Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rapides, LA in 2023

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 126,260 population of Rapides Parish, Louisiana comprised of 5,396 people who identified as Hispanic (4.27%), and 120,864 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.73%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rapides Parish, Louisiana with a population of 80,250 (63.56%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 40,422 (32.02%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,548 (2.02%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rapides Parish, Louisiana in 2023, with a population of 75,884 (60.1%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 39,923 (31.62%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,366 (3.46%).

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 2023
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 40,422 32.02%
White Alone 80,250 63.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,213 0.96%
Asian Alone 1,763 1.4%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 64 0.05%
Two Or More Races 2,548 2.02%
Population By Ethnicity in Rapides , LA in 2023
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 499 0.4%
White Alone - Hispanic 4,366 3.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 227 0.18%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 58 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 16 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 230 0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 39,923 31.62%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 75,884 60.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 986 0.78%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,705 1.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 48 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,318 1.84%