The 10 Whitest Cities In Louisiana For 2023


We used science and data to determine which cities in Louisiana are whiter than wonder bread.

You're at your local Whole Foods shopping for kale chips and asparagus water, trying to work out if you'll have time to stop at the Pottery Barn before you head to your yoga class taught by a girl named Sage. It hits you: you're leading the whitest life imaginable.

But does that mean the city you live in is one of the whitest places in Louisiana?

Don't worry, we've figured it out for you. Using actual census data combined with our favorite white people stereotypes (as confirmed by the internet), we can determine which cities are the whitest of the white in Pelican State.

After analyzing cities with populations greater than 5,000, we came up with this list as the whitest cities in Louisiana for 2023.

Here are the 10 whites places in Louisiana for 2023:

  1. Mandeville
  2. Harahan
  3. Sulphur
  4. Central
  5. Walker
  6. Youngsville
  7. Covington
  8. Scott
  9. Broussard
  10. Denham Springs

What is the whitest city in Louisiana for 2023? According to the most recent census data Mandeville ranks as the whitest. If you're wondering, Baker is the least white city of all those we measured.

Read on below to see where your hometown ranked and why. Or check out the whitest states in America and the most diverse states in America.

For more Louisiana reading, check out:

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The 10 Whitest Cities In Louisiana For 2023

1. Mandeville

Overall SnackAbility

9
/10

Population: 12,985
% White: 92.47%
More on Mandeville: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Mandeville, LA

2. Harahan

Overall SnackAbility

9
/10

Population: 9,137
% White: 86.89%
More on Harahan: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Harahan, LA

3. Sulphur

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 21,490
% White: 86.13%
More on Sulphur: Real Estate | Data

Sulphur, LA

Source: Public domain

4. Central

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 29,746
% White: 83.88%
More on Central: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Central, LA

5. Walker

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 6,322
% White: 81.76%
More on Walker: Real Estate | Data

6. Youngsville

Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10

Population: 15,167
% White: 80.91%
More on Youngsville: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Youngsville, LA

7. Covington

Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 11,155
% White: 76.37%
More on Covington: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Covington, LA

8. Scott

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 8,200
% White: 76.11%
More on Scott: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Scott, LA

Source: Public domain

9. Broussard

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 12,960
% White: 74.92%
More on Broussard: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Broussard, LA

10. Denham Springs

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 9,389
% White: 73.0%
More on Denham Springs: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Denham Springs, LA

Methodology: How we determined the whitest places in Louisiana for 2023

In order to rank the whitest places in Louisiana, we had to determine what measurable criteria defines whiteness.

Obviously we had to count how many white people living there, specifically the percentage of white people living in each city in Louisiana.

Specifically, we looked at table B03002: Hispanic OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE. Here are the category names as defined by the Census:

  • Hispanic or Latino
  • White alone*
  • Black or African American alone*
  • American Indian and Alaska Native alone*
  • Asian alone*
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone*
  • Some other race alone*
  • Two or more races*
* Not Hispanic or latino

Our particular column of interest here was the number of people who identified as White alone.

We limited our analysis to non-CDPs with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 58 cities.

We then calculated the percent of residents that are White. The percentages ranked from 92.5% to 10.4%.

Finally, we ranked each city based on the percent of White population with a higher score being more White than a lower score. Mandeville took the distinction of being the most White, while Baker was the least White city. You can download the data here.

Read on for more information on how the cities in Louisiana ranked by population of White residents or, for a more general take on diversity in America, head over to our ranking of the most diverse cities in America.

Summary: White Populations Across Louisiana

Measuring the locations with the highest percentage of white people, this list provides accurate information on the whitest places in Louisiana according to the most recent data.

If you're curious enough, here are the least White places in Louisiana:

  1. Baker
  2. Donaldsonville
  3. Tallulah

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White Population By City In { state|title }}

Rank City % White Population
1 Mandeville 92.47% 12,985
2 Harahan 86.89% 9,137
3 Sulphur 86.13% 21,490
4 Central 83.88% 29,746
5 Walker 81.76% 6,322
6 Youngsville 80.91% 15,167
7 Covington 76.37% 11,155
8 Scott 76.11% 8,200
9 Broussard 74.92% 12,960
10 Denham Springs 73.0% 9,389
11 Slidell 69.11% 28,537
12 Ponchatoula 68.75% 7,729
13 Jennings 66.13% 9,836
14 Westwego 65.93% 8,538
15 Houma 64.82% 33,461
16 Morgan City 62.06% 11,525
17 Crowley 61.73% 11,916
18 Thibodaux 61.29% 15,242
19 Lafayette 59.53% 122,469
20 Pineville 58.49% 14,653
21 Bossier City 56.48% 63,168
22 Breaux Bridge 55.79% 7,711
23 West Monroe 53.6% 13,103
24 Eunice 53.52% 9,589
25 Oakdale 52.66% 7,092
26 Rayne 51.81% 7,332
27 Patterson 51.03% 5,928
28 Bogalusa 49.26% 10,921
29 New Iberia 47.59% 28,844
30 Leesville 47.55% 5,666
31 Marksville 47.54% 5,118
32 Abbeville 47.43% 11,313
33 Carencro 47.17% 9,531
34 Ruston 47.07% 22,286
35 Hammond 46.73% 19,374
36 Kenner 46.34% 66,411
37 Deridder 45.62% 10,060
38 Zachary 45.03% 19,278
39 Lake Charles 44.96% 83,444
40 Minden 44.83% 12,145
41 Gretna 44.61% 17,836
42 Gonzales 40.7% 12,080
43 Plaquemine 40.33% 6,187
44 Alexandria 36.86% 45,736
45 Natchitoches 36.17% 18,105
46 Shreveport 36.17% 189,374
47 Franklin 36.13% 6,811
48 Baton Rouge 35.59% 225,539
49 Monroe 35.34% 48,105
50 St. Martinville 33.9% 5,602
51 St. Gabriel 33.51% 7,046
52 New Orleans 30.59% 383,974
53 Ville Platte 28.45% 6,488
54 Opelousas 20.45% 15,884
55 Bastrop 19.07% 9,879
56 Tallulah 18.88% 6,357
57 Donaldsonville 14.69% 6,834
58 Baker 10.43% 12,736

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Editor's Note: We updated this article for 2023. This is our tenth time ranking the whitest cities in Louisiana.
About Chris Kolmar

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