Louisiana Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2018

Updated on February 3, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, there were 1,506,460 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in Louisiana and they represented 32.30% of the total population of Louisiana in 2018. Orleans Parish had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (231,740), followed by East Baton Rouge Parish (205,713), and Caddo Parish (120,292). On the other hand, Cameron Parish had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (278), followed by Caldwell Parish (1,567), and West Carroll Parish (1,709).

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 (67.92%), followed by Madison Parish (62.33%), and Orleans Parish (59.19%).

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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 2018
Louisiana Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2018
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County Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population % of County Population
Acadia 11152 17.9
Allen 5675 22.22
Ascension 29025 23.23
Assumption 6562 29.45
Avoyelles 12011 29.72
Beauregard 4503 12.01
Bienville 5514 41.45
Bossier 28608 22.5
Caddo 120292 49.48
Calcasieu 51884 25.5
Caldwell 1567 15.7
Cameron 278 3.97
Catahoula 2919 30.5
Claiborne 8219 51.65
Concordia 7766 39.59
De Soto 9790 35.71
East Baton Rouge 205713 46.47
East Carroll 4735 67.92
East Feliciana 8200 42.55
Evangeline 9164 27.39
Franklin 6396 31.71
Grant 3419 15.24
Iberia 22796 32.28
Iberville 15792 48.27
Jackson 4490 28.16
Jefferson 116760 26.86
Jefferson Davis 5218 16.53
Lafayette 64223 26.38
Lafourche 13104 13.38
LaSalle 1770 11.88
Lincoln 18929 40.13
Livingston 9111 6.53
Madison 6988 62.33
Morehouse 12080 47.74
Natchitoches 15887 41.13
Orleans 231740 59.19
Ouachita 57839 37.39
Plaquemines 4822 20.6
Pointe Coupee 7729 35.36
Rapides 41590 31.89
Red River 3343 39.35
Richland 7170 35.47
Sabine 3946 16.5
St. Bernard 10794 23.1
St. Charles 13758 26.07
St. Helena 5299 52.08
St. James 10255 48.53
St. John the Baptist 24675 57.2
St. Landry 34308 41.42
St. Martin 15901 29.65
St. Mary 15764 31.69
St. Tammany 31692 12.26
Tangipahoa 40519 30.25
Tensas 2398 53.84
Terrebonne 21098 18.96
Union 5530 24.9
Vermilion 8512 14.2
Vernon 6710 13.78
Washington 14046 30.14
Webster 13171 33.96
West Baton Rouge 10419 39.39
West Carroll 1709 15.53
West Feliciana 6836 44.18
Winn 4347 30.76