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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:
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.
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The 10 Whitest Cities In Louisiana For 2023
1. Mandeville
/10
Population: 12,985
% White: 92.47%
More on Mandeville: Real Estate | Data | Photos
2. Harahan
/10
Population: 9,137
% White: 86.89%
More on Harahan: Real Estate | Data | Photos
3. Sulphur
/10
Population: 21,490
% White: 86.13%
More on Sulphur: Real Estate | Data
4. Central
/10
Population: 29,746
% White: 83.88%
More on Central: Real Estate | Data | Photos
5. Walker
/10
Population: 6,322
% White: 81.76%
More on Walker: Real Estate | Data
6. Youngsville
/10
Population: 15,167
% White: 80.91%
More on Youngsville: Real Estate | Data | Photos
7. Covington
/10
Population: 11,155
% White: 76.37%
More on Covington: Real Estate | Data | Photos
8. Scott
/10
Population: 8,200
% White: 76.11%
More on Scott: Real Estate | Data | Photos
9. Broussard
/10
Population: 12,960
% White: 74.92%
More on Broussard: Real Estate | Data | Photos
10. Denham Springs
/10
Population: 9,389
% White: 73.0%
More on Denham Springs: Real Estate | Data | Photos
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*
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:
- Baker
- Donaldsonville
- Tallulah
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White Population By City In { state|title }}
| Rank | City | % White |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mandeville | 92.47% |
| 2 | Harahan | 86.89% |
| 3 | Sulphur | 86.13% |
| 4 | Central | 83.88% |
| 5 | Walker | 81.76% |
| 6 | Youngsville | 80.91% |
| 7 | Covington | 76.37% |
| 8 | Scott | 76.11% |
| 9 | Broussard | 74.92% |
| 10 | Denham Springs | 73.0% |
| 11 | Slidell | 69.11% |
| 12 | Ponchatoula | 68.75% |
| 13 | Jennings | 66.13% |
| 14 | Westwego | 65.93% |
| 15 | Houma | 64.82% |
| 16 | Morgan City | 62.06% |
| 17 | Crowley | 61.73% |
| 18 | Thibodaux | 61.29% |
| 19 | Lafayette | 59.53% |
| 20 | Pineville | 58.49% |
| 21 | Bossier City | 56.48% |
| 22 | Breaux Bridge | 55.79% |
| 23 | West Monroe | 53.6% |
| 24 | Eunice | 53.52% |
| 25 | Oakdale | 52.66% |
| 26 | Rayne | 51.81% |
| 27 | Patterson | 51.03% |
| 28 | Bogalusa | 49.26% |
| 29 | New Iberia | 47.59% |
| 30 | Leesville | 47.55% |
| 31 | Marksville | 47.54% |
| 32 | Abbeville | 47.43% |
| 33 | Carencro | 47.17% |
| 34 | Ruston | 47.07% |
| 35 | Hammond | 46.73% |
| 36 | Kenner | 46.34% |
| 37 | Deridder | 45.62% |
| 38 | Zachary | 45.03% |
| 39 | Lake Charles | 44.96% |
| 40 | Minden | 44.83% |
| 41 | Gretna | 44.61% |
| 42 | Gonzales | 40.7% |
| 43 | Plaquemine | 40.33% |
| 44 | Alexandria | 36.86% |
| 45 | Natchitoches | 36.17% |
| 46 | Shreveport | 36.17% |
| 47 | Franklin | 36.13% |
| 48 | Baton Rouge | 35.59% |
| 49 | Monroe | 35.34% |
| 50 | St. Martinville | 33.9% |
| 51 | St. Gabriel | 33.51% |
| 52 | New Orleans | 30.59% |
| 53 | Ville Platte | 28.45% |
| 54 | Opelousas | 20.45% |
| 55 | Bastrop | 19.07% |
| 56 | Tallulah | 18.88% |
| 57 | Donaldsonville | 14.69% |
| 58 | Baker | 10.43% |
