Lafayette Parish, Louisiana Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on April 9, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 241.75K population of Lafayette Parish, LA residents comprised of 15.98K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (6.61%), and 225.77K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.39%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lafayette Parish, LA, with a population of 153.36K (63.44%). The Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group in Lafayette Parish, LA, with a population of 61.09K (25.27%). The Two Or More Races population was the third largest racial group in Lafayette Parish, LA, with a population of 14.28K (5.91%). The smallest racial group in Lafayette Parish, LA was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 76 (0.03%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Lafayette Parish, LA, with a population of 150.48K (62.24%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Lafayette Parish, LA, with a population of 60.68K (25.10%). The Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the third largest ethnic group in Lafayette Parish, LA, with a population of 7.72K (3.19%). The smallest ethnic group in Lafayette Parish, LA was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 8 (0.00%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana from the 2020 decennial census.

You can see similar information for other Louisiana counties and also for the state of Louisiana.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census.

Lafayette Parish, LA Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020

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Lafayette Parish, LA Racial Groups in Census 2020

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Lafayette Parish, LA Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020

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Race	Population	% of County Population
Black or African American Alone	61086	25.27
White Alone	153363	63.44
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	961	0.40
Asian Alone	5268	2.18
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	76	0.03
Some Other Race Alone	6717	2.78
Two Or More Races	14282	5.91

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Ethnicity	Population	% of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone	150475	62.24
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone	60677	25.10
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races	7718	3.19
Hispanic - Two or More Races	6564	2.72
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone	5813	2.40
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone	5212	2.16
Hispanic - White Alone	2888	1.20
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone	904	0.37
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native	716	0.30
Hispanic - Black Alone	409	0.17
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native	245	0.10
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander	68	0.03
Hispanic - Asian Alone	56	0.02
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander	8	0.00