Counties in Louisiana by black or African American population share, 2024

East Carroll Parish had the highest black or African American population share of 64 counties in 2024, at 62%. Cameron Parish had the lowest, at 3.3%. The median was 28.3% and the figure for Louisiana was 30.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Median28.364 counties
Louisiana30.5History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

East Carroll ParishEast Carroll Parish: 62 %62Madison ParishMadison Parish: 61.9 %61.9St. John the Baptist ParishSt. John the Baptist Parish: 56.8 %56.8Tensas ParishTensas Parish: 54 %54Orleans ParishOrleans Parish: 53.9 %53.9St. Helena ParishSt. Helena Parish: 50.7 %50.7Claiborne ParishClaiborne Parish: 50.3 %50.3Caddo ParishCaddo Parish: 48.7 %48.7Morehouse ParishMorehouse Parish: 48.4 %48.4St. James ParishSt. James Parish: 47.4 %47.4East Baton Rouge ParishEast Baton Rouge Parish: 43.6 %43.6Iberville ParishIberville Parish: 43.2 %43.2West Feliciana ParishWest Feliciana Parish: 42.9 %42.9West Baton Rouge ParishWest Baton Rouge Parish: 40.8 %40.8Bienville ParishBienville Parish: 40.3 %40.3Red River ParishRed River Parish: 40.3 %40.3St. Landry ParishSt. Landry Parish: 39.7 %39.7East Feliciana ParishEast Feliciana Parish: 39.6 %39.6Natchitoches ParishNatchitoches Parish: 39.4 %39.4Concordia ParishConcordia Parish: 39 %39Ouachita ParishOuachita Parish: 37.2 %37.2Lincoln ParishLincoln Parish: 36.9 %36.9Richland ParishRichland Parish: 35.7 %35.7De Soto ParishDe Soto Parish: 34.4 %34.4Catahoula ParishCatahoula Parish: 34.3 %34.3Webster ParishWebster Parish: 33.5 %33.5Pointe Coupee ParishPointe Coupee Parish: 32.6 %32.6Iberia ParishIberia Parish: 31 %31Rapides ParishRapides Parish: 30.7 %30.7Tangipahoa ParishTangipahoa Parish: 29.3 %29.3St. Mary ParishSt. Mary Parish: 28.8 %28.8St. Martin ParishSt. Martin Parish: 28.6 %28.6Franklin ParishFranklin Parish: 28 %28Assumption ParishAssumption Parish: 27.7 %27.7Avoyelles ParishAvoyelles Parish: 27.4 %27.4Washington ParishWashington Parish: 26.8 %26.8Winn ParishWinn Parish: 26.5 %26.5Evangeline ParishEvangeline Parish: 25.5 %25.5Lafayette ParishLafayette Parish: 25.4 %25.4Jefferson ParishJefferson Parish: 25.1 %25.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1East Carroll Parish62-2.1 pts
2Madison Parish61.9-0.8 pts
3St. John the Baptist Parish56.8+0.9 pts
4Tensas Parish54+0.7 pts
5Orleans Parish53.9-0.8 pts
6St. Helena Parish50.7+0.5 pts
7Claiborne Parish50.3+1.8 pts
8Caddo Parish48.7-0.3 pts
9Morehouse Parish48.4+0.3 pts
10St. James Parish47.4-0.9 pts
11East Baton Rouge Parish43.6-0.5 pts
12Iberville Parish43.2-1.9 pts
13West Feliciana Parish42.9-2.6 pts
14West Baton Rouge Parish40.8+0.4 pts
15Bienville Parish40.3-1 pts
16Red River Parish40.3+0.1 pts
17St. Landry Parish39.7-0.2 pts
18East Feliciana Parish39.6-0.3 pts
19Natchitoches Parish39.4-0.2 pts
20Concordia Parish39+0.1 pts
21Ouachita Parish37.2+0.2 pts
22Lincoln Parish36.9-0 pts
23Richland Parish35.7-0.4 pts
24De Soto Parish34.4-0.2 pts
25Catahoula Parish34.3-0.3 pts
26Webster Parish33.5+0.2 pts
27Pointe Coupee Parish32.6+0.3 pts
28Iberia Parish31+0.6 pts
29Rapides Parish30.7-0.3 pts
30Tangipahoa Parish29.3-0.4 pts
31St. Mary Parish28.8-0.1 pts
32St. Martin Parish28.60 pts
33Franklin Parish28-0.7 pts
34Assumption Parish27.7-1 pts
35Avoyelles Parish27.4+0.8 pts
36Washington Parish26.8-2.8 pts
37Winn Parish26.5-1.9 pts
38Evangeline Parish25.5-0.2 pts
39Lafayette Parish25.4+0.1 pts
40Jefferson Parish25.1-0.4 pts
41St. Bernard Parish23.6+0.1 pts
42Jackson Parish23.6-1.9 pts
43Bossier Parish23.5-0.1 pts
44Union Parish23.5-0.1 pts
45Calcasieu Parish23.3-0.3 pts
46Ascension Parish22.9+0.2 pts
47St. Charles Parish22.1-0.7 pts
48Allen Parish20.7+1.7 pts
49Plaquemines Parish20.4-0.5 pts
50Caldwell Parish19.3+1.2 pts
51Terrebonne Parish18.3-0.7 pts
52Acadia Parish16+0.3 pts
53Grant Parish15+0.5 pts
54West Carroll Parish14.7-0.7 pts
55Sabine Parish14.6+0.3 pts
56Jefferson Davis Parish14.5-0.2 pts
57Vermilion Parish12.8-0.2 pts
58Lafourche Parish12.8-0.3 pts
59Vernon Parish12.2-0.8 pts
60St. Tammany Parish120 pts
61LaSalle Parish11.5+0.2 pts
62Beauregard Parish10.8+0.2 pts
63Livingston Parish8.9+0.7 pts
64Cameron Parish3.3+2.1 pts

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About this ranking

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.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). Calculated from counts in ACS table B03002, which are stored as inputs. EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest black or African American population share?

East Carroll Parish, with 62% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest black or African American population share?

Cameron Parish, with 3.3% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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