Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020

Updated on February 25, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for Louisiana counties, in April 2020, Orleans Parish had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (208.27K), followed by East Baton Rouge Parish (206.68K), and Jefferson Parish (117.89K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Louisiana counties based on Black or African American Alone population.

You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings of counties for other racial groups as well as for the different ethnicities in Louisiana.

Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Orleans
East Baton Rouge
Jefferson
Caddo
Lafayette
Ouachita
Calcasieu
Rapides
Tangipahoa
St. Landry
Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
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Rank County Black Alone Population
1 Orleans Parish 208273
2 East Baton Rouge Parish 206681
3 Jefferson Parish 117892
4 Caddo Parish 115298
5 Lafayette Parish 61086
6 Ouachita Parish 59083
7 Calcasieu Parish 55263
8 Rapides Parish 40484
9 Tangipahoa Parish 40039
10 St. Landry Parish 34360
11 St. Tammany Parish 34356
12 Ascension Parish 30521
13 Bossier Parish 30099
14 St. John the Baptist Parish 24305
15 Iberia Parish 23162
16 Terrebonne Parish 21253
17 Lincoln Parish 18729
18 St. Martin Parish 15099
19 St. Mary Parish 15058
20 Natchitoches Parish 14948
21 Lafourche Parish 14640
22 Iberville Parish 13377
23 St. Charles Parish 13133
24 Washington Parish 12858
25 Webster Parish 12185
26 Morehouse Parish 12048
27 St. Bernard Parish 11507
28 Livingston Parish 11268
29 West Baton Rouge Parish 10754
30 Avoyelles Parish 10706
31 Acadia Parish 9989
32 De Soto Parish 9621
33 St. James Parish 9523
34 Evangeline Parish 8664
35 Vermilion Parish 7931
36 Concordia Parish 7518
37 Richland Parish 7336
38 Pointe Coupee Parish 7245
39 East Feliciana Parish 7139
40 Franklin Parish 6554
41 Vernon Parish 6491
42 Madison Parish 6224
43 Claiborne Parish 6184
44 Assumption Parish 6013
45 St. Helena Parish 5861
46 Bienville Parish 5307
47 East Carroll Parish 5188
48 Jefferson Davis Parish 5148
49 Union Parish 4995
50 Plaquemines Parish 4920
51 Beauregard Parish 4111
52 Allen Parish 4102
53 Jackson Parish 3956
54 West Feliciana Parish 3618
55 Sabine Parish 3529
56 Winn Parish 3525
57 Grant Parish 3108
58 Red River Parish 2965
59 Catahoula Parish 2297
60 Tensas Parish 2250
61 Caldwell Parish 1534
62 West Carroll Parish 1341
63 LaSalle Parish 1299
64 Cameron Parish 72