Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2020

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, among all Louisiana counties, Orleans Parish had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (218.11K), followed by East Baton Rouge Parish (208.90K), and Caddo Parish (117.66K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Louisiana counties.

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Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2020
Orleans
218.11K
East Baton Rouge
208.90K
Caddo
117.66K
Jefferson
116.49K
Lafayette
63.34K
Ouachita
59.84K
Calcasieu
54.99K
Rapides
41.07K
Tangipahoa
40.34K
St. Landry
34.17K
Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2020
Rank
County
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Orleans Parish 218,114
2 East Baton Rouge Parish 208,897
3 Caddo Parish 117,656
4 Jefferson Parish 116,489
5 Lafayette Parish 63,339
6 Ouachita Parish 59,837
7 Calcasieu Parish 54,994
8 Rapides Parish 41,073
9 Tangipahoa Parish 40,337
10 St. Landry Parish 34,165
11 St. Tammany Parish 33,774
12 Bossier Parish 29,717
13 Ascension Parish 29,642
14 St. John the Baptist Parish 24,492
15 Iberia Parish 22,496
16 Terrebonne Parish 20,475
17 Lincoln Parish 19,351
18 Natchitoches Parish 15,373
19 St. Martin Parish 15,195
20 St. Mary Parish 15,098
21 Iberville Parish 13,918
22 Washington Parish 13,718
23 St. Charles Parish 13,383
24 Lafourche Parish 13,057
25 Webster Parish 12,378
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