Orleans Parish, Louisiana Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity from Census 2020

Updated on August 29, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 306.20K voting-age population of Orleans Parish, LA residents comprised of 23.16K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (7.56%), and 283.04K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.44%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone voting-age population was the largest racial group in Orleans Parish, LA, with a voting-age population of 158.35K (51.72%). The White Alone voting-age population was the second largest racial group in Orleans Parish, LA, with a voting-age population of 110.25K (36.01%). The Two Or More Races voting-age population was the third largest racial group in Orleans Parish, LA, with a voting-age population of 18.40K (6.01%). The smallest racial group in Orleans Parish, LA was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a voting-age population of 131 (0.04%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone voting-age population was the largest ethnic group in Orleans Parish, LA, with a voting-age population of 156.75K (51.19%). The Non-Hispanic - White Alone voting-age population was the second largest ethnic group in Orleans Parish, LA, with a voting-age population of 106.13K (34.66%). The Hispanic - Two or More Races voting-age population was the third largest ethnic group in Orleans Parish, LA, with a voting-age population of 9.59K (3.13%). The smallest ethnic group in Orleans Parish, LA was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a voting-age population of 16 (0.01%).

The charts and tables below shows the voting-age population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Orleans Parish, Louisiana from the 2020 decennial census.

You can see similar information for other Louisiana counties and also for the state of Louisiana.

Orleans Parish, LA Voting-age Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Orleans Parish, LA Voting-age Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Orleans Parish, LA Voting-age Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Orleans Parish, LA Voting-age Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Voting-age Population % of County Voting-age Population
Black or African American Alone 158350 51.72
White Alone 110252 36.01
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1051 0.34
Asian Alone 9106 2.97
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 131 0.04
Some Other Race Alone 8906 2.91
Two Or More Races 18400 6.01
Orleans Parish, LA Voting-age Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Voting-age Population % of County Voting-age Population
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 156746 51.19
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 106133 34.66
Hispanic - Two or More Races 9592 3.13
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 8990 2.94
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 8808 2.88
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 7296 2.38
Hispanic - White Alone 4119 1.35
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 1610 0.53
Hispanic - Black Alone 1604 0.52
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 638 0.21
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 413 0.14
Hispanic - Asian Alone 116 0.04
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 115 0.04
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 16 0.01