Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 477.13K people in Louisiana with French (except Basque) ancestry (10.25% of Louisiana population). Among all Louisiana counties, Evangeline Parish had the highest percentage of its population with French (except Basque) ancestry (22.30%), followed by Avoyelles Parish (21.65%), and Lafourche Parish (19.26%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having French (except Basque) ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Louisiana.
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Related Topics: Louisiana ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
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| 1 | Evangeline Parish | 22.30 |
| 2 | Avoyelles Parish | 21.65 |
| 3 | Lafourche Parish | 19.26 |
| 4 | Terrebonne Parish | 19.03 |
| 5 | Jefferson Davis Parish | 18.78 |
| 6 | Acadia Parish | 18.38 |
| 7 | Assumption Parish | 18.30 |
| 8 | St. Martin Parish | 18.23 |
| 9 | Pointe Coupee Parish | 17.98 |
| 10 | Plaquemines Parish | 17.96 |
| 11 | Lafayette Parish | 16.87 |
| 12 | Vermilion Parish | 16.86 |
| 13 | St. Charles Parish | 16.25 |
| 14 | Natchitoches Parish | 16.19 |
| 15 | St. Tammany Parish | 16.06 |
| 16 | Ascension Parish | 15.50 |
| 17 | St. Bernard Parish | 15.37 |
| 18 | West Baton Rouge Parish | 14.68 |
| 19 | Livingston Parish | 13.29 |
| 20 | St. Mary Parish | 12.94 |
| 21 | Allen Parish | 12.88 |
| 22 | St. James Parish | 12.25 |
| 23 | Iberville Parish | 11.98 |
| 24 | Cameron Parish | 11.95 |
| 24 | West Feliciana Parish | 11.95 |
| 25 | Iberia Parish | 11.94 |
| 26 | Jefferson Parish | 11.86 |
| 27 | Tangipahoa Parish | 11.20 |
| 28 | Sabine Parish | 11.04 |
| 29 | Calcasieu Parish | 10.30 |
| 30 | St. Landry Parish | 9.45 |
| 31 | St. John the Baptist Parish | 7.98 |
| 32 | East Baton Rouge Parish | 7.67 |
| 33 | East Feliciana Parish | 7.18 |
| 34 | Beauregard Parish | 7.14 |
| 35 | Washington Parish | 6.69 |
| 36 | St. Helena Parish | 6.45 |
| 37 | Rapides Parish | 6.31 |
| 38 | Grant Parish | 6.24 |
| 39 | Orleans Parish | 5.21 |
| 40 | Jackson Parish | 4.45 |
| 41 | Winn Parish | 4.27 |
| 42 | Lincoln Parish | 3.71 |
| 43 | Concordia Parish | 3.70 |
| 44 | De Soto Parish | 3.63 |
| 45 | LaSalle Parish | 3.28 |
| 46 | Bienville Parish | 3.15 |
| 47 | Caddo Parish | 2.99 |
| 48 | Caldwell Parish | 2.85 |
| 49 | Ouachita Parish | 2.74 |
| 50 | Red River Parish | 2.70 |
| 51 | Bossier Parish | 2.66 |
| 52 | Morehouse Parish | 2.50 |
| 53 | Richland Parish | 2.47 |
| 54 | Union Parish | 2.40 |
| 55 | Vernon Parish | 2.22 |
| 56 | Catahoula Parish | 2.13 |
| 57 | Franklin Parish | 1.76 |
| 58 | East Carroll Parish | 1.71 |
| 58 | Tensas Parish | 1.71 |
| 58 | West Carroll Parish | 1.71 |
| 59 | Madison Parish | 1.69 |
| 60 | Webster Parish | 1.62 |
| 61 | Claiborne Parish | 1.21 |