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Largest South American population, Louisiana cities · 2010

Louisiana cities ranked by the number of residents who are South American origin, from the 2010 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 52 cities in Louisiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 52 is 46.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSOUTH AMERICAN POPULATIONVS –

01New Orleans, LALA362,1541,696–

02Metairie, LALA139,7291,025–

03Kenner, LALA65,136730–

04Baton Rouge, LALA222,795559–

05Lafayette, LALA123,311472–

06Mandeville, LALA12,918230–

07Shreveport, LALA175,902190–

08Alexandria, LALA42,938167–

09Estelle, LALA16,341157–

10Slidell, LALA28,341141–

11Chalmette, LALA22,616109–

12Hammond, LALA24,032100–

13Destrehan, LALA11,61993–

14Prairieville, LALA35,23891–

15Harvey, LALA20,91587–

16Lake Charles, LALA82,67684–

17Timberlane, LALA10,88679–

18River Ridge, LALA13,31275–

19Carencro, LALA13,22468–

20Oak Hills Place, LALA9,03866–

21New Iberia, LALA26,53358–

22Monroe, LALA46,86055–

23Old Jefferson, LALA7,86054–

24Prien, LALA7,11954–

25Shenandoah, LALA17,99850–

26Schriever, LALA6,69046–

27Jefferson, LALA9,70341–

28Bridge City, LALA7,29739–

29Bayou Blue, LALA12,21837–

30Reserve, LALA7,79135–

31Oakdale, LALA6,52633–

32Central, LALA30,31332–

33Terrytown, LALA24,72632–

34Laplace, LALA28,34329–

35Bossier City, LALA63,25928–

36Gretna, LALA17,36028–

37Houma, LALA31,73528–

38Bayou Cane, LALA21,25327–

39Woodmere, LALA11,87927–

40Natchitoches, LALA17,14620–

41Ruston, LALA22,39718–

42Village St. George, LALA8,27318–

43Luling, LALA13,96016–

44Marrero, LALA32,54016–

45Port Allen, LALA5,01516–

46Thibodaux, LALA15,57315–

47Fort Polk South, LALA7,86914–

48Harahan, LALA8,91614–

49DeRidder, LALA9,50311–

50Minden, LALA11,10311–

51Meraux, LALA7,9189–

52Sulphur, LALA20,4927–

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