Population By Race and Ethnicity in Ouachita Parish, LA in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 158,866 population of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana comprised of 5,731 people who identified as Hispanic (3.61%), and 153,135 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.39%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana with a population of 94,187 (59.29%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 60,068 (37.81%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,220 (1.4%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana in 2021, with a population of 89,850 (56.56%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 59,355 (37.36%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,337 (2.73%).

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

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Population By Race in Ouachita , LA in 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 60,068 37.81%
White Alone 94,187 59.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 569 0.36%
Asian Alone 1,703 1.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 119 0.08%
Two Or More Races 2,220 1.4%
Population By Ethnicity in Ouachita , LA in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 713 0.45%
White Alone - Hispanic 4,337 2.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 188 0.12%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 128 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 61 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 304 0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 59,355 37.36%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 89,850 56.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 381 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,575 0.99%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 58 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,916 1.21%