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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.03M people in Louisiana with Unclassified ancestry (22.08% of Louisiana population). Among all Louisiana counties, Caldwell Parish had the highest percentage of its population with Unclassified ancestry (36.88%), followed by Bossier Parish (36.03%), and Livingston Parish (35.63%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Unclassified 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 Unclassified Ancestry in 2021
Caldwell Parish
Bossier Parish
Livingston Parish
Washington Parish
De Soto Parish
Jefferson Davis Parish
Acadia Parish
Terrebonne Parish
Winn Parish
Calcasieu Parish
Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Percentage of Population with Unclassified Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Caldwell Parish 36.88
2 Bossier Parish 36.03
3 Livingston Parish 35.63
4 Washington Parish 32.43
5 De Soto Parish 31.75
6 Jefferson Davis Parish 29.27
7 Acadia Parish 29.01
8 Terrebonne Parish 28.47
9 Winn Parish 28.39
10 Calcasieu Parish 27.51
11 Red River Parish 26.99
12 Plaquemines Parish 26.32
13 Caddo Parish 26.18
14 Jackson Parish 26.03
15 Beauregard Parish 25.98
16 Sabine Parish 25.97
17 Lafourche Parish 25.93
18 Cameron Parish 25.10
19 Bienville Parish 24.95
20 St. Bernard Parish 24.57
21 St. Charles Parish 24.49
22 Morehouse Parish 23.93
23 Assumption Parish 23.91
24 Ascension Parish 23.81
25 Lincoln Parish 23.18
26 Vermilion Parish 22.92
27 West Baton Rouge Parish 22.77
28 Union Parish 22.73
29 St. Helena Parish 22.39
30 Webster Parish 22.07
31 Allen Parish 21.94
32 Grant Parish 21.79
33 Iberia Parish 21.33
34 Tangipahoa Parish 21.28
35 Concordia Parish 21.24
36 East Feliciana Parish 21.17
37 St. Tammany Parish 20.86
38 Richland Parish 20.66
39 Evangeline Parish 20.61
40 Jefferson Parish 20.55
41 Pointe Coupee Parish 20.31
42 Ouachita Parish 20.21
43 Franklin Parish 20.12
44 East Baton Rouge Parish 20.11
45 Avoyelles Parish 19.46
46 LaSalle Parish 18.85
47 Vernon Parish 18.71
48 St. Landry Parish 18.11
49 Lafayette Parish 17.75
50 Rapides Parish 17.37
51 Iberville Parish 16.87
52 St. Martin Parish 16.49
53 St. Mary Parish 15.93
54 West Carroll Parish 15.46
55 St. James Parish 15.36
55 West Feliciana Parish 15.36
56 Orleans Parish 15.17
57 Natchitoches Parish 14.36
58 Catahoula Parish 14.15
59 St. John the Baptist Parish 13.40
60 Claiborne Parish 13.32
61 Madison Parish 12.37
62 Tensas Parish 11.34
63 East Carroll Parish 10.04