List of Louisiana parishes by French-speaking population
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These data are taken from the 2000 Census of the United States, and relate to the language spoken at home by inhabitants of Louisiana five years of age or more. Responses "French" and "Cajun" are included. Data were obtained from http://www.mla.org/map_data.
Statewide, out of a population 5 years and up of 4,152,122, some 179,750 people reported French as their home language, while 14,365 reported "Cajun". A further 4,465 reported French Creole and are not counted below.
[edit] Ranked by percentage French-speaking population (over 5% only)
| Name of parish | Total population 5 and over | French-speaking population 5 and over | Percentage French-speaking | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana total | 4,152,122 | 194,115 | 4.66% | |
| St. Martin | 44,779 | 12,290 | 27.44% |  |
| Evangeline | 32,454 | 8,345 | 25.71% |  |
| Vermilion | 49,842 | 12,410 | 24.89% |  |
| Lafourche | 83,518 | 15,984 | 19.12% |  |
| Acadia | 54,114 | 10,310 | 19.04% |  |
| Avoyelles | 38,468 | 6,789 | 17.64% |  |
| Assumption | 21,713 | 3,819 | 17.58% |  |
| St. Landry | 80,668 | 13,475 | 16.70% |  |
| Jefferson Davis | 28,844 | 4,660 | 16.15% |  |
| Lafayette | 176,051 | 25,300 | 14.37% |  |
| Iberia | 67,374 | 8,089 | 11.99% |  |
| Cameron | 9,279 | 1,075 | 11.57% |  |
| Terrebonne | 96,309 | 10,275 | 10.66% |  |
| Allen | 23,571 | 1,468 | 6.22% |  |
| Calcasieu | 169,745 | 10,170 | 5.98% |  |
| St. Mary | 49,345 | 2,685 | 5.43% |  |
[edit] Ranked by total French-speaking population (over 3,000 only)
| Name of parish | Total population 5 and over | French-speaking population 5 and over | Percentage French-speaking | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana total | 4,152,122 | 194,115 | 4.66% | |
| Lafayette | 176,051 | 25,300 | 14.37% | |
| Lafourche | 83,518 | 15,984 | 19.12% | |
| St. Landry | 80,668 | 13,475 | 16.70% | |
| Vermilion | 49,842 | 12,410 | 24.89% | |
| St. Martin | 44,779 | 12,290 | 27.44% | |
| Acadia | 54,114 | 10,310 | 19.04% | |
| Terrebonne | 96,309 | 10,275 | 10.66% | |
| Calcasieu | 169,745 | 10,170 | 5.98% | |
| Evangeline | 32,454 | 8,345 | 25.71% | |
| Iberia | 67,374 | 8,089 | 11.99% | |
| East Baton Rouge | 382,741 | 7,925 | 2.07% |  |
| Jefferson | 424,600 | 7,763 | 1.82% |  |
| Avoyelles | 38,468 | 6,789 | 17.64% | |
| Orleans | 450,894 | 5,805 | 1.28% |  |
| Jefferson Davis | 28,844 | 4,660 | 16.15% | |
| Assumption | 21,713 | 3,819 | 17.58% | |
[edit] Complete alphabetical list
| Name of parish | Total population 5 and over | French-speaking population 5 and over | Percentage French-speaking | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana total | 4,152,122 | 194,115 | 4.66% | |
| Acadia¹ | 54,114 | 10,310 | 19.04% | |
| Allen | 23,571 | 1,468 | 6.22% | |
| Ascension² | 70,093 | 1,944 | 2.76% | |
| Assumption² | 21,713 | 3,819 | 17.58% | |
| Avoyelles² | 38,468 | 6,789 | 17.64% | |
| Beauregard | 30,559 | 570 | 1.86% | |
| Bienville | 14,699 | 79 | 0.53% | |
| Bossier | 90,587 | 474 | 0.51% | |
| Caddo | 233,812 | 1,944 | 0.82% | |
| Calcasieu² | 169,745 | 10,170 | 5.98% | |
| Caldwell | 9,868 | 79 | 0.80% | |
| Cameron² | 9,279 | 1,075 | 11.57% | |
| Catahoula | 10,183 | 99 | 0.97% | |
| Claiborne | 15,794 | 35 | 0.22% | |
| Concordia | 18,698 | 190 | 1.01% | |
| De Soto | 23,607 | 230 | 0.97% | |
| East Baton Rouge | 382,741 | 7,925 | 2.07% | |
| East Carroll | 8,585 | 55 | 0.64% | |
| East Feliciana | 19,853 | 574 | 2.88% | |
| Evangeline¹ | 32,454 | 8,345 | 25.71% | |
| Franklin | 19,649 | 79 | 0.40% | |
| Grant | 17,223 | 230 | 1.32% | |
| Iberia¹ | 67,374 | 8,089 | 11.99% | |
| Iberville² | 31,035 | 1,005 | 3.23% | |
| Jackson | 14,363 | 148 | 1.03% | |
| Jefferson² | 424,600 | 7,763 | 1.82% | |
| Jefferson Davis | 28,844 | 4,660 | 16.15% | |
| Lafayette¹ | 176,051 | 25,300 | 14.37% | |
| Lafourche² | 83,518 | 15,984 | 19.12% | |
| La Salle | 13,281 | 167 | 1.25% | |
| Lincoln | 39,573 | 510 | 1.28% | |
| Livingston | 84,694 | 1,344 | 1.58% | |
| Madison | 12,555 | 25 | 0.19% | |
| Morehouse | 28,735 | 75 | 0.26% | |
| Natchitoches | 36,082 | 339 | 0.93% | |
| Orleans | 450,894 | 5,805 | 1.28% | |
| Ouachita | 136,264 | 1,030 | 0.75% | |
| Plaquemines | 24,581 | 855 | 3.47% | |
| Pointe Coupee² | 21,139 | 1,035 | 4.89% | |
| Rapides | 116,866 | 2,189 | 1.86% | |
| Red River | 8,854 | 20 | 0.22% | |
| Richland | 19,319 | 100 | 0.51% | |
| Sabine | 21,830 | 190 | 0.86% | |
| St. Bernard | 62,812 | 915 | 1.44% | |
| St. Charles² | 44,152 | 1,189 | 2.69% | |
| St. Helena | 9,690 | 30 | 0.30% | |
| St. James² | 19,684 | 980 | 4.97% | |
| St. John the Baptist² | 39,220 | 735 | 1.86% | |
| St. Landry¹ | 80,668 | 13,475 | 16.70% | |
| St. Martin¹ | 44,779 | 12,290 | 27.44% | |
| St. Mary¹ | 49,345 | 2,685 | 5.43% | |
| St. Tammany | 177,092 | 2,160 | 1.21% | |
| Tangipahoa | 93,002 | 1,084 | 1.16% | |
| Tensas | 6,144 | 35 | 0.56% | |
| Terrebonne² | 96,309 | 10,275 | 10.66% | |
| Union | 21,129 | 95 | 0.44% | |
| Vermilion¹ | 49,842 | 12,410 | 24.89% | |
| Vernon | 47,048 | 350 | 0.74% | |
| Washington | 40,738 | 364 | 0.89% | |
| Webster | 39,110 | 243 | 0.62% | |
| West Baton Rouge² | 20,012 | 675 | 3.36% | |
| West Carroll | 11,507 | 83 | 0.72% | |
| West Feliciana | 14,338 | 159 | 1.10% | |
| Winn | 15,783 | 64 | 0.40% |
¹Parishes of Cajun Heartland
²Other parishes of Acadiana
