Counties in Louisiana by population speaking Spanish at home

Jefferson Parish had the highest population speaking Spanish at home of 64 counties in 2022, at 11.7%. Red River Parish had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 2.1% and the figure for Louisiana was 3.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.7Jefferson Parish
Median2.164 counties
Louisiana3.7History

Map of counties, 2022

Acadia Parish: 1.4 %Allen Parish: 6.3 %Ascension Parish: 4.6 %Assumption Parish: 2 %Avoyelles Parish: 1.6 %Beauregard Parish: 1.7 %Bienville Parish: 1.9 %Bossier Parish: 4.3 %Caddo Parish: 1.9 %Calcasieu Parish: 2.8 %Caldwell Parish: 0.5 %Cameron Parish: 4.3 %Catahoula Parish: 1.2 %Claiborne Parish: 0.2 %Concordia Parish: 2.1 %De Soto Parish: 0.7 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 3.3 %East Carroll Parish: 2.2 %East Feliciana Parish: 0.8 %Evangeline Parish: 2.7 %Franklin Parish: 1.2 %Grant Parish: 4 %Iberia Parish: 2.3 %Iberville Parish: 3.1 %Jackson Parish: 1 %Jefferson Parish: 11.7 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 1.3 %Lafayette Parish: 3.1 %Lafourche Parish: 2.5 %LaSalle Parish: 2.3 %Lincoln Parish: 1.6 %Livingston Parish: 2.6 %Madison Parish: 1.7 %Morehouse Parish: 0.7 %Natchitoches Parish: 1.4 %Orleans Parish: 4 %Ouachita Parish: 1.8 %Plaquemines Parish: 3.2 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 1.7 %Rapides Parish: 2.3 %Red River Parish: 0.2 %Richland Parish: 1.1 %Sabine Parish: 1.5 %St. Bernard Parish: 4.7 %St. Charles Parish: 5.2 %St. Helena Parish: 2.9 %St. James Parish: 1.2 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 5 %St. Landry Parish: 1.8 %St. Martin Parish: 2.2 %St. Mary Parish: 5.3 %St. Tammany Parish: 3.6 %Tangipahoa Parish: 2.5 %Tensas Parish: 2 %Terrebonne Parish: 2.7 %Union Parish: 2.4 %Vermilion Parish: 1.1 %Vernon Parish: 4.5 %Washington Parish: 1.7 %Webster Parish: 0.9 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 2.2 %West Carroll Parish: 4 %West Feliciana Parish: 1.6 %Winn Parish: 2 %
  • Under 1.2
  • 1.2 to 1.7
  • 1.7 to 2.1
  • 2.1 to 2.7
  • 2.7 to 4
  • 4 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: 11.7 %Jefferson Parish11.7Allen Parish: 6.3 %Allen Parish6.3St. Mary Parish: 5.3 %St. Mary Parish5.3St. Charles Parish: 5.2 %St. Charles Parish5.2St. John the Baptist Parish: 5 %St. John the Baptist Parish5St. Bernard Parish: 4.7 %St. Bernard Parish4.7Ascension Parish: 4.6 %Ascension Parish4.6Vernon Parish: 4.5 %Vernon Parish4.5Bossier Parish: 4.3 %Bossier Parish4.3Cameron Parish: 4.3 %Cameron Parish4.3Grant Parish: 4 %Grant Parish4West Carroll Parish: 4 %West Carroll Parish4Orleans Parish: 4 %Orleans Parish4St. Tammany Parish: 3.6 %St. Tammany Parish3.6East Baton Rouge Parish: 3.3 %East Baton Rouge Parish3.3Plaquemines Parish: 3.2 %Plaquemines Parish3.2Lafayette Parish: 3.1 %Lafayette Parish3.1Iberville Parish: 3.1 %Iberville Parish3.1St. Helena Parish: 2.9 %St. Helena Parish2.9Calcasieu Parish: 2.8 %Calcasieu Parish2.8Evangeline Parish: 2.7 %Evangeline Parish2.7Terrebonne Parish: 2.7 %Terrebonne Parish2.7Livingston Parish: 2.6 %Livingston Parish2.6Tangipahoa Parish: 2.5 %Tangipahoa Parish2.5Lafourche Parish: 2.5 %Lafourche Parish2.5Union Parish: 2.4 %Union Parish2.4Rapides Parish: 2.3 %Rapides Parish2.3Iberia Parish: 2.3 %Iberia Parish2.3LaSalle Parish: 2.3 %LaSalle Parish2.3St. Martin Parish: 2.2 %St. Martin Parish2.2East Carroll Parish: 2.2 %East Carroll Parish2.2West Baton Rouge Parish: 2.2 %West Baton Rouge Parish2.2Concordia Parish: 2.1 %Concordia Parish2.1Assumption Parish: 2 %Assumption Parish2Winn Parish: 2 %Winn Parish2Tensas Parish: 2 %Tensas Parish2Bienville Parish: 1.9 %Bienville Parish1.9Caddo Parish: 1.9 %Caddo Parish1.9St. Landry Parish: 1.8 %St. Landry Parish1.8Ouachita Parish: 1.8 %Ouachita Parish1.8Jefferson Parish: 11.7 %Jefferson Parish11.7Allen Parish: 6.3 %Allen Parish6.3St. Mary Parish: 5.3 %St. Mary Parish5.3St. Charles Parish: 5.2 %St. Charles Parish5.2St. John the Baptist Parish: 5 %St. John the Baptist Parish5St. Bernard Parish: 4.7 %St. Bernard Parish4.7Ascension Parish: 4.6 %Ascension Parish4.6Vernon Parish: 4.5 %Vernon Parish4.5Bossier Parish: 4.3 %Bossier Parish4.3Cameron Parish: 4.3 %Cameron Parish4.3Grant Parish: 4 %Grant Parish4West Carroll Parish: 4 %West Carroll Parish4Orleans Parish: 4 %Orleans Parish4St. Tammany Parish: 3.6 %St. Tammany Parish3.6East Baton Rouge Parish: 3.3 %East Baton Rouge Parish3.3Plaquemines Parish: 3.2 %Plaquemines Parish3.2Lafayette Parish: 3.1 %Lafayette Parish3.1Iberville Parish: 3.1 %Iberville Parish3.1St. Helena Parish: 2.9 %St. Helena Parish2.9Calcasieu Parish: 2.8 %Calcasieu Parish2.8Evangeline Parish: 2.7 %Evangeline Parish2.7Terrebonne Parish: 2.7 %Terrebonne Parish2.7Livingston Parish: 2.6 %Livingston Parish2.6Tangipahoa Parish: 2.5 %Tangipahoa Parish2.5Lafourche Parish: 2.5 %Lafourche Parish2.5Union Parish: 2.4 %Union Parish2.4Rapides Parish: 2.3 %Rapides Parish2.3Iberia Parish: 2.3 %Iberia Parish2.3LaSalle Parish: 2.3 %LaSalle Parish2.3St. Martin Parish: 2.2 %St. Martin Parish2.2East Carroll Parish: 2.2 %East Carroll Parish2.2West Baton Rouge Parish: 2.2 %West Baton Rouge Parish2.2Concordia Parish: 2.1 %Concordia Parish2.1Assumption Parish: 2 %Assumption Parish2Winn Parish: 2 %Winn Parish2Tensas Parish: 2 %Tensas Parish2Bienville Parish: 1.9 %Bienville Parish1.9Caddo Parish: 1.9 %Caddo Parish1.9St. Landry Parish: 1.8 %St. Landry Parish1.8Ouachita Parish: 1.8 %Ouachita Parish1.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Jefferson Parish11.7-0.3 pts
2Allen Parish6.3-1 pts
3St. Mary Parish5.3+0.3 pts
4St. Charles Parish5.2+0.7 pts
5St. John the Baptist Parish5+0.5 pts
6St. Bernard Parish4.7+0.1 pts
7Ascension Parish4.6+0.3 pts
8Vernon Parish4.5+0.2 pts
9Bossier Parish4.3+0.4 pts
9Cameron Parish4.3-1.7 pts
11Grant Parish4-0.7 pts
11West Carroll Parish4-0.1 pts
13Orleans Parish4-0.1 pts
14St. Tammany Parish3.6-0.1 pts
15East Baton Rouge Parish3.3-0.1 pts
16Plaquemines Parish3.2-0 pts
17Lafayette Parish3.1+0.1 pts
18Iberville Parish3.1+0.7 pts
19St. Helena Parish2.90 pts
20Calcasieu Parish2.8-0.1 pts
21Evangeline Parish2.7-0.3 pts
22Terrebonne Parish2.7-0.1 pts
23Livingston Parish2.6-0.1 pts
24Tangipahoa Parish2.5-0.4 pts
25Lafourche Parish2.5-0.3 pts
26Union Parish2.4+1 pts
27Rapides Parish2.3-0.1 pts
28Iberia Parish2.3-0.4 pts
28LaSalle Parish2.3-0.1 pts
30St. Martin Parish2.2+0.2 pts
31East Carroll Parish2.2-0 pts
32West Baton Rouge Parish2.2+0.3 pts
33Concordia Parish2.1+0.4 pts
34Assumption Parish2+0.3 pts
34Winn Parish2+0.9 pts
36Tensas Parish20 pts
37Bienville Parish1.9-0.4 pts
38Caddo Parish1.90 pts
39St. Landry Parish1.8+0.5 pts
40Ouachita Parish1.8+0.3 pts
41Pointe Coupee Parish1.7+0.4 pts
42Washington Parish1.7-0.2 pts
43Beauregard Parish1.7-0.9 pts
43Madison Parish1.7-1 pts
45West Feliciana Parish1.6-0.2 pts
46Avoyelles Parish1.6+0.6 pts
46Lincoln Parish1.60 pts
48Sabine Parish1.5+0.1 pts
49Natchitoches Parish1.4+0.4 pts
50Acadia Parish1.4-0.2 pts
51Jefferson Davis Parish1.30 pts
52St. James Parish1.2+0.2 pts
53Franklin Parish1.2+0.7 pts
54Catahoula Parish1.2+0.1 pts
55Richland Parish1.1+0.2 pts
56Vermilion Parish1.1-0.4 pts
57Jackson Parish1+0.3 pts
58Webster Parish0.9-0 pts
59East Feliciana Parish0.8+0.1 pts
60Morehouse Parish0.7+0.2 pts
61De Soto Parish0.7-0.4 pts
62Caldwell Parish0.5+0.1 pts
63Claiborne Parish0.2-0.7 pts
63Red River Parish0.2-0.1 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 5 and over who speak Spanish 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 or Hispanic origin. Hispanic origin is hispanic_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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak Spanish 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 Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Louisiana by population speaking Spanish 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 Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Louisiana by population speaking Spanish 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/spanish-spoken-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 Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Louisiana by population speaking Spanish 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/spanish-spoken-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 Spanish at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Louisiana by population speaking Spanish 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/spanish-spoken-at-home/louisiana-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest population speaking Spanish at home?

Jefferson Parish, with 11.7% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Red River Parish, with 0.2% in 2022.

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