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. 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 and are not counted below.

Complete Parish Listing

Name of parish	Total population 5 and older	French-speaking population 5 and older	Percentage French-speaking	Map
Louisiana total	4,152,122	194,115	4.66%
Lafayette¹	176,051	25,300	14.37%
Lafourche²	83,518	15,984	19.12%
St. Landry¹	80,668	13,475	16.70%
Vermilion¹	49,842	12,410	24.89%
St. Martin¹	44,779	12,290	27.44%
Acadia	54,114	10,310	19.04%
Terrebonne²	96,309	10,275	10.66%
Calcasieu²	169,745	10,170	5.98%
Evangeline¹	32,454	8,345	25.71%
Iberia¹	67,374	8,089	11.99%
East Baton Rouge	382,741	7,925	2.07%
Jefferson²	424,600	7,763	1.82%
Avoyelles²	38,468	6,789	17.64%
Orleans	450,894	5,805	1.28%
Jefferson Davis	28,844	4,660	16.15%
Assumption²	21,713	3,819	17.58%
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%

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

See also

• Louisiana
• French in the United States
• Acadiana