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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 434,049 population of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana comprised of 57,098 people who identified as Hispanic (13.16%), and 376,951 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (86.85%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana with a population of 290,131 (66.84%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 116,720 (26.89%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 17,552 (4.04%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana in 2012, with a population of 239,785 (55.24%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 112,890 (26.01%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 50,346 (11.6%).

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

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Population By Race in Jefferson , LA in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 116,720 26.89%
White Alone 290,131 66.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,700 0.62%
Asian Alone 17,552 4.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 307 0.07%
Two Or More Races 6,639 1.53%
Population By Ethnicity in Jefferson , LA in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3,830 0.88%
White Alone - Hispanic 50,346 11.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 986 0.23%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 383 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 202 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,351 0.31%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 112,890 26.01%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 239,785 55.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,714 0.4%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 17,169 3.96%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 105 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,288 1.22%