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White Americans in Louisiana

White Americans in Louisiana
Total population
2.857 million (2020)
Regions with significant populations
North Louisiana[1]
Languages
Southern American English, Louisiana French, Cajun English, Spanish, German, Italian
Religion
Christianity[2]

White Americans make up 57.1% of Louisiana’s population according to the official 2020 census.[3] White Americans are the largest ethnic group in Louisiana. Many are of French and Cajun ancestry. Germans also settled in New Orleans and Louisiana.[4] Many whites are also of British and Irish ancestry in Louisiana. Irish, Germans, and Italians are more recent European immigrants in Louisiana.[5]

  1. ^ The United States of America. p. 713.
  2. ^ "Whites who are in Louisiana".
  3. ^ "Louisiana's population Was 4,657,757 in 2020".
  4. ^ "German Settlers in Louisiana and New Orleans | The Historic New Orleans Collection". www.hnoc.org.
  5. ^ Race & Democracy: The Civil Rights Struggle in Louisiana, 1915-1972.
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