Ranking of Texas Counties By Percentage of Population with Cajun Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 18.66K people in Texas with Cajun ancestry (0.07% of Texas population). Among all Texas counties, Orange County had the highest percentage of its population with Cajun ancestry (1.41%), followed by Hardin County (1.02%), and Chambers County (0.96%).

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

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Texas Counties By Percentage of Population with Cajun Ancestry in 2021
Orange County
Hardin County
Chambers County
Duval County
Jefferson County
Palo Pinto County
Wharton County
Shelby County
Dickens County
Comanche County
Ranking of Texas Counties By Percentage of Population with Cajun Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Orange County 1.41
2 Hardin County 1.02
3 Chambers County 0.96
4 Duval County 0.95
5 Jefferson County 0.78
6 Palo Pinto County 0.74
7 Wharton County 0.57
8 Shelby County 0.52
9 Dickens County 0.51
10 Comanche County 0.47
11 Sabine County 0.46
12 Wood County 0.45
13 Rains County 0.44
14 Real County 0.42
15 San Augustine County 0.34
16 Madison County 0.30
17 Blanco County 0.28
17 Donley County 0.28
17 Grimes County 0.28
18 Burnet County 0.26
19 Bee County 0.22
20 Camp County 0.21
21 Karnes County 0.20
22 Galveston County 0.19
22 Jones County 0.19
22 Panola County 0.19
23 Freestone County 0.18
24 Tyler County 0.17
25 Castro County 0.16
25 Polk County 0.16
26 Angelina County 0.15
27 Marion County 0.14
27 Walker County 0.14
28 Montgomery County 0.13
29 Liberty County 0.12
29 Smith County 0.12
30 Brazoria County 0.11
30 Fisher County 0.11
30 Jackson County 0.11
31 Hill County 0.10
31 Red River County 0.10
31 Waller County 0.10
32 Coryell County 0.09
32 Fannin County 0.09
32 Guadalupe County 0.09
32 Houston County 0.09
32 Matagorda County 0.09
32 San Patricio County 0.09
33 Fort Bend County 0.08
34 Grayson County 0.07
34 Harris County 0.07
34 Hays County 0.07
34 Hopkins County 0.07
34 Medina County 0.07
34 Travis County 0.07
35 Bosque County 0.06
35 Brazos County 0.06
35 Cherokee County 0.06
35 Gray County 0.06
35 Henderson County 0.06
35 Newton County 0.06
35 Trinity County 0.06
35 Upshur County 0.06
35 Williamson County 0.06
36 Bandera County 0.05
36 Bowie County 0.05
36 Collin County 0.05
36 Comal County 0.05
36 Fayette County 0.05
36 Gregg County 0.05
36 Hutchinson County 0.05
36 McLennan County 0.05
36 San Jacinto County 0.05
36 Taylor County 0.05
37 Cooke County 0.04
37 Denton County 0.04
37 Nueces County 0.04
37 Tarrant County 0.04
37 Tom Green County 0.04
37 Washington County 0.04
38 Bexar County 0.03
38 Burleson County 0.03
38 Colorado County 0.03
38 Ellis County 0.03
38 Hockley County 0.03
38 Jasper County 0.03
38 Kaufman County 0.03
38 Kerr County 0.03
38 Nolan County 0.03
38 Rusk County 0.03
38 Van Zandt County 0.03
38 Webb County 0.03
39 Caldwell County 0.02
39 Cass County 0.02
39 Dallas County 0.02
39 Hunt County 0.02
39 Johnson County 0.02
39 Lamar County 0.02
39 Llano County 0.02
39 Lubbock County 0.02
39 Milam County 0.02
39 Nacogdoches County 0.02
40 Bell County 0.01
40 Calhoun County 0.01
40 DeWitt County 0.01
40 El Paso County 0.01
40 Hood County 0.01
40 Midland County 0.01
40 Potter County 0.01
40 Rockwall County 0.01
40 Wichita County 0.01
40 Wilson County 0.01
41 Bastrop County 0.004
42 Navarro County 0.002
43 Hidalgo County 0.001
43 Parker County 0.001
43 Randall County 0.001