Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Percentage of Population that were Immigrants or Foreign-Born in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 27, 2024.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among all Louisiana counties, Jefferson had the highest percentage of its population being immigrants or foreign-born (13.08%), followed by Allen (6.71%), and East Baton Rouge (5.69%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Louisiana counties.

You can see similar information for other states. You can also see the ranking for all counties in the United States.

Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Percentage of Population that were Immigrants or Foreign-Born in 2021
Jefferson
Allen
East Baton Rouge
Orleans
Plaquemines
Lafayette
Cameron
St. Tammany
St. Mary
St. John the Baptist
Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Percentage of Population that were Immigrants or Foreign-Born in 2021
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Rank County Perc. of County Population (%)
1 Jefferson 13.08
2 Allen 6.71
3 East Baton Rouge 5.69
4 Orleans 5.39
5 Plaquemines 4.77
6 Lafayette 4.60
7 Cameron 4.48
8 St. Tammany 4.47
9 St. Mary 4.27
10 St. John the Baptist 4.15
11 St. Bernard 3.99
12 Ascension 3.94
13 St. Charles 3.83
14 Bossier 3.70
15 Evangeline 3.69
16 Vernon 3.51
17 Lincoln 3.50
18 Grant 3.47
19 Calcasieu 3.32
20 Iberia 3.15
21 Livingston 2.72
22 Rapides 2.54
23 West Feliciana 2.47
24 Lafourche 2.42
25 Terrebonne 2.36
26 Vermilion 2.20
27 Concordia 2.19
28 Tangipahoa 2.14
29 Caddo 2.11
30 Ouachita 1.81
31 LaSalle 1.73
32 Pointe Coupee 1.72
33 West Carroll 1.67
34 St. James 1.64
34 St. Martin 1.64
35 St. Helena 1.60
36 Beauregard 1.58
37 Tensas 1.50
38 St. Landry 1.48
39 Iberville 1.47
40 Bienville 1.46
41 Jackson 1.35
42 Claiborne 1.30
43 Acadia 1.08
44 Winn 1.05
45 Avoyelles 1.00
45 Union 1.00
45 Washington 1.00
46 Webster 0.94
47 Madison 0.93
48 Jefferson Davis 0.82
49 West Baton Rouge 0.79
50 Morehouse 0.78
51 Natchitoches 0.75
52 Assumption 0.70
53 East Feliciana 0.67
54 Sabine 0.63
55 Richland 0.61
56 Franklin 0.57
57 De Soto 0.55
58 Catahoula 0.32
58 East Carroll 0.32
59 Caldwell 0.23
60 Red River 0.10