Population By Race and Ethnicity in Ascension Parish, LA in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 112,238 population of Ascension Parish, Louisiana comprised of 5,430 people who identified as Hispanic (4.84%), and 106,808 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.16%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Ascension Parish, Louisiana with a population of 83,903 (74.76%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 25,325 (22.56%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,260 (1.12%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Ascension Parish, Louisiana in 2012, with a population of 79,071 (70.45%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 25,041 (22.31%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,832 (4.31%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Ascension Parish, LA in 2012
Total Population:112,238
95.16%
Non Hispanic (95.16%)
Hispanic (4.84%)
Race in Ascension Parish, LA in 2012
Total Population:112,238
74.76%22.56%
White Alone (74.76%)
Black or African American Alone (22.56%)
Asian Alone (1.12%)
Two or more races (1.07%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.4%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.09%)
Ethnicity in Ascension Parish, LA in 2012
Total Population:112,238
70.45%22.31%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (70.45%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (22.31%)
Hispanic White Alone (4.31%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.07%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.97%)
All Other Ethnicities (0.90%)
Population By Race in Ascension , LA in 2012
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 83,903 74.76%
Black or African American Alone 25,325 22.56%
Asian Alone 1,260 1.12%
Two Or More Races 1,204 1.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 451 0.4%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 95 0.09%
Population By Ethnicity in Ascension , LA in 2012
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 79,071 70.45%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 25,041 22.31%
White Alone - Hispanic 4,832 4.31%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,200 1.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,088 0.97%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 336 0.3%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 284 0.25%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 116 0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 115 0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 72 0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 60 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 23 0.02%