Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2010

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, 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 (61.17%), and Orleans Parish (60.91%).

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 2010
East Carroll
Madison
Orleans
Tensas
St. John the Baptist
St. Helena
Claiborne
St. James
Iberville
Caddo
Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2010
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Rank County % of County Population
1 East Carroll Parish 69.07
2 Madison Parish 61.17
3 Orleans Parish 60.91
4 Tensas Parish 56.26
5 St. John the Baptist Parish 53.99
6 St. Helena Parish 53.55
7 Claiborne Parish 50.8
8 St. James Parish 50.61
9 Iberville Parish 49.45
10 Caddo Parish 47.41
11 Morehouse Parish 47.1
12 West Feliciana Parish 46.57
13 East Baton Rouge Parish 45.51
14 East Feliciana Parish 44.92
15 Bienville Parish 42.37
16 St. Landry Parish 41.65
17 Natchitoches Parish 41.61
18 Concordia Parish 40.98
19 Lincoln Parish 40.71
20 Red River Parish 39.64
21 De Soto Parish 39.24
22 West Baton Rouge Parish 37.89
23 Ouachita Parish 36.73
24 Pointe Coupee Parish 36.34
25 Richland Parish 36
26 Webster Parish 33.63
27 St. Mary Parish 32.69
28 Iberia Parish 32.52
29 Rapides Parish 32.11
30 Catahoula Parish 31.63
31 Franklin Parish 31.62
32 Washington Parish 31.07
33 St. Martin Parish 30.85
34 Winn Parish 30.73
35 Assumption Parish 30.55
36 Tangipahoa Parish 30.39
37 Jackson Parish 29.77
38 Avoyelles Parish 29.66
39 Evangeline Parish 28.55
40 Union Parish 27.33
41 Jefferson Parish 26.8
42 St. Charles Parish 26.76
43 Lafayette Parish 25.96
44 Calcasieu Parish 25.12
45 Allen Parish 23.31
46 Ascension Parish 22.39
47 Bossier Parish 21.06
48 Plaquemines Parish 20.64
49 Terrebonne Parish 18.99
50 Acadia Parish 18.21
51 St. Bernard Parish 18.13
52 Jefferson Davis Parish 17.34
53 Caldwell Parish 17.18
54 Sabine Parish 16.62
55 West Carroll Parish 15.74
56 Grant Parish 15.5
57 Vernon Parish 14.63
58 Vermilion Parish 14.39
59 Lafourche Parish 13.31
60 Beauregard Parish 13.14
61 LaSalle Parish 11.98
62 St. Tammany Parish 11.62
63 Livingston Parish 5.16
64 Cameron Parish 2.85