Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2021

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, 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 (62.74%), and St. John the Baptist Parish (58.9%).

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 2021
East Carroll
Madison
St. John the Baptist
Orleans
Tensas
St. Helena
Caddo
Claiborne
Morehouse
St. James
Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2021
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Rank County % of County Population
1 East Carroll Parish 68.96
2 Madison Parish 62.74
3 St. John the Baptist Parish 58.9
4 Orleans Parish 58.16
5 Tensas Parish 54.4
6 St. Helena Parish 51.93
7 Caddo Parish 50.23
8 Claiborne Parish 50.07
9 Morehouse Parish 48.54
10 St. James Parish 48.1
11 Iberville Parish 46.8
12 East Baton Rouge Parish 46.64
13 West Feliciana Parish 44.52
14 East Feliciana Parish 42.1
15 St. Landry Parish 42.07
16 Natchitoches Parish 41.35
17 Bienville Parish 41.08
18 West Baton Rouge Parish 40.63
19 Lincoln Parish 40.6
20 Red River Parish 39.76
21 Concordia Parish 39.58
22 Ouachita Parish 37.81
23 Richland Parish 35.96
24 Pointe Coupee Parish 34.95
25 De Soto Parish 34.52
26 Webster Parish 34.22
27 Iberia Parish 32.91
28 Rapides Parish 32.16
29 Franklin Parish 31.62
30 St. Mary Parish 31.45
31 Washington Parish 30.71
32 Tangipahoa Parish 30.52
33 St. Martin Parish 29.87
34 Winn Parish 29.72
35 Assumption Parish 29.42
36 Catahoula Parish 29.41
37 Avoyelles Parish 29.38
38 Jefferson Parish 28.36
39 Evangeline Parish 28.23
40 Lafayette Parish 27.12
41 Jackson Parish 27.07
42 St. Charles Parish 26.25
43 St. Bernard Parish 25.07
44 Calcasieu Parish 24.91
45 Bossier Parish 24.23
46 Ascension Parish 24.21
47 Union Parish 23.93
48 Allen Parish 21.99
49 Plaquemines Parish 21.73
50 Terrebonne Parish 19.21
51 Acadia Parish 17.67
52 Caldwell Parish 16.95
53 Jefferson Davis Parish 16.81
54 Sabine Parish 16.61
55 Grant Parish 15.69
56 West Carroll Parish 14.78
57 Vermilion Parish 14.28
58 Vernon Parish 14.25
59 Lafourche Parish 13.96
60 St. Tammany Parish 13.82
61 LaSalle Parish 13.21
62 Beauregard Parish 11.61
63 Livingston Parish 8.65
64 Cameron Parish 3.83