Population By Race and Ethnicity in De Soto Parish, LA in 2022

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 26,853 population of De Soto Parish, Louisiana comprised of 945 people who identified as Hispanic (3.52%), and 25,908 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.48%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in De Soto Parish, Louisiana with a population of 16,736 (62.33%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,101 (33.89%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 510 (1.9%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in De Soto Parish, Louisiana in 2022, with a population of 16,052 (59.78%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,981 (33.45%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 684 (2.55%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 9,101 33.89%
White Alone 16,736 62.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 357 1.33%
Asian Alone 135 0.5%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 14 0.05%
Two Or More Races 510 1.9%
Population By Ethnicity in De Soto , LA in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 120 0.45%
White Alone - Hispanic 684 2.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 81 0.3%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 5 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 53 0.2%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 8,981 33.45%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 16,052 59.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 276 1.03%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 130 0.48%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 12 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 457 1.7%