Population By Race and Ethnicity in Ascension Parish, LA in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 126,798 population of Ascension Parish, Louisiana comprised of 7,570 people who identified as Hispanic (5.97%), and 119,228 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.03%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Ascension Parish, Louisiana with a population of 92,001 (72.56%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 30,449 (24.01%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,899 (1.5%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Ascension Parish, Louisiana in 2019, with a population of 85,628 (67.53%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 29,926 (23.6%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 6,373 (5.03%).

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 2019
Total Population:126,798
94.03%
Non Hispanic (94.03%)
Hispanic (5.97%)
Race in Ascension Parish, LA in 2019
Total Population:126,798
72.56%24.01%
White Alone (72.56%)
Black or African American Alone (24.01%)
Two or more races (1.5%)
Asian Alone (1.39%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.46%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.09%)
Ethnicity in Ascension Parish, LA in 2019
Total Population:126,798
67.53%23.6%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (67.53%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (23.6%)
Hispanic White Alone (5.03%)
All Other Ethnicities (1.30%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.28%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.27%)
Population By Race in Ascension , LA in 2019
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 92,001 72.56%
Black or African American Alone 30,449 24.01%
Two Or More Races 1,899 1.5%
Asian Alone 1,759 1.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 577 0.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 113 0.09%
Population By Ethnicity in Ascension , LA in 2019
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 85,628 67.53%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 29,926 23.6%
White Alone - Hispanic 6,373 5.03%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,618 1.28%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,608 1.27%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 523 0.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 372 0.29%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 291 0.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 205 0.16%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 141 0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 76 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 37 0.03%