Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2016

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all Louisiana counties, East Carroll Parish had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (68.96%), followed by Madison Parish (62.73%), and Orleans Parish (60.24%).

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 Black or African American Alone Population in 2016

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2016

East Carroll

Madison

Orleans

St. John the Baptist

Tensas

St. Helena

Claiborne

Caddo

St. James

Iberville

Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2016

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Rank	County	% of County Population
1	East Carroll Parish	68.96
2	Madison Parish	62.73
3	Orleans Parish	60.24
4	St. John the Baptist Parish	56.52
5	Tensas Parish	54.34
6	St. Helena Parish	53.02
7	Claiborne Parish	51.63
8	Caddo Parish	49.33
9	St. James Parish	48.99
10	Iberville Parish	48.88
11	Morehouse Parish	47.93
12	East Baton Rouge Parish	46.52
13	West Feliciana Parish	45.58
14	East Feliciana Parish	43.87
15	Bienville Parish	41.98
16	St. Landry Parish	41.61
17	Natchitoches Parish	41.54
18	Lincoln Parish	40.92
19	Concordia Parish	40.16
20	Red River Parish	39.5
21	West Baton Rouge Parish	39.02
22	Ouachita Parish	37.44
23	De Soto Parish	36.53
24	Richland Parish	36.3
25	Pointe Coupee Parish	35.74
26	Webster Parish	34.06
27	Iberia Parish	32.74
28	St. Mary Parish	32.46
29	Franklin Parish	32.16
30	Rapides Parish	32.15
31	Catahoula Parish	30.77
32	Washington Parish	30.73
33	Winn Parish	30.7
34	Tangipahoa Parish	30.44
35	St. Martin Parish	30.26
36	Avoyelles Parish	29.92
37	Assumption Parish	29.72
38	Jackson Parish	28.81
39	Evangeline Parish	28.45
40	Jefferson Parish	27.55
41	St. Charles Parish	26.48
42	Lafayette Parish	26.27
43	Union Parish	25.79
44	Calcasieu Parish	25.52
45	Ascension Parish	23.02
46	St. Bernard Parish	22.79
47	Allen Parish	22.7
48	Bossier Parish	22.03
49	Plaquemines Parish	20.64
50	Terrebonne Parish	19.17
51	Acadia Parish	18.02
52	Jefferson Davis Parish	16.73
52	Sabine Parish	16.73
53	Caldwell Parish	16.07
54	Grant Parish	15.49
55	West Carroll Parish	15.43
56	Vernon Parish	14.76
57	Vermilion Parish	14.6
58	Lafourche Parish	13.68
59	Beauregard Parish	12.69
60	LaSalle Parish	12.14
61	St. Tammany Parish	12.03
62	Livingston Parish	6.36
63	Cameron Parish	3.64