Ranking of Louisiana Cities and Places By Percentage of Population that were 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 of Louisiana's cities and places (towns and villages) with a population of at least 10K, Baker city had the highest percentage of its population that identified their race as Black or African American Alone (82.24%), followed by Woodmere CDP (80.13%), and Opelousas city (77.49%).
The chart and table below shows the ranking of all of Louisiana cities and places with a population of at least 10K, based on the percentage of the population that identified as Black or African American Alone.
You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings of cities and places for other racial groups, as well as for the different ethnicities in Louisiana.
Rank | City or Place | Percent of City Population |
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1 | Baker city | 82.24 |
2 | Woodmere CDP | 80.13 |
3 | Opelousas city | 77.49 |
4 | Monroe city | 63.53 |
5 | Shreveport city | 56.02 |
6 | Natchitoches city | 55.19 |
7 | Alexandria city | 54.92 |
8 | Laplace CDP | 54.78 |
9 | New Orleans city | 54.24 |
10 | Baton Rouge city | 53.84 |
11 | Minden city | 53.48 |
12 | Bogalusa city | 50.93 |
13 | Marrero CDP | 50.55 |
14 | Gardere CDP | 48.69 |
15 | Gonzales city | 47.34 |
16 | Lake Charles city | 46.19 |
17 | Hammond city | 45.70 |
18 | Zachary city | 45.36 |
19 | New Iberia city | 44.42 |
20 | Harvey CDP | 44.38 |
21 | Abbeville city | 42.70 |
22 | Ruston city | 40.26 |
23 | Terrytown CDP | 39.01 |
24 | Thibodaux city | 38.24 |
25 | Timberlane CDP | 35.85 |
26 | West Monroe city | 35.47 |
27 | Gretna city | 33.43 |
28 | Pineville city | 33.36 |
29 | Crowley city | 32.94 |
30 | Bossier City city | 30.70 |
30 | Lafayette city | 30.70 |
31 | Estelle CDP | 28.15 |
32 | Chalmette CDP | 26.20 |
33 | Houma city | 24.35 |
34 | Slidell city | 23.92 |
35 | Morgan City city | 22.21 |
36 | Jefferson CDP | 21.97 |
37 | Kenner city | 21.92 |
38 | Bayou Cane CDP | 18.03 |
39 | Shenandoah CDP | 17.19 |
40 | Covington city | 16.92 |
41 | Destrehan CDP | 16.78 |
42 | Broussard city | 16.04 |
43 | Luling CDP | 15.60 |
44 | Prairieville CDP | 14.66 |
45 | River Ridge CDP | 11.97 |
46 | Central city | 11.70 |
47 | Metairie CDP | 11.40 |
48 | Youngsville city | 9.13 |
49 | Moss Bluff CDP | 8.38 |
50 | Bayou Blue CDP | 8.31 |
51 | Sulphur city | 8.19 |
52 | Claiborne CDP | 7.01 |
53 | Belle Chasse CDP | 6.10 |
54 | Mandeville city | 4.31 |