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Largest Subsaharan African population, Louisiana cities · 2010

Louisiana cities ranked by the number of residents who are Subsaharan African ancestry, 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 78 cities in Louisiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 78 is 91.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSUBSAHARAN AFRICAN POPULATIONVS –

01New Orleans, LALA362,15410,368–

02Shreveport, LALA175,9024,579–

03Baton Rouge, LALA222,7952,652–

04Metairie, LALA139,7291,814–

05Monroe, LALA46,8601,473–

06Kenner, LALA65,136951–

07Jefferson, LALA9,703652–

08River Ridge, LALA13,312552–

09Lake Charles, LALA82,676498–

10Laplace, LALA28,343476–

11Ruston, LALA22,397431–

12Lafayette, LALA123,311421–

13Houma, LALA31,735412–

14Donaldsonville, LALA7,094396–

15Bastrop, LALA8,908391–

16Gardere, LALA12,223377–

17Lacombe, LALA6,310224–

18Reserve, LALA7,791216–

19Prairieville, LALA35,238209–

20Grambling, LALA5,314203–

21St. Gabriel, LALA6,987197–

22West Monroe, LALA12,478191–

23Zachary, LALA20,621178–

24Natchitoches, LALA17,146168–

25Central, LALA30,313153–

26Alexandria, LALA42,938152–

27Elmwood, LALA6,077148–

28Bossier City, LALA63,259147–

29Terrytown, LALA24,726139–

30New Iberia, LALA26,533130–

31Village St. George, LALA8,273127–

32Baker, LALA12,136121–

33Eunice, LALA9,035118–

34Franklin, LALA6,224117–

35Scott, LALA9,635116–

36Estelle, LALA16,341113–

37Hammond, LALA24,032110–

38Oakdale, LALA6,526105–

39Fort Polk South, LALA7,86991–

40Harvey, LALA20,91588–

41Plaquemine, LALA5,89181–

42Destrehan, LALA11,61967–

43Marrero, LALA32,54067–

44Gonzales, LALA13,93063–

45Pineville, LALA13,96760–

46Rayne, LALA6,99560–

47Woodmere, LALA11,87960–

48Gretna, LALA17,36058–

49Bridge City, LALA7,29755–

50Bayou Cane, LALA21,25351–

51Merrydale, LALA9,49051–

52Slidell, LALA28,34141–

53Port Allen, LALA5,01539–

54Schriever, LALA6,69035–

55Bogalusa, LALA10,32134–

56Tallulah, LALA5,51733–

57Crowley, LALA11,22330–

58Chalmette, LALA22,61629–

59Waggaman, LALA11,33029–

60Broussard, LALA15,79928–

61Leesville, LALA5,21027–

62Timberlane, LALA10,88627–

63Westwego, LALA8,31726–

64Shenandoah, LALA17,99825–

65Covington, LALA11,72124–

66Belle Chasse, LALA10,93423–

67DeRidder, LALA9,50323–

68Thibodaux, LALA15,57323–

69Claiborne, LALA13,30821–

70Opelousas, LALA15,09821–

71Ville Platte, LALA6,17221–

72Minden, LALA11,10320–

73Carencro, LALA13,22419–

74Morgan City, LALA10,75719–

75Raceland, LALA9,58517–

76St. Martinville, LALA5,22910–

77Galliano, LALA5,9069–

78Oak Hills Place, LALA9,0387–

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