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Largest South American population, Louisiana counties

Louisiana counties 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 45 counties in Louisiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 45 is 95. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: West Baton Rouge Parish, LA, up 14 places to #26.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSOUTH AMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01▲1Orleans Parish, LALA362,1542,834+67%

02▼1Jefferson Parish, LALA431,3982,424−4%

03▲2East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,1801,682+42%

04Lafayette Parish, LALA257,9491,149+68%

05▼2St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,108937+4%

06▲4Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,466719+355%

07▲1Ascension Parish, LALA135,105489+149%

08▲5Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,346332+232%

09▲9Vernon Parish, LALA45,091278+178%

10▲7Caddo Parish, LALA224,226244+8%

11▼4Lafourche Parish, LALA95,505235+58%

12▼6St. Charles Parish, LALA50,586234+81%

13▲10Evangeline Parish, LALA31,980224+2700%

14▼5Livingston Parish, LALA155,036203−51%

15Winn Parish, LALA14,961200–

16▼2Bossier Parish, LALA131,867173+518%

17Bienville Parish, LALA12,269161+1138%

18▼6Ouachita Parish, LALA158,542149−22%

19▼8Rapides Parish, LALA125,877130−46%

20▲6Lincoln Parish, LALA48,360112+78%

21▼6Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,163105+4%

22St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,64298−23%

23▲12St. Mary Parish, LALA46,55295+764%

24▲6Acadia Parish, LALA57,03291+2933%

25▲4Iberia Parish, LALA66,84659−9%

26▲14West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,75658+263%

27▼7Vermilion Parish, LALA57,67157–

28▼1Beauregard Parish, LALA36,67355+129%

29▲2Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08954+38%

30▲12Jackson Parish, LALA15,83453–

31De Soto Parish, LALA27,38150+72%

32▼4Iberville Parish, LALA29,57939–

33East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76030–

34▲2St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,87520−69%

35Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,94119−44%

36▼17St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76518–

37▼21Allen Parish, LALA22,67217−48%

38East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,91112–

39▼5Webster Parish, LALA34,948110%

40▼1Sabine Parish, LALA21,83410+25%

41Morehouse Parish, LALA23,7057+17%

42▲1LaSalle Parish, LALA15,1546–

43Union Parish, LALA20,5616–

44St. James Parish, LALA18,9385–

45Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,5203–

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