Population By Race and Ethnicity in De Soto Parish, LA in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 27,412 population of De Soto Parish, Louisiana comprised of 803 people who identified as Hispanic (2.93%), and 26,609 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.07%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in De Soto Parish, Louisiana with a population of 16,698 (60.92%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,890 (36.08%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 407 (1.49%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in De Soto Parish, Louisiana in 2018, with a population of 16,115 (58.79%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 9,790 (35.71%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 583 (2.13%).

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

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Population By Race in De Soto , LA in 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 9,890 36.08%
White Alone 16,698 60.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 295 1.08%
Asian Alone 109 0.4%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 13 0.05%
Two Or More Races 407 1.49%
Population By Ethnicity in De Soto , LA in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 100 0.37%
White Alone - Hispanic 583 2.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 68 0.25%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 12 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 38 0.14%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 9,790 35.71%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 16,115 58.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 227 0.83%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 97 0.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 11 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 369 1.35%