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Largest Subsaharan African population, Louisiana cities

Louisiana cities ranked by the number of residents who are Subsaharan African ancestry, 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 86 cities in Louisiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSUBSAHARAN AFRICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01New Orleans, LALA362,15418,671+80%

02Baton Rouge, LALA222,7952,704+2%

03Shreveport, LALA175,9022,025−56%

04Kenner, LALA65,1361,557+64%

05Metairie, LALA139,7291,075−41%

06Lafayette, LALA123,311762+81%

07Lake Charles, LALA82,676661+33%

08Houma, LALA31,735643+56%

09Harvey, LALA20,915589+569%

10Bossier City, LALA63,259537+265%

11Gonzales, LALA13,930535+749%

12Waggaman, LALA11,330494+1603%

13Alexandria, LALA42,938463+205%

14Monroe, LALA46,860416−72%

15Marrero, LALA32,540413+516%

16Laplace, LALA28,343407−14%

17Woodmere, LALA11,879402+570%

18New Iberia, LALA26,533321+147%

19Belle Chasse, LALA10,934249+983%

20Village St. George, LALA8,273244+92%

21Plaquemine, LALA5,891241+198%

22Schriever, LALA6,690216+517%

23Prairieville, LALA35,238215+3%

24Old Jefferson, LALA7,860213–

25Luling, LALA13,960206–

26Estelle, LALA16,341193+71%

27Terrytown, LALA24,726179+29%

28Shenandoah, LALA17,998171+584%

29West Monroe, LALA12,478165−14%

30Pineville, LALA13,967163+172%

31Minden, LALA11,103158+690%

32Gardere, LALA12,223147−61%

33Baker, LALA12,136141+17%

34Gretna, LALA17,360139+140%

35Timberlane, LALA10,886137+407%

36Chalmette, LALA22,616122+321%

37Rayne, LALA6,995116+93%

38Ruston, LALA22,397112−74%

39Donaldsonville, LALA7,094109−72%

40Oak Hills Place, LALA9,038105+1400%

41Jefferson, LALA9,70396−85%

42Natchitoches, LALA17,14694−44%

43St. Martinville, LALA5,22992+820%

44Bayou Cane, LALA21,25391+78%

45Elmwood, LALA6,07776−49%

46Leesville, LALA5,21072+167%

47Broussard, LALA15,79970+150%

48Merrydale, LALA9,49069+35%

49Reserve, LALA7,79169−68%

50Central, LALA30,31368−56%

51Fort Polk South, LALA7,86967−26%

52Red Chute, LALA6,52665–

53River Ridge, LALA13,31260−89%

54Bridge City, LALA7,29759+7%

55Crowley, LALA11,22358+93%

56Addis, LALA7,67953–

57Grambling, LALA5,31452−74%

58Inniswold, LALA6,35749–

59Bogalusa, LALA10,32143+26%

60Zachary, LALA20,62143−76%

61Covington, LALA11,72137+54%

62Port Allen, LALA5,01536−8%

63St. Rose, LALA7,64435–

64Carencro, LALA13,22434+79%

65St. Gabriel, LALA6,98734−83%

66Denham Springs, LALA9,37833–

67Hammond, LALA24,03229−74%

68Sulphur, LALA20,49228–

69Opelousas, LALA15,09824+14%

70Bastrop, LALA8,90822−94%

71Lacombe, LALA6,31022−90%

72Thibodaux, LALA15,57322−4%

73Breaux Bridge, LALA7,65220–

74Slidell, LALA28,34120−51%

75Scott, LALA9,63518−84%

76Tallulah, LALA5,51718−45%

77Harahan, LALA8,91616–

78Ponchatoula, LALA7,75516–

79DeRidder, LALA9,50315−35%

80Oakdale, LALA6,52615−86%

81Claiborne, LALA13,30813−38%

82Ville Platte, LALA6,17212−43%

83Franklin, LALA6,22411−91%

84Abbeville, LALA10,86110–

85Destrehan, LALA11,6194−94%

86Meraux, LALA7,9184–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES