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Largest West Indian population, Louisiana cities · 2020

Louisiana cities ranked by the number of residents who are West Indian ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 52 cities in Louisiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 52 is 44.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPWEST INDIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01New Orleans, LALA362,1542,142+106%

02Metairie, LALA139,729604+358%

03Timberlane, LALA10,886560–

04Terrytown, LALA24,726507+72%

05Prien, LALA7,119469–

06Baton Rouge, LALA222,795451−18%

07Shreveport, LALA175,902384+202%

08Marrero, LALA32,540299−1%

09DeRidder, LALA9,503270+900%

10Lake Charles, LALA82,676241+6%

11Harvey, LALA20,915230−3%

12Lafayette, LALA123,311223+214%

13Kenner, LALA65,136171−52%

14Bridge City, LALA7,297130+94%

15Alexandria, LALA42,938123+102%

16Chalmette, LALA22,616112–

17Ruston, LALA22,397111+363%

18Opelousas, LALA15,09897–

19Woodmere, LALA11,87992−77%

20Bossier City, LALA63,25982+11%

21Eunice, LALA9,03579–

22Gretna, LALA17,36074–

23Laplace, LALA28,34370+25%

24Fort Polk South, LALA7,86968−46%

25Merrydale, LALA9,49051–

26Luling, LALA13,96044–

27Bogalusa, LALA10,32142–

28Broussard, LALA15,79940–

29Zachary, LALA20,62140−47%

30Hammond, LALA24,03237+95%

31Leesville, LALA5,21037+208%

32Abbeville, LALA10,86137–

33Prairieville, LALA35,23833–

34Moss Bluff, LALA12,48231–

35River Ridge, LALA13,31230+400%

36Oak Hills Place, LALA9,03829+93%

37Oakdale, LALA6,52627−60%

38Bastrop, LALA8,90822–

39Claiborne, LALA13,30816+45%

40Covington, LALA11,72116–

41Thibodaux, LALA15,57316−66%

42Elmwood, LALA6,07715–

43Larose, LALA5,51514–

44Houma, LALA31,73513−70%

45Monroe, LALA46,86013−74%

46Gonzales, LALA13,9308–

47Waggaman, LALA11,3308–

48Tallulah, LALA5,5177–

49New Iberia, LALA26,5336−14%

50Central, LALA30,3135−58%

51Sulphur, LALA20,4924−90%

52Baker, LALA12,1362−82%

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