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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 2023 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 2000

01New Orleans, LALA362,15418,671–

02Baton Rouge, LALA222,7952,704–

03Shreveport, LALA175,9022,025–

04Kenner, LALA65,1361,557–

05Metairie, LALA139,7291,075–

06Lafayette, LALA123,311762–

07Lake Charles, LALA82,676661–

08Houma, LALA31,735643–

09Harvey, LALA20,915589–

10Bossier City, LALA63,259537–

11Gonzales, LALA13,930535–

12Waggaman, LALA11,330494–

13Alexandria, LALA42,938463–

14Monroe, LALA46,860416–

15Marrero, LALA32,540413–

16Laplace, LALA28,343407–

17Woodmere, LALA11,879402–

18New Iberia, LALA26,533321–

19Belle Chasse, LALA10,934249–

20Village St. George, LALA8,273244–

21Plaquemine, LALA5,891241–

22Schriever, LALA6,690216–

23Prairieville, LALA35,238215–

24Old Jefferson, LALA7,860213–

25Luling, LALA13,960206–

26Estelle, LALA16,341193–

27Terrytown, LALA24,726179–

28Shenandoah, LALA17,998171–

29West Monroe, LALA12,478165–

30Pineville, LALA13,967163–

31Minden, LALA11,103158–

32Gardere, LALA12,223147–

33Baker, LALA12,136141–

34Gretna, LALA17,360139–

35Timberlane, LALA10,886137–

36Chalmette, LALA22,616122–

37Rayne, LALA6,995116–

38Ruston, LALA22,397112–

39Donaldsonville, LALA7,094109–

40Oak Hills Place, LALA9,038105–

41Jefferson, LALA9,70396–

42Natchitoches, LALA17,14694–

43St. Martinville, LALA5,22992–

44Bayou Cane, LALA21,25391–

45Elmwood, LALA6,07776–

46Leesville, LALA5,21072–

47Broussard, LALA15,79970–

48Merrydale, LALA9,49069–

49Reserve, LALA7,79169–

50Central, LALA30,31368–

51Fort Polk South, LALA7,86967–

52Red Chute, LALA6,52665–

53River Ridge, LALA13,31260–

54Bridge City, LALA7,29759–

55Crowley, LALA11,22358–

56Addis, LALA7,67953–

57Grambling, LALA5,31452–

58Inniswold, LALA6,35749–

59Bogalusa, LALA10,32143–

60Zachary, LALA20,62143–

61Covington, LALA11,72137–

62Port Allen, LALA5,01536–

63St. Rose, LALA7,64435–

64Carencro, LALA13,22434–

65St. Gabriel, LALA6,98734–

66Denham Springs, LALA9,37833–

67Hammond, LALA24,03229–

68Sulphur, LALA20,49228–

69Opelousas, LALA15,09824–

70Bastrop, LALA8,90822–

71Lacombe, LALA6,31022–

72Thibodaux, LALA15,57322–

73Breaux Bridge, LALA7,65220–

74Slidell, LALA28,34120–

75Scott, LALA9,63518–

76Tallulah, LALA5,51718–

77Harahan, LALA8,91616–

78Ponchatoula, LALA7,75516–

79DeRidder, LALA9,50315–

80Oakdale, LALA6,52615–

81Claiborne, LALA13,30813–

82Ville Platte, LALA6,17212–

83Franklin, LALA6,22411–

84Abbeville, LALA10,86110–

85Destrehan, LALA11,6194–

86Meraux, LALA7,9184–

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