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.

Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Percentage of Pop. that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
East Carroll
69.55%
Madison
62.13%
St. John the Baptist
57.22%
Tensas
54.26%
Orleans
54.24%
St. Helena
53.67%
Caddo
48.48%
St. James
47.16%
Morehouse
47.01%
East Baton Rouge
45.25%
Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Percentage of Pop. that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
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
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