Ranking of Louisiana Cities and Places By Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020

Updated on August 13, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among all the cities and places in Louisiana, New Orleans city had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone (205.88K), followed by Baton Rouge city (121.80K), and Shreveport city (104.61K).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places, and the table below shows the ranking of all Louisiana cities and places based on Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone population.

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

Ranking of Louisiana Cities and Places By Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
New Orleans
205.88K
Baton Rouge
121.80K
Shreveport
104.61K
Lake Charles
38.94K
Lafayette
37.03K
Monroe
30.17K
Alexandria
24.75K
Bossier City
19.09K
Marrero
16.23K
Metairie
15.83K
Ranking of Louisiana Cities and Places By Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Rank
City or Place
Population
1 New Orleans city 205,876
2 Baton Rouge city 121,799
3 Shreveport city 104,612
4 Lake Charles city 38,943
5 Lafayette city 37,025
6 Monroe city 30,166
7 Alexandria city 24,745
8 Bossier City city 19,092
9 Marrero CDP 16,230
10 Metairie CDP 15,827
11 Laplace CDP 15,633
12 Kenner city 14,275
13 New Iberia city 12,575
14 Opelousas city 12,183
15 Baker city 10,212
16 Natchitoches city 9,892
17 Harvey CDP 9,705
18 Terrytown CDP 9,660
19 Woodmere CDP 8,909
20 Ruston city 8,867
21 Hammond city 8,865
22 Zachary city 8,733
23 Merrydale CDP 8,566
24 Houma city 8,065
25 Bastrop city 7,308
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