Population By Race and Ethnicity in Ascension Parish, LA in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 128,571 population of Ascension Parish, Louisiana comprised of 10,562 people who identified as Hispanic (8.22%), and 118,009 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.79%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Ascension Parish, Louisiana with a population of 92,665 (72.07%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 31,128 (24.21%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,109 (1.64%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Ascension Parish, Louisiana in 2021, with a population of 83,668 (65.08%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 30,453 (23.69%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 8,997 (7%).

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 2021
Total Population:128,571
91.79%8.22%
Non Hispanic (91.79%)
Hispanic (8.22%)
Race in Ascension Parish, LA in 2021
Total Population:128,571
72.07%24.21%
White Alone (72.07%)
Black or African American Alone (24.21%)
Two or more races (1.64%)
Asian Alone (1.46%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.53%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.09%)
Ethnicity in Ascension Parish, LA in 2021
Total Population:128,571
65.08%23.69%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (65.08%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (23.69%)
Hispanic White Alone (7%)
All Other Ethnicities (1.58%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.34%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.32%)
Population By Race in Ascension , LA in 2021
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 92,665 72.07%
Black or African American Alone 31,128 24.21%
Two Or More Races 2,109 1.64%
Asian Alone 1,876 1.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 684 0.53%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 109 0.09%
Population By Ethnicity in Ascension , LA in 2021
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 83,668 65.08%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 30,453 23.69%
White Alone - Hispanic 8,997 7%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,722 1.34%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,697 1.32%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 675 0.53%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 412 0.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 410 0.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 274 0.21%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 154 0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 59 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 50 0.04%