State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Demographics Data

Demographic Data Report for Louisiana by Parish
Population: White
All Ages, Both Sexes
2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value

United States

• Value (Percent) : The value is 72.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 235,377,662.
• Rank within US : N/A

Louisiana

• Value (Percent) : The value is 62.0 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 2,892,275.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 46 of 52

Cameron Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 92.8 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 6,432.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1179 of 3146

Livingston Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 90.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 125,510.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1491 of 3146

La Salle Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 84.2 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 12,570.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2005 of 3146

Beauregard Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 83.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 30,920.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2038 of 3146

St. Tammany Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 82.8 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 211,276.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2063 of 3146

Caldwell Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 81.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 8,163.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2115 of 3146

Vermilion Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 81.4 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 48,737.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2135 of 3146

West Carroll Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 80.1 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 8,842.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2199 of 3146

Jefferson Davis Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 80.1 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 25,176.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2201 of 3146

Acadia Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 79.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 49,556.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2241 of 3146

LaFourche Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 79.0 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 77,504.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2260 of 3146

Grant Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 78.6 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 17,554.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2276 of 3146

Vernon Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 75.8 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 37,633.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2379 of 3146

Allen Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 73.9 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 18,941.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2437 of 3146

Ascension Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 72.2 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 88,833.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2495 of 3146

Bossier Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 71.9 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 90,919.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2506 of 3146

Union Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 71.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 15,986.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2514 of 3146

Terrebonne Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 70.2 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 78,715.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2539 of 3146

Calcasieu Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 70.0 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 141,058.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2549 of 3146

St. Bernard Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 69.4 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 32,097.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2565 of 3146

Lafayette Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 69.4 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 167,836.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2566 of 3146

Sabine Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 69.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 16,626.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2568 of 3146

St. Charles Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 69.2 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 36,542.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2571 of 3146

Plaquemines Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 67.9 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 15,858.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2605 of 3146

Evangeline Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 67.9 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 22,794.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2611 of 3146

Jackson Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 67.8 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 10,770.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2612 of 3146

Assumption Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 67.4 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 15,158.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2625 of 3146

Tangipahoa Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 67.1 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 88,627.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2634 of 3146

Washington Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 66.9 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 31,086.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2641 of 3146

St. Martin Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 66.8 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 35,874.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2646 of 3146

Catahoula Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 66.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 6,513.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2648 of 3146

Avoyelles Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 66.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 26,967.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2662 of 3146

Winn Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 66.2 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 9,471.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2668 of 3146

Franklin Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 65.4 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 13,233.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2686 of 3146

Webster Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 63.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 24,993.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2729 of 3146

Rapides Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 63.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 83,120.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2738 of 3146

Jefferson Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 62.4 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 271,300.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2770 of 3146

Pointe Coupee Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 61.9 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 13,636.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2781 of 3146

Richland Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 61.9 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 12,604.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2782 of 3146

De Soto Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 61.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 16,770.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2790 of 3146

Iberia Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 60.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 43,640.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2804 of 3146

Ouachita Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 59.1 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 91,884.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2827 of 3146

St. Mary Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 58.9 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 30,016.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2831 of 3146

West Baton Rouge Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 58.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 15,222.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2840 of 3146

Concordia Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 57.8 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 11,433.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2848 of 3146

Red River Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 57.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 4,945.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2849 of 3146

St. Landry Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 56.0 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 46,586.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2881 of 3146

Bienville Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 54.8 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 7,428.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2896 of 3146

East Feliciana Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 54.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 10,556.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2902 of 3146

Lincoln Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 54.2 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 25,624.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2904 of 3146

West Feliciana Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 53.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 8,250.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2911 of 3146

Natchitoches Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 53.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 20,665.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2914 of 3146

Iberville Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 49.6 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 16,282.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2954 of 3146

Morehouse Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 49.4 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 12,664.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2956 of 3146

St. James Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 48.6 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 10,366.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2964 of 3146

East Baton Rouge Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 46.8 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 207,835.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2978 of 3146

Caddo Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 46.2 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 113,489.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2986 of 3146

St. Helena Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 45.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 4,709.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2990 of 3146

Claiborne Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 45.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 7,279.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2993 of 3146

Tensas Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 43.4 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 1,979.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3016 of 3146

St. John the Baptist Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 38.2 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 16,501.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3054 of 3146

Madison Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 35.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 3,995.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3071 of 3146

Orleans Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 33.9 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 132,643.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3081 of 3146

East Carroll Parish

• Value (Percent) : The value is 29.4 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 2,084.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3093 of 3146

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 12/01/2021 10:57 am.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: White, see the dictionary.
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