Louisiana Census 2020 Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population By County

Updated on March 23, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, as at April 2020, there were 1,452,420 people who identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone in Louisiana, which was 31.18% of the total Louisiana population.

Orleans Parish had the highest number of people who identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone (205,876), followed by East Baton Rouge Parish (205,552), and Jefferson Parish (115,900). On the other hand, the three counties with the least number of people who identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone were: Cameron Parish (71), LaSalle Parish (1,283), and West Carroll Parish (1,338).

When it comes to the percentage of each county's population that identify as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone, East Carroll Parish had the highest percentage (69.23%), followed by Madison Parish (61.63%), and St. John the Baptist Parish (56.68%).

Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone population. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

You can see similar information for other ethnicities, and also for the different racial groups in Louisiana.

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Louisiana Census 2020 Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population By County
Louisiana Census 2020 Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population By County
County
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone Population
% of County Population
Orleans 205,876 53.61
East Baton Rouge 205,552 45.00
Jefferson 115,900 26.29
Caddo 114,769 48.25
Lafayette 60,677 25.10
Ouachita 58,804 36.67
Calcasieu 54,825 25.29
Rapides 40,261 30.97
Tangipahoa 39,770 29.87
St. Landry 34,218 41.46
St. Tammany 33,969 12.84
Ascension 30,296 23.95
Bossier 29,868 23.20
St. John the Baptist 24,076 56.68
Iberia 22,984 32.87
Terrebonne 21,059 19.22
Lincoln 18,626 38.49
St. Martin 15,050 29.07
St. Mary 14,950 30.26
Natchitoches 14,857 39.60
Lafourche 14,532 14.90
Iberville 13,313 44.02
St. Charles 13,024 24.78
Washington 12,758 28.06
Webster 12,142 32.85
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