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Highest Black population share, Louisiana counties · 2010

Louisiana counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (2010 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 30.9%.

Highest Black population share by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 2000
01East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76068.6%+1.8 pts
02Madison Parish, LALA8,84460.8%+0.7 pts
03Orleans Parish, LALA362,15459.6%−7.1 pts
04Tensas Parish, LALA3,70056.3%+1.3 pts
05St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75853.2%+1.2 pts
06St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,87553.1%+8.5 pts
07Claiborne Parish, LALA13,35450.6%+3.6 pts
08St. James Parish, LALA18,93850.4%+1.2 pts
09Iberville Parish, LALA29,57948.9%−0.5 pts
10Caddo Parish, LALA224,22646.9%+2.5 pts
11Morehouse Parish, LALA23,70546.7%+3.7 pts
12West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,13446.3%−3.8 pts
13East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18045.1%+5.2 pts
14East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,91144.7%−2.2 pts
15Bienville Parish, LALA12,26942.1%−1.4 pts
16Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08941.2%+3.0 pts
17St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76541.1%−0.8 pts
18Concordia Parish, LALA17,83640.8%+3.4 pts
19Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36040.4%+0.7 pts
20Red River Parish, LALA7,16539.4%−1.1 pts
21De Soto Parish, LALA27,38139.0%−2.9 pts
22West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,75637.6%+2.2 pts
23Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54236.4%+2.9 pts
24Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,52036.2%−1.4 pts
25Richland Parish, LALA19,58235.7%−2.0 pts
26Webster Parish, LALA34,94833.4%+0.7 pts
27St. Mary Parish, LALA46,55232.3%+0.6 pts
28Rapides Parish, LALA125,87731.9%+1.5 pts
29Iberia Parish, LALA66,84631.8%+1.1 pts
30Catahoula Parish, LALA8,22331.4%+4.5 pts
31Franklin Parish, LALA19,00231.3%−0.2 pts
32Washington Parish, LALA44,93730.9%−0.5 pts
33St. Martin Parish, LALA51,10630.6%−1.2 pts
34Winn Parish, LALA14,96130.5%−1.5 pts
35Assumption Parish, LALA19,72030.4%−0.9 pts
36Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,34630.1%+1.9 pts
37Jackson Parish, LALA15,83429.7%+1.9 pts
38Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,94129.3%−0.1 pts
39Evangeline Parish, LALA31,98028.1%−0.2 pts
40Union Parish, LALA20,56127.1%−0.8 pts
41St. Charles Parish, LALA50,58626.4%+1.3 pts
42Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39825.9%+3.2 pts
43Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94925.6%+1.9 pts
44Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,46624.6%+0.8 pts
45Allen Parish, LALA22,67223.1%−1.2 pts
46Ascension Parish, LALA135,10522.1%+1.9 pts
47Bossier Parish, LALA131,86720.7%0.0 pts
48Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,25620.3%−3.0 pts
49Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,16318.8%+1.1 pts
50Acadia Parish, LALA57,03218.0%−0.2 pts
51St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,64217.5%+9.9 pts
52Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,47117.3%−0.5 pts
53Caldwell Parish, LALA9,34417.1%−0.7 pts
54Sabine Parish, LALA21,83416.5%−0.2 pts
55West Carroll Parish, LALA9,15615.6%−3.2 pts
56Grant Parish, LALA22,07515.4%+3.6 pts
57Vermilion Parish, LALA57,67114.2%+0.2 pts
58Vernon Parish, LALA45,09113.9%−2.8 pts
59Lafourche Parish, LALA95,50513.2%+0.6 pts
60Beauregard Parish, LALA36,67312.9%+0.1 pts
61LaSalle Parish, LALA15,15411.8%−0.3 pts
62St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10811.3%+1.5 pts
63Livingston Parish, LALA155,0365.0%+0.9 pts
64Cameron Parish, LALA4,7181.7%−2.1 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS