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Largest South American population, Louisiana cities · 2020

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 61 cities in Louisiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSOUTH AMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01New Orleans, LALA362,1542,187–

02Metairie, LALA139,7291,023–

03Kenner, LALA65,136912–

04Lafayette, LALA123,311518–

05Terrytown, LALA24,726361–

06Baton Rouge, LALA222,795342–

07St. Rose, LALA7,644333–

08Galliano, LALA5,906235–

09Old Jefferson, LALA7,860210–

10Slidell, LALA28,341185–

11Oak Hills Place, LALA9,038137–

12Lacombe, LALA6,310135–

13Oakdale, LALA6,526126–

14Alexandria, LALA42,93891–

15Gretna, LALA17,36087–

16Destrehan, LALA11,61985–

17Broussard, LALA15,79981–

18Lake Charles, LALA82,67680–

19Hammond, LALA24,03279–

20Prien, LALA7,11978–

21Sulphur, LALA20,49278–

22Bossier City, LALA63,25976–

23Elmwood, LALA6,07770–

24Marrero, LALA32,54066–

25Chalmette, LALA22,61662–

26Opelousas, LALA15,09856–

27Shenandoah, LALA17,99855–

28Shreveport, LALA175,90252–

29DeRidder, LALA9,50351–

30Fort Polk South, LALA7,86950–

31Plaquemine, LALA5,89149–

32Bayou Blue, LALA12,21848–

33Bridge City, LALA7,29747–

34Timberlane, LALA10,88647–

35Covington, LALA11,72143–

36Village St. George, LALA8,27342–

37Gray, LALA5,15439–

38Jefferson, LALA9,70338–

39Moss Bluff, LALA12,48238–

40New Iberia, LALA26,53336–

41Estelle, LALA16,34135–

42Natchitoches, LALA17,14634–

43Central, LALA30,31331–

44Mandeville, LALA12,91831–

45Red Chute, LALA6,52623–

46Youngsville, LALA19,98022–

47Abbeville, LALA10,86121–

48Minden, LALA11,10320–

49River Ridge, LALA13,31220–

50Luling, LALA13,96019–

51Monroe, LALA46,86019–

52Laplace, LALA28,34317–

53Morgan City, LALA10,75717–

54Leesville, LALA5,21016–

55Ruston, LALA22,39716–

56Larose, LALA5,51514–

57Pineville, LALA13,96711–

58St. Martinville, LALA5,22910–

59Raceland, LALA9,5858–

60Harahan, LALA8,9166–

61Gardere, LALA12,2233–

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