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Largest South American population, Louisiana cities

Louisiana cities ranked by the number of residents who are South American origin, 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 62 cities in Louisiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 62 is 45. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Ruston, LA, up 40 places to #15.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSOUTH AMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01New Orleans, LALA362,1542,834+67%

02▲2Lafayette, LALA123,311920+95%

03▲3Baton Rouge, LALA222,795813+45%

04▼1Kenner, LALA65,136782+7%

05▼3Metairie, LALA139,729761−26%

06▲12Lake Charles, LALA82,676384+357%

07▼2Terrytown, LALA24,726253+691%

08▲22Fort Polk South, LALA7,869208+1386%

09▲19Shreveport, LALA175,902197+4%

10▼3St. Rose, LALA7,644190–

11▲35Youngsville, LALA19,980134–

12▲24Village St. George, LALA8,273122+578%

13Prairieville, LALA35,238109+20%

14▲10Marrero, LALA32,540108+575%

15▲40Ruston, LALA22,39793+417%

16▲19Covington, LALA11,72190–

17▼6Oak Hills Place, LALA9,03884+27%

18▲5Elmwood, LALA6,07778–

19▲2Sulphur, LALA20,49275+971%

20▲36Larose, LALA5,51568–

21▼11Slidell, LALA28,34165−54%

22▼2Prien, LALA7,11957+6%

23▲6DeRidder, LALA9,50355+400%

24Gonzales, LALA13,93054–

25▲17Natchitoches, LALA17,14654+170%

26▼4Bossier City, LALA63,25953+89%

27▲20Abbeville, LALA10,86152–

28▼3Chalmette, LALA22,61648−56%

29▼10Hammond, LALA24,03246−54%

30Bayou Cane, LALA21,25345+67%

31▼16Gretna, LALA17,36045+61%

32Eden Isle, LALA7,68338–

33▲5Jefferson, LALA9,70336−12%

34▼20Alexandria, LALA42,93835−79%

35▲5New Iberia, LALA26,53334−41%

36▲5Estelle, LALA16,34132−80%

37Meraux, LALA7,91831+244%

38▼11Shenandoah, LALA17,99830−40%

39▲11Luling, LALA13,96027+69%

40Woodmere, LALA11,87926−4%

41▼7Timberlane, LALA10,88624−70%

42▼9Bridge City, LALA7,29723−41%

43▲1Mandeville, LALA12,91822−90%

44▼27Broussard, LALA15,79920–

45▲7Laplace, LALA28,34320−31%

46▼3Central, LALA30,31319−41%

47▲2River Ridge, LALA13,31218−76%

48▼40Galliano, LALA5,90617–

49▼36Oakdale, LALA6,52617−48%

50Cut Off, LALA5,39815–

51▲6Pineville, LALA13,96714–

52▲2Leesville, LALA5,21012–

53Ponchatoula, LALA7,75512–

54▲6Harahan, LALA8,9169−36%

55St. Gabriel, LALA6,9879–

56Inniswold, LALA6,3578–

57▼4Morgan City, LALA10,7578–

58Grambling, LALA5,3146–

59Harvey, LALA20,9156−93%

60▼44Destrehan, LALA11,6192−98%

61▼10Monroe, LALA46,8601−98%

62▼3Raceland, LALA9,5851–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES