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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 202.39K people in Louisiana with Italian ancestry (4.35% of Louisiana population). Among all Louisiana counties, St. Bernard Parish had the highest percentage of its population with Italian ancestry (14.11%), followed by Tangipahoa Parish (11.24%), and St. Tammany Parish (10.42%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Italian 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 Italian Ancestry in 2021
St. Bernard Parish
Tangipahoa Parish
St. Tammany Parish
Jefferson Parish
Plaquemines Parish
Ascension Parish
St. Charles Parish
Livingston Parish
Pointe Coupee Parish
Iberville Parish
Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Percentage of Population with Italian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 St. Bernard Parish 14.11
2 Tangipahoa Parish 11.24
3 St. Tammany Parish 10.42
4 Jefferson Parish 8.63
5 Plaquemines Parish 8.10
6 Ascension Parish 7.18
7 St. Charles Parish 6.81
8 Livingston Parish 5.94
9 Pointe Coupee Parish 5.84
10 Iberville Parish 5.21
11 Lafourche Parish 4.62
12 Washington Parish 4.01
13 East Baton Rouge Parish 4.00
14 Terrebonne Parish 3.85
15 Orleans Parish 3.71
15 St. Mary Parish 3.71
16 St. John the Baptist Parish 3.55
17 Lafayette Parish 3.41
18 St. Helena Parish 3.36
19 West Baton Rouge Parish 3.30
20 Vernon Parish 2.64
21 Natchitoches Parish 2.60
22 Acadia Parish 2.49
22 Concordia Parish 2.49
23 Jefferson Davis Parish 2.42
24 Calcasieu Parish 2.38
25 East Feliciana Parish 2.32
26 St. James Parish 2.13
27 Avoyelles Parish 2.11
28 Iberia Parish 2.07
29 Ouachita Parish 2.06
30 Rapides Parish 1.94
31 Beauregard Parish 1.88
32 Bossier Parish 1.87
33 Assumption Parish 1.84
34 Cameron Parish 1.81
35 Allen Parish 1.79
36 East Carroll Parish 1.77
37 Vermilion Parish 1.76
38 Red River Parish 1.72
39 Lincoln Parish 1.71
40 Caddo Parish 1.67
41 Sabine Parish 1.64
42 St. Landry Parish 1.60
43 West Feliciana Parish 1.59
44 Winn Parish 1.54
45 Catahoula Parish 1.44
46 Morehouse Parish 1.35
47 De Soto Parish 1.34
48 LaSalle Parish 1.25
49 Bienville Parish 1.20
50 Grant Parish 0.98
51 St. Martin Parish 0.97
52 Claiborne Parish 0.86
53 Webster Parish 0.85
54 Evangeline Parish 0.80
55 Jackson Parish 0.75
56 Richland Parish 0.61
57 Tensas Parish 0.56
58 Madison Parish 0.49
58 Union Parish 0.49
59 Caldwell Parish 0.33
59 Franklin Parish 0.33
59 West Carroll Parish 0.33