Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lafayette Parish, LA in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 224,898 population of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana comprised of 9,000 people who identified as Hispanic (4%), and 215,898 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana with a population of 158,910 (70.66%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 58,462 (26%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,578 (1.59%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana in 2011, with a population of 151,196 (67.23%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 57,754 (25.68%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 7,714 (3.43%).

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

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Population By Race in Lafayette , LA in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 58,462 26%
White Alone 158,910 70.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 854 0.38%
Asian Alone 3,578 1.59%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 120 0.05%
Two Or More Races 2,974 1.32%
Population By Ethnicity in Lafayette , LA in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 708 0.32%
White Alone - Hispanic 7,714 3.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 155 0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 82 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 53 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 288 0.13%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 57,754 25.68%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 151,196 67.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 699 0.31%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,496 1.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 67 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,686 1.19%