Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 48.30K people in Louisiana with African ancestry. Among all Louisiana counties, Orleans Parish had the highest population with African ancestry (19.94K), followed by Caddo Parish (5.38K), and East Baton Rouge Parish (4.62K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Louisiana.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Orleans Parish
Caddo Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
Jefferson Parish
Iberville Parish
Ascension Parish
Webster Parish
Claiborne Parish
Bossier Parish
St. Tammany Parish
Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Orleans Parish 19936
2 Caddo Parish 5383
3 East Baton Rouge Parish 4620
4 Jefferson Parish 2943
5 Iberville Parish 1716
6 Ascension Parish 1592
7 Webster Parish 1029
8 Claiborne Parish 902
9 Bossier Parish 841
10 St. Tammany Parish 835
11 Calcasieu Parish 821
12 Rapides Parish 666
13 Lafayette Parish 655
14 Ouachita Parish 634
15 Terrebonne Parish 561
16 Lincoln Parish 384
17 West Baton Rouge Parish 329
18 Vernon Parish 325
19 St. Bernard Parish 265
20 Lafourche Parish 248
21 Union Parish 199
22 St. Landry Parish 187
23 Livingston Parish 181
23 Morehouse Parish 181
24 St. Martin Parish 177
25 Acadia Parish 155
26 Tangipahoa Parish 154
27 Iberia Parish 152
28 Assumption Parish 136
29 Evangeline Parish 127
30 Sabine Parish 122
31 Natchitoches Parish 112
32 Pointe Coupee Parish 102
32 Richland Parish 102
32 St. Mary Parish 102
33 Washington Parish 99
34 Catahoula Parish 96
35 Bienville Parish 95
36 Grant Parish 93
37 Winn Parish 83
38 De Soto Parish 82
39 East Feliciana Parish 81
40 Concordia Parish 74
41 East Carroll Parish 72
42 West Feliciana Parish 69
43 Jefferson Davis Parish 65
44 Allen Parish 64
45 St. Charles Parish 63
46 St. James Parish 56
46 Vermilion Parish 56
47 Beauregard Parish 48
48 Avoyelles Parish 44
49 Madison Parish 37
50 Jackson Parish 35
50 St. John the Baptist Parish 35
51 Plaquemines Parish 30
52 Franklin Parish 24
53 West Carroll Parish 15
54 Caldwell Parish 6