Louisiana Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on April 8, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, Louisiana's population of 4.66M residents comprised of 322.55K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (6.93%), and 4.34M residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.08%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Louisiana, with a population of 2.66M (57.06%). The Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group in Louisiana, with a population of 1.46M (31.43%). The Two Or More Races population was the third largest racial group in Louisiana, with a population of 273.38K (5.87%). The smallest racial group in Louisiana was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 1.91K (0.04%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Louisiana, with a population of 2.60M (55.75%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Louisiana, with a population of 1.45M (31.18%). The Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the third largest ethnic group in Louisiana, with a population of 156.10K (3.35%). The smallest ethnic group in Louisiana was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 205 (0.00%).

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

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You can also see links at the bottom of this page for similar information for each Louisiana county.

Louisiana Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Louisiana Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Louisiana Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Louisiana Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of State Population
Black or African American Alone 1464023 31.43
White Alone 2657652 57.06
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 31657 0.68
Asian Alone 86438 1.86
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1911 0.04
Some Other Race Alone 142699 3.06
Two Or More Races 273377 5.87
Louisiana Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of State Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 2596702 55.75
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 1452420 31.18
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 156096 3.35
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 125745 2.70
Hispanic - Two or More Races 117281 2.52
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 85336 1.83
Hispanic - White Alone 60950 1.31
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 25994 0.56
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 16954 0.36
Hispanic - Black Alone 11603 0.25
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 5663 0.12
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 1706 0.04
Hispanic - Asian Alone 1102 0.02
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 205 0.00