Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 337.06K people in Louisiana with American ancestry (7.24% of Louisiana population). Among all Louisiana counties, LaSalle Parish had the highest percentage of its population with American ancestry (33.05%), followed by Webster Parish (28.80%), and Claiborne Parish (27.40%).

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

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
LaSalle Parish
Webster Parish
Claiborne Parish
Pointe Coupee Parish
Vernon Parish
St. James Parish
Concordia Parish
Rapides Parish
Caldwell Parish
Avoyelles Parish
Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 LaSalle Parish 33.05
2 Webster Parish 28.80
3 Claiborne Parish 27.40
4 Pointe Coupee Parish 17.45
5 Vernon Parish 17.19
6 St. James Parish 15.85
7 Concordia Parish 14.36
8 Rapides Parish 13.75
9 Caldwell Parish 13.23
10 Avoyelles Parish 12.91
11 Cameron Parish 11.97
12 Catahoula Parish 11.74
13 Sabine Parish 10.86
14 Iberville Parish 10.71
15 East Feliciana Parish 10.58
16 St. Charles Parish 10.54
17 Bossier Parish 10.14
18 Lafourche Parish 10.12
19 Madison Parish 10.03
20 Ascension Parish 9.88
21 West Baton Rouge Parish 9.72
22 Grant Parish 9.53
23 Vermilion Parish 9.39
24 Jackson Parish 9.12
25 Tensas Parish 8.95
26 Richland Parish 8.94
27 Franklin Parish 8.89
28 West Feliciana Parish 8.80
29 Caddo Parish 8.64
30 Beauregard Parish 8.40
31 Red River Parish 8.37
32 St. John the Baptist Parish 8.34
33 West Carroll Parish 8.31
34 Bienville Parish 8.04
35 Morehouse Parish 7.99
36 Union Parish 7.81
37 East Carroll Parish 7.71
38 St. Tammany Parish 7.49
39 Ouachita Parish 7.37
40 Assumption Parish 7.24
41 Winn Parish 7.14
42 Terrebonne Parish 7.10
43 Acadia Parish 6.75
44 Washington Parish 6.70
45 Livingston Parish 6.57
46 Allen Parish 6.49
47 Calcasieu Parish 6.41
48 East Baton Rouge Parish 6.05
48 Lafayette Parish 6.05
49 Plaquemines Parish 6.03
50 Evangeline Parish 5.93
51 Natchitoches Parish 5.88
52 De Soto Parish 5.86
53 Jefferson Davis Parish 5.64
53 Lincoln Parish 5.64
54 Iberia Parish 5.57
55 St. Martin Parish 5.23
56 St. Mary Parish 4.57
57 Tangipahoa Parish 4.45
58 St. Landry Parish 4.12
59 St. Bernard Parish 3.98
60 Jefferson Parish 3.78
61 St. Helena Parish 3.47
62 Orleans Parish 2.25