Ancestry in Westwego, Louisiana (City)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of Louisiana and Westwego
Westwego
Louisiana
0%10%20%30%40%CountOther1FrenchUnclassified2GermanItalianIrishAmericanCajunFrench CanadianEnglishDutchBritishScottishScotch-IrishEuropean41.732007%43.131411%41.732007%41.7%3,56627.056758%12.437840%27.056758%27.1%2,31210.918666%15.007071%10.918666%10.9%9336.881217%7.508067%6.881217%6.9%5886.483324%4.765168%6.483324%6.5%5546.097133%7.328824%6.097133%6.1%5213.990638%9.484724%3.990638%4.0%3412.949093%1.254867%2.949093%2.9%2522.843768%2.975093%2.843768%2.8%2432.422469%5.495806%2.422469%2.4%2071.135167%0.513424%1.135167%1.1%971.123464%0.239922%1.123464%1.1%960.866004%0.974090%0.866004%0.9%740.643651%0.779672%0.643651%0.6%550.538327%0.531032%0.538327%0.5%46

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Louisiana and Westwego
Westwego
Louisiana
0%10%20%30%40%Count%MexicanPuerto RicanCentral AmericanDominicanHonduranOther HispanicCubanGuatemalan24.444444%40.570168%24.444444%24.4%1101.287%1.29%21.333333%6.272381%21.333333%21.3%961.123%1.12%18.888889%30.677057%18.888889%18.9%850.995%0.99%15.333333%2.489615%15.333333%15.3%690.807%0.81%15.333333%17.557563%15.333333%15.3%690.807%0.81%15.111111%9.955328%15.111111%15.1%680.796%0.80%4.888889%5.049506%4.888889%4.9%220.257%0.26%3.555556%4.481487%3.555556%3.6%160.187%0.19%

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of Louisiana and Westwego
Westwego
Louisiana
0%20%40%60%80%Count%Vietnamese99.649123%42.599627%99.649123%99.6%2843.324%3.32%

Map of Ancestry by Tract in Westwego

French Ancestry by Tract#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
16.1%18.4%20.6%22.8%25.0%27.3%

German Ancestry by Tract#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
4.5%5.1%5.8%6.4%7.0%7.7%

Italian Ancestry by Tract#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
4.8%5.4%6.0%6.6%7.2%7.8%

Irish Ancestry by Tract#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
1.8%2.7%3.7%4.6%5.5%6.5%

American Ancestry by Tract#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
3.84%3.99%4.14%4.30%4.45%4.60%

Cajun Ancestry by Tract#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'Cajun' ancestry (%):
0.8%1.5%2.2%2.9%3.5%4.3%

French Canadian Ancestry by Tract#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'French Canadian' ancestry (%):
0.7%1.3%1.8%2.3%2.8%3.3%

English Ancestry by Tract#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
0.5%1.2%1.8%2.5%3.1%3.7%

Dutch Ancestry by Tract#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%2.0%2.6%

British Ancestry by Tract#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'British' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.39%0.79%1.18%1.58%1.98%

Scottish Ancestry by Tract#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
0.33%0.47%0.60%0.74%0.87%1.01%

Scotch-Irish Ancestry by Tract#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scotch-Irish' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.21%0.41%0.62%0.82%1.03%

European Ancestry by Tract#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.16%0.34%0.51%0.68%0.85%1.02%

Norwegian Ancestry by Tract#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'Norwegian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.26%0.53%0.79%1.05%1.32%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by Tract#18

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.15%0.30%0.45%0.60%0.76%

Mexican Ancestry by Tract#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0.26%0.59%0.91%1.24%1.56%1.89%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by Tract#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.63%0.94%1.24%1.54%1.85%2.15%

Central American Ancestry by Tract#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0.9%1.9%2.9%4.0%5.0%6.0%

Dominican Ancestry by Tract#22

Percentage of the population reporting ' Dominican' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.3%2.7%4.0%5.3%6.7%

Honduran Ancestry by Tract#23

Percentage of the population reporting ' Honduran' ancestry (%):
0.5%1.4%2.3%3.2%4.0%4.9%

Vietnamese Ancestry by Tract#24

Percentage of the population reporting 'Vietnamese' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.1%2.1%3.2%4.2%5.3%

Indian Ancestry by Tract#25

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0.0000%0.0041%0.0082%0.0123%0.0164%0.0206%
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Ancestry by Place in the New Orleans Area

There are 79 places in the New Orleans Area. This section compares Westwego to all of the places in the New Orleans Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Westwego.

French Ancestry by Place#29

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Westwego, selected other places in the New Orleans Area, and entities that contain Westwego
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#TaftPaulinaBaratariaParadisLafitteJean LafitteHesterBayou GaucheNorcoDes AllemandsGrand IsleAmaMontzPleasure BendConventWestwegoHarahanMadisonvilleDestrehanLutcherGramercyEstelleLulingGrand PointGaryvilleRiver RidgePoydrasAvondaleLacombeSouth VacherieS VacherieMerauxElmwoodMetairieJeffersonJefferson ParishJeffersonJefferson Parish School DistrictJefferson ParMarreroChalmetteNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansNorth VacherieN VacherieLouisianaKennerBurasNew OrleansWest South CentralUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthPort SulphurWelcomeKillonaRomevillePointe a la HachePt a la HacheMoonshine52.307692%52.307692%52.3%34150.743802%50.743802%50.7%614246.527778%46.527778%46.5%469346.433204%46.433204%46.4%716446.051033%46.051033%46.1%379542.743644%42.743644%42.7%807641.018767%41.018767%41.0%153737.081230%37.081230%37.1%808832.327001%32.327001%32.3%953930.354132%30.354132%30.4%5401029.679803%29.679803%29.7%2411128.613788%28.613788%28.6%3861228.411850%28.411850%28.4%5851328.213166%28.213166%28.2%901427.425373%27.425373%27.4%1471527.056758%27.056758%27.1%2,3121625.029503%25.029503%25.0%2,3331724.057217%24.057217%24.1%1851823.878334%23.878334%23.9%2,6771923.791274%23.791274%23.8%8072023.626374%23.626374%23.6%8172123.618819%23.618819%23.6%3,7452223.453909%23.453909%23.5%3,0152323.443757%23.443757%23.4%6442421.925602%21.925602%21.9%5012521.778783%21.778783%21.8%2,9852620.718463%20.718463%20.7%4962720.124927%20.124927%20.1%1,0312819.457755%19.457755%19.5%1,5432919.094488%19.094488%19.1%6793018.137616%18.137616%18.1%1,2313416.745384%16.745384%16.7%7804016.557069%16.557069%16.6%23,97024.0k4215.467148%15.467148%15.5%1,6294515.310291%15.310291%15.3%66,63166.6k15.310291%15.310291%15.3%66,63166.6k15.212692%15.212692%15.2%4,7854614.029984%14.029984%14.0%3,1355113.206350%13.206350%13.2%165,112165k12.556256%12.556256%12.6%2795612.437840%12.437840%12.4%577,821578k10.562476%10.562476%10.6%7,072609.770688%9.770688%9.8%98625.981114%5.981114%6.0%22,90322.9k673.261610%3.261610%3.3%1,253,9641.25M2.558873%2.558873%2.6%8,151,4998.15M2.274499%2.274499%2.3%2,723,8432.72M1.616854%1.616854%1.6%33730.000000%0.000000%0.0%0750.000000%0.000000%0.0%0760.000000%0.000000%0.0%0770.000000%0.000000%0.0%0780.000000%0.000000%0.0%079

Ancestry by Place in Louisiana

There are 474 places in Louisiana. This section compares Westwego to the 50 most populous places in Louisiana and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Westwego. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 10,918.

French Ancestry by Place#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Westwego, selected other places in Louisiana, and entities that contain Westwego
0%10%20%30%Count#Bayou BlueWestwegoDestrehanEstelleThibodauxLulingMorgan CityPrairievilleBayou CaneRiver RidgeHoumaLafayetteShenandoahHarveyCrowleyBelle ChasseMandevilleMetairieJefferson ParishJeffersonJefferson Parish School DistrictJefferson ParMarreroNew IberiaMoss BluffCentralLaplaceChalmetteNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansGretnaLouisianaSlidellAbbevilleZacharyKennerHammondLake CharlesSulphurNatchitochesPinevilleBaton RougeTerrytownNew OrleansAlexandriaWoodmereDeRidderOpelousasClaiborneRustonGardereWest MonroeBossier CityBogalusaShreveportWest South CentralMonroeBakerUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMindenSouth32.068434%32.068434%32.1%3,955127.056758%27.056758%27.1%2,31223.878334%23.878334%23.9%2,677223.618819%23.618819%23.6%3,745323.577068%23.577068%23.6%3,434423.453909%23.453909%23.5%3,015523.282507%23.282507%23.3%2,779622.921431%22.921431%22.9%6,815722.890682%22.890682%22.9%4,680821.778783%21.778783%21.8%2,985920.401151%20.401151%20.4%6,9471020.139419%20.139419%20.1%25,33725.3k1118.065903%18.065903%18.1%3,6131217.868869%17.868869%17.9%3,5921317.727100%17.727100%17.7%2,3321417.586987%17.586987%17.6%2,4111516.669389%16.669389%16.7%2,0411616.557069%16.557069%16.6%23,97024.0k1715.310291%15.310291%15.3%66,63166.6k15.310291%15.310291%15.3%66,63166.6k15.212692%15.212692%15.2%4,7851815.151219%15.151219%15.2%4,6541914.691007%14.691007%14.7%1,8592014.366278%14.366278%14.4%4,0252114.238170%14.238170%14.2%4,1072214.029984%14.029984%14.0%3,1352313.206350%13.206350%13.2%165,112165k12.954240%12.954240%13.0%2,3102412.437840%12.437840%12.4%577,821578k12.394844%12.394844%12.4%3,4332511.806899%11.806899%11.8%1,4652611.062276%11.062276%11.1%1,7872710.562476%10.562476%10.6%7,072289.975967%9.975967%10.0%2,034299.611694%9.611694%9.6%7,213309.590058%9.590058%9.6%1,937319.357679%9.357679%9.4%1,722328.378808%8.378808%8.4%1,213337.620663%7.620663%7.6%17,42817.4k347.600465%7.600465%7.6%1,897355.981114%5.981114%6.0%22,90322.9k365.590709%5.590709%5.6%2,686375.135633%5.135633%5.1%585384.781095%4.781095%4.8%522394.655224%4.655224%4.7%773404.053456%4.053456%4.1%458414.027871%4.027871%4.0%896424.027091%4.027091%4.0%440433.645154%3.645154%3.6%475443.562068%3.562068%3.6%2,392453.376797%3.376797%3.4%404463.369576%3.369576%3.4%6,691473.261610%3.261610%3.3%1,253,9641.25M3.002370%3.002370%3.0%1,482482.719209%2.719209%2.7%374492.558873%2.558873%2.6%8,151,4998.15M2.548866%2.548866%2.5%326502.274499%2.274499%2.3%2,723,8432.72M

Ancestry by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Westwego to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Westwego. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

French Ancestry by Place#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Westwego, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Westwego
0%10%20%Count#WestwegoJefferson ParishJeffersonJefferson Parish School DistrictJefferson ParNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansLouisianaBaton RougeNew OrleansShreveportWest South CentralSt. PetersburgMobileUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAustinVirginia BeachVirginia BchArlingtonTulsaTampaSouthChesapeakeAmarilloOklahoma CityLouisvillePlanoHuntsvilleJacksonvilleLexington-FayetteOrlandoArlingtonLittle RockFort WorthNashville-DavidsonNorfolkRaleighLubbockHoustonFayettevilleAtlantaWinston-SalemIrvingCharlotteWashingtonRichmondCorpus ChristiDallasDurhamSan AntonioColumbusGarlandGreensboroAugusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…MemphisMiamiMontgomeryBaltimoreBirminghamEl PasoLaredoHialeah27.056758%27.056758%27.1%2,31215.310291%15.310291%15.3%66,63166.6k15.310291%15.310291%15.3%66,63166.6k13.206350%13.206350%13.2%165,112165k12.437840%12.437840%12.4%577,821578k7.620663%7.620663%7.6%17,42817.4k15.981114%5.981114%6.0%22,90322.9k23.369576%3.369576%3.4%6,69133.261610%3.261610%3.3%1,253,9641.25M2.977700%2.977700%3.0%7,55142.559920%2.559920%2.6%4,95952.558873%2.558873%2.6%8,151,4998.15M2.474611%2.474611%2.5%22,46422.5k62.429219%2.429219%2.4%10,92510.9k72.379120%2.379120%2.4%5,37982.360805%2.360805%2.4%9,44192.297795%2.297795%2.3%8,306102.274499%2.274499%2.3%2,723,8432.72M2.001338%2.001338%2.0%4,667111.966898%1.966898%2.0%3,886121.957372%1.957372%2.0%12,13612.1k131.949726%1.949726%1.9%11,92411.9k141.923766%1.923766%1.9%5,369151.903447%1.903447%1.9%3,597161.884625%1.884625%1.9%16,14416.1k171.854723%1.854723%1.9%5,778181.808922%1.808922%1.8%4,763191.805683%1.805683%1.8%6,932201.781522%1.781522%1.8%3,521211.772211%1.772211%1.8%14,46014.5k221.758545%1.758545%1.8%11,32111.3k231.726327%1.726327%1.7%4,242241.720044%1.720044%1.7%7,591251.681751%1.681751%1.7%4,112261.642698%1.642698%1.6%36,80636.8k271.601610%1.601610%1.6%3,262281.580050%1.580050%1.6%7,211291.576692%1.576692%1.6%3,760301.531811%1.531811%1.5%3,554311.467174%1.467174%1.5%11,86711.9k321.460678%1.460678%1.5%9,626331.430529%1.430529%1.4%3,101341.421340%1.421340%1.4%4,549351.389122%1.389122%1.4%17,75917.8k361.315136%1.315136%1.3%3,311371.304887%1.304887%1.3%18,78218.8k381.300530%1.300530%1.3%2,605391.223968%1.223968%1.2%2,874401.163809%1.163809%1.2%3,284411.060046%1.060046%1.1%2,086421.021869%1.021869%1.0%6,702430.949328%0.949328%0.9%4,107440.877467%0.877467%0.9%1,770450.867633%0.867633%0.9%5,388460.756506%0.756506%0.8%1,607470.690796%0.690796%0.7%4,684480.260658%0.260658%0.3%656490.152360%0.152360%0.2%35950

Ancestry by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Westwego to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Westwego. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

French Ancestry by Place#104

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Westwego, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Westwego
0%10%20%Count#WestwegoJefferson ParishJeffersonJefferson Parish School DistrictJefferson ParNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansLouisianaWest South CentralPortlandSeattleColorado SpringsColorado SpgsMinneapolisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAustinDenverVirginia BeachVirginia BchTulsaTucsonSan FranciscoSouthWichitaKansas CityMesaOmahaLas VegasSan DiegoOklahoma CityLouisvilleBostonPhoenixColumbusJacksonvilleAlbuquerqueArlingtonFort WorthNashville-DavidsonSacramentoRaleighHoustonIndianapolisAtlantaLong BeachOaklandMilwaukeeCharlotteWashingtonDallasSan AntonioFresnoSan JoseLos AngelesMemphisChicagoMiamiClevelandBaltimoreNew YorkPhiladelphiaEl PasoDetroit27.056758%27.056758%27.1%2,31215.310291%15.310291%15.3%66,63166.6k15.310291%15.310291%15.3%66,63166.6k13.206350%13.206350%13.2%165,112165k12.437840%12.437840%12.4%577,821578k3.261610%3.261610%3.3%1,253,9641.25M3.230157%3.230157%3.2%20,04620.0k13.146600%3.146600%3.1%21,04621.0k22.918716%2.918716%2.9%13,09813.1k32.795364%2.795364%2.8%11,31211.3k42.558873%2.558873%2.6%8,151,4998.15M2.474611%2.474611%2.5%22,46422.5k52.453781%2.453781%2.5%16,27616.3k62.429219%2.429219%2.4%10,92510.9k72.360805%2.360805%2.4%9,44182.353360%2.353360%2.4%12,41612.4k92.311704%2.311704%2.3%19,65619.7k102.274499%2.274499%2.3%2,723,8432.72M2.208575%2.208575%2.2%8,570112.192396%2.192396%2.2%10,34310.3k122.189790%2.189790%2.2%10,30210.3k132.187681%2.187681%2.2%9,693142.066542%2.066542%2.1%12,67412.7k152.022531%2.022531%2.0%27,80627.8k161.957372%1.957372%2.0%12,13612.1k171.949726%1.949726%1.9%11,92411.9k181.930185%1.930185%1.9%12,70612.7k191.921786%1.921786%1.9%29,89029.9k201.892148%1.892148%1.9%15,83815.8k211.884625%1.884625%1.9%16,14416.1k221.837988%1.837988%1.8%10,23510.2k231.805683%1.805683%1.8%6,932241.772211%1.772211%1.8%14,46014.5k251.758545%1.758545%1.8%11,32111.3k261.737354%1.737354%1.7%8,418271.720044%1.720044%1.7%7,591281.642698%1.642698%1.6%36,80636.8k291.585144%1.585144%1.6%13,42113.4k301.580050%1.580050%1.6%7,211311.493211%1.493211%1.5%7,015321.479953%1.479953%1.5%6,098331.472593%1.472593%1.5%8,816341.467174%1.467174%1.5%11,86711.9k351.460678%1.460678%1.5%9,626361.389122%1.389122%1.4%17,75917.8k371.304887%1.304887%1.3%18,78218.8k381.274214%1.274214%1.3%6,547391.222454%1.222454%1.2%12,33912.3k401.153648%1.153648%1.2%45,21045.2k411.021869%1.021869%1.0%6,702420.978734%0.978734%1.0%26,56326.6k430.949328%0.949328%0.9%4,107440.917349%0.917349%0.9%3,570450.867633%0.867633%0.9%5,388460.780150%0.780150%0.8%66,01666.0k470.701310%0.701310%0.7%10,94010.9k480.690796%0.690796%0.7%4,684490.473192%0.473192%0.5%3,23450

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of Westwego. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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