Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lafayette Parish, LA in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 242,145 population of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana comprised of 15,905 people who identified as Hispanic (6.57%), and 226,240 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.43%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana with a population of 167,356 (69.11%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 64,699 (26.72%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,753 (1.96%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana in 2020, with a population of 153,922 (63.57%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 63,339 (26.16%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 13,434 (5.55%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 64,699 26.72%
White Alone 167,356 69.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,091 0.45%
Asian Alone 4,753 1.96%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 129 0.05%
Two Or More Races 4,117 1.7%
Population By Ethnicity in Lafayette , LA in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,360 0.56%
White Alone - Hispanic 13,434 5.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 369 0.15%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 184 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 59 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 499 0.21%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 63,339 26.16%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 153,922 63.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 722 0.3%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 4,569 1.89%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 70 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,618 1.49%