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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 3.18K people in Louisiana with Jamaican ancestry (0.07% of Louisiana population). Among all Louisiana cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Minden city had the highest percentage of its population with Jamaican ancestry (0.56%), followed by River Ridge CDP (0.41%), and Lake Charles city (0.28%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Jamaican 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 Jamaican Ancestry in 2021
Minden city
River Ridge CDP
Lake Charles city
New Orleans city
DeRidder city
Harvey CDP
Luling CDP
Woodmere CDP
Chalmette CDP
Gonzales city
Ranking of Louisiana Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Jamaican Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Minden city 0.56
2 River Ridge CDP 0.41
3 Lake Charles city 0.28
4 New Orleans city 0.23
5 DeRidder city 0.22
5 Harvey CDP 0.22
6 Luling CDP 0.16
7 Woodmere CDP 0.12
8 Chalmette CDP 0.10
8 Gonzales city 0.10
8 Lafayette city 0.10
9 Covington city 0.07
10 Shreveport city 0.06
10 Terrytown CDP 0.06
11 Gretna city 0.05
12 Baton Rouge city 0.04
13 Bossier City city 0.03
13 Houma city 0.03