Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Louisiana by Parish
Population: Black
All Ages, Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank
Parish
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Black)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 parishes) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 12.4 | 41,070,890 | N/A |
| Louisiana | N/A | 31.1 | 1,434,953 | 4 of 52 |
| Cameron Parish | Urban | 1.2 | 63 | 1,924 |
| Livingston Parish | Urban | 8.3 | 12,013 | 847 |
| Beauregard Parish | Rural | 11.0 | 4,018 | 723 |
| La Salle Parish | Rural | 11.3 | 1,680 | 714 |
| St. Tammany Parish | Urban | 12.2 | 32,914 | 682 |
| Vermilion Parish | Urban | 13.0 | 7,409 | 655 |
| Vernon Parish | Rural | 13.1 | 6,265 | 649 |
| LaFourche Parish | Urban | 13.2 | 12,728 | 643 |
| Sabine Parish | Rural | 14.4 | 3,171 | 608 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | Urban | 14.7 | 4,710 | 599 |
| Grant Parish | Urban | 14.8 | 3,276 | 594 |
| West Carroll Parish | Rural | 15.4 | 1,482 | 577 |
| Acadia Parish | Urban | 15.7 | 8,983 | 572 |
| Caldwell Parish | Rural | 18.2 | 1,737 | 522 |
| Terrebonne Parish | Urban | 19.3 | 20,674 | 495 |
| Allen Parish | Rural | 19.5 | 4,408 | 490 |
| Plaquemines Parish | Urban | 22.4 | 5,157 | 436 |
| Ascension Parish | Urban | 22.9 | 29,501 | 425 |
| St. Charles Parish | Urban | 22.9 | 11,881 | 425 |
| Calcasieu Parish | Urban | 23.7 | 49,440 | 408 |
| Bossier Parish | Urban | 23.8 | 30,797 | 403 |
| St. Bernard Parish | Urban | 23.8 | 10,533 | 403 |
| Union Parish | Urban | 24.8 | 5,194 | 389 |
| Lafayette Parish | Urban | 25.4 | 62,153 | 373 |
| Jackson Parish | Rural | 25.5 | 3,813 | 369 |
| Evangeline Parish | Rural | 25.7 | 8,256 | 363 |
| Jefferson Parish | Urban | 26.0 | 112,620 | 359 |
| Avoyelles Parish | Rural | 26.5 | 10,399 | 353 |
| Assumption Parish | Urban | 28.6 | 5,927 | 326 |
| St. Martin Parish | Urban | 28.6 | 14,732 | 326 |
| Franklin Parish | Rural | 28.7 | 5,620 | 322 |
| Winn Parish | Rural | 28.8 | 3,884 | 319 |
| St. Mary Parish | Rural | 29.1 | 14,084 | 311 |
| Washington Parish | Rural | 29.7 | 13,418 | 303 |
| Tangipahoa Parish | Urban | 29.9 | 40,430 | 297 |
| Iberia Parish | Rural | 30.7 | 21,262 | 283 |
| Rapides Parish | Urban | 31.1 | 39,926 | 280 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | Urban | 32.3 | 6,604 | 260 |
| Webster Parish | Rural | 33.4 | 12,104 | 249 |
| Catahoula Parish | Rural | 34.7 | 3,032 | 231 |
| De Soto Parish | Urban | 35.0 | 9,421 | 227 |
| Richland Parish | Urban | 36.1 | 7,188 | 217 |
| Lincoln Parish | Rural | 37.0 | 17,815 | 208 |
| Ouachita Parish | Urban | 37.1 | 58,926 | 205 |
| Concordia Parish | Rural | 38.9 | 7,135 | 187 |
| East Feliciana Parish | Urban | 39.9 | 7,734 | 176 |
| Natchitoches Parish | Rural | 40.0 | 14,810 | 175 |
| Red River Parish | Rural | 40.2 | 3,027 | 171 |
| St. Landry Parish | Rural | 40.3 | 33,110 | 170 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | Urban | 40.5 | 11,215 | 168 |
| Bienville Parish | Rural | 41.4 | 5,285 | 155 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | Urban | 44.3 | 200,404 | 135 |
| Iberville Parish | Urban | 45.3 | 13,554 | 126 |
| West Feliciana Parish | Urban | 45.6 | 7,021 | 122 |
| Morehouse Parish | Urban | 48.1 | 12,016 | 108 |
| St. James Parish | Urban | 48.4 | 9,572 | 107 |
| Claiborne Parish | Rural | 48.8 | 6,835 | 105 |
| Caddo Parish | Urban | 49.1 | 114,340 | 100 |
| St. Helena Parish | Urban | 50.2 | 5,442 | 92 |
| Tensas Parish | Rural | 53.3 | 2,128 | 76 |
| Orleans Parish | Urban | 55.2 | 207,633 | 64 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | Urban | 56.2 | 23,233 | 57 |
| Madison Parish | Rural | 62.9 | 6,140 | 34 |
| East Carroll Parish | Rural | 64.9 | 4,671 | 29 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/06/2025 12:43 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Black, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/06/2025 12:43 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: Black, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.