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Interpretation of Demographics Data

Demographic Data Report for Louisiana by Parish
Population: White
All Ages, Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Count

United States

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Value (Percent) : The value is 63.4 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 210,875,446.
• Rank within US : N/A

Louisiana

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Value (Percent) : The value is 58.0 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 2,678,942.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 40 of 52

Jefferson Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 52.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 227,711.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2813 of 3143

St. Tammany Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 75.0 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 201,888.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2047 of 3143

East Baton Rouge Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 43.2 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 195,656.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2947 of 3143

Lafayette Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 64.0 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 156,910.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2483 of 3143

Calcasieu Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 67.0 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 139,728.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2367 of 3143

Livingston Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 83.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 121,221.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1606 of 3143

Orleans Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 31.6 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 118,979.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3069 of 3143

Caddo Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 43.8 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 101,983.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2941 of 3143

Ouachita Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 56.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 90,108.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2728 of 3143

Bossier Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 65.1 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 84,086.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2439 of 3143

Ascension Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 65.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 83,999.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2432 of 3143

Tangipahoa Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 62.0 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 83,835.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2562 of 3143

Rapides Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 61.2 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 78,676.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2594 of 3143

LaFourche Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 76.4 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 73,818.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1992 of 3143

Terrebonne Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 65.4 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 70,200.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2428 of 3143

Vermilion Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 78.4 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 44,728.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1887 of 3143

Acadia Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 77.4 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 44,296.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1941 of 3143

St. Landry Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 53.4 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 43,885.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2801 of 3143

Iberia Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 57.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 39,620.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2709 of 3143

Vernon Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 74.4 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 35,560.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2071 of 3143

St. Charles Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 65.0 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 33,706.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2445 of 3143

St. Martin Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 64.8 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 33,427.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2452 of 3143

Washington Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 65.2 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 29,504.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2436 of 3143

Beauregard Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 80.1 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 29,368.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1806 of 3143

St. Bernard Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 61.6 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 27,206.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2579 of 3143

St. Mary Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 56.1 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 27,189.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2741 of 3143

Lincoln Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 53.6 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 25,832.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2797 of 3143

Avoyelles Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 64.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 25,196.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2470 of 3143

Jefferson Davis Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 77.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 24,802.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1944 of 3143

Webster Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 62.9 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 22,752.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2528 of 3143

Evangeline Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 65.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 21,123.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2414 of 3143

Natchitoches Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.0 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 18,885.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2843 of 3143

Grant Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 78.2 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 17,302.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1900 of 3143

De Soto Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 60.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 16,218.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2627 of 3143

Allen Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 70.1 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 15,815.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2245 of 3143

West Baton Rouge Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 54.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 15,013.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2787 of 3143

Sabine Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 67.2 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 14,846.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2356 of 3143

Union Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 69.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 14,570.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2259 of 3143

Iberville Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 48.2 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 14,444.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2880 of 3143

Plaquemines Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 61.8 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 14,254.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2574 of 3143

Assumption Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 65.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 13,574.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2424 of 3143

St. John the Baptist Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 32.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 13,358.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3066 of 3143

Franklin Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 66.6 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 13,048.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2380 of 3143

Pointe Coupee Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 61.2 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 12,512.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2594 of 3143

Richland Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 60.6 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 12,062.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2618 of 3143

La Salle Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 80.8 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 11,965.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1761 of 3143

Morehouse Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 47.9 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 11,947.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2884 of 3143

East Feliciana Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 54.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 10,609.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2780 of 3143

Concordia Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 57.0 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 10,443.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2720 of 3143

Jackson Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 66.9 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 9,999.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2371 of 3143

St. James Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 49.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 9,834.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2867 of 3143

Winn Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 63.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 8,607.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2492 of 3143

West Feliciana Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 7,762.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2848 of 3143

West Carroll Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 80.6 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 7,752.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1771 of 3143

Caldwell Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 77.8 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 7,442.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1922 of 3143

Bienville Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 54.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 6,934.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2787 of 3143

Claiborne Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 44.9 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 6,293.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2927 of 3143

Catahoula Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 63.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 5,547.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2496 of 3143

St. Helena Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 46.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 5,047.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2908 of 3143

Cameron Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 85.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 4,473.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1432 of 3143

Red River Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 57.4 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 4,319.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2702 of 3143

Madison Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 33.8 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 3,301.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3058 of 3143

East Carroll Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 29.4 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 2,115.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3081 of 3143

Tensas Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 41.6 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 1,660.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2970 of 3143

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/04/2025 2:28 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: White, see the dictionary.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.