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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%

Acadia¹

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

Jefferson²

424,600

7,763

1.82%

4,165

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

0.97%

Union

21,129

0.44%

West Carroll

11,507

0.72%

Caldwell

9,868

0.80%

Bienville

14,699

0.53%

Franklin

19,649

0.40%

Morehouse

28,735

0.26%

Winn

15,783

0.40%

East Carroll

8,585

0.64%

Tensas

6,144

0.56%

Claiborne

15,794

0.22%

St. Helena

9,690

0.30%

Madison

12,555

0.19%

Red River

8,854

0.22%

Louisiana total

4,152,122

194,115

4.66%

115,183

2.8%

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=Language Map Data Center|url=http://www.mla.org/map_data|accessdate=2010-03-02}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.mla.org/cgi-shl/docstudio/docs.pl?map_data_results |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2007-10-22 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060619224705/http://www.mla.org/cgi-shl/docstudio/docs.pl?map_data_results |archivedate=2006-06-19 |df= }}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.mla.org/cgi-shl/docstudio/docs.pl?map_data_results |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-08-06 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130815140430/http://www.mla.org/cgi-shl/docstudio/docs.pl?map_data_results |archivedate=2013-08-15 |df= }}

Complete Parish Listing

References

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