Louisiana Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 3, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 4.66M Louisiana population, 1.91M had Other Groups ancestry (41.01%), 1.03M had Unclassified ancestry (22.08%), and 477.13K had French (except Basque) ancestry (10.25%).
The chart below shows the top 10 ancestry groups, and the table below shows both the number and percentages for all ancestry groups.
You can see similar information for other states, Louisiana counties, congressional districts, and the United States.
NB: People could belong to one or more ancestry groups.
Related Topics: Louisiana ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Louisiana Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Number of Ancestry | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 1909766 | 41.01 |
| Unclassified | 1028452 | 22.08 |
| French (except Basque) | 477125 | 10.25 |
| American | 337063 | 7.24 |
| German | 308869 | 6.63 |
| Irish | 305734 | 6.57 |
| English | 271017 | 5.82 |
| Italian | 202389 | 4.35 |
| French Canadian | 120932 | 2.60 |
| Subsaharan African | 55843 | 1.20 |
| Cajun | 53398 | 1.15 |
| African | 48296 | 1.04 |
| Scottish | 46131 | 0.99 |
| European | 44794 | 0.96 |
| Scotch Irish | 31996 | 0.69 |
| Polish | 20842 | 0.45 |
| British | 16900 | 0.36 |
| Dutch | 16813 | 0.36 |
| Welsh | 12805 | 0.28 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 12528 | 0.27 |
| Norwegian | 11272 | 0.24 |
| Swedish | 11232 | 0.24 |
| Russian | 7286 | 0.16 |
| Scandinavian | 5827 | 0.13 |
| Hungarian | 5753 | 0.12 |
| Lebanese | 5751 | 0.12 |
| Greek | 5681 | 0.12 |
| Eastern European | 4376 | 0.09 |
| Northern European | 4059 | 0.09 |
| Portuguese | 3949 | 0.09 |
| Canadian | 3938 | 0.09 |
| Czech | 3845 | 0.08 |
| Belgian | 3787 | 0.08 |
| Haitian | 3658 | 0.08 |
| Arab | 3324 | 0.07 |
| Nigerian | 3287 | 0.07 |
| Jamaican | 3181 | 0.07 |
| Palestinian | 3112 | 0.07 |
| Austrian | 2902 | 0.06 |
| Swiss | 2720 | 0.06 |
| Brazilian | 2628 | 0.06 |
| Romanian | 2554 | 0.06 |
| Croatian | 2349 | 0.05 |
| Danish | 2300 | 0.05 |
| West Indian | 2179 | 0.05 |
| Egyptian | 2090 | 0.05 |
| Lithuanian | 2030 | 0.04 |
| Ukrainian | 1916 | 0.04 |
| Iranian | 1862 | 0.04 |
| Israeli | 1846 | 0.04 |
| Jordanian | 1657 | 0.04 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 1436 | 0.03 |
| Syrian | 1385 | 0.03 |
| Czechoslovakian | 1359 | 0.03 |
| Slovak | 1159 | 0.03 |
| Finnish | 1145 | 0.03 |
| Ethiopian | 1054 | 0.02 |
| Turkish | 854 | 0.02 |
| Belizean | 812 | 0.02 |
| Yugoslavian | 801 | 0.02 |
| British West Indian | 732 | 0.02 |
| Bulgarian | 614 | 0.01 |
| Australian | 590 | 0.01 |
| Armenian | 489 | 0.01 |
| Moroccan | 446 | 0.01 |
| Ugandan | 436 | 0.01 |
| Slavic | 421 | 0.01 |
| Guyanese | 401 | 0.01 |
| Kenyan | 382 | 0.01 |
| Serbian | 380 | 0.01 |
| Ghanaian | 371 | 0.01 |
| Basque | 366 | 0.01 |
| Slovene | 343 | 0.01 |
| Latvian | 335 | 0.01 |
| Iraqi | 327 | 0.01 |
| Bahamian | 284 | 0.01 |
| Barbadian | 274 | 0.01 |
| Celtic | 271 | 0.01 |
| Pennsylvania German | 249 | 0.01 |
| Somali | 236 | 0.01 |
| Icelander | 226 | 0.01 |
| Albania | 169 | 0.00 |
| South African | 155 | 0.00 |
| Estonian | 154 | 0.00 |
| German Russian | 123 | 0.00 |
| Macedonian | 120 | 0.00 |
| Maltese | 97 | 0.00 |
| Senegalese | 89 | 0.00 |
| Sudanese | 74 | 0.00 |
| Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac | 63 | 0.00 |
| Dutch West Indian | 63 | 0.00 |
| Zimbabwean | 57 | 0.00 |
| Alsatian | 55 | 0.00 |
| Cape Verdean | 42 | 0.00 |
| Liberian | 38 | 0.00 |
| US Virgin Islander | 36 | 0.00 |
| New Zealander | 24 | 0.00 |
| Cypriot | 13 | 0.00 |
| Luxembourger | 11 | 0.00 |
| Sierra Leonean | 5 | 0.00 |
| Afghan | 4 | 0.00 |