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The South > Louisiana > People

LOUISIANAN PEOPLE STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Age Dependency Ratio 60.6 [18th of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > % Christian 84% [1st of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > All Evangelical /1000 138.1 [18th of 50]
Christianity > Demographics > All Mainline /1000 51.9 [43rd of 50]
Christianity > Demographics > All Orthodox /1000 0.5 [44th of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > Roman Catholic /1000 309.4 [11th of 51]
Defense of marriage amendment > States that have voted on amendments > Date 2,004
Defense of marriage amendment > States that have voted on amendments > Final outcome Yes
Defense of marriage amendment > States that have voted on amendments > No vote 22% [24th of 28]
Defense of marriage amendment > States that have voted on amendments > Yes vote 78% [4th of 28]
Demonym (name of state resident) Louisianan or Louisianian
Estimated number of Illegal Immigrants 5,000 [41st of 43]
    Estimated number of Illegal Immigrants (per capita) 0.111 per 100 people [43rd of 43]
Median Age 35.2 [41st of 51]
Percent of Children With All Parents in the Labor Force 62.4 % [24th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Population Who are Veterans 11.2 % [38th of 51]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Asia 35.4% [9th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Europe 16.8% [29th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Latin America 40.5% [28th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Mexico 5.7% [37th of 49]
Percent of Grandparents Responsible for their Grandchildren 54.1 % [17th of 51]
Percent of Households That are Married-Couple Families With Own Children 19.4 % [44th of 51]
Percent of Households With One or More People 65 Years and Over 21.6 % [37th of 51]
Percent of Households With One or More People Under 18 Years 36.5 % [8th of 51]
Percent of People 21 to 64 Years Old With a Disability 14.6 % [10th of 51]
Percent of People 5 to 20 Years Old With a Disability 7.8 % [14th of 51]
Percent of People 65 Years and Over With a Disability 46.3 % [6th of 51]
Percent of People Who are 65 Years and Over 11.3 % [40th of 51]
Percent of People Who are 85 Years and Over 1 % [41st of 51]
Percent of People Who are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 0.5 % [23rd of 51]
Percent of People Who are Asian Alone 1.3 % [35th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Black or African American Alone 32.5 % [3rd of 51]
Percent of People Who are Foreign Born 2.9 % [44th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 0 % [38th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Some Other Race Alone 0.8 % [39th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Two or More Races 1 % [49th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Two or More Races Excluding Some Other Race 0.8 % [48th of 51]
Percent of People Who are White Alone 63.9 % [45th of 51]
Percent of People Who are White Alone, Not Hispanic or Latino 62.1 % [40th of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different House 1 Year Ago 14.5 % [33rd of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different House Within the Same State 1 Year Ago 12.3 % [29th of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different State 1 Year Ago 2.2 % [37th of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak a Language Other Than English At Home 7.7 % [32nd of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak English Less Than "Very Well" 2.5 % [37th of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak Spanish at Home 2.5 % [38th of 51]
Percent of residents over the age of 65 11.8% [38th of 51]
Percent of the Native Population Born in their State of Residence 81.8 % [2nd of 51]
Percent of total population 1.4% [25th of 56]
Population 4,523,628 [24th of 56]
Population > Change in numbers, 2000-2005 54,670 [39th of 52]
Population > Percent change, 2000-2005 1.2% [46th of 52]
Population density 102.6 [22nd of 50]
Population density > Per km² 39.61 humans/km² [23rd of 51]
Population density > Per sq. mi 102.6 humans/sq. mi [23rd of 51]
Religion > No religion > Percent 9% [42nd of 48]
Roman Catholicism > No. of Dioceses/Archdioceses 6 [10th of 50]
Roman Catholicism > Number 1,357,088 [14th of 50]
Roman Catholicism > Percentage of Catholics 30 [13th of 48]
Sex Ratio 92.4 [49th of 51]
Spanish > Spanish-speaking population 106,872 [34th of 52]
Total Asian-Americans/Pacific Islanders 39,539 [34th of 51]
Total Black Population 1,430,039 [9th of 51]
    Total Black Population (per capita) 31.613 per 100 people [3rd of 51]
Total Hispanic Population 107,141 [33rd of 51]
Total Native Americans 22,508 [19th of 51]
Total Two or More Races 34,621 [35th of 51]
Visitors to the United States > Percent of US total in 1998 1.7% [17th of 41]
Visitors to the United States > Percent of US total in 2003 1.2% [22nd of 35]
Visitors to the United States > Total in 1998 403,000 [17th of 41]
    Visitors to the United States > Total in 1998 (per capita) 0.891 per 10 people [17th of 41]
Visitors to the United States > Total in 2003 216,000 [22nd of 35]
    Visitors to the United States > Total in 2003 (per capita) 0.477 per 10 people [19th of 35]
Women (Per 1,000) Who Had a Birth in the Past 12 Months 59 [14th of 51]

SOURCES: American Community Survey 2004 ; Wikipedia: Christianity in the United States; Wikipedia: Defense of marriage amendment; StateMaster Research Team; US Citizenship and Immigration Services, field report, 2000.; American Community Survey 2004; US Census Bureau; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by population; US Census Bureau, July 1, 2005.; US Census Bureau, 2006; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by population density; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by percentage of population claiming no religion; Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism in the United States; Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism in the United States ; Wikipedia: Spanish in the United States; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org; statehealthfacts.org ; U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Office of Tourism Industries, Overseas Visitors to Select U.S. States and Territories, Washington, DC

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