Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2011

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, among all Louisiana counties, East Carroll Parish had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (68.71%), followed by Madison Parish (61.24%), and Orleans Parish (60.99%).

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 Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2011
East Carroll
Madison
Orleans
Tensas
St. John the Baptist
St. Helena
Claiborne
St. James
Iberville
Caddo
Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2011
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Rank County % of County Population
1 East Carroll Parish 68.71
2 Madison Parish 61.24
3 Orleans Parish 60.99
4 Tensas Parish 56.57
5 St. John the Baptist Parish 54.15
6 St. Helena Parish 53.43
7 Claiborne Parish 50.63
8 St. James Parish 50.36
9 Iberville Parish 49.33
10 Caddo Parish 47.61
11 Morehouse Parish 47.5
12 West Feliciana Parish 46.25
13 East Baton Rouge Parish 45.81
14 East Feliciana Parish 44.66
15 Bienville Parish 42.18
16 St. Landry Parish 41.62
17 Natchitoches Parish 41.59
18 Lincoln Parish 40.98
19 Concordia Parish 40.35
20 Red River Parish 39.54
21 De Soto Parish 38.64
22 West Baton Rouge Parish 37.94
23 Ouachita Parish 36.93
24 Pointe Coupee Parish 36.27
25 Richland Parish 35.57
26 Webster Parish 33.44
27 St. Mary Parish 32.65
28 Iberia Parish 32.46
29 Rapides Parish 32.07
30 Franklin Parish 31.58
31 Catahoula Parish 31.22
32 Washington Parish 30.94
33 St. Martin Parish 30.75
34 Winn Parish 30.7
35 Tangipahoa Parish 30.41
36 Assumption Parish 30.09
37 Jackson Parish 29.5
38 Avoyelles Parish 29.47
39 Evangeline Parish 28.51
40 Union Parish 27.11
41 St. Charles Parish 26.81
42 Jefferson Parish 26.77
43 Lafayette Parish 26
44 Calcasieu Parish 25.14
45 Allen Parish 23.14
46 Ascension Parish 22.46
47 Bossier Parish 20.87
48 Plaquemines Parish 20.59
49 St. Bernard Parish 19.26
50 Terrebonne Parish 18.99
51 Acadia Parish 18.19
52 Jefferson Davis Parish 17.17
53 Caldwell Parish 17.08
54 Sabine Parish 16.65
55 West Carroll Parish 16.06
56 Grant Parish 15.5
57 Vernon Parish 14.49
58 Vermilion Parish 14.43
59 Lafourche Parish 13.31
60 Beauregard Parish 13.09
61 LaSalle Parish 11.95
62 St. Tammany Parish 11.62
63 Livingston Parish 5.36
64 Cameron Parish 2.67