Population By Race and Ethnicity in Assumption Parish, LA in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 23,071 population of Assumption Parish, Louisiana comprised of 482 people who identified as Hispanic (2.09%), and 22,589 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.91%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Assumption Parish, Louisiana with a population of 15,740 (68.22%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,897 (29.9%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 189 (0.82%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Assumption Parish, Louisiana in 2012, with a population of 15,356 (66.56%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,840 (29.65%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 384 (1.66%).

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

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Population By Race in Assumption , LA in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 6,897 29.9%
White Alone 15,740 68.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 151 0.66%
Asian Alone 77 0.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 17 0.07%
Two Or More Races 189 0.82%
Population By Ethnicity in Assumption , LA in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 57 0.25%
White Alone - Hispanic 384 1.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 14 0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 7 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 6 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 14 0.06%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 6,840 29.65%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 15,356 66.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 137 0.59%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 70 0.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 11 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 175 0.76%