Ranking of Louisiana Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2018

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, among all Louisiana counties, East Carroll Parish had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (67.92%), followed by Madison Parish (62.33%), and Orleans Parish (59.19%).

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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2018
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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2018
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Rank County % of County Population
1 East Carroll Parish 67.92
2 Madison Parish 62.33
3 Orleans Parish 59.19
4 St. John the Baptist Parish 57.2
5 Tensas Parish 53.84
6 St. Helena Parish 52.08
7 Claiborne Parish 51.65
8 Caddo Parish 49.48
9 St. James Parish 48.53
10 Iberville Parish 48.27
11 Morehouse Parish 47.74
12 East Baton Rouge Parish 46.47
13 West Feliciana Parish 44.18
14 East Feliciana Parish 42.55
15 Bienville Parish 41.45
16 St. Landry Parish 41.42
17 Natchitoches Parish 41.13
18 Lincoln Parish 40.13
19 Concordia Parish 39.59
20 West Baton Rouge Parish 39.39
21 Red River Parish 39.35
22 Ouachita Parish 37.39
23 De Soto Parish 35.71
24 Richland Parish 35.47
25 Pointe Coupee Parish 35.36
26 Webster Parish 33.96
27 Iberia Parish 32.28
28 Rapides Parish 31.89
29 Franklin Parish 31.71
30 St. Mary Parish 31.69
31 Winn Parish 30.76
32 Catahoula Parish 30.5
33 Tangipahoa Parish 30.25
34 Washington Parish 30.14
35 Avoyelles Parish 29.72
36 St. Martin Parish 29.65
37 Assumption Parish 29.45
38 Jackson Parish 28.16
39 Evangeline Parish 27.39
40 Jefferson Parish 26.86
41 Lafayette Parish 26.38
42 St. Charles Parish 26.07
43 Calcasieu Parish 25.5
44 Union Parish 24.9
45 Ascension Parish 23.23
46 St. Bernard Parish 23.1
47 Bossier Parish 22.5
48 Allen Parish 22.22
49 Plaquemines Parish 20.6
50 Terrebonne Parish 18.96
51 Acadia Parish 17.9
52 Jefferson Davis Parish 16.53
53 Sabine Parish 16.5
54 Caldwell Parish 15.7
55 West Carroll Parish 15.53
56 Grant Parish 15.24
57 Vermilion Parish 14.2
58 Vernon Parish 13.78
59 Lafourche Parish 13.38
60 St. Tammany Parish 12.26
61 Beauregard Parish 12.01
62 LaSalle Parish 11.88
63 Livingston Parish 6.53
64 Cameron Parish 3.97