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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 2023 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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSOUTH AMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01New Orleans, LALA362,1542,834–

02Lafayette, LALA123,311920–

03Baton Rouge, LALA222,795813–

04Kenner, LALA65,136782–

05Metairie, LALA139,729761–

06Lake Charles, LALA82,676384–

07Terrytown, LALA24,726253–

08Fort Polk South, LALA7,869208–

09Shreveport, LALA175,902197–

10St. Rose, LALA7,644190–

11Youngsville, LALA19,980134–

12Village St. George, LALA8,273122–

13Prairieville, LALA35,238109–

14Marrero, LALA32,540108–

15Ruston, LALA22,39793–

16Covington, LALA11,72190–

17Oak Hills Place, LALA9,03884–

18Elmwood, LALA6,07778–

19Sulphur, LALA20,49275–

20Larose, LALA5,51568–

21Slidell, LALA28,34165–

22Prien, LALA7,11957–

23DeRidder, LALA9,50355–

24Gonzales, LALA13,93054–

25Natchitoches, LALA17,14654–

26Bossier City, LALA63,25953–

27Abbeville, LALA10,86152–

28Chalmette, LALA22,61648–

29Hammond, LALA24,03246–

30Bayou Cane, LALA21,25345–

31Gretna, LALA17,36045–

32Eden Isle, LALA7,68338–

33Jefferson, LALA9,70336–

34Alexandria, LALA42,93835–

35New Iberia, LALA26,53334–

36Estelle, LALA16,34132–

37Meraux, LALA7,91831–

38Shenandoah, LALA17,99830–

39Luling, LALA13,96027–

40Woodmere, LALA11,87926–

41Timberlane, LALA10,88624–

42Bridge City, LALA7,29723–

43Mandeville, LALA12,91822–

44Broussard, LALA15,79920–

45Laplace, LALA28,34320–

46Central, LALA30,31319–

47River Ridge, LALA13,31218–

48Galliano, LALA5,90617–

49Oakdale, LALA6,52617–

50Cut Off, LALA5,39815–

51Pineville, LALA13,96714–

52Leesville, LALA5,21012–

53Ponchatoula, LALA7,75512–

54Harahan, LALA8,9169–

55St. Gabriel, LALA6,9879–

56Inniswold, LALA6,3578–

57Morgan City, LALA10,7578–

58Grambling, LALA5,3146–

59Harvey, LALA20,9156–

60Destrehan, LALA11,6192–

61Monroe, LALA46,8601–

62Raceland, LALA9,5851–

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