Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2019

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, among all Louisiana counties, East Carroll Parish had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (68.55%), followed by Madison Parish (62.79%), and Orleans Parish (60.1%).

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 2019
East Carroll
Madison
Orleans
St. John the Baptist
Tensas
St. Helena
Claiborne
Caddo
St. James
Iberville
Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2019
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Rank County % of County Population
1 East Carroll Parish 68.55
2 Madison Parish 62.79
3 Orleans Parish 60.1
4 St. John the Baptist Parish 58.46
5 Tensas Parish 54.48
6 St. Helena Parish 52.33
7 Claiborne Parish 52.04
8 Caddo Parish 50.08
9 St. James Parish 48.6
10 Iberville Parish 48.58
11 Morehouse Parish 48.11
12 East Baton Rouge Parish 47.14
13 West Feliciana Parish 44.28
14 East Feliciana Parish 42.77
15 St. Landry Parish 41.78
16 Bienville Parish 41.67
17 Natchitoches Parish 41.51
18 Lincoln Parish 40.57
19 Concordia Parish 39.98
20 West Baton Rouge Parish 39.96
21 Red River Parish 39.75
22 Ouachita Parish 37.81
23 De Soto Parish 35.67
23 Richland Parish 35.67
24 Pointe Coupee Parish 35.45
25 Webster Parish 34.37
26 Iberia Parish 33.02
27 Franklin Parish 32.45
28 St. Mary Parish 32.29
29 Rapides Parish 32.2
30 Winn Parish 31.18
31 Catahoula Parish 30.92
32 Tangipahoa Parish 30.56
33 Washington Parish 30.45
34 St. Martin Parish 30.05
35 Avoyelles Parish 29.98
36 Assumption Parish 29.68
37 Evangeline Parish 28.44
38 Jefferson Parish 28.37
39 Jackson Parish 28.27
40 Lafayette Parish 26.93
41 St. Charles Parish 26.53
42 Calcasieu Parish 25.99
43 Union Parish 25.14
44 St. Bernard Parish 24.23
45 Ascension Parish 24.01
46 Bossier Parish 23.2
47 Allen Parish 22.74
48 Plaquemines Parish 21.23
49 Terrebonne Parish 19.24
50 Acadia Parish 17.9
51 Sabine Parish 16.64
52 Jefferson Davis Parish 16.63
53 West Carroll Parish 16.23
54 Caldwell Parish 16.11
55 Grant Parish 15.5
56 Vernon Parish 14.67
57 Vermilion Parish 14.45
58 Lafourche Parish 13.54
59 St. Tammany Parish 12.77
60 Beauregard Parish 12.1
61 LaSalle Parish 11.95
62 Livingston Parish 7.12
63 Cameron Parish 3.88