List of Louisiana parishes by French-speaking population

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.

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%.

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

[3]

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
Lafayette[lower-alpha 1]	176,051	25,300	14.37%	20,769	10%
Lafourche[lower-alpha 2]	83,518	15,984	19.12%	13,525	15%
St. Landry[lower-alpha 1]	80,668	13,475	16.70%	7,841	10.08%
Vermilion[lower-alpha 1]	49,842	12,410	24.89%	9,766	18%
St. Martin[lower-alpha 1]	44,779	12,290	27.44%	8,675	18%
Acadia[lower-alpha 1]	54,114	10,310	19.04%	8,088	14%
Terrebonne[lower-alpha 2]	96,309	10,275	10.66%	7,873	7.65%
Calcasieu[lower-alpha 2]	169,745	10,170	5.98%	7,292	4.15%
Evangeline[lower-alpha 1]	32,454	8,345	25.71%	5,740	18%
Iberia[lower-alpha 1]	67,374	8,089	11.99%	5,666	8.35%
East Baton Rouge	382,741	7,925	2.07%	4,195	4%
Jefferson[lower-alpha 2]	424,600	7,763	1.82%	4,165	1%
Avoyelles[lower-alpha 2]	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%
Assumption[lower-alpha 2]	21,713	3,819	17.58%	2,676	12.15%
St. Mary[lower-alpha 1]	49,345	2,685	5.43%
Rapides	116,866	2,189	1.86%
St. Tammany	177,092	2,160	1.21%
Ascension[lower-alpha 2]	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. Charles[lower-alpha 2]	44,152	1,189	2.69%
Tangipahoa	93,002	1,084	1.16%
Cameron[lower-alpha 2]	9,279	1,075	11.57%
Pointe Coupee[lower-alpha 2]	21,139	1,035	4.89%
Ouachita	136,264	1,030	0.75%
Iberville[lower-alpha 2]	31,035	1,005	3.23%
St. James[lower-alpha 2]	19,684	980	4.97%
St. Bernard	62,812	915	1.44%
Plaquemines	24,581	855	3.47%
St. John the Baptist[lower-alpha 2]	39,220	735	1.86%
West Baton Rouge[lower-alpha 2]	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%

See also

• French language in the Americas

Notes

1. Parishes of Cajun Heartland
2. Other parishes of Acadiana

References

1. "Language Map Data Center". Retrieved 2010-03-02.
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-06-19. Retrieved 2007-10-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-08-15. Retrieved 2013-08-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)