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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 3.29K people in Louisiana with Nigerian ancestry (0.07% of Louisiana population). Among all Louisiana cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Marrero CDP had the highest percentage of its population with Nigerian ancestry (0.78%), followed by Laplace CDP (0.68%), and Lake Charles city (0.65%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Nigerian 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 Nigerian Ancestry in 2021
Marrero CDP
Laplace CDP
Lake Charles city
Baton Rouge city
Kenner city
Monroe city
New Orleans city
DeRidder city
Natchitoches city
Bossier City city
Ranking of Louisiana Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Nigerian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Marrero CDP 0.78
2 Laplace CDP 0.68
3 Lake Charles city 0.65
4 Baton Rouge city 0.32
5 Kenner city 0.23
6 Monroe city 0.14
7 New Orleans city 0.12
8 DeRidder city 0.10
9 Natchitoches city 0.09
10 Bossier City city 0.05
11 Lafayette city 0.03
12 Shreveport city 0.02