Population By Race and Ethnicity in Ascension Parish, LA in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 126,978 population of Ascension Parish, Louisiana comprised of 10,372 people who identified as Hispanic (8.17%), and 116,606 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.83%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Ascension Parish, Louisiana with a population of 92,034 (72.48%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 30,331 (23.89%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,994 (1.57%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Ascension Parish, Louisiana in 2020, with a population of 83,225 (65.54%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 29,642 (23.34%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 8,809 (6.94%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 30,331 23.89%
White Alone 92,034 72.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 678 0.53%
Asian Alone 1,832 1.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 109 0.09%
Two Or More Races 1,994 1.57%
Population By Ethnicity in Ascension , LA in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 689 0.54%
White Alone - Hispanic 8,809 6.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 277 0.22%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 158 0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 42 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 397 0.31%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 29,642 23.34%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 83,225 65.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 401 0.32%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,674 1.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 67 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,597 1.26%