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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Population By Race in Lafourche , LA in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 13,411 13.76%
White Alone 78,024 80.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,005 3.08%
Asian Alone 919 0.94%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 67 0.07%
Two Or More Races 2,028 2.08%
Population By Ethnicity in Lafourche , LA in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 354 0.36%
White Alone - Hispanic 4,625 4.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 299 0.31%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 61 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 36 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 242 0.25%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 13,057 13.4%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 73,399 75.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,706 2.78%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 858 0.88%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 31 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,786 1.83%