Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lafourche Parish, LA in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 96,693 population of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana comprised of 3,640 people who identified as Hispanic (3.76%), and 93,053 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.24%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana with a population of 78,566 (81.25%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 12,871 (13.31%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,875 (2.97%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana in 2010, with a population of 75,420 (78%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 12,742 (13.18%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 3,146 (3.25%).

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

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Population By Race in Lafourche , LA in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 12,871 13.31%
White Alone 78,566 81.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,875 2.97%
Asian Alone 736 0.76%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 50 0.05%
Two Or More Races 1,595 1.65%
Population By Ethnicity in Lafourche , LA in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 129 0.13%
White Alone - Hispanic 3,146 3.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 180 0.19%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 11 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 26 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 148 0.15%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 12,742 13.18%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 75,420 78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,695 2.79%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 725 0.75%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 24 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,447 1.5%