Counties in Louisiana by foreign-born share of the population, 2024

Jefferson Parish had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 64 counties in 2024, at 14.6%. Franklin Parish had the lowest, at 0.3%. The median was 2.1% and the figure for Louisiana was 4.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest14.6Jefferson Parish
Median2.164 counties
Louisiana4.9History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Jefferson ParishJefferson Parish: 14.6 %14.6East Baton Rouge ParishEast Baton Rouge Parish: 7.1 %7.1Winn ParishWinn Parish: 6.9 %6.9Orleans ParishOrleans Parish: 6.6 %6.6Allen ParishAllen Parish: 6 %6Plaquemines ParishPlaquemines Parish: 5.9 %5.9St. Bernard ParishSt. Bernard Parish: 5.7 %5.7St. John the Baptist ParishSt. John the Baptist Parish: 5.3 %5.3Lafayette ParishLafayette Parish: 5.2 %5.2St. Mary ParishSt. Mary Parish: 5 %5Ascension ParishAscension Parish: 4.9 %4.9St. Charles ParishSt. Charles Parish: 4.9 %4.9St. Tammany ParishSt. Tammany Parish: 4.5 %4.5Bossier ParishBossier Parish: 4.3 %4.3Livingston ParishLivingston Parish: 4 %4Grant ParishGrant Parish: 3.7 %3.7Calcasieu ParishCalcasieu Parish: 3.6 %3.6Iberville ParishIberville Parish: 3.4 %3.4Union ParishUnion Parish: 3.3 %3.3Jackson ParishJackson Parish: 3.3 %3.3Vernon ParishVernon Parish: 3.3 %3.3Terrebonne ParishTerrebonne Parish: 3.2 %3.2Lincoln ParishLincoln Parish: 3.2 %3.2Vermilion ParishVermilion Parish: 3 %3Evangeline ParishEvangeline Parish: 2.8 %2.8Rapides ParishRapides Parish: 2.8 %2.8Iberia ParishIberia Parish: 2.6 %2.6Tangipahoa ParishTangipahoa Parish: 2.6 %2.6Caddo ParishCaddo Parish: 2.4 %2.4Assumption ParishAssumption Parish: 2.4 %2.4Lafourche ParishLafourche Parish: 2.3 %2.3Ouachita ParishOuachita Parish: 2.2 %2.2Concordia ParishConcordia Parish: 2 %2St. Martin ParishSt. Martin Parish: 1.8 %1.8St. James ParishSt. James Parish: 1.8 %1.8St. Landry ParishSt. Landry Parish: 1.6 %1.6West Feliciana ParishWest Feliciana Parish: 1.6 %1.6Natchitoches ParishNatchitoches Parish: 1.6 %1.6West Baton Rouge ParishWest Baton Rouge Parish: 1.5 %1.5Avoyelles ParishAvoyelles Parish: 1.4 %1.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Jefferson Parish14.6+0.5 pts
2East Baton Rouge Parish7.1+0.3 pts
3Winn Parish6.9+1.9 pts
4Orleans Parish6.6+0.1 pts
5Allen Parish6-1 pts
6Plaquemines Parish5.9-0.2 pts
7St. Bernard Parish5.7+0.9 pts
8St. John the Baptist Parish5.3+0.4 pts
9Lafayette Parish5.2+0.1 pts
10St. Mary Parish5+0.1 pts
11Ascension Parish4.9+0.2 pts
12St. Charles Parish4.9+0.7 pts
13St. Tammany Parish4.5+0.1 pts
14Bossier Parish4.3+0.3 pts
15Livingston Parish4+0.1 pts
16Grant Parish3.7+0.3 pts
17Calcasieu Parish3.6+0.3 pts
18Iberville Parish3.4+1 pts
19Union Parish3.3+0.8 pts
20Jackson Parish3.3+0.9 pts
21Vernon Parish3.3-0.1 pts
22Terrebonne Parish3.2+0.1 pts
23Lincoln Parish3.2+0.4 pts
24Vermilion Parish3+0.1 pts
25Evangeline Parish2.8-0.4 pts
26Rapides Parish2.8-0.4 pts
27Iberia Parish2.6-0.2 pts
27Tangipahoa Parish2.6+0.1 pts
29Caddo Parish2.4+0.1 pts
30Assumption Parish2.4-0 pts
31Lafourche Parish2.3-0.3 pts
32Ouachita Parish2.20 pts
33Concordia Parish2-0.5 pts
34St. Martin Parish1.8-0.2 pts
35St. James Parish1.8+0.2 pts
36St. Landry Parish1.6+0.1 pts
37West Feliciana Parish1.6+0.1 pts
38Natchitoches Parish1.60 pts
39West Baton Rouge Parish1.5-0.4 pts
40Avoyelles Parish1.4-0.1 pts
41Red River Parish1.2+0.8 pts
42Acadia Parish1.2+0.6 pts
43Pointe Coupee Parish1.1-0.2 pts
44De Soto Parish1.1+0.4 pts
45Beauregard Parish1.1-0.2 pts
46Webster Parish1-0.1 pts
47Tensas Parish0.9-0.4 pts
48LaSalle Parish0.9-1.4 pts
49Madison Parish0.9+0.2 pts
50Sabine Parish0.8-0.1 pts
51Caldwell Parish0.8-0.6 pts
52Jefferson Davis Parish0.8-0 pts
53West Carroll Parish0.8-0.4 pts
54Claiborne Parish0.8-0 pts
55Morehouse Parish0.7-0.1 pts
56Washington Parish0.7-0.2 pts
57Richland Parish0.6-0.3 pts
58St. Helena Parish0.6-1.8 pts
59East Carroll Parish0.5-0 pts
60East Feliciana Parish0.5-0.1 pts
61Catahoula Parish0.40 pts
62Cameron Parish0.4+0.1 pts
63Bienville Parish0.3-0.5 pts
64Franklin Parish0.3-0.1 pts

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About this ranking

People who were not US citizens at birth, as a percentage of the total population. Includes naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, temporary migrants and unauthorized immigrants. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Based on place of birth, not nationality: a naturalized citizen counts as foreign born, and people born in Puerto Rico, the US island areas or abroad to American parents count as native. Not comparable with foreign_population_share, which counts foreign nationals in Spain and the EU. Calculated from counts in ACS table B05002, which are stored as inputs.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest foreign-born share of the population?

Jefferson Parish, with 14.6% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest foreign-born share of the population?

Franklin Parish, with 0.3% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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