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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 97,454 population of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana comprised of 5,617 people who identified as Hispanic (5.76%), and 91,837 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.24%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana with a population of 78,024 (80.06%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 13,411 (13.76%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,005 (3.08%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana in 2020, with a population of 73,399 (75.32%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 13,057 (13.4%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,625 (4.75%).

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 2020

Total Population:97,454

Non Hispanic (94.24%)

Hispanic (5.76%)

Race in Lafourche Parish, LA in 2020

Total Population:97,454

White Alone (80.06%)

Black or African American Alone (13.76%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (3.08%)

Two or more races (2.08%)

Asian Alone (0.94%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.07%)

Ethnicity in Lafourche Parish, LA in 2020

Total Population:97,454

Non-Hispanic White Alone (75.32%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (13.4%)

Hispanic White Alone (4.75%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (2.78%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.93%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.83%)

Population By Race in Lafourche , LA in 2020

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	78,024	80.06%
Black or African American Alone	13,411	13.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	3,005	3.08%
Two Or More Races	2,028	2.08%
Asian Alone	919	0.94%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	67	0.07%

Population By Ethnicity in Lafourche , LA in 2020

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	73,399	75.32%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	13,057	13.4%
White Alone - Hispanic	4,625	4.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	2,706	2.78%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	1,786	1.83%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	858	0.88%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	354	0.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	299	0.31%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	242	0.25%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	61	0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	36	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	31	0.03%