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Highest Black population share, Louisiana counties · 2000

Louisiana counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (2000 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Black residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 64 counties in Louisiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 64 is 31.2%.

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RELATEDHighest Asian household income Highest Black household income Highest Hispanic household income Highest White (non-Hispanic) household income Largest White (non-Hispanic) population Highest White (non-Hispanic) population share

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 1990

01East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76066.8%+2.0 pts

02Orleans Parish, LALA362,15466.7%+5.1 pts

03Madison Parish, LALA8,84460.2%+0.8 pts

04Tensas Parish, LALA3,70055.0%+1.6 pts

05St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75852.1%+0.5 pts

06West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,13450.1%−4.8 pts

07Iberville Parish, LALA29,57949.5%+3.2 pts

08St. James Parish, LALA18,93849.2%−0.3 pts

09Claiborne Parish, LALA13,35447.0%+0.6 pts

10East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,91146.9%−0.1 pts

11St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,87544.6%+8.8 pts

12Caddo Parish, LALA224,22644.4%+4.4 pts

13Bienville Parish, LALA12,26943.6%+0.1 pts

14Morehouse Parish, LALA23,70543.0%+1.5 pts

15De Soto Parish, LALA27,38141.9%−2.2 pts

16St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76541.9%+1.9 pts

17Red River Parish, LALA7,16540.5%+2.4 pts

18East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18039.9%+5.2 pts

19Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36039.6%+0.3 pts

20Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08938.2%+0.9 pts

21Richland Parish, LALA19,58237.8%+1.2 pts

22Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,52037.6%−3.4 pts

23Concordia Parish, LALA17,83637.4%+0.9 pts

24West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,75635.4%−0.6 pts

25Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54233.5%+2.6 pts

26Webster Parish, LALA34,94832.7%+1.1 pts

27Winn Parish, LALA14,96131.9%+2.5 pts

28St. Martin Parish, LALA51,10631.8%−1.0 pts

29St. Mary Parish, LALA46,55231.7%+0.5 pts

30Franklin Parish, LALA19,00231.5%+0.1 pts

31Washington Parish, LALA44,93731.4%+0.7 pts

32Assumption Parish, LALA19,72031.2%−1.1 pts

33Iberia Parish, LALA66,84630.6%+1.5 pts

34Rapides Parish, LALA125,87730.3%+2.5 pts

35Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,94129.3%+2.5 pts

36Evangeline Parish, LALA31,98028.3%+2.4 pts

37Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,34628.2%−0.3 pts

38Union Parish, LALA20,56127.9%+0.4 pts

39Jackson Parish, LALA15,83427.8%−1.6 pts

40Catahoula Parish, LALA8,22326.9%+1.1 pts

41St. Charles Parish, LALA50,58625.1%+1.0 pts

42Allen Parish, LALA22,67224.3%+2.9 pts

43Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,46623.8%+1.1 pts

44Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94923.7%+1.4 pts

45Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,25623.3%+0.1 pts

46Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39822.7%+5.2 pts

47Bossier Parish, LALA131,86720.7%+0.7 pts

48Ascension Parish, LALA135,10520.2%−2.4 pts

49West Carroll Parish, LALA9,15618.8%+2.2 pts

50Acadia Parish, LALA57,03218.2%−0.1 pts

51Caldwell Parish, LALA9,34417.8%−0.1 pts

52Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,47117.7%−1.1 pts

53Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,16317.7%+1.3 pts

54Sabine Parish, LALA21,83416.8%−0.6 pts

55Vernon Parish, LALA45,09116.7%−3.7 pts

56Vermilion Parish, LALA57,67114.0%+0.2 pts

57Beauregard Parish, LALA36,67312.8%−1.8 pts

58Lafourche Parish, LALA95,50512.5%+0.2 pts

59LaSalle Parish, LALA15,15412.1%+3.0 pts

60Grant Parish, LALA22,07511.8%−2.5 pts

61St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,1089.8%−1.0 pts

62St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,6427.6%+3.0 pts

63Livingston Parish, LALA155,0364.2%−1.2 pts

64Cameron Parish, LALA4,7183.9%−1.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS