Louisiana Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2021

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, there were 1,477,483 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in Louisiana and they represented 31.93% of the total population of Louisiana in 2021. Orleans Parish had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (213,887), followed by East Baton Rouge Parish (208,250), and Jefferson Parish (116,206). On the other hand, Cameron Parish had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (191), followed by West Carroll Parish (1,389), and Caldwell Parish (1,605).

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 (68.52%), followed by Madison Parish (62.31%), and St. John the Baptist Parish (57.85%).

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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 2021
Louisiana Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2021
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County Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population % of County Population
Acadia 9973 17.43
Allen 4683 20.73
Ascension 30453 23.69
Assumption 6017 29.07
Avoyelles 11289 28.75
Beauregard 4121 11.24
Bienville 5203 40.72
Bossier 30595 23.66
Caddo 115737 49.75
Calcasieu 50104 24.45
Caldwell 1605 16.76
Cameron 191 3.75
Catahoula 2487 28.52
Claiborne 6914 49.23
Concordia 7194 39.21
De Soto 9186 34.09
East Baton Rouge 208250 45.91
East Carroll 4953 68.52
East Feliciana 8056 41.58
Evangeline 8743 27.14
Franklin 6130 31.26
Grant 3415 15.34
Iberia 22266 32.12
Iberville 13680 45.99
Jackson 3983 26.73
Jefferson 116206 26.77
Jefferson Davis 5359 16.55
Lafayette 65070 26.57
Lafourche 13246 13.57
LaSalle 1866 12.57
Lincoln 19248 40.01
Livingston 12234 8.37
Madison 6107 62.31
Morehouse 12061 48.2
Natchitoches 15110 40.87
Orleans 213887 56.68
Ouachita 59355 37.36
Plaquemines 4883 20.95
Pointe Coupee 7032 34.56
Rapides 40880 31.78
Red River 2960 39.44
Richland 7071 35.61
Sabine 3634 16.45
St. Bernard 10613 23.94
St. Charles 13407 25.55
St. Helena 5622 51.56
St. James 9459 47.79
St. John the Baptist 24360 57.85
St. Landry 34236 41.65
St. Martin 15186 29.45
St. Mary 14750 30.59
St. Tammany 36344 13.45
Tangipahoa 40868 30.16
Tensas 2174 54.03
Terrebonne 20510 18.82
Union 4935 23.5
Vermilion 7953 13.98
Vernon 6500 13.54
Washington 13703 30.32
Webster 12183 33.9
West Baton Rouge 11171 40.19
West Carroll 1389 14.49
West Feliciana 6793 43.84
Winn 3890 28.83