Ranking of Louisiana Cities and Places By Percentage of Voting-age Population that Identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for Louisiana counties, in April 2020, among all the cities and places with over 10K voting-age population in Louisiana, Opelousas city had the highest percentage of its voting-age population that identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone (74.15%), followed by Monroe city (59.59%), and Shreveport city (53.17%).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places in Louisiana, and the table below shows the ranking of all Louisiana cities and places with over 10K voting-age population, based on the percentage of the voting-age population that identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone.
You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings for other ethnicities as well as for the different racial groups in Louisiana.
Rank | City or Place | % of Place Voting-age Population |
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1 | Opelousas city | 74.15 |
2 | Monroe city | 59.59 |
3 | Shreveport city | 53.17 |
4 | Alexandria city | 52.27 |
5 | Laplace CDP | 52.07 |
6 | New Orleans city | 51.19 |
7 | Natchitoches city | 50.91 |
8 | Baton Rouge city | 50.60 |
9 | Marrero CDP | 47.50 |
10 | Zachary city | 43.68 |
11 | Lake Charles city | 43.49 |
12 | Hammond city | 42.50 |
13 | Harvey CDP | 42.07 |
14 | New Iberia city | 40.98 |
15 | Terrytown CDP | 37.13 |
16 | Ruston city | 36.73 |
17 | Thibodaux city | 36.58 |
18 | Gretna city | 32.88 |
19 | West Monroe city | 31.77 |
20 | Pineville city | 30.77 |
21 | Lafayette city | 28.51 |
22 | Bossier City city | 27.99 |
23 | Estelle CDP | 26.75 |
24 | Chalmette CDP | 23.02 |
25 | Houma city | 22.89 |
26 | Slidell city | 21.72 |
27 | Kenner city | 20.83 |
28 | Bayou Cane CDP | 16.19 |
29 | Shenandoah CDP | 15.76 |
30 | Luling CDP | 14.54 |
31 | Prairieville CDP | 14.26 |
32 | River Ridge CDP | 12.03 |
33 | Metairie CDP | 10.48 |
34 | Central city | 10.42 |
35 | Youngsville city | 8.77 |
36 | Sulphur city | 7.53 |
37 | Mandeville city | 4.12 |