Ranking of Louisiana Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Iranian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.86K people in Louisiana with Iranian ancestry (0.04% of Louisiana population). Among all Louisiana cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Prairieville CDP had the highest percentage of its population with Iranian ancestry (0.62%), followed by Kenner city (0.32%), and Destrehan CDP (0.21%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Iranian ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Louisiana.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Louisiana Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Iranian Ancestry in 2021
Prairieville CDP
Kenner city
Destrehan CDP
River Ridge CDP
Ruston city
New Orleans city
Youngsville city
Houma city
Slidell city
Baton Rouge city
Ranking of Louisiana Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Iranian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Prairieville CDP 0.62
2 Kenner city 0.32
3 Destrehan CDP 0.21
4 River Ridge CDP 0.19
5 Ruston city 0.17
6 New Orleans city 0.13
7 Youngsville city 0.10
8 Houma city 0.09
8 Slidell city 0.09
9 Baton Rouge city 0.08
10 Broussard city 0.07
11 Lafayette city 0.05
12 Bossier City city 0.03
12 Monroe city 0.03
12 Shreveport city 0.03