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Highest Black population share, Louisiana counties · 2020

Louisiana counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (2020 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 28.4%.

Highest Black population share by state
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 2000
01East Carroll Parish, LALA6,76069.2%+2.4 pts
02Madison Parish, LALA8,84461.6%+1.5 pts
03St. John the Baptist Parish, LALA39,87556.7%+12.1 pts
04Tensas Parish, LALA3,70053.8%−1.2 pts
05Orleans Parish, LALA362,15453.6%−13.1 pts
06St. Helena Parish, LALA10,75853.5%+1.5 pts
07Caddo Parish, LALA224,22648.3%+3.8 pts
08St. James Parish, LALA18,93847.0%−2.2 pts
09Morehouse Parish, LALA23,70546.7%+3.7 pts
10East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18045.0%+5.1 pts
11Iberville Parish, LALA29,57944.0%−5.5 pts
12Claiborne Parish, LALA13,35443.3%−3.7 pts
13St. Landry Parish, LALA80,76541.5%−0.5 pts
14Bienville Parish, LALA12,26940.6%−2.9 pts
15Concordia Parish, LALA17,83640.0%+2.6 pts
16Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08939.6%+1.4 pts
17West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,75639.4%+4.0 pts
18Red River Parish, LALA7,16538.7%−1.8 pts
19Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36038.5%−1.1 pts
20Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54236.7%+3.2 pts
21Richland Parish, LALA19,58236.4%−1.3 pts
22East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,91136.4%−10.5 pts
23De Soto Parish, LALA27,38135.8%−6.2 pts
24Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,52034.8%−2.8 pts
25Franklin Parish, LALA19,00232.9%+1.4 pts
26Iberia Parish, LALA66,84632.9%+2.2 pts
27Webster Parish, LALA34,94832.8%+0.2 pts
28Rapides Parish, LALA125,87731.0%+0.7 pts
29St. Mary Parish, LALA46,55230.3%−1.4 pts
30Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,34629.9%+1.6 pts
31St. Martin Parish, LALA51,10629.1%−2.8 pts
32Assumption Parish, LALA19,72028.4%−2.8 pts
33Washington Parish, LALA44,93728.1%−3.3 pts
34Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,94126.8%−2.5 pts
35Evangeline Parish, LALA31,98026.6%−1.7 pts
36Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39826.3%+3.6 pts
37Jackson Parish, LALA15,83426.2%−1.6 pts
38St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,64226.0%+18.4 pts
39Winn Parish, LALA14,96125.6%−6.4 pts
40Catahoula Parish, LALA8,22325.5%−1.4 pts
41Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,46625.3%+1.4 pts
42Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94925.1%+1.4 pts
43St. Charles Parish, LALA50,58624.8%−0.3 pts
44Ascension Parish, LALA135,10523.9%+3.8 pts
45Union Parish, LALA20,56123.6%−4.3 pts
46West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,13423.4%−26.7 pts
47Bossier Parish, LALA131,86723.2%+2.5 pts
48Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,25620.7%−2.6 pts
49Terrebonne Parish, LALA104,16319.2%+1.5 pts
50Allen Parish, LALA22,67217.7%−6.6 pts
51Acadia Parish, LALA57,03217.3%−0.9 pts
52Jefferson Davis Parish, LALA31,47115.9%−1.8 pts
53Sabine Parish, LALA21,83415.9%−0.9 pts
54Caldwell Parish, LALA9,34415.8%−2.0 pts
55Lafourche Parish, LALA95,50514.9%+2.4 pts
56Grant Parish, LALA22,07513.8%+2.0 pts
57West Carroll Parish, LALA9,15613.7%−5.1 pts
58Vermilion Parish, LALA57,67113.7%−0.3 pts
59Vernon Parish, LALA45,09113.0%−3.7 pts
60St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10812.8%+3.0 pts
61Beauregard Parish, LALA36,67311.2%−1.7 pts
62LaSalle Parish, LALA15,1548.7%−3.5 pts
63Livingston Parish, LALA155,0367.9%+3.7 pts
64Cameron Parish, LALA4,7181.3%−2.6 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS