Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rapides Parish, LA in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 127,028 population of Rapides Parish, Louisiana comprised of 5,289 people who identified as Hispanic (4.16%), and 121,739 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.84%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rapides Parish, Louisiana with a population of 80,718 (63.54%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 40,697 (32.04%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,526 (1.99%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rapides Parish, Louisiana in 2022, with a population of 76,427 (60.17%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 40,222 (31.66%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,291 (3.38%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 40,697 32.04%
White Alone 80,718 63.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,237 0.97%
Asian Alone 1,785 1.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 65 0.05%
Two Or More Races 2,526 1.99%
Population By Ethnicity in Rapides , LA in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 475 0.37%
White Alone - Hispanic 4,291 3.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 230 0.18%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 58 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 17 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 218 0.17%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 40,222 31.66%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 76,427 60.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,007 0.79%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,727 1.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 48 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,308 1.82%