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Counties in Louisiana by population speaking a language other than English at home

Jefferson Parish had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 64 counties in 2022, at 18.4%. Red River Parish had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 4.2% and the figure for Louisiana was 7.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.4Jefferson Parish
Lowest0.2Red River Parish
Median4.264 counties
Louisiana7.6History

Map of counties, 2022

Acadia Parish: 8.3 %Allen Parish: 10.4 %Ascension Parish: 6.7 %Assumption Parish: 9.7 %Avoyelles Parish: 8.5 %Beauregard Parish: 3.6 %Bienville Parish: 2.4 %Bossier Parish: 6.8 %Caddo Parish: 3.6 %Calcasieu Parish: 5.9 %Caldwell Parish: 0.9 %Cameron Parish: 10.2 %Catahoula Parish: 1.8 %Claiborne Parish: 0.5 %Concordia Parish: 3.5 %De Soto Parish: 1.4 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 7.8 %East Carroll Parish: 2.8 %East Feliciana Parish: 1.8 %Evangeline Parish: 16.9 %Franklin Parish: 2.1 %Grant Parish: 5.4 %Iberia Parish: 8.5 %Iberville Parish: 4.2 %Jackson Parish: 3.4 %Jefferson Parish: 18.4 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 7.7 %Lafayette Parish: 8.9 %Lafourche Parish: 10.3 %LaSalle Parish: 3.7 %Lincoln Parish: 4 %Livingston Parish: 4.1 %Madison Parish: 3.4 %Morehouse Parish: 1.5 %Natchitoches Parish: 2.9 %Orleans Parish: 8.4 %Ouachita Parish: 3.5 %Plaquemines Parish: 10.6 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 3.9 %Rapides Parish: 4.6 %Red River Parish: 0.2 %Richland Parish: 2.1 %Sabine Parish: 3 %St. Bernard Parish: 8.1 %St. Charles Parish: 7.4 %St. Helena Parish: 3.3 %St. James Parish: 2.6 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 6.9 %St. Landry Parish: 8.3 %St. Martin Parish: 11.9 %St. Mary Parish: 8.7 %St. Tammany Parish: 6.4 %Tangipahoa Parish: 4.2 %Tensas Parish: 2.3 %Terrebonne Parish: 8.6 %Union Parish: 2.8 %Vermilion Parish: 10.3 %Vernon Parish: 7.8 %Washington Parish: 3.1 %Webster Parish: 1.7 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 3.5 %West Carroll Parish: 4.6 %West Feliciana Parish: 2.7 %Winn Parish: 3.2 %
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  • 2.3 to 3.4
  • 3.4 to 4.2
  • 4.2 to 7.4
  • 7.4 to 8.7
  • 8.7 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Jefferson Parish: 18.4 %Jefferson Parish18.4Evangeline Parish: 16.9 %Evangeline Parish16.9St. Martin Parish: 11.9 %St. Martin Parish11.9Plaquemines Parish: 10.6 %Plaquemines Parish10.6Allen Parish: 10.4 %Allen Parish10.4Lafourche Parish: 10.3 %Lafourche Parish10.3Vermilion Parish: 10.3 %Vermilion Parish10.3Cameron Parish: 10.2 %Cameron Parish10.2Assumption Parish: 9.7 %Assumption Parish9.7Lafayette Parish: 8.9 %Lafayette Parish8.9St. Mary Parish: 8.7 %St. Mary Parish8.7Terrebonne Parish: 8.6 %Terrebonne Parish8.6Iberia Parish: 8.5 %Iberia Parish8.5Avoyelles Parish: 8.5 %Avoyelles Parish8.5Orleans Parish: 8.4 %Orleans Parish8.4St. Landry Parish: 8.3 %St. Landry Parish8.3Acadia Parish: 8.3 %Acadia Parish8.3St. Bernard Parish: 8.1 %St. Bernard Parish8.1East Baton Rouge Parish: 7.8 %East Baton Rouge Parish7.8Vernon Parish: 7.8 %Vernon Parish7.8Jefferson Davis Parish: 7.7 %Jefferson Davis Parish7.7St. Charles Parish: 7.4 %St. Charles Parish7.4St. John the Baptist Parish: 6.9 %St. John the Baptist Parish6.9Bossier Parish: 6.8 %Bossier Parish6.8Ascension Parish: 6.7 %Ascension Parish6.7St. Tammany Parish: 6.4 %St. Tammany Parish6.4Calcasieu Parish: 5.9 %Calcasieu Parish5.9Grant Parish: 5.4 %Grant Parish5.4West Carroll Parish: 4.6 %West Carroll Parish4.6Rapides Parish: 4.6 %Rapides Parish4.6Tangipahoa Parish: 4.2 %Tangipahoa Parish4.2Iberville Parish: 4.2 %Iberville Parish4.2Livingston Parish: 4.1 %Livingston Parish4.1Lincoln Parish: 4 %Lincoln Parish4Pointe Coupee Parish: 3.9 %Pointe Coupee Parish3.9LaSalle Parish: 3.7 %LaSalle Parish3.7Beauregard Parish: 3.6 %Beauregard Parish3.6Caddo Parish: 3.6 %Caddo Parish3.6West Baton Rouge Parish: 3.5 %West Baton Rouge Parish3.5Ouachita Parish: 3.5 %Ouachita Parish3.5Jefferson Parish: 18.4 %Jefferson Parish18.4Evangeline Parish: 16.9 %Evangeline Parish16.9St. Martin Parish: 11.9 %St. Martin Parish11.9Plaquemines Parish: 10.6 %Plaquemines Parish10.6Allen Parish: 10.4 %Allen Parish10.4Lafourche Parish: 10.3 %Lafourche Parish10.3Vermilion Parish: 10.3 %Vermilion Parish10.3Cameron Parish: 10.2 %Cameron Parish10.2Assumption Parish: 9.7 %Assumption Parish9.7Lafayette Parish: 8.9 %Lafayette Parish8.9St. Mary Parish: 8.7 %St. Mary Parish8.7Terrebonne Parish: 8.6 %Terrebonne Parish8.6Iberia Parish: 8.5 %Iberia Parish8.5Avoyelles Parish: 8.5 %Avoyelles Parish8.5Orleans Parish: 8.4 %Orleans Parish8.4St. Landry Parish: 8.3 %St. Landry Parish8.3Acadia Parish: 8.3 %Acadia Parish8.3St. Bernard Parish: 8.1 %St. Bernard Parish8.1East Baton Rouge Parish: 7.8 %East Baton Rouge Parish7.8Vernon Parish: 7.8 %Vernon Parish7.8Jefferson Davis Parish: 7.7 %Jefferson Davis Parish7.7St. Charles Parish: 7.4 %St. Charles Parish7.4St. John the Baptist Parish: 6.9 %St. John the Baptist Parish6.9Bossier Parish: 6.8 %Bossier Parish6.8Ascension Parish: 6.7 %Ascension Parish6.7St. Tammany Parish: 6.4 %St. Tammany Parish6.4Calcasieu Parish: 5.9 %Calcasieu Parish5.9Grant Parish: 5.4 %Grant Parish5.4West Carroll Parish: 4.6 %West Carroll Parish4.6Rapides Parish: 4.6 %Rapides Parish4.6Tangipahoa Parish: 4.2 %Tangipahoa Parish4.2Iberville Parish: 4.2 %Iberville Parish4.2Livingston Parish: 4.1 %Livingston Parish4.1Lincoln Parish: 4 %Lincoln Parish4Pointe Coupee Parish: 3.9 %Pointe Coupee Parish3.9LaSalle Parish: 3.7 %LaSalle Parish3.7Beauregard Parish: 3.6 %Beauregard Parish3.6Caddo Parish: 3.6 %Caddo Parish3.6West Baton Rouge Parish: 3.5 %West Baton Rouge Parish3.5Ouachita Parish: 3.5 %Ouachita Parish3.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Jefferson Parish18.4-0.2 pts
2Evangeline Parish16.9+0.1 pts
3St. Martin Parish11.9-0.6 pts
4Plaquemines Parish10.6+0.5 pts
5Allen Parish10.4-1.2 pts
6Lafourche Parish10.3-0.8 pts
7Vermilion Parish10.3-0.7 pts
8Cameron Parish10.2-1.5 pts
9Assumption Parish9.7+1.1 pts
10Lafayette Parish8.9-0.1 pts
11St. Mary Parish8.7-0.1 pts
12Terrebonne Parish8.6+0.1 pts
13Iberia Parish8.5-0.6 pts
14Avoyelles Parish8.5-0.6 pts
15Orleans Parish8.40 pts
16St. Landry Parish8.3-0.9 pts
17Acadia Parish8.3-0.8 pts
18St. Bernard Parish8.1+0.2 pts
19East Baton Rouge Parish7.80 pts
20Vernon Parish7.8+0.1 pts
21Jefferson Davis Parish7.7+0.4 pts
22St. Charles Parish7.4+0.6 pts
23St. John the Baptist Parish6.9+0.7 pts
24Bossier Parish6.8+0.6 pts
25Ascension Parish6.7+0.2 pts
26St. Tammany Parish6.4-0.1 pts
27Calcasieu Parish5.9-0.5 pts
28Grant Parish5.4-1.3 pts
29West Carroll Parish4.6-0.2 pts
30Rapides Parish4.6-0.4 pts
31Tangipahoa Parish4.2-0.2 pts
32Iberville Parish4.2+0.6 pts
33Livingston Parish4.1-0.3 pts
34Lincoln Parish4-0.5 pts
35Pointe Coupee Parish3.9+0.7 pts
36LaSalle Parish3.7+0.7 pts
37Beauregard Parish3.6-1.5 pts
38Caddo Parish3.6-0 pts
39West Baton Rouge Parish3.5+0.6 pts
40Ouachita Parish3.5+0.3 pts
41Concordia Parish3.5+0.3 pts
42Madison Parish3.4-0.8 pts
43Jackson Parish3.4+1.1 pts
44St. Helena Parish3.3-0.1 pts
45Winn Parish3.2+1.4 pts
46Washington Parish3.1-0.4 pts
47Sabine Parish3+0.1 pts
48Natchitoches Parish2.9+1.1 pts
49East Carroll Parish2.8-0.4 pts
50Union Parish2.8+0.9 pts
51West Feliciana Parish2.7-0.5 pts
52St. James Parish2.6+0.2 pts
53Bienville Parish2.4-0.6 pts
54Tensas Parish2.30 pts
55Franklin Parish2.1+0.6 pts
56Richland Parish2.10 pts
57East Feliciana Parish1.8+0.1 pts
58Catahoula Parish1.8+0.1 pts
59Webster Parish1.7-0.1 pts
60Morehouse Parish1.5+0.4 pts
61De Soto Parish1.4-0.2 pts
62Caldwell Parish0.9+0.2 pts
63Claiborne Parish0.5-0.7 pts
64Red River Parish0.2-0.3 pts

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People aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of all people aged 5 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Measures the language used at home, not English ability: most people in this group also speak English. Spanish speakers are shown separately in spanish_at_home_share.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Louisiana by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Louisiana by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/louisiana-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Louisiana by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/louisiana-counties?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Louisiana by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/louisiana-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Jefferson Parish, with 18.4% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population speaking a language other than English at home?

Red River Parish, with 0.2% in 2022.

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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 C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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