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

Updated on August 26, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census, as at April 2020, among all Louisiana counties, Orleans Parish had the highest voting-age population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (158.35K), followed by East Baton Rouge Parish (152.67K), and Jefferson Parish (87.53K).

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 voting-age population.

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

Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Black or African American Alone Voting-age 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 Voting-age Population from Census 2020
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Rank County Black Alone Voting-age Population
1 Orleans Parish 158350
2 East Baton Rouge Parish 152669
3 Jefferson Parish 87526
4 Caddo Parish 84143
5 Lafayette Parish 43846
6 Ouachita Parish 41188
7 Calcasieu Parish 39719
8 Rapides Parish 29149
9 Tangipahoa Parish 28327
10 St. Landry Parish 24701
11 St. Tammany Parish 24700
12 Ascension Parish 21352
13 Bossier Parish 21336
14 St. John the Baptist Parish 17908
15 Iberia Parish 16474
16 Terrebonne Parish 15077
17 Lincoln Parish 14720
18 St. Mary Parish 11127
19 Natchitoches Parish 10950
20 St. Martin Parish 10896
21 Lafourche Parish 10639
22 Iberville Parish 10027
23 St. Charles Parish 9549
24 Washington Parish 9481
25 Webster Parish 9220
26 Morehouse Parish 9014
27 West Baton Rouge Parish 7922
28 Avoyelles Parish 7805
29 Livingston Parish 7651
30 St. Bernard Parish 7596
31 De Soto Parish 7278
32 St. James Parish 7188
33 Acadia Parish 7041
34 Evangeline Parish 6217
35 East Feliciana Parish 5790
36 Concordia Parish 5517
37 Vermilion Parish 5484
38 Richland Parish 5387
39 Pointe Coupee Parish 5368
40 Claiborne Parish 4731
41 Vernon Parish 4695
42 Franklin Parish 4655
43 Assumption Parish 4618
44 Madison Parish 4322
45 St. Helena Parish 4291
46 Bienville Parish 4111
47 East Carroll Parish 3979
48 Union Parish 3754
49 Jefferson Davis Parish 3745
50 Plaquemines Parish 3645
51 Beauregard Parish 3281
52 Allen Parish 3157
53 Jackson Parish 3025
54 West Feliciana Parish 2902
55 Grant Parish 2629
56 Winn Parish 2591
57 Sabine Parish 2540
58 Red River Parish 2112
59 Tensas Parish 1702
60 Catahoula Parish 1679
61 Caldwell Parish 1195
62 LaSalle Parish 1024
63 West Carroll Parish 988
64 Cameron Parish 51