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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 383,241 population of Orleans Parish, Louisiana comprised of 30,703 people who identified as Hispanic (8.01%), and 352,538 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.99%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Orleans Parish, Louisiana with a population of 223,810 (58.4%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 139,434 (36.38%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 11,414 (2.98%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Orleans Parish, Louisiana in 2020, with a population of 218,114 (56.91%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 116,964 (30.52%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 22,470 (5.86%).

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

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Population By Race in Orleans , LA in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 223,810 58.4%
White Alone 139,434 36.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,547 0.4%
Asian Alone 11,414 2.98%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 246 0.06%
Two Or More Races 6,790 1.77%
Population By Ethnicity in Orleans , LA in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 5,696 1.49%
White Alone - Hispanic 22,470 5.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 717 0.19%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 267 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 147 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,406 0.37%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 218,114 56.91%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 116,964 30.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 830 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 11,147 2.91%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 99 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,384 1.41%