Population By Race and Ethnicity in De Soto Parish, LA in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 26,845 population of De Soto Parish, Louisiana comprised of 793 people who identified as Hispanic (2.95%), and 26,052 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.05%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in De Soto Parish, Louisiana with a population of 16,538 (61.61%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,409 (35.05%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 437 (1.63%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in De Soto Parish, Louisiana in 2020, with a population of 15,992 (59.57%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 9,303 (34.65%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 546 (2.03%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in De Soto Parish, LA in 2020
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Population By Race in De Soto , LA in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 9,409 35.05%
White Alone 16,538 61.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 327 1.22%
Asian Alone 119 0.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 15 0.06%
Two Or More Races 437 1.63%
Population By Ethnicity in De Soto , LA in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 106 0.4%
White Alone - Hispanic 546 2.03%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 77 0.29%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 13 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 49 0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 9,303 34.65%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 15,992 59.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 250 0.93%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 106 0.4%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 13 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 388 1.45%