Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2023

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, among all Louisiana counties, East Carroll Parish had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (69.07%), followed by Madison Parish (63.02%), and St. John the Baptist Parish (59.16%).

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 2023
East Carroll
Madison
St. John the Baptist
Orleans
Tensas
St. Helena
Caddo
Claiborne
Morehouse
Iberville
Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2023
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Rank County % of County Population
1 East Carroll Parish 69.07
2 Madison Parish 63.02
3 St. John the Baptist Parish 59.16
4 Orleans Parish 57.59
5 Tensas Parish 54.2
6 St. Helena Parish 50.53
7 Caddo Parish 50.35
8 Claiborne Parish 49.56
9 Morehouse Parish 48.52
10 Iberville Parish 47.11
11 St. James Parish 47.02
12 East Baton Rouge Parish 46.74
13 West Feliciana Parish 43.64
14 St. Landry Parish 41.97
15 West Baton Rouge Parish 41.51
16 East Feliciana Parish 41.18
17 Natchitoches Parish 41.04
18 Bienville Parish 41.03
19 Lincoln Parish 40.36
20 Red River Parish 39.99
21 Concordia Parish 39.41
22 Ouachita Parish 38.1
23 Richland Parish 35.6
24 Pointe Coupee Parish 34.41
25 De Soto Parish 34.38
26 Webster Parish 33.56
27 Iberia Parish 32.79
28 Rapides Parish 32.02
29 Franklin Parish 31.63
30 St. Mary Parish 31.23
31 Tangipahoa Parish 30.77
32 Washington Parish 30.65
33 St. Martin Parish 29.76
34 Avoyelles Parish 29.51
35 Winn Parish 29.19
36 Assumption Parish 28.9
37 Catahoula Parish 28.77
38 Jefferson Parish 28.19
39 Evangeline Parish 28.01
40 Lafayette Parish 27.42
41 St. Bernard Parish 26.46
42 Jackson Parish 26.35
43 St. Charles Parish 25.53
44 Ascension Parish 25.24
45 Calcasieu Parish 24.89
46 Bossier Parish 24.87
47 Union Parish 23.4
48 Plaquemines Parish 21.8
49 Allen Parish 21.63
50 Terrebonne Parish 18.58
51 Acadia Parish 17.78
52 Caldwell Parish 16.81
53 Sabine Parish 16.41
54 Jefferson Davis Parish 16.34
55 Grant Parish 15.85
56 St. Tammany Parish 14.95
57 West Carroll Parish 14.77
58 Vermilion Parish 14.62
59 Lafourche Parish 14.11
60 Vernon Parish 13.85
61 LaSalle Parish 13.05
62 Beauregard Parish 11.46
63 Livingston Parish 10.65
64 Cameron Parish 4.24