Louisiana Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2012

Updated on February 3, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, there were 1,474,369 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in Louisiana and they represented 32.04% of the total population of Louisiana in 2012. Orleans Parish had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (221,690), followed by East Baton Rouge Parish (202,581), and Caddo Parish (122,515). On the other hand, Cameron Parish had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (209), followed by Caldwell Parish (1,686), and LaSalle Parish (1,773).

When it comes to the percentage of each county's population that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone, East Carroll Parish had the highest percentage (67.8%), followed by Madison Parish (62.08%), and Orleans Parish (59.93%).

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Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

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Louisiana Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2012
Louisiana Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2012
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County Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population % of County Population
Acadia 11120 17.93
Allen 5837 22.78
Ascension 25041 22.31
Assumption 6840 29.65
Avoyelles 12129 29.17
Beauregard 4716 12.98
Bienville 5922 41.72
Bossier 25396 20.62
Caddo 122515 47.6
Calcasieu 48264 24.81
Caldwell 1686 16.79
Cameron 209 3.15
Catahoula 3226 31.5
Claiborne 8525 50.54
Concordia 8294 40.46
De Soto 10221 37.82
East Baton Rouge 202581 45.72
East Carroll 5138 67.8
East Feliciana 8771 44.18
Evangeline 9393 27.84
Franklin 6515 31.66
Grant 3448 15.39
Iberia 23529 32.04
Iberville 16227 48.68
Jackson 4728 29.04
Jefferson 112890 26.01
Jefferson Davis 5273 16.77
Lafayette 58568 25.74
Lafourche 12728 13.1
LaSalle 1773 11.93
Lincoln 19217 40.85
Livingston 7223 5.49
Madison 7583 62.08
Morehouse 12922 47.2
Natchitoches 16207 41.2
Orleans 221690 59.93
Ouachita 57162 36.82
Plaquemines 4743 19.9
Pointe Coupee 8152 35.95
Rapides 42087 31.88
Red River 3571 39.37
Richland 7408 35.42
Sabine 3989 16.4
St. Bernard 8210 19.79
St. Charles 13760 26.25
St. Helena 5837 53.12
St. James 10727 49.58
St. John the Baptist 24153 54.01
St. Landry 34454 41.27
St. Martin 15894 30.18
St. Mary 17225 32.15
St. Tammany 27449 11.48
Tangipahoa 37222 30.1
Tensas 2761 55.24
Terrebonne 20939 18.74
Union 5978 26.54
Vermilion 8381 14.29
Vernon 7440 13.73
Washington 14288 30.61
Webster 13657 33.38
West Baton Rouge 9032 37.37
West Carroll 1818 15.81
West Feliciana 7068 45.69
Winn 4619 30.58