Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 55.84K people in Louisiana with Subsaharan African ancestry (1.20% of Louisiana population). Among all Louisiana counties, Claiborne Parish had the highest percentage of its population with Subsaharan African ancestry (6.24%), followed by Iberville Parish (5.77%), and Orleans Parish (5.67%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Subsaharan African ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Louisiana.
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Related Topics: Louisiana ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claiborne Parish | 6.24 |
| 2 | Iberville Parish | 5.77 |
| 3 | Orleans Parish | 5.67 |
| 4 | Webster Parish | 2.85 |
| 5 | Caddo Parish | 2.34 |
| 6 | Plaquemines Parish | 1.84 |
| 7 | East Baton Rouge Parish | 1.33 |
| 8 | Ascension Parish | 1.27 |
| 9 | West Baton Rouge Parish | 1.22 |
| 10 | Catahoula Parish | 1.05 |
| 11 | East Carroll Parish | 1.04 |
| 12 | Lincoln Parish | 0.94 |
| 12 | Union Parish | 0.94 |
| 13 | Jefferson Parish | 0.89 |
| 14 | Bossier Parish | 0.80 |
| 15 | Morehouse Parish | 0.79 |
| 16 | Bienville Parish | 0.72 |
| 17 | Vernon Parish | 0.70 |
| 18 | Calcasieu Parish | 0.67 |
| 18 | St. Bernard Parish | 0.67 |
| 19 | Assumption Parish | 0.64 |
| 20 | Rapides Parish | 0.62 |
| 21 | Terrebonne Parish | 0.61 |
| 22 | Winn Parish | 0.60 |
| 23 | St. John the Baptist Parish | 0.56 |
| 24 | Sabine Parish | 0.55 |
| 25 | Ouachita Parish | 0.54 |
| 25 | Richland Parish | 0.54 |
| 26 | Pointe Coupee Parish | 0.52 |
| 27 | Avoyelles Parish | 0.51 |
| 27 | Grant Parish | 0.51 |
| 27 | West Feliciana Parish | 0.51 |
| 28 | Concordia Parish | 0.49 |
| 29 | Madison Parish | 0.45 |
| 30 | Evangeline Parish | 0.44 |
| 31 | East Feliciana Parish | 0.43 |
| 32 | St. Tammany Parish | 0.40 |
| 33 | Natchitoches Parish | 0.34 |
| 33 | St. James Parish | 0.34 |
| 33 | St. Martin Parish | 0.34 |
| 34 | Lafayette Parish | 0.32 |
| 35 | De Soto Parish | 0.31 |
| 35 | St. Mary Parish | 0.31 |
| 36 | Lafourche Parish | 0.29 |
| 37 | Allen Parish | 0.28 |
| 38 | Acadia Parish | 0.27 |
| 38 | Iberia Parish | 0.27 |
| 39 | St. Charles Parish | 0.24 |
| 40 | Jackson Parish | 0.23 |
| 40 | St. Landry Parish | 0.23 |
| 41 | Livingston Parish | 0.22 |
| 41 | Washington Parish | 0.22 |
| 42 | Jefferson Davis Parish | 0.20 |
| 43 | Beauregard Parish | 0.17 |
| 44 | Caldwell Parish | 0.16 |
| 45 | Tangipahoa Parish | 0.15 |
| 45 | West Carroll Parish | 0.15 |
| 46 | Franklin Parish | 0.12 |
| 47 | Vermilion Parish | 0.10 |