Population By Race and Ethnicity in St. Mary Parish, LA in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 52,064 population of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana comprised of 3,601 people who identified as Hispanic (6.92%), and 48,463 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.08%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana with a population of 32,072 (61.6%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 16,900 (32.46%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,090 (2.09%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana in 2016, with a population of 29,180 (56.05%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 16,604 (31.89%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,892 (5.56%).

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

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Population By Race in St. Mary , LA in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 16,900 32.46%
White Alone 32,072 61.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,090 2.09%
Asian Alone 892 1.71%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 42 0.08%
Two Or More Races 1,068 2.05%
Population By Ethnicity in St. Mary , LA in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 296 0.57%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,892 5.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 190 0.37%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 66 0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 26 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 131 0.25%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 16,604 31.89%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 29,180 56.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 900 1.73%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 826 1.59%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 16 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 937 1.8%