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.
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Related Topics: Louisiana Census 2020 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census.
Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
Rank | County | Black Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orleans Parish | 208,273 |
| 2 | East Baton Rouge Parish | 206,681 |
| 3 | Jefferson Parish | 117,892 |
| 4 | Caddo Parish | 115,298 |
| 5 | Lafayette Parish | 61,086 |
| 6 | Ouachita Parish | 59,083 |
| 7 | Calcasieu Parish | 55,263 |
| 8 | Rapides Parish | 40,484 |
| 9 | Tangipahoa Parish | 40,039 |
| 10 | St. Landry Parish | 34,360 |
| 11 | St. Tammany Parish | 34,356 |
| 12 | Ascension Parish | 30,521 |
| 13 | Bossier Parish | 30,099 |
| 14 | St. John the Baptist Parish | 24,305 |
| 15 | Iberia Parish | 23,162 |
| 16 | Terrebonne Parish | 21,253 |
| 17 | Lincoln Parish | 18,729 |
| 18 | St. Martin Parish | 15,099 |
| 19 | St. Mary Parish | 15,058 |
| 20 | Natchitoches Parish | 14,948 |
| 21 | Lafourche Parish | 14,640 |
| 22 | Iberville Parish | 13,377 |
| 23 | St. Charles Parish | 13,133 |
| 24 | Washington Parish | 12,858 |
| 25 | Webster Parish | 12,185 |
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