Lafayette Parish, Louisiana Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

Place of birth and citizenship status analysis for Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

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Lafayette Parish, Louisiana Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

94.8%

Foreign Born

5.2%

Naturalized

1.9%

US Citizens

96.7%

Lafayette Parish, Louisiana Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

Nativity Treemap for — Figure 1: Proportional distribution of population by place of birth in .

Lafayette Parish, Louisiana Historical Nativity Trends (2010–2024)

Historical nativity trends for — Figure 2: Evolution of nativity categories and total population volume from 2010 to 2024.

Lafayette Parish, Louisiana Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	247,997	5.2%	94.8%
2023	245,075	5.1%	94.9%
2022	243,175	4.6%	95.4%
2021	241,173	4.6%	95.4%
2020	243,692	4.3%	95.7%
2019	241,973	4.2%	95.8%
2018	240,091	4.2%	95.8%
2017	238,230	4.2%	95.8%
2016	234,963	4.2%	95.8%
2015	231,811	4.2%	95.8%
2014	228,084	4.5%	95.5%
2013	224,719	4.4%	95.6%
2012	221,602	4.1%	95.9%
2011	218,586	4.0%	96.0%
2010	215,581	3.8%	96.2%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

Approximately 5.2% of residents in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 96.7%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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