State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Demographics Data

Demographic Data Report for Louisiana by Parish
Population: Foreign born
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank

United States

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.9 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 46,108,901.
• Rank within US : N/A

Louisiana

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.7 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 218,450.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 40 of 51

Jefferson Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.1 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 60,783.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 202 of 3142

Allen Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.0 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 1,569.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 636 of 3142

East Baton Rouge Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.7 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 30,495.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 668 of 3142

Orleans Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.6 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 24,645.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 680 of 3142

Plaquemines Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.2 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 1,422.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 739 of 3142

Lafayette Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.1 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 12,511.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 932 of 3142

Winn Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.0 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 673.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 958 of 3142

St. John the Baptist Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.9 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 2,029.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 976 of 3142

St. Mary Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.9 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 2,366.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 976 of 3142

St. Bernard Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.8 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 2,102.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1004 of 3142

Ascension Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.7 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 6,074.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1016 of 3142

St. Tammany Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.4 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 11,809.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1072 of 3142

St. Charles Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.2 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 2,156.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1115 of 3142

Bossier Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.0 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 5,185.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1166 of 3142

Livingston Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.9 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 5,719.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1196 of 3142

Vernon Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.4 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 1,617.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1340 of 3142

Calcasieu Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.3 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 6,874.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1371 of 3142

Grant Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.3 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 739.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1371 of 3142

Evangeline Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.2 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 1,020.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1411 of 3142

Rapides Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.2 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 4,152.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1411 of 3142

Terrebonne Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.2 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 3,393.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1411 of 3142

Vermilion Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.0 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 1,696.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1481 of 3142

Iberia Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.8 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 1,954.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1560 of 3142

Lincoln Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.8 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 1,349.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1560 of 3142

LaFourche Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.6 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 2,506.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1644 of 3142

Union Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.6 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 536.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1644 of 3142

Tangipahoa Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.5 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 3,375.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1691 of 3142

Assumption Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.4 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 502.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1727 of 3142

Concordia Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.4 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 448.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1727 of 3142

Iberville Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.4 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 715.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1727 of 3142

Jackson Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.4 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 360.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1727 of 3142

St. Helena Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.4 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 258.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1727 of 3142

Caddo Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.3 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 5,338.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1783 of 3142

La Salle Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.3 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 345.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1783 of 3142

Ouachita Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.2 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 3,427.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1834 of 3142

St. Martin Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.0 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 1,041.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1950 of 3142

West Baton Rouge Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.9 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 512.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2005 of 3142

St. James Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.6 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 307.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2181 of 3142

Avoyelles Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.5 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 597.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2243 of 3142

Natchitoches Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.5 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 569.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2243 of 3142

St. Landry Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.5 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 1,235.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2243 of 3142

West Feliciana Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.5 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 232.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2243 of 3142

Caldwell Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.4 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 136.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2318 of 3142

Beauregard Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.3 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 480.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2392 of 3142

Pointe Coupee Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.3 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 272.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2392 of 3142

Tensas Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.3 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 52.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2392 of 3142

West Carroll Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.2 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 112.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2464 of 3142

Webster Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.1 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 389.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2559 of 3142

Morehouse Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.9 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 213.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2701 of 3142

Richland Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.9 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 178.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2701 of 3142

Sabine Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.9 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 202.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2701 of 3142

Bienville Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.8 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 106.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2778 of 3142

Claiborne Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.8 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 117.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2778 of 3142

Jefferson Davis Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.8 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 263.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2778 of 3142

Washington Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.8 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 368.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2778 of 3142

De Soto Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.7 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 180.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2848 of 3142

Madison Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.7 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 68.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2848 of 3142

Acadia Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.6 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 368.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2902 of 3142

East Carroll Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.5 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 36.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2953 of 3142

East Feliciana Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.5 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 106.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2953 of 3142

Red River Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.5 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 35.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2953 of 3142

Catahoula Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.4 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 34.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3010 of 3142

Franklin Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.4 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 85.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3010 of 3142

Cameron Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.3 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 15.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3054 of 3142

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/12/2025 7:26 am.

Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.

Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Foreign born, see the dictionary.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.