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 2023, at 20.5%. Red River Parish had the lowest, at 0.3%. The median was 4.8% and the figure for Louisiana was 8.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.5Jefferson Parish
Median4.864 counties
Louisiana8.3History

Map of counties, 2023

Acadia Parish: 7.4 %Allen Parish: 11.4 %Ascension Parish: 7.7 %Assumption Parish: 9.9 %Avoyelles Parish: 8.8 %Beauregard Parish: 3.6 %Bienville Parish: 2.4 %Bossier Parish: 7.9 %Caddo Parish: 3.7 %Calcasieu Parish: 6.4 %Caldwell Parish: 2.5 %Cameron Parish: 4.7 %Catahoula Parish: 1.8 %Claiborne Parish: 0.7 %Concordia Parish: 3.7 %De Soto Parish: 1.4 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 9.1 %East Carroll Parish: 3.1 %East Feliciana Parish: 1.5 %Evangeline Parish: 16.7 %Franklin Parish: 3.4 %Grant Parish: 6 %Iberia Parish: 8.7 %Iberville Parish: 4.8 %Jackson Parish: 3.9 %Jefferson Parish: 20.5 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 6.7 %Lafayette Parish: 9.7 %Lafourche Parish: 9.8 %LaSalle Parish: 4.6 %Lincoln Parish: 3.8 %Livingston Parish: 5.3 %Madison Parish: 3.3 %Morehouse Parish: 1.2 %Natchitoches Parish: 3.7 %Orleans Parish: 9.9 %Ouachita Parish: 4.2 %Plaquemines Parish: 10.5 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 3.8 %Rapides Parish: 5.2 %Red River Parish: 0.3 %Richland Parish: 2.3 %Sabine Parish: 2.9 %St. Bernard Parish: 9.6 %St. Charles Parish: 7.8 %St. Helena Parish: 3.5 %St. James Parish: 2.4 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 8 %St. Landry Parish: 8.1 %St. Martin Parish: 11.2 %St. Mary Parish: 9.9 %St. Tammany Parish: 6.7 %Tangipahoa Parish: 5.1 %Tensas Parish: 2 %Terrebonne Parish: 8.7 %Union Parish: 3.3 %Vermilion Parish: 10 %Vernon Parish: 7.8 %Washington Parish: 3.5 %Webster Parish: 1.8 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 4.7 %West Carroll Parish: 2.9 %West Feliciana Parish: 3.2 %Winn Parish: 5.7 %
  • Under 2.5
  • 2.5 to 3.6
  • 3.6 to 4.8
  • 4.8 to 7.7
  • 7.7 to 9.7
  • 9.7 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Jefferson Parish: 20.5 %Jefferson Parish20.5Evangeline Parish: 16.7 %Evangeline Parish16.7Allen Parish: 11.4 %Allen Parish11.4St. Martin Parish: 11.2 %St. Martin Parish11.2Plaquemines Parish: 10.5 %Plaquemines Parish10.5Vermilion Parish: 10 %Vermilion Parish10Assumption Parish: 9.9 %Assumption Parish9.9St. Mary Parish: 9.9 %St. Mary Parish9.9Orleans Parish: 9.9 %Orleans Parish9.9Lafourche Parish: 9.8 %Lafourche Parish9.8Lafayette Parish: 9.7 %Lafayette Parish9.7St. Bernard Parish: 9.6 %St. Bernard Parish9.6East Baton Rouge Parish: 9.1 %East Baton Rouge Parish9.1Avoyelles Parish: 8.8 %Avoyelles Parish8.8Terrebonne Parish: 8.7 %Terrebonne Parish8.7Iberia Parish: 8.7 %Iberia Parish8.7St. Landry Parish: 8.1 %St. Landry Parish8.1St. John the Baptist Parish: 8 %St. John the Baptist Parish8Bossier Parish: 7.9 %Bossier Parish7.9Vernon Parish: 7.8 %Vernon Parish7.8St. Charles Parish: 7.8 %St. Charles Parish7.8Ascension Parish: 7.7 %Ascension Parish7.7Acadia Parish: 7.4 %Acadia Parish7.4St. Tammany Parish: 6.7 %St. Tammany Parish6.7Jefferson Davis Parish: 6.7 %Jefferson Davis Parish6.7Calcasieu Parish: 6.4 %Calcasieu Parish6.4Grant Parish: 6 %Grant Parish6Winn Parish: 5.7 %Winn Parish5.7Livingston Parish: 5.3 %Livingston Parish5.3Rapides Parish: 5.2 %Rapides Parish5.2Tangipahoa Parish: 5.1 %Tangipahoa Parish5.1Iberville Parish: 4.8 %Iberville Parish4.8Cameron Parish: 4.7 %Cameron Parish4.7West Baton Rouge Parish: 4.7 %West Baton Rouge Parish4.7LaSalle Parish: 4.6 %LaSalle Parish4.6Ouachita Parish: 4.2 %Ouachita Parish4.2Jackson Parish: 3.9 %Jackson Parish3.9Lincoln Parish: 3.8 %Lincoln Parish3.8Pointe Coupee Parish: 3.8 %Pointe Coupee Parish3.8Caddo Parish: 3.7 %Caddo Parish3.7Jefferson Parish: 20.5 %Jefferson Parish20.5Evangeline Parish: 16.7 %Evangeline Parish16.7Allen Parish: 11.4 %Allen Parish11.4St. Martin Parish: 11.2 %St. Martin Parish11.2Plaquemines Parish: 10.5 %Plaquemines Parish10.5Vermilion Parish: 10 %Vermilion Parish10Assumption Parish: 9.9 %Assumption Parish9.9St. Mary Parish: 9.9 %St. Mary Parish9.9Orleans Parish: 9.9 %Orleans Parish9.9Lafourche Parish: 9.8 %Lafourche Parish9.8Lafayette Parish: 9.7 %Lafayette Parish9.7St. Bernard Parish: 9.6 %St. Bernard Parish9.6East Baton Rouge Parish: 9.1 %East Baton Rouge Parish9.1Avoyelles Parish: 8.8 %Avoyelles Parish8.8Terrebonne Parish: 8.7 %Terrebonne Parish8.7Iberia Parish: 8.7 %Iberia Parish8.7St. Landry Parish: 8.1 %St. Landry Parish8.1St. John the Baptist Parish: 8 %St. John the Baptist Parish8Bossier Parish: 7.9 %Bossier Parish7.9Vernon Parish: 7.8 %Vernon Parish7.8St. Charles Parish: 7.8 %St. Charles Parish7.8Ascension Parish: 7.7 %Ascension Parish7.7Acadia Parish: 7.4 %Acadia Parish7.4St. Tammany Parish: 6.7 %St. Tammany Parish6.7Jefferson Davis Parish: 6.7 %Jefferson Davis Parish6.7Calcasieu Parish: 6.4 %Calcasieu Parish6.4Grant Parish: 6 %Grant Parish6Winn Parish: 5.7 %Winn Parish5.7Livingston Parish: 5.3 %Livingston Parish5.3Rapides Parish: 5.2 %Rapides Parish5.2Tangipahoa Parish: 5.1 %Tangipahoa Parish5.1Iberville Parish: 4.8 %Iberville Parish4.8Cameron Parish: 4.7 %Cameron Parish4.7West Baton Rouge Parish: 4.7 %West Baton Rouge Parish4.7LaSalle Parish: 4.6 %LaSalle Parish4.6Ouachita Parish: 4.2 %Ouachita Parish4.2Jackson Parish: 3.9 %Jackson Parish3.9Lincoln Parish: 3.8 %Lincoln Parish3.8Pointe Coupee Parish: 3.8 %Pointe Coupee Parish3.8Caddo Parish: 3.7 %Caddo Parish3.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Jefferson Parish20.5+2 pts
2Evangeline Parish16.7-0.2 pts
3Allen Parish11.4+0.9 pts
4St. Martin Parish11.2-0.7 pts
5Plaquemines Parish10.5-0.2 pts
6Vermilion Parish10-0.3 pts
7Assumption Parish9.9+0.2 pts
8St. Mary Parish9.9+1.2 pts
9Orleans Parish9.9+1.5 pts
10Lafourche Parish9.8-0.5 pts
11Lafayette Parish9.7+0.8 pts
12St. Bernard Parish9.6+1.6 pts
13East Baton Rouge Parish9.1+1.2 pts
14Avoyelles Parish8.8+0.3 pts
15Terrebonne Parish8.7+0.1 pts
16Iberia Parish8.7+0.1 pts
17St. Landry Parish8.1-0.2 pts
18St. John the Baptist Parish8+1.1 pts
19Bossier Parish7.9+1.1 pts
20Vernon Parish7.8+0.1 pts
21St. Charles Parish7.8+0.5 pts
22Ascension Parish7.7+1 pts
23Acadia Parish7.4-0.8 pts
24St. Tammany Parish6.7+0.3 pts
25Jefferson Davis Parish6.7-1 pts
26Calcasieu Parish6.4+0.5 pts
27Grant Parish6+0.6 pts
28Winn Parish5.7+2.5 pts
29Livingston Parish5.3+1.1 pts
30Rapides Parish5.2+0.6 pts
31Tangipahoa Parish5.1+0.9 pts
32Iberville Parish4.8+0.6 pts
33Cameron Parish4.7-5.5 pts
34West Baton Rouge Parish4.7+1.2 pts
35LaSalle Parish4.6+0.9 pts
36Ouachita Parish4.2+0.7 pts
37Jackson Parish3.9+0.5 pts
38Lincoln Parish3.8-0.2 pts
39Pointe Coupee Parish3.8-0.1 pts
40Caddo Parish3.7+0.1 pts
40Concordia Parish3.7+0.2 pts
42Natchitoches Parish3.7+0.8 pts
43Beauregard Parish3.6-0.1 pts
44St. Helena Parish3.5+0.2 pts
45Washington Parish3.5+0.4 pts
46Franklin Parish3.4+1.2 pts
47Union Parish3.3+0.5 pts
48Madison Parish3.3-0.2 pts
49West Feliciana Parish3.2+0.5 pts
50East Carroll Parish3.1+0.3 pts
51West Carroll Parish2.9-1.7 pts
52Sabine Parish2.9-0.1 pts
53Caldwell Parish2.5+1.6 pts
54St. James Parish2.4-0.2 pts
55Bienville Parish2.40 pts
56Richland Parish2.3+0.2 pts
57Tensas Parish2-0.3 pts
58Catahoula Parish1.8+0.1 pts
59Webster Parish1.8+0.1 pts
60East Feliciana Parish1.5-0.3 pts
61De Soto Parish1.40 pts
62Morehouse Parish1.2-0.3 pts
63Claiborne Parish0.7+0.2 pts
64Red River Parish0.30 pts

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About this ranking

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/louisiana-counties?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/louisiana-counties?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/louisiana-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{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, 2023}},
  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/louisiana-counties?period=2023. Publisher attribution: 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Jefferson Parish, with 20.5% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Red River Parish, with 0.3% in 2023.

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