Population By Race and Ethnicity in Ascension Parish, LA in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 123,237 population of Ascension Parish, Louisiana comprised of 6,869 people who identified as Hispanic (5.57%), and 116,368 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.43%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Ascension Parish, Louisiana with a population of 90,534 (73.46%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 28,675 (23.27%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,708 (1.39%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Ascension Parish, Louisiana in 2017, with a population of 84,674 (68.71%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 28,208 (22.89%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 5,860 (4.76%).

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 2017
Total Population:123,237
94.43%
Non Hispanic (94.43%)
Hispanic (5.57%)
Race in Ascension Parish, LA in 2017
Total Population:123,237
73.46%23.27%
White Alone (73.46%)
Black or African American Alone (23.27%)
Asian Alone (1.39%)
Two or more races (1.33%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.48%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.08%)
Ethnicity in Ascension Parish, LA in 2017
Total Population:123,237
68.71%22.89%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (68.71%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (22.89%)
Hispanic White Alone (4.76%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.29%)
All Other Ethnicities (1.21%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.15%)
Population By Race in Ascension , LA in 2017
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 90,534 73.46%
Black or African American Alone 28,675 23.27%
Asian Alone 1,708 1.39%
Two Or More Races 1,638 1.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 587 0.48%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 95 0.08%
Population By Ethnicity in Ascension , LA in 2017
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 84,674 68.71%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 28,208 22.89%
White Alone - Hispanic 5,860 4.76%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,590 1.29%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,415 1.15%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 467 0.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 419 0.34%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 223 0.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 168 0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 118 0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 62 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 33 0.03%