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2015 Louisiana Mapping LEP Populations in Your Community - Number by County

State or Territory
Year
2015
Map Level
county
Population Count Type
number
Text Version
Description of LA LEP Maps

LA Raw Count Map (Description)

This map illustrates the LEP parishes of Louisiana with pie charts of the top five LEP parishes:

East Baton Rouge Parish-Pale Orange Shading

Jefferson Parish-Pale Orange Shading

Lafayette Parish-Light Yellow Shading

Orleans Parish-Pale Orange Shading

St Tammany Parish-Light Yellow Shading

Each parish is color shaded to indicate the total number of limited English proficient (LEP) persons in the parish. We have defined LEP persons as individuals five years and over who speak a language other than English at home and who have indicated that they speak English less than very well (LVW). For each of the top five LEP parishes, we have provided a pie chart that breaks down the top five languages spoken in the parish (according to the total number of each language spoken) with the remaining languages in a sixth category called “All Other Languages”.

Raw Counts:

The colors correspond to the total number of LEP individuals in the parish as follows:

·        Pale White: (<=1K)

·        Light Yellow: (>1K AND <=10K)

·        Pale Orange: (>10K AND <=50K)

·        Orange: (>50K AND <=100K)

·        Dark Orange: (>100K AND <=250K)

·        Brown: (>250K AND <=750K)

·        Dark Brown: (>750K)

The parishes in Louisiana are shaded to indicate the number of limited English proficient (LEP) persons in the parish. We have defined LEP persons as individuals five years or older who speak a language other than English at home and who have indicated that they speak English less than very well (LVW). The tables explain the raw count number and percentage of LEP persons by language spoken for Louisiana’s top five parishes.

East Baton Rouge Parish

Total LEP (LVW): 12,168

Language

Spanish

Vietnamese

Chinese

French

Other Asian

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

5,351

2,455

1,471

568

452

1,871

% LEP LVW

44

20

12

5

4

15

 

Jefferson Parish

Total LEP (LVW): 33,538

Language

Spanish

Vietnamese

Chinese

French

Arabic

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

23,380

4,330

1,281

666

604

3,277

% LEP LVW

69

13

4

2

2

10

 

Lafayette Parish

Total LEP (LVW): 7,831

Language

Spanish

French

Vietnamese

Chinese

Persian

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

3,432

1,629

827

532

176

785

% LEP LVW

47

22

11

7

2

11

 

Orleans Parish

Total LEP (LVW): 12,754

Language

Spanish

Vietnamese

Chinese

French

Korean

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

6,797

3,614

627

552

185

979

% LEP LVW

53

28

5

4

2

8

 

St Tammany Parish

Total LEP (LVW): 5,217

Language

Spanish

Chinese

French

Vietnamese

Japanese

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

2,842

480

470

357

173

895

% LEP LVW

55

9

9

7

3

17

Each parish in the State of Louisiana is color shaded to indicate the total number of limited English proficient (LEP) persons in the parish. We have defined LEP persons as individuals five years and over who speak a language other than English at home and who have indicated that they speak English less than very well (LVW). We have provided a pie chart that breaks down the top five languages spoken in the entire State of Louisiana (according to the total number of each language spoken) with the remaining languages in a sixth category called “All Other Languages”. The table below explains the raw count number and percentage of LEP persons by language spoken for the State of Louisiana.

State of Louisiana

Total LEP (LVW): 124,820

Language

Spanish

French

Vietnamese

Chinese

Arabic

All Other Languages

Raw Count LEP LVW

69,145

16,458

15,829

6,054

2,788

14,546

% LEP LVW

55

13

13

5

2

12