Population By Race and Ethnicity in Ascension Parish, LA in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 124,961 population of Ascension Parish, Louisiana comprised of 7,148 people who identified as Hispanic (5.72%), and 117,813 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.28%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Ascension Parish, Louisiana with a population of 91,346 (73.1%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 29,494 (23.6%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,721 (1.38%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Ascension Parish, Louisiana in 2018, with a population of 85,246 (68.22%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 29,025 (23.23%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 6,100 (4.88%).

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

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Population By Race in Ascension , LA in 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 29,494 23.6%
White Alone 91,346 73.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 595 0.48%
Asian Alone 1,721 1.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 102 0.08%
Two Or More Races 1,703 1.36%
Population By Ethnicity in Ascension , LA in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 469 0.38%
White Alone - Hispanic 6,100 4.88%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 182 0.15%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 129 0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 36 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 232 0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 29,025 23.23%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 85,246 68.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 413 0.33%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,592 1.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 66 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,471 1.18%