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

Updated on August 27, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census, as at April 2020, among all of Louisiana's cities and places, New Orleans city had the highest number of voting-age population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (158.35K), followed by Baton Rouge city (91.65K), and Shreveport city (76.31K).

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

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

Ranking of Louisiana Cities and Places By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020
New Orleans
158.35K
Baton Rouge
91.65K
Shreveport
76.31K
Lake Charles
28.51K
Lafayette
27.54K
Monroe
21.21K
Alexandria
18.13K
Bossier City
13.14K
Metairie
12.35K
Marrero
12.00K
Ranking of Louisiana Cities and Places By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020
Rank
City or Place
Black Alone Voting-age Population
1 New Orleans city 158,350
2 Baton Rouge city 91,653
3 Shreveport city 76,313
4 Lake Charles city 28,510
5 Lafayette city 27,538
6 Monroe city 21,210
7 Alexandria city 18,128
8 Bossier City city 13,139
9 Metairie CDP 12,351
10 Marrero CDP 11,995
11 Laplace CDP 11,486
12 Kenner city 10,841
13 New Iberia city 8,854
14 Opelousas city 8,604
15 Baker city 7,565
16 Natchitoches city 7,272
17 Harvey CDP 7,185
18 Terrytown CDP 6,956
19 Hammond city 6,747
20 Woodmere CDP 6,684
21 Ruston city 6,667
22 Merrydale CDP 6,331
23 Zachary city 5,962
24 Houma city 5,847
25 Bastrop city 5,279
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