Population By Race and Ethnicity in Jefferson Parish, LA in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 436,865 population of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana comprised of 62,171 people who identified as Hispanic (14.23%), and 374,694 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (85.77%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana with a population of 287,597 (65.83%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 120,338 (27.55%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 18,435 (4.22%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana in 2016, with a population of 233,402 (53.43%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 115,533 (26.45%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 54,195 (12.41%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 120,338 27.55%
White Alone 287,597 65.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,865 0.66%
Asian Alone 18,435 4.22%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 312 0.07%
Two Or More Races 7,318 1.68%
Population By Ethnicity in Jefferson , LA in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4,805 1.1%
White Alone - Hispanic 54,195 12.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,119 0.26%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 394 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 209 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,449 0.33%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 115,533 26.45%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 233,402 53.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,746 0.4%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 18,041 4.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 103 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,869 1.34%