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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 97,031 population of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana comprised of 3,796 people who identified as Hispanic (3.91%), and 93,235 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.09%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana with a population of 78,763 (81.17%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 12,911 (13.31%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,882 (2.97%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana in 2011, with a population of 75,488 (77.8%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 12,772 (13.16%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 3,275 (3.38%).

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 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 12,911 13.31%
White Alone 78,763 81.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,882 2.97%
Asian Alone 794 0.82%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 52 0.05%
Two Or More Races 1,629 1.68%
Population By Ethnicity in Lafourche , LA in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 139 0.14%
White Alone - Hispanic 3,275 3.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 186 0.19%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 12 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 26 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 158 0.16%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 12,772 13.16%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 75,488 77.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,696 2.78%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 782 0.81%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 26 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,471 1.52%