Counties in Louisiana by foreign-born share of the population

Jefferson Parish had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 64 counties in 2022, at 13%. Catahoula Parish had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 1.9% and the figure for Louisiana was 4.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Median1.964 counties
Louisiana4.2History

Top 40 counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Jefferson ParishJefferson Parish: 13 %13Allen ParishAllen Parish: 6.5 %6.5East Baton Rouge ParishEast Baton Rouge Parish: 5.8 %5.8Orleans ParishOrleans Parish: 5.6 %5.6Plaquemines ParishPlaquemines Parish: 5.4 %5.4St. John the Baptist ParishSt. John the Baptist Parish: 5 %5Lafayette ParishLafayette Parish: 4.6 %4.6St. Mary ParishSt. Mary Parish: 4.5 %4.5St. Tammany ParishSt. Tammany Parish: 4.4 %4.4St. Charles ParishSt. Charles Parish: 4.2 %4.2St. Bernard ParishSt. Bernard Parish: 4.2 %4.2Bossier ParishBossier Parish: 4.1 %4.1Ascension ParishAscension Parish: 3.7 %3.7Lincoln ParishLincoln Parish: 3.7 %3.7Evangeline ParishEvangeline Parish: 3.4 %3.4Vernon ParishVernon Parish: 3.3 %3.3Cameron ParishCameron Parish: 3.1 %3.1Calcasieu ParishCalcasieu Parish: 3.1 %3.1Iberia ParishIberia Parish: 3 %3Grant ParishGrant Parish: 2.9 %2.9Livingston ParishLivingston Parish: 2.7 %2.7Rapides ParishRapides Parish: 2.6 %2.6Vermilion ParishVermilion Parish: 2.3 %2.3Winn ParishWinn Parish: 2.3 %2.3Terrebonne ParishTerrebonne Parish: 2.3 %2.3Lafourche ParishLafourche Parish: 2.2 %2.2Caddo ParishCaddo Parish: 2.2 %2.2Union ParishUnion Parish: 2.1 %2.1St. Helena ParishSt. Helena Parish: 2.1 %2.1Iberville ParishIberville Parish: 2.1 %2.1Concordia ParishConcordia Parish: 2 %2Tangipahoa ParishTangipahoa Parish: 2 %2St. Martin ParishSt. Martin Parish: 1.9 %1.9Ouachita ParishOuachita Parish: 1.9 %1.9West Baton Rouge ParishWest Baton Rouge Parish: 1.9 %1.9West Feliciana ParishWest Feliciana Parish: 1.9 %1.9Jackson ParishJackson Parish: 1.8 %1.8St. James ParishSt. James Parish: 1.8 %1.8West Carroll ParishWest Carroll Parish: 1.7 %1.7Pointe Coupee ParishPointe Coupee Parish: 1.7 %1.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Jefferson Parish13-0.1 pts
2Allen Parish6.5-0.2 pts
3East Baton Rouge Parish5.8+0.1 pts
4Orleans Parish5.6+0.2 pts
5Plaquemines Parish5.4+0.7 pts
6St. John the Baptist Parish5+0.8 pts
7Lafayette Parish4.60 pts
8St. Mary Parish4.5+0.2 pts
9St. Tammany Parish4.4-0.1 pts
10St. Charles Parish4.2+0.4 pts
11St. Bernard Parish4.2+0.2 pts
12Bossier Parish4.1+0.4 pts
13Ascension Parish3.7-0.2 pts
13Lincoln Parish3.7+0.2 pts
15Evangeline Parish3.4-0.3 pts
16Vernon Parish3.3-0.2 pts
17Cameron Parish3.1-1.4 pts
18Calcasieu Parish3.1-0.3 pts
19Iberia Parish3-0.2 pts
20Grant Parish2.9-0.5 pts
21Livingston Parish2.7-0 pts
22Rapides Parish2.60 pts
23Vermilion Parish2.3+0.1 pts
24Winn Parish2.3+1.3 pts
25Terrebonne Parish2.3-0.1 pts
26Lafourche Parish2.2-0.2 pts
27Caddo Parish2.2+0.1 pts
28Union Parish2.1+1.1 pts
29St. Helena Parish2.1+0.5 pts
30Iberville Parish2.1+0.6 pts
31Concordia Parish2-0.2 pts
31Tangipahoa Parish2-0.2 pts
33St. Martin Parish1.9+0.3 pts
34Ouachita Parish1.9+0.1 pts
34West Baton Rouge Parish1.9+1.1 pts
36West Feliciana Parish1.9-0.6 pts
37Jackson Parish1.8+0.4 pts
37St. James Parish1.8+0.1 pts
39West Carroll Parish1.70 pts
40Pointe Coupee Parish1.7-0.1 pts
41St. Landry Parish1.5+0.1 pts
42Beauregard Parish1.4-0.2 pts
42Tensas Parish1.4-0.1 pts
44Assumption Parish1.4+0.7 pts
45LaSalle Parish1.3-0.4 pts
46Natchitoches Parish1.3+0.5 pts
47Avoyelles Parish1.3+0.3 pts
48Bienville Parish1.1-0.3 pts
49Richland Parish1.1+0.5 pts
50Webster Parish1+0.1 pts
51Morehouse Parish1+0.2 pts
51Sabine Parish1+0.4 pts
53East Feliciana Parish0.8+0.1 pts
54Claiborne Parish0.7-0.6 pts
55Madison Parish0.7-0.2 pts
56Jefferson Davis Parish0.7-0.1 pts
57Acadia Parish0.7-0.4 pts
58De Soto Parish0.6+0.1 pts
59Washington Parish0.5-0.5 pts
60Red River Parish0.4+0.3 pts
61Franklin Parish0.3-0.3 pts
62East Carroll Parish0.2-0.1 pts
63Caldwell Parish0.2-0 pts
64Catahoula Parish0.2-0.1 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Jefferson Parish, with 13% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Catahoula Parish, with 0.2% in 2022.

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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