Louisiana Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2020

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, there were 1,484,130 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in Louisiana and they represented 31.90% of the total population of Louisiana in 2020. Orleans Parish had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (218,114), followed by East Baton Rouge Parish (208,897), and Caddo Parish (117,656). On the other hand, Cameron Parish had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (207), followed by West Carroll Parish (1,401), and Caldwell Parish (1,627).

When it comes to the percentage of each county's population that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone, East Carroll Parish had the highest percentage (68.56%), followed by Madison Parish (62.45%), and St. John the Baptist Parish (57.81%).

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Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

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Louisiana Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2020
Louisiana Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2020
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County Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population % of County Population
Acadia 10146 17.65
Allen 4573 20.16
Ascension 29642 23.34
Assumption 6088 29.04
Avoyelles 11394 28.74
Beauregard 4186 11.44
Bienville 5361 41.52
Bossier 29717 23.09
Caddo 117656 49.66
Calcasieu 54994 25.4
Caldwell 1627 16.92
Cameron 207 3.68
Catahoula 2532 28.63
Claiborne 6946 49.25
Concordia 7216 38.86
De Soto 9303 34.65
East Baton Rouge 208897 45.82
East Carroll 5071 68.56
East Feliciana 8143 41.85
Evangeline 8794 27.23
Franklin 6170 31.3
Grant 3366 15.2
Iberia 22496 32.11
Iberville 13918 46.3
Jackson 4015 26.77
Jefferson 116489 26.49
Jefferson Davis 5280 16.39
Lafayette 63339 26.16
Lafourche 13057 13.4
LaSalle 1803 12.16
Lincoln 19351 40.06
Livingston 10373 7.26
Madison 6199 62.45
Morehouse 12294 48.28
Natchitoches 15373 41.12
Orleans 218114 56.91
Ouachita 59837 37.37
Plaquemines 4968 21.18
Pointe Coupee 7202 34.84
Rapides 41073 31.68
Red River 3003 39.61
Richland 7096 35.43
Sabine 3634 16.44
St. Bernard 10087 23
St. Charles 13383 25.49
St. Helena 5709 52.39
St. James 9673 48.08
St. John the Baptist 24492 57.81
St. Landry 34165 41.51
St. Martin 15195 29.43
St. Mary 15098 30.72
St. Tammany 33774 12.75
Tangipahoa 40337 30.18
Tensas 2251 54.81
Terrebonne 20475 18.72
Union 5036 23.88
Vermilion 8008 14.06
Vernon 6617 13.61
Washington 13718 30.25
Webster 12378 33.56
West Baton Rouge 10822 39.7
West Carroll 1401 14.45
West Feliciana 6645 43.55
Winn 3923 28.59