Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lafayette Parish, LA in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 244,798 population of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana comprised of 11,226 people who identified as Hispanic (4.59%), and 233,572 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.41%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana with a population of 168,984 (69.03%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 65,931 (26.93%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,845 (1.98%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana in 2019, with a population of 159,495 (65.15%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 64,972 (26.54%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 9,489 (3.88%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 65,931 26.93%
White Alone 168,984 69.03%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 974 0.4%
Asian Alone 4,845 1.98%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 119 0.05%
Two Or More Races 3,945 1.61%
Population By Ethnicity in Lafayette , LA in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 959 0.39%
White Alone - Hispanic 9,489 3.88%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 235 0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 131 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 46 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 366 0.15%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 64,972 26.54%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 159,495 65.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 739 0.3%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 4,714 1.93%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 73 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,579 1.46%