LALA57,67135+30%

21Iberia Parish, LALA66,84630−35%

22St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,64228–

23Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08923+64%

24Beauregard Parish, LALA36,67320−74%

25Allen Parish, LALA22,67219+111%

26Assumption Parish, LALA19,72016−53%

27St. Martin Parish, LALA51,10614–

28West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,75613−24%

29St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,87512−77%

30Washington Parish, LALA44,93710+25%

31Grant Parish, LALA22,0759−25%

32St. James Parish, LALA18,9388−78%

33De Soto Parish, LALA27,3817−82%

34Evangeline Parish, LALA31,9807–

35Sabine Parish, LALA21,8344−86%

36St. Mary Parish, LALA46,5524−95%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

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