English Population in Louisiana by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights

The English population in Louisiana totals 310,465, according to recent U.S. Census estimates. Leading cities include New Orleans (19,805), followed by Shreveport (12,588) and Baton Rouge (12,429), each hosting visible segments of the community. While these urban centers anchor much of the population, the statewide total points to a broader presence in unincorporated areas and smaller towns beyond major city boundaries. The analysis below explores how English residents are distributed across Louisiana''s urban and rural landscape.

Top 5 cities with the largest English population in Louisiana

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  • 1
    New Orleans
    English population in New Orleans is 19,805
    5.27% of New Orleans population is English
  • 2
    Shreveport
    English population in Shreveport is 12,588
    6.86% of Shreveport population is English
  • 3
    Baton Rouge
    English population in Baton Rouge is 12,429
    5.56% of Baton Rouge population is English
  • 4
    Lafayette
    English population in Lafayette is 8,167
    6.72% of Lafayette population is English
  • 5
    Lake Charles
    English population in Lake Charles is 4,973
    6.09% of Lake Charles population is English

Overview of English population in Louisiana

  • Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey documents Louisiana with 310,465 English residents (6.7% of 4.6 million total state population), ranking the state at the 35th percentile nationally among U.S. jurisdictions for English demographic representation.
  • Comparison to State and National Averages: U.S. Census surveys show Louisiana's English demographic representation of 6.7% remains below the national average of 9.1%, positioning the state below typical U.S. demographic distribution patterns.
  • Share of Total National Population: Official American Community Survey document Louisiana's 310,465 English residents constitute 1% of the nation's total English population of 30.1 million, providing the state with a measurable but modest share of the national demographic community.
  • Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey data indicates Louisiana maintains 7.2 English Americans per square mile, marginally below the national average of 8.5 per square mile, placing the state near national demographic representation levels.
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215 Cities in Louisiana Ranked by English Population

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American Community Survey data [1] show English population in Louisiana present in New Orleans, Shreveport, and Baton Rouge, along with several other incorporated cities reporting non-zero populations. The table below provides broader statistics, including total population figures, density measures, and demographic distributions based on current ACS data for all incorporated cities included in this analysis*.
cities in Louisiana ranked by English population count
Rank by English Population
City
English Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Louisiana English Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 New Orleans 19,805 5.27% 6.38%
2 Shreveport 12,588 6.86% 4.05%
3 Baton Rouge 12,429 5.56% 4.00%
4 Lafayette 8,167 6.72% 2.63%
5 Lake Charles 4,973 6.09% 1.60%
6 Bossier City 3,733 5.94% 1.20%
7 Monroe 3,602 7.62% 1.16%
8 3,522 5.41% 1.13%
9 3,066 10.36% 0.99%
10 2,618 20.25% 0.84%
11 2,532 8.83% 0.82%
12 2,270 10.21% 0.73%
13 2,102 4.72% 0.68%
14 2,082 10.01% 0.67%
15 1,999 9.52% 0.64%
16 1,824 5.57% 0.59%
17 1,370 8.22% 0.44%
18 1,269 10.97% 0.41%
19 1,222 13.05% 0.39%
20 1,208 6.15% 0.39%
21 938 5.94% 0.30%
22 930 5.26% 0.30%
23 918 10.27% 0.30%
24 901 6.31% 0.29%
25 899 8.53% 0.29%
26 898 7.00% 0.29%
27 892 9.09% 0.29%
28 824 5.97% 0.27%
29 785 6.76% 0.25%
30 681 2.44% 0.22%
31 669 5.97% 0.22%
32 607 3.47% 0.20%
33 583 9.13% 0.19%
34 557 7.11% 0.18%
35 517 10.82% 0.17%
36 511 6.10% 0.16%
37 510 7.23% 0.16%
38 466 3.66% 0.15%
39 455 4.10% 0.15%
40 431 9.64% 0.14%
41 408 4.22% 0.13%
42 405 4.37% 0.13%
43 385 5.39% 0.12%
44 366 7.82% 0.12%
45 362 26.19% 0.12%
46 341 11.87% 0.11%
47 326 12.21% 0.11%
48 324 3.88% 0.10%
49 318 4.81% 0.10%
50 315 2.73% 0.10%
51 310 18.42% 0.10%
52 309 5.51% 0.10%
53 290 12.11% 0.09%
54 288 12.20% 0.09%
55 282 25.07% 0.09%
56 281 6.95% 0.09%
57 271 12.19% 0.09%
58 268 5.75% 0.09%
59 267 2.45% 0.09%
60 253 6.42% 0.08%
61 249 5.05% 0.08%
62 240 3.20% 0.08%
63 238 6.89% 0.08%
64 237 10.08% 0.08%
65 232 12.47% 0.07%
66 228 1.46% 0.07%
67 223 4.65% 0.07%
68 212 3.65% 0.07%
69 204 6.53% 0.07%
70 196 5.94% 0.06%
71 191 9.34% 0.06%
72 183 5.64% 0.06%
73 181 6.92% 0.06%
74 179 6.89% 0.06%
75 171 6.60% 0.06%
76 168 4.06% 0.05%
77 166 4.11% 0.05%
77 166 17.10% 0.05%
78 164 2.50% 0.05%
79 162 4.07% 0.05%
79 162 16.95% 0.05%
80 159 8.93% 0.05%
81 157 5.25% 0.05%
82 155 4.78% 0.05%
83 153 1.24% 0.05%
84 148 20.53% 0.05%
85 146 2.22% 0.05%
86 144 3.48% 0.05%
87 142 2.31% 0.05%
88 139 9.75% 0.04%
89 137 6.01% 0.04%
90 124 11.27% 0.04%
90 124 2.78% 0.04%
91 121 5.02% 0.04%
92 116 4.02% 0.04%
92 116 8.33% 0.04%
93 112 2.37% 0.04%
94 110 5.35% 0.04%
95 109 3.28% 0.04%
96 108 2.64% 0.03%
96 108 2.32% 0.03%
97 107 20.23% 0.03%
98 102 6.92% 0.03%
98 102 8.07% 0.03%
99 100 7.62% 0.03%
100 99 2.58% 0.03%
101 98 7.45% 0.03%
102 97 1.03% 0.03%
102 97 12.58% 0.03%
103 96 4.00% 0.03%
104 95 15.01% 0.03%
105 94 14.22% 0.03%
106 91 10.07% 0.03%
106 91 2.66% 0.03%
107 90 4.40% 0.03%
108 89 7.10% 0.03%
109 88 11.11% 0.03%
109 88 2.26% 0.03%
110 87 3.95% 0.03%
111 85 9.98% 0.03%
112 84 2.32% 0.03%
113 82 6.31% 0.03%
114 76 2.93% 0.02%
114 76 11.80% 0.02%
115 75 3.51% 0.02%
116 74 3.11% 0.02%
117 73 1.38% 0.02%
118 72 6.36% 0.02%
118 72 11.43% 0.02%
119 71 7.49% 0.02%
120 69 4.30% 0.02%
120 69 3.00% 0.02%
121 68 4.66% 0.02%
121 68 2.25% 0.02%
122 66 3.63% 0.02%
123 65 8.16% 0.02%
123 65 3.96% 0.02%
124 64 1.02% 0.02%
125 62 3.32% 0.02%
125 62 2.30% 0.02%
125 62 4.67% 0.02%
126 58 1.86% 0.02%
127 56 1.70% 0.02%
128 55 5.68% 0.02%
128 55 4.74% 0.02%
128 55 5.39% 0.02%
129 53 5.78% 0.02%
129 53 1.59% 0.02%
130 52 6.26% 0.02%
130 52 7.33% 0.02%
131 51 0.95% 0.02%
132 48 5.73% 0.02%
133 47 3.10% 0.02%
133 47 8.09% 0.02%
134 46 4.38% 0.01%
134 46 3.16% 0.01%
135 44 2.24% 0.01%
136 43 2.21% 0.01%
137 42 6.64% 0.01%
138 41 3.73% 0.01%
138 41 2.29% 0.01%
138 41 6.53% 0.01%
139 40 5.93% 0.01%
140 33 3.33% 0.01%
140 33 5.49% 0.01%
140 33 7.05% 0.01%
140 33 3.82% 0.01%
141 32 0.52% 0.01%
142 30 2.42% 0.01%
143 29 0.58% 0.01%
144 28 2.98% 0.01%
145 27 2.60% 0.01%
146 26 1.24% 0.01%
146 26 4.05% 0.01%
147 25 2.75% 0.01%
147 25 2.90% 0.01%
148 24 1.66% 0.01%
148 24 1.35% 0.01%
148 24 5.62% 0.01%
149 23 1.36% 0.01%
149 23 0.34% 0.01%
149 23 3.19% 0.01%
149 23 5.87% 0.01%
150 21 3.44% 0.01%
150 21 3.39% 0.01%
150 21 2.92% 0.01%
151 20 1.71% 0.01%
151 20 2.81% 0.01%
151 20 0.87% 0.01%
152 17 0.59% 0.01%
153 15 1.05% 0.00%
154 13 3.38% 0.00%
154 13 2.28% 0.00%
154 13 1.10% 0.00%
155 12 1.69% 0.00%
155 12 1.53% 0.00%
155 12 1.36% 0.00%
156 11 1.58% 0.00%
156 11 0.26% 0.00%
156 11 0.36% 0.00%
157 10 0.77% 0.00%
158 8 0.26% 0.00%
158 8 1.05% 0.00%
159 6 0.88% 0.00%
160 5 0.46% 0.00%
160 5 0.22% 0.00%
161 4 0.22% 0.00%
162 1 0.14% 0.00%
162 1 0.34% 0.00%
163 0 - -
163 0 - -
163 0 - -
163 0 - -
163 0 - -
163 0 - -
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Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks city in Louisiana by their English population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census defines English population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their ancestry, meaning individuals can write upto ancestries when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as having English ancestry, whether alone or in combination with another ancestry.
Here are a few important things to know about how ancestry is reported:
  • Some people identify as English alone, while others identify as English along with another race (such as English and German).
  • We’ve used the “English alone or in any combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the English population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as English alone or in combination in city. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as English .
  2. % of Total Louisiana English Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. English population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small English populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • City that don’t have any reported English population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where English populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

  1. 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.
  2. 2023.