# Cities in Louisiana by black or African American population share, 2024

All 35 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `black_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report Black or African American as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/louisiana-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Baker, LA | 87 |
| 2 | Opelousas, LA | 76.5 |
| 3 | Monroe, LA | 59.8 |
| 4 | Shreveport, LA | 56 |
| 5 | Natchitoches, LA | 55.6 |
| 6 | Alexandria, LA | 55.2 |
| 7 | New Orleans, LA | 53.9 |
| 8 | Carencro, LA | 52.6 |
| 9 | Zachary, LA | 50.7 |
| 10 | Minden, LA | 50.5 |
| 11 | Baton Rouge, LA | 50.4 |
| 12 | Bogalusa, LA | 48.9 |
| 13 | New Iberia, LA | 45.1 |
| 14 | Gonzales, LA | 44.7 |
| 15 | Hammond, LA | 43.4 |
| 16 | Ruston, LA | 43.2 |
| 17 | Lake Charles, LA | 42.4 |
| 18 | Abbeville, LA | 41.9 |
| 19 | West Monroe, LA | 41.1 |
| 20 | Pineville, LA | 30.7 |
| 21 | Gretna, LA | 30 |
| 22 | Lafayette, LA | 29 |
| 23 | Bossier City, LA | 27.6 |
| 24 | Thibodaux, LA | 23.1 |
| 25 | Crowley, LA | 22.8 |
| 26 | Slidell, LA | 19.6 |
| 27 | Houma, LA | 19.5 |
| 28 | Kenner, LA | 17 |
| 29 | Morgan City, LA | 16.7 |
| 30 | Broussard, LA | 16.6 |
| 31 | Covington, LA | 16.4 |
| 32 | Central, LA | 9.8 |
| 33 | Youngsville, LA | 9.6 |
| 34 | Sulphur, LA | 6 |
| 35 | Mandeville, LA | 2.5 |