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Largest Portuguese population, Louisiana counties · 2020

Louisiana counties 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 37 counties in Louisiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 37 is 53.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPORTUGUESE POPULATIONVS 2010

01Orleans Parish, LALA362,154789+213%

02St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,108507+4%

03Jefferson Parish, LALA431,398306−64%

04East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,180232−51%

05Lafayette Parish, LALA257,949229−41%

06St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,642147–

07Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,466143−58%

08Caddo Parish, LALA224,226135−25%

09Ascension Parish, LALA135,105131−35%

10Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,163111−59%

11St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,875109+110%

12Livingston Parish, LALA155,036107+35%

13Lafourche Parish, LALA95,505101−16%

14Rapides Parish, LALA125,87789+2%

15Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36087+211%

16St. Martin Parish, LALA51,10669–

17Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54262−35%

18Assumption Parish, LALA19,72056+65%

19Iberville Parish, LALA29,57953–

20St. Charles Parish, LALA50,58649+40%

21Richland Parish, LALA19,58242+250%

22Bossier Parish, LALA131,86739−69%

23Vermilion Parish, LALA57,67138+41%

24Vernon Parish, LALA45,09133−84%

25Iberia Parish, LALA66,84623−50%

26Acadia Parish, LALA57,03222−50%

27St. Mary Parish, LALA46,55222−75%

28Beauregard Parish, LALA36,67319−76%

29St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76518+500%

30Franklin Parish, LALA19,00215–

31Washington Parish, LALA44,93714+75%

32LaSalle Parish, LALA15,15413–

33Sabine Parish, LALA21,83411−62%

34Grant Parish, LALA22,0758−33%

35Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,4714–

36Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,3462−99%

37Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,9411–

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