Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lafourche Parish, LA in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 98,078 population of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana comprised of 4,254 people who identified as Hispanic (4.34%), and 93,824 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.66%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana with a population of 78,808 (80.35%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 13,499 (13.76%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,930 (2.99%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana in 2017, with a population of 75,330 (76.81%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 13,245 (13.51%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 3,478 (3.55%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Lafourche Parish, LA in 2017

Total Population:98,078

Non Hispanic (95.66%)

Hispanic (4.34%)

Race in Lafourche Parish, LA in 2017

Total Population:98,078

White Alone (80.35%)

Black or African American Alone (13.76%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (2.99%)

Two or more races (1.93%)

Asian Alone (0.9%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.07%)

Ethnicity in Lafourche Parish, LA in 2017

Total Population:98,078

Non-Hispanic White Alone (76.81%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (13.51%)

Hispanic White Alone (3.55%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (2.72%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.73%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.69%)

Population By Race in Lafourche , LA in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	78,808	80.35%
Black or African American Alone	13,499	13.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	2,930	2.99%
Two Or More Races	1,888	1.93%
Asian Alone	887	0.9%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	66	0.07%

Population By Ethnicity in Lafourche , LA in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	75,330	76.81%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	13,245	13.51%
White Alone - Hispanic	3,478	3.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	2,672	2.72%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	1,699	1.73%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	848	0.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	258	0.26%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	254	0.26%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	189	0.19%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	39	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	36	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	30	0.03%