Louisiana Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Race and Ethnicity in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on August 20, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Louisiana population aged 25 years and above was 3,133,855.

Race: The White Alone racial group had the highest population aged 25 years and above (1.99M) and constituted 63.62% of the Louisiana population aged 25yrs+. The Black or African American Alone racial group had the second highest population (931.19K) and constituted 29.71% of the population. The third highest racial group was Two Or More Races (88.11K), constituting 2.81% of the population.

Ethnicity: The population of the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group was 1.93M and constituted 61.50% of the Louisiana population aged 25yrs+. The population of the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group was 145.00K and constituted 4.63% of the population.

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentages by race and ethnicity.

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Louisiana Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Race in 2021
White Alone
Black Alone
Two or More Races
Asian Alone
Some Other Race Alone
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone
Louisiana Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Ethnicity in 2021
Non-Hispanic White Alone
Hispanic or Latino of All Races
All Others
Louisiana Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Race in 2021
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Race Population % of Total Pop.
White Alone 1993726 63.62
Black or African American Alone 931187 29.71
Two Or More Races 88106 2.81
Asian Alone 56274 1.80
Some Other Race Alone 46120 1.47
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 16992 0.54
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1450 0.05
Louisiana Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population % of Total Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone 1927300 61.50
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 144996 4.63
All Other Ethnicities 1061559 33.87