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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 129,651 population of Rapides Parish, Louisiana comprised of 5,103 people who identified as Hispanic (3.94%), and 124,548 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.06%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rapides Parish, Louisiana with a population of 82,465 (63.61%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 41,503 (32.01%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,509 (1.94%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rapides Parish, Louisiana in 2020, with a population of 78,336 (60.42%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 41,073 (31.68%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,129 (3.19%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 41,503 32.01%
White Alone 82,465 63.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,263 0.97%
Asian Alone 1,841 1.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 70 0.05%
Two Or More Races 2,509 1.94%
Population By Ethnicity in Rapides , LA in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 430 0.33%
White Alone - Hispanic 4,129 3.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 254 0.2%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 56 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 21 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 213 0.16%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 41,073 31.68%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 78,336 60.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,009 0.78%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,785 1.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 49 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,296 1.77%