Population By Race and Ethnicity in St. James Parish, LA in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 21,483 population of St. James Parish, Louisiana comprised of 316 people who identified as Hispanic (1.47%), and 21,167 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.53%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in St. James Parish, Louisiana with a population of 10,597 (49.33%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 10,592 (49.3%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 154 (0.72%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in St. James Parish, Louisiana in 2015, with a population of 10,548 (49.1%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 10,359 (48.22%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 233 (1.09%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in St. James Parish, LA in 2015

Total Population:21,483

Non Hispanic (98.53%)

Hispanic (1.47%)

Race in St. James Parish, LA in 2015

Total Population:21,483

Black or African American Alone (49.33%)

White Alone (49.3%)

Two or more races (0.72%)

Asian Alone (0.35%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.28%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.02%)

Ethnicity in St. James Parish, LA in 2015

Total Population:21,483

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (49.1%)

Non-Hispanic White Alone (48.22%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.09%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.7%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.64%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.26%)

Population By Race in St. James , LA in 2015

Race	Population	Percentage
Black or African American Alone	10,597	49.33%
White Alone	10,592	49.3%
Two Or More Races	154	0.72%
Asian Alone	76	0.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	60	0.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	4	0.02%

Population By Ethnicity in St. James , LA in 2015

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	10,548	49.1%
White Alone - Non Hispanic	10,359	48.22%
White Alone - Hispanic	233	1.09%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	150	0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	55	0.26%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	51	0.24%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	49	0.23%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	25	0.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	5	0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	4	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	4	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	0	0%