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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 227,554 population of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana comprised of 9,241 people who identified as Hispanic (4.06%), and 218,313 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.94%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana with a population of 160,556 (70.56%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 59,296 (26.06%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,638 (1.6%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana in 2012, with a population of 152,660 (67.09%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 58,568 (25.74%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 7,896 (3.47%).

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 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 59,296 26.06%
White Alone 160,556 70.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 884 0.39%
Asian Alone 3,638 1.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 126 0.06%
Two Or More Races 3,054 1.34%
Population By Ethnicity in Lafayette , LA in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 728 0.32%
White Alone - Hispanic 7,896 3.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 176 0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 90 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 54 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 297 0.13%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 58,568 25.74%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 152,660 67.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 708 0.31%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,548 1.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 72 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,757 1.21%