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
2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value

United States

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.6 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 44,844,808.
• Rank within US : N/A

Louisiana

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.2 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 196,020.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 42 of 51

Jefferson Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.1 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 57,470.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 230 of 3142

Allen Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.7 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 1,550.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 660 of 3142

East Baton Rouge Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.7 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 25,893.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 796 of 3142

Orleans Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.4 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 20,699.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 853 of 3142

Plaquemines Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.8 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 1,123.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 975 of 3142

Lafayette Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.6 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 11,095.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1017 of 3142

Cameron Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.5 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 253.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1040 of 3142

St. Tammany Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.5 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 11,759.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1043 of 3142

St. Mary Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.3 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 2,127.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1086 of 3142

St. John the Baptist Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.1 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 1,771.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1107 of 3142

St. Bernard Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.0 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 1,749.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1146 of 3142

Ascension Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.9 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 4,940.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1158 of 3142

St. Charles Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.8 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 2,008.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1185 of 3142

Bossier Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.7 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 4,758.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1230 of 3142

Evangeline Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.7 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 1,202.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1234 of 3142

Vernon Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.5 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 1,720.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1291 of 3142

Lincoln Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.5 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 1,692.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1296 of 3142

Grant Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.5 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 771.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1303 of 3142

Calcasieu Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.3 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 7,069.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1350 of 3142

Iberia Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.1 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 2,219.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1397 of 3142

Livingston Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.7 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 3,842.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1573 of 3142

Rapides Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.5 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 3,312.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1661 of 3142

West Feliciana Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.5 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 378.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1693 of 3142

LaFourche Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.4 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 2,363.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1719 of 3142

Terrebonne Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.4 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 2,598.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1747 of 3142

Vermilion Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.2 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 1,269.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1810 of 3142

Concordia Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.2 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 415.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1816 of 3142

Tangipahoa Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.1 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 2,833.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1847 of 3142

Caddo Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.1 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 5,064.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1863 of 3142

Ouachita Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.8 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 2,895.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2026 of 3142

La Salle Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.7 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 256.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2062 of 3142

Pointe Coupee Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.7 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 361.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2069 of 3142

West Carroll Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.7 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 166.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2110 of 3142

St. James Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.6 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 335.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2128 of 3142

St. Martin Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.6 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 854.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2136 of 3142

St. Helena Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.6 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 174.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2180 of 3142

Beauregard Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.6 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 575.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2199 of 3142

Tensas Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.5 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 64.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2262 of 3142

St. Landry Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.5 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 1,226.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2280 of 3142

Iberville Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.5 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 450.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2294 of 3142

Bienville Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.5 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 191.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2305 of 3142

Jackson Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.4 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 206.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2373 of 3142

Claiborne Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.3 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 188.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2424 of 3142

Acadia Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.1 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 628.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2584 of 3142

Winn Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.0 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 145.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2615 of 3142

Avoyelles Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.0 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 398.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2649 of 3142

Washington Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.0 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 457.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2650 of 3142

Union Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.0 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 212.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2651 of 3142

Webster Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.9 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 352.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2683 of 3142

Madison Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.9 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 96.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2693 of 3142

Jefferson Davis Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.8 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 264.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2786 of 3142

West Baton Rouge Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.8 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 214.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2805 of 3142

Morehouse Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.8 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 201.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2817 of 3142

Natchitoches Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.7 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 283.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2836 of 3142

Assumption Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.7 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 149.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2883 of 3142

East Feliciana Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.7 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 132.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2896 of 3142

Sabine Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.6 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 140.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2931 of 3142

Richland Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.6 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 123.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2937 of 3142

Franklin Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.6 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 114.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2951 of 3142

De Soto Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.5 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 146.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2967 of 3142

East Carroll Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.3 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 24.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3050 of 3142

Catahoula Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.3 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 29.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3051 of 3142

Caldwell Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.2 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 22.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3085 of 3142

Red River Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 0.1 percent.
• People (Foreign Born) : The number of people (foreign born) is 8.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3110 of 3142

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/03/2024 3:17 am.
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.