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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 2.18K people in Louisiana with West Indian ancestry (0.05% of Louisiana population). Among all Louisiana cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Ruston city had the highest percentage of its population with West Indian ancestry (0.64%), followed by Terrytown CDP (0.37%), and New Orleans city (0.18%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having West Indian 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 West Indian Ancestry in 2021
Ruston city
Terrytown CDP
New Orleans city
Moss Bluff CDP
Laplace CDP
Shreveport city
Lake Charles city
Timberlane CDP
Gretna city
Harvey CDP
Ranking of Louisiana Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with West Indian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Ruston city 0.64
2 Terrytown CDP 0.37
3 New Orleans city 0.18
4 Moss Bluff CDP 0.16
5 Laplace CDP 0.11
5 Shreveport city 0.11
6 Lake Charles city 0.10
7 Timberlane CDP 0.08
8 Gretna city 0.06
8 Harvey CDP 0.06
9 Kenner city 0.04
10 Alexandria city 0.02
10 Baker city 0.02
10 Monroe city 0.02
11 Abbeville city 0.01
11 Central city 0.01
11 Sulphur city 0.01
11 Thibodaux city 0.01