Parishes with the most born-and-bred residents in Louisiana
Parishes with the most born-and-bred residents in Louisiana
In certain corners of the U.S., the only way you’ll ever be considered a local is if you were born there. Elsewhere, particularly in major metropolitan centers, the constant influx of new businesses, college students, and families can transform neighborhoods every few years and certainly decade over decade.
Americans change their addresses at higher rates than most other countries, but that “move, move, move” mentality may be shifting. In 2016, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that only 11.2% of respondents had moved within the last year. Additionally, 72% of Americans reported living in or close to the city they grew up in. To learn more about where people are staying put, Stacker compiled a list of parishes with the most born-and-bred residents in Louisiana using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Parishes are ranked by the highest percentage of residents that were born in the state as of 2019.
Keep reading to discover which parishes in your state have the most born-and-bred residents.
#30. Sabine Parish
- Population: 23,991
- Born in Louisiana: 19,693 (82.1% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 3,873 (16.1% of population)
--- Midwest (2.0%), Northeast (0.7%), South (11.9%), West (1.5%)
- Born in another country: 337 (1.4% of population)
--- Africa (0.0%), Asia (0.3%), Europe (0.2%), Latin America (0.9%), North America (0.1%), Oceania (0.0%)
#29. Cameron Parish
- Population: 6,930
- Born in Louisiana: 5,726 (82.6% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 911 (13.1% of population)
--- Midwest (1.9%), Northeast (1.4%), South (8.1%), West (0.7%)
- Born in another country: 293 (4.2% of population)
--- Africa (0.0%), Asia (0.3%), Europe (0.0%), Latin America (3.9%), North America (0.0%), Oceania (0.0%)
#28. St. John the Baptist Parish
- Population: 43,242
- Born in Louisiana: 35,952 (83.1% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 5,388 (12.5% of population)
--- Midwest (2.1%), Northeast (1.6%), South (6.3%), West (2.2%)
- Born in another country: 1,748 (4.0% of population)
--- Africa (0.1%), Asia (0.9%), Europe (0.2%), Latin America (2.7%), North America (0.1%), Oceania (0.0%)
#27. St. Bernard Parish
- Population: 46,266
- Born in Louisiana: 38,542 (83.3% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 5,123 (11.1% of population)
--- Midwest (1.8%), Northeast (1.2%), South (6.6%), West (1.4%)
- Born in another country: 2,427 (5.2% of population)
--- Africa (0.2%), Asia (1.7%), Europe (0.2%), Latin America (3.1%), North America (0.0%), Oceania (0.0%)
#26. LaSalle Parish
- Population: 14,936
- Born in Louisiana: 12,649 (84.7% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 1,980 (13.3% of population)
--- Midwest (1.7%), Northeast (0.2%), South (9.6%), West (1.7%)
- Born in another country: 303 (2.0% of population)
--- Africa (0.0%), Asia (0.2%), Europe (0.1%), Latin America (1.7%), North America (0.0%), Oceania (0.0%)
#25. Caldwell Parish
- Population: 9,992
- Born in Louisiana: 8,486 (84.9% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 1,177 (11.8% of population)
--- Midwest (2.3%), Northeast (0.9%), South (7.2%), West (1.2%)
- Born in another country: 241 (2.4% of population)
--- Africa (0.0%), Asia (0.3%), Europe (0.0%), Latin America (2.1%), North America (0.0%), Oceania (0.0%)
#24. Terrebonne Parish
- Population: 112,054
- Born in Louisiana: 95,200 (85.0% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 12,488 (11.1% of population)
--- Midwest (1.9%), Northeast (0.8%), South (6.4%), West (1.5%)
- Born in another country: 3,937 (3.5% of population)
--- Africa (0.0%), Asia (1.1%), Europe (0.2%), Latin America (2.2%), North America (0.0%), Oceania (0.0%)
#23. St. Helena Parish
- Population: 10,297
- Born in Louisiana: 8,778 (85.2% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 1,339 (13.0% of population)
--- Midwest (2.1%), Northeast (1.2%), South (9.0%), West (0.7%)
- Born in another country: 170 (1.7% of population)
--- Africa (0.0%), Asia (0.3%), Europe (0.0%), Latin America (1.4%), North America (0.0%), Oceania (0.0%)
#22. Richland Parish
- Population: 20,350
- Born in Louisiana: 17,370 (85.4% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 2,741 (13.5% of population)
--- Midwest (1.6%), Northeast (0.8%), South (8.2%), West (2.8%)
- Born in another country: 105 (0.5% of population)
--- Africa (0.0%), Asia (0.4%), Europe (0.0%), Latin America (0.1%), North America (0.0%), Oceania (0.0%)
#21. Bienville Parish
- Population: 13,564
- Born in Louisiana: 11,622 (85.7% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 1,832 (13.5% of population)
--- Midwest (1.5%), Northeast (1.0%), South (9.7%), West (1.3%)
- Born in another country: 91 (0.7% of population)
--- Africa (0.0%), Asia (0.1%), Europe (0.3%), Latin America (0.3%), North America (0.0%), Oceania (0.0%)
#20. St. Mary Parish
- Population: 50,968
- Born in Louisiana: 43,730 (85.8% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 4,932 (9.7% of population)
--- Midwest (1.3%), Northeast (0.7%), South (5.0%), West (2.4%)
- Born in another country: 2,061 (4.0% of population)
--- Africa (0.1%), Asia (0.9%), Europe (0.2%), Latin America (2.8%), North America (0.0%), Oceania (0.0%)
#19. West Baton Rouge Parish
- Population: 26,101
- Born in Louisiana: 22,424 (85.9% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 3,261 (12.5% of population)
--- Midwest (2.2%), Northeast (0.3%), South (8.1%), West (1.8%)
- Born in another country: 264 (1.0% of population)
--- Africa (0.0%), Asia (0.0%), Europe (0.0%), Latin America (1.0%), North America (0.0%), Oceania (0.0%)
#18. Jackson Parish
- Population: 15,879
- Born in Louisiana: 13,668 (86.1% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 1,923 (12.1% of population)
--- Midwest (2.2%), Northeast (0.0%), South (7.0%), West (2.8%)
- Born in another country: 275 (1.7% of population)
--- Africa (0.1%), Asia (0.4%), Europe (0.2%), Latin America (1.0%), North America (0.0%), Oceania (0.0%)
#17. Franklin Parish
- Population: 20,238
- Born in Louisiana: 17,470 (86.3% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 2,680 (13.2% of population)
--- Midwest (1.0%), Northeast (0.4%), South (10.6%), West (1.3%)
- Born in another country: 81 (0.4% of population)
--- Africa (0.0%), Asia (0.3%), Europe (0.0%), Latin America (0.1%), North America (0.0%), Oceania (0.0%)
#16. Winn Parish
- Population: 14,313
- Born in Louisiana: 12,465 (87.1% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 1,653 (11.5% of population)
--- Midwest (1.6%), Northeast (0.6%), South (6.7%), West (2.6%)
- Born in another country: 159 (1.1% of population)
--- Africa (0.1%), Asia (0.0%), Europe (0.2%), Latin America (0.8%), North America (0.0%), Oceania (0.0%)
#15. Red River Parish
- Population: 8,565
- Born in Louisiana: 7,488 (87.4% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 1,063 (12.4% of population)
--- Midwest (0.7%), Northeast (0.7%), South (10.2%), West (0.4%)
- Born in another country: 9 (0.1% of population)
--- Africa (0.0%), Asia (0.0%), Europe (0.0%), Latin America (0.1%), North America (0.0%), Oceania (0.0%)
#14. Morehouse Parish
- Population: 25,610
- Born in Louisiana: 22,467 (87.7% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 2,917 (11.4% of population)
--- Midwest (1.1%), Northeast (0.2%), South (8.9%), West (1.2%)
- Born in another country: 206 (0.8% of population)
--- Africa (0.0%), Asia (0.5%), Europe (0.2%), Latin America (0.2%), North America (0.0%), Oceania (0.0%)
#13. Iberia Parish
- Population: 71,887
- Born in Louisiana: 63,197 (87.9% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 5,748 (8.0% of population)
--- Midwest (1.3%), Northeast (0.7%), South (4.8%), West (1.2%)
- Born in another country: 2,711 (3.8% of population)
--- Africa (0.2%), Asia (1.5%), Europe (0.1%), Latin America (1.9%), North America (0.1%), Oceania (0.0%)
#12. Jefferson Davis Parish
- Population: 31,441
- Born in Louisiana: 27,739 (88.2% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 3,347 (10.6% of population)
--- Midwest (1.3%), Northeast (1.0%), South (6.8%), West (1.6%)
- Born in another country: 295 (0.9% of population)
--- Africa (0.0%), Asia (0.4%), Europe (0.1%), Latin America (0.4%), North America (0.0%), Oceania (0.1%)
#11. Lafourche Parish
- Population: 98,108
- Born in Louisiana: 86,616 (88.3% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 8,442 (8.6% of population)
--- Midwest (1.3%), Northeast (0.6%), South (5.4%), West (1.2%)
- Born in another country: 2,871 (2.9% of population)
--- Africa (0.0%), Asia (0.4%), Europe (0.3%), Latin America (2.2%), North America (0.0%), Oceania (0.0%)
#10. Vermilion Parish
- Population: 59,865
- Born in Louisiana: 53,223 (88.9% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 5,001 (8.4% of population)
--- Midwest (1.4%), Northeast (0.6%), South (5.3%), West (0.9%)
- Born in another country: 1,556 (2.6% of population)
--- Africa (0.0%), Asia (1.7%), Europe (0.1%), Latin America (0.9%), North America (0.0%), Oceania (0.0%)
#9. Pointe Coupee Parish
- Population: 22,016
- Born in Louisiana: 19,671 (89.3% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 1,950 (8.9% of population)
--- Midwest (1.6%), Northeast (0.4%), South (5.4%), West (1.5%)
- Born in another country: 282 (1.3% of population)
--- Africa (0.0%), Asia (0.2%), Europe (0.0%), Latin America (1.0%), North America (0.0%), Oceania (0.0%)
#8. Evangeline Parish
- Population: 33,589
- Born in Louisiana: 30,115 (89.7% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 2,263 (6.7% of population)
--- Midwest (0.7%), Northeast (1.0%), South (4.1%), West (0.9%)
- Born in another country: 1,109 (3.3% of population)
--- Africa (0.4%), Asia (0.6%), Europe (0.1%), Latin America (2.3%), North America (0.0%), Oceania (0.0%)
#7. Iberville Parish
- Population: 32,822
- Born in Louisiana: 29,504 (89.9% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 2,978 (9.1% of population)
--- Midwest (1.4%), Northeast (1.6%), South (5.0%), West (1.1%)
- Born in another country: 249 (0.8% of population)
--- Africa (0.0%), Asia (0.2%), Europe (0.2%), Latin America (0.4%), North America (0.0%), Oceania (0.0%)
#6. St. Martin Parish
- Population: 53,732
- Born in Louisiana: 48,313 (89.9% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 4,418 (8.2% of population)
--- Midwest (1.3%), Northeast (0.7%), South (4.9%), West (1.3%)
- Born in another country: 944 (1.8% of population)
--- Africa (0.0%), Asia (0.4%), Europe (0.1%), Latin America (1.2%), North America (0.0%), Oceania (0.0%)
#5. Avoyelles Parish
- Population: 40,669
- Born in Louisiana: 36,896 (90.7% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 3,363 (8.3% of population)
--- Midwest (1.2%), Northeast (0.5%), South (5.5%), West (1.1%)
- Born in another country: 365 (0.9% of population)
--- Africa (0.1%), Asia (0.3%), Europe (0.1%), Latin America (0.3%), North America (0.0%), Oceania (0.1%)
#4. Acadia Parish
- Population: 62,457
- Born in Louisiana: 56,751 (90.9% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 4,674 (7.5% of population)
--- Midwest (1.1%), Northeast (0.5%), South (4.9%), West (1.0%)
- Born in another country: 827 (1.3% of population)
--- Africa (0.2%), Asia (0.1%), Europe (0.2%), Latin America (0.8%), North America (0.1%), Oceania (0.0%)
#3. Assumption Parish
- Population: 22,478
- Born in Louisiana: 20,693 (92.1% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 1,477 (6.6% of population)
--- Midwest (0.6%), Northeast (0.4%), South (4.5%), West (0.8%)
- Born in another country: 263 (1.2% of population)
--- Africa (0.0%), Asia (0.1%), Europe (0.0%), Latin America (1.1%), North America (0.0%), Oceania (0.0%)
#2. St. Landry Parish
- Population: 83,172
- Born in Louisiana: 77,580 (93.3% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 4,658 (5.6% of population)
--- Midwest (1.2%), Northeast (0.5%), South (3.0%), West (0.8%)
- Born in another country: 783 (0.9% of population)
--- Africa (0.0%), Asia (0.1%), Europe (0.2%), Latin America (0.7%), North America (0.0%), Oceania (0.0%)
#1. St. James Parish
- Population: 21,308
- Born in Louisiana: 19,966 (93.7% of population)
- Born in another U.S. state or territory: 1,099 (5.2% of population)
--- Midwest (0.2%), Northeast (0.2%), South (3.7%), West (1.0%)
- Born in another country: 202 (0.9% of population)
--- Africa (0.0%), Asia (0.1%), Europe (0.0%), Latin America (0.7%), North America (0.1%), Oceania (0.0%)
