Population By Race and Ethnicity in Acadia Parish, LA in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 62,830 population of Acadia Parish, Louisiana comprised of 1,534 people who identified as Hispanic (2.44%), and 61,296 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.56%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Acadia Parish, Louisiana with a population of 50,122 (79.77%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 11,325 (18.02%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 956 (1.52%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Acadia Parish, Louisiana in 2016, with a population of 48,820 (77.7%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 11,203 (17.83%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,302 (2.07%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Acadia, Louisiana.

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Population By Race in Acadia , LA in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 11,325 18.02%
White Alone 50,122 79.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 218 0.35%
Asian Alone 194 0.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 15 0.02%
Two Or More Races 956 1.52%
Population By Ethnicity in Acadia , LA in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 122 0.19%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,302 2.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 30 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 5 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 70 0.11%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 11,203 17.83%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 48,820 77.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 188 0.3%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 189 0.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 10 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 886 1.41%