Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rapides Parish, LA in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 131,838 population of Rapides Parish, Louisiana comprised of 4,174 people who identified as Hispanic (3.17%), and 127,664 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.83%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rapides Parish, Louisiana with a population of 84,205 (63.87%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 42,383 (32.15%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,224 (1.69%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rapides Parish, Louisiana in 2016, with a population of 80,791 (61.28%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 42,037 (31.89%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 3,414 (2.59%).

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

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Population By Race in Rapides , LA in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 42,383 32.15%
White Alone 84,205 63.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,181 0.9%
Asian Alone 1,783 1.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 62 0.05%
Two Or More Races 2,224 1.69%
Population By Ethnicity in Rapides , LA in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 346 0.26%
White Alone - Hispanic 3,414 2.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 182 0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 49 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 20 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 163 0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 42,037 31.89%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 80,791 61.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 999 0.76%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,734 1.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 42 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,061 1.56%