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
158.35K
East Baton Rouge
152.67K
Jefferson
87.53K
Caddo
84.14K
Lafayette
43.85K
Ouachita
41.19K
Calcasieu
39.72K
Rapides
29.15K
Tangipahoa
28.33K
St. Landry
24.70K
Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020
Rank
County
Black Alone Voting-age Population
1 Orleans Parish 158,350
2 East Baton Rouge Parish 152,669
3 Jefferson Parish 87,526
4 Caddo Parish 84,143
5 Lafayette Parish 43,846
6 Ouachita Parish 41,188
7 Calcasieu Parish 39,719
8 Rapides Parish 29,149
9 Tangipahoa Parish 28,327
10 St. Landry Parish 24,701
11 St. Tammany Parish 24,700
12 Ascension Parish 21,352
13 Bossier Parish 21,336
14 St. John the Baptist Parish 17,908
15 Iberia Parish 16,474
16 Terrebonne Parish 15,077
17 Lincoln Parish 14,720
18 St. Mary Parish 11,127
19 Natchitoches Parish 10,950
20 St. Martin Parish 10,896
21 Lafourche Parish 10,639
22 Iberville Parish 10,027
23 St. Charles Parish 9,549
24 Washington Parish 9,481
25 Webster Parish 9,220
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