List of Louisiana parishes by French-speaking population

French spread in Louisiana. Parishes marked in yellow are those where 4–10% of the population speak French or Cajun French at home, orange 10–15%, red 15–20%, brown 20–30%.

The list of Louisiana parishes by French-speaking population was created from the 2000 Census of the United States.[1] Census collects data on languages spoken at home by inhabitants of Louisiana five years of age or more. Responses "French" and "Cajun" are included.

Statewide, out of a population 5 years and older of 4,152,122, some 179,750 people reported French as their home language, while 14,365 reported "Cajun". A further 4,465 who reported French Creole are not counted below.

According to the 2010 US Census, there was a huge decline in the number of French speakers in Louisiana. It now stands at 115,183 which equates to 2.8% of the state population.[2]

Complete Parish Listing

Name of parish Total population 5 and older 2000 French-speaking population 5 and older 2000 Percentage French-speaking 2000 French-speaking population 5 and older 2010 Percentage French-speaking 2010 Map
Lafayette¹ 176,051 25,300 14.37% 20,769 10%
Lafourche² 83,518 15,984 19.12% 13,525 15%
St. Landry¹ 80,668 13,475 16.70% 7,841 10.08%
Vermilion¹ 49,842 12,410 24.89% 9,766 18%
St. Martin¹ 44,779 12,290 27.44% 8,675 18%
Acadia 54,114 10,310 19.04% 8,088 14%
Terrebonne² 96,309 10,275 10.66% 7,873 7.65%
Calcasieu² 169,745 10,170 5.98% 7,292 4.15%
Evangeline¹ 32,454 8,345 25.71% 5,740 18%
Iberia¹ 67,374 8,089 11.99% 5,666 8.35%
East Baton Rouge 382,741 7,925 2.07% 4,195 4%
Jefferson² 424,600 7,763 1.82% 4,165 1%
Avoyelles² 38,468 6,789 17.64% 4,331 11.07%
Orleans 450,894 5,805 1.28%
Jefferson Davis 28,844 4,660 16.15% 3,223 11.07%
Assumption² 21,713 3,819 17.58% 2,676 12.15%
St. Mary¹ 49,345 2,685 5.43%
Rapides 116,866 2,189 1.86%
St. Tammany 177,092 2,160 1.21%
Ascension² 70,093 1,944 2.76%
Caddo 233,812 1,944 0.82%
Allen 23,571 1,468 6.22%
Livingston 84,694 1,344 1.58%
St. Charles² 44,152 1,189 2.69%
Tangipahoa 93,002 1,084 1.16%
Cameron² 9,279 1,075 11.57%
Pointe Coupee² 21,139 1,035 4.89%
Ouachita 136,264 1,030 0.75%
Iberville² 31,035 1,005 3.23%
St. James² 19,684 980 4.97%
St. Bernard 62,812 915 1.44%
Plaquemines 24,581 855 3.47%
St. John the Baptist² 39,220 735 1.86%
West Baton Rouge² 20,012 675 3.36%
East Feliciana 19,853 574 2.88%
Beauregard 30,559 570 1.86%
Lincoln 39,573 510 1.28%
Bossier 90,587 474 0.51%
Washington 40,738 364 0.89%
Vernon 47,048 350 0.74%
Natchitoches 36,082 339 0.93%
Webster 39,110 243 0.62%
Grant 17,223 230 1.32%
De Soto 23,607 230 0.97%
Concordia 18,698 190 1.01%
Sabine 21,830 190 0.86%
La Salle 13,281 167 1.25%
West Feliciana 14,338 159 1.10%
Jackson 14,363 148 1.03%
Richland 19,319 100 0.51%
Catahoula 10,183 99 0.97%
Union 21,129 95 0.44%
West Carroll 11,507 83 0.72%
Caldwell 9,868 79 0.80%
Bienville 14,699 79 0.53%
Franklin 19,649 79 0.40%
Morehouse 28,735 75 0.26%
Winn 15,783 64 0.40%
East Carroll 8,585 55 0.64%
Tensas 6,144 35 0.56%
Claiborne 15,794 35 0.22%
St. Helena 9,690 30 0.30%
Madison 12,555 25 0.19%
Red River 8,854 20 0.22%
Louisiana total 4,152,122 194,115 4.66% 115,183 2.8%

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References

  1. ↑ "Language Map Data Center". Retrieved 2010-03-02.
  2. ↑ http://www.mla.org/cgi-shl/docstudio/docs.pl?map_data_results
  3. ↑ http://www.mla.org/cgi-shl/docstudio/docs.pl?map_data_results

See also

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