Population By Race and Ethnicity in Plaquemines Parish, LA in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 23,264 population of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana comprised of 1,863 people who identified as Hispanic (8.01%), and 21,401 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.99%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana with a population of 16,144 (69.4%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 4,938 (21.23%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,031 (4.43%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana in 2019, with a population of 14,672 (63.07%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,784 (20.56%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,472 (6.33%).

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

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Population By Race in Plaquemines , LA in 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 4,938 21.23%
White Alone 16,144 69.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 430 1.85%
Asian Alone 1,031 4.43%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 37 0.16%
Two Or More Races 684 2.94%
Population By Ethnicity in Plaquemines , LA in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 154 0.66%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,472 6.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 78 0.34%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 49 0.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 20 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 90 0.39%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 4,784 20.56%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 14,672 63.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 352 1.51%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 982 4.22%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 17 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 594 2.55%