Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Percentage of Population that were Black or African American Alone 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, among all Louisiana counties, East Carroll Parish had the highest percentage of its population that identified their race as Black or African American Alone (69.55%), followed by Madison Parish (62.13%), and St. John the Baptist Parish (57.22%).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Louisiana counties 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 counties for other racial groups as well as for the different ethnicities in Louisiana.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census.
Ranking of Louisiana Counties By
Percentage of Pop. that were Black or African American Alone
from Census 2020
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| Rank | County | Black Alone % of County Pop. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carroll Parish | 69.55 |
| 2 | Madison Parish | 62.13 |
| 3 | St. John the Baptist Parish | 57.22 |
| 4 | Tensas Parish | 54.26 |
| 5 | Orleans Parish | 54.24 |
| 6 | St. Helena Parish | 53.67 |
| 7 | Caddo Parish | 48.48 |
| 8 | St. James Parish | 47.16 |
| 9 | Morehouse Parish | 47.01 |
| 10 | East Baton Rouge Parish | 45.25 |
| 11 | Iberville Parish | 44.24 |
| 12 | Claiborne Parish | 43.64 |
| 13 | St. Landry Parish | 41.63 |
| 14 | Bienville Parish | 40.88 |
| 15 | Concordia Parish | 40.23 |
| 16 | Natchitoches Parish | 39.85 |
| 17 | West Baton Rouge Parish | 39.54 |
| 18 | Red River Parish | 38.91 |
| 19 | Lincoln Parish | 38.70 |
| 20 | Ouachita Parish | 36.84 |
| 21 | Richland Parish | 36.60 |
| 22 | East Feliciana Parish | 36.54 |
| 23 | De Soto Parish | 35.88 |
| 24 | Pointe Coupee Parish | 34.90 |
| 25 | Franklin Parish | 33.15 |
| 26 | Iberia Parish | 33.12 |
| 27 | Webster Parish | 32.96 |
| 28 | Rapides Parish | 31.14 |
| 29 | St. Mary Parish | 30.48 |
| 30 | Tangipahoa Parish | 30.07 |
| 31 | St. Martin Parish | 29.17 |
| 32 | Assumption Parish | 28.58 |
| 33 | Washington Parish | 28.28 |
| 34 | Avoyelles Parish | 26.97 |
| 35 | Evangeline Parish | 26.78 |
| 36 | Jefferson Parish | 26.75 |
| 37 | Jackson Parish | 26.32 |
| 38 | St. Bernard Parish | 26.29 |
| 39 | Catahoula Parish | 25.79 |
| 40 | Winn Parish | 25.63 |
| 41 | Calcasieu Parish | 25.49 |
| 42 | Lafayette Parish | 25.27 |
| 43 | St. Charles Parish | 24.99 |
| 44 | Ascension Parish | 24.13 |
| 45 | Union Parish | 23.67 |
| 46 | West Feliciana Parish | 23.63 |
| 47 | Bossier Parish | 23.38 |
| 48 | Plaquemines Parish | 20.92 |
| 49 | Terrebonne Parish | 19.40 |
| 50 | Allen Parish | 18.03 |
| 51 | Acadia Parish | 17.35 |
| 52 | Jefferson Davis Parish | 15.96 |
| 53 | Sabine Parish | 15.93 |
| 54 | Caldwell Parish | 15.91 |
| 55 | Lafourche Parish | 15.01 |
| 56 | Grant Parish | 14.02 |
| 57 | Vermilion Parish | 13.83 |
| 58 | West Carroll Parish | 13.75 |
| 59 | Vernon Parish | 13.32 |
| 60 | St. Tammany Parish | 12.99 |
| 61 | Beauregard Parish | 11.25 |
| 62 | LaSalle Parish | 8.78 |
| 63 | Livingston Parish | 7.92 |
| 64 | Cameron Parish | 1.28 |