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Counties in Louisiana by black or African American population share

East Carroll Parish had the highest black or African American population share of 64 counties in 2021, at 66.5%. Cameron Parish had the lowest, at 1.2%. The median was 30.4% and the figure for Louisiana was 31.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest66.5East Carroll Parish
Lowest1.2Cameron Parish
Median30.464 counties
Louisiana31.7History

Top 40 counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

East Carroll ParishEast Carroll Parish: 66.5 %66.5Madison ParishMadison Parish: 63.3 %63.3Orleans ParishOrleans Parish: 57.6 %57.6St. John the Baptist ParishSt. John the Baptist Parish: 57.1 %57.1Tensas ParishTensas Parish: 53.1 %53.1Claiborne ParishClaiborne Parish: 51.9 %51.9St. Helena ParishSt. Helena Parish: 51.3 %51.3St. James ParishSt. James Parish: 49.4 %49.4Caddo ParishCaddo Parish: 48.9 %48.9Morehouse ParishMorehouse Parish: 48.7 %48.7Iberville ParishIberville Parish: 46.9 %46.9East Baton Rouge ParishEast Baton Rouge Parish: 45.2 %45.2West Feliciana ParishWest Feliciana Parish: 44.3 %44.3Bienville ParishBienville Parish: 42.2 %42.2Red River ParishRed River Parish: 42.1 %42.1Natchitoches ParishNatchitoches Parish: 42 %42East Feliciana ParishEast Feliciana Parish: 41.5 %41.5West Baton Rouge ParishWest Baton Rouge Parish: 40.7 %40.7St. Landry ParishSt. Landry Parish: 40.3 %40.3Concordia ParishConcordia Parish: 40 %40Lincoln ParishLincoln Parish: 37.9 %37.9Ouachita ParishOuachita Parish: 37.4 %37.4Richland ParishRichland Parish: 35.3 %35.3De Soto ParishDe Soto Parish: 34.9 %34.9Pointe Coupee ParishPointe Coupee Parish: 34.2 %34.2Webster ParishWebster Parish: 34.1 %34.1Franklin ParishFranklin Parish: 33.1 %33.1Catahoula ParishCatahoula Parish: 32.4 %32.4Winn ParishWinn Parish: 31.9 %31.9Iberia ParishIberia Parish: 31.2 %31.2Rapides ParishRapides Parish: 31.1 %31.1Washington ParishWashington Parish: 30.7 %30.7St. Mary ParishSt. Mary Parish: 30 %30Tangipahoa ParishTangipahoa Parish: 29.9 %29.9Assumption ParishAssumption Parish: 29.7 %29.7St. Martin ParishSt. Martin Parish: 29.3 %29.3Avoyelles ParishAvoyelles Parish: 26.9 %26.9Jackson ParishJackson Parish: 26.8 %26.8Jefferson ParishJefferson Parish: 26.4 %26.4Evangeline ParishEvangeline Parish: 26 %26
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1East Carroll Parish66.5
2Madison Parish63.3
3Orleans Parish57.6
4St. John the Baptist Parish57.1
5Tensas Parish53.1
6Claiborne Parish51.9
7St. Helena Parish51.3
8St. James Parish49.4
9Caddo Parish48.9
10Morehouse Parish48.7
11Iberville Parish46.9
12East Baton Rouge Parish45.2
13West Feliciana Parish44.3
14Bienville Parish42.2
15Red River Parish42.1
16Natchitoches Parish42
17East Feliciana Parish41.5
18West Baton Rouge Parish40.7
19St. Landry Parish40.3
20Concordia Parish40
21Lincoln Parish37.9
22Ouachita Parish37.4
23Richland Parish35.3
24De Soto Parish34.9
25Pointe Coupee Parish34.2
26Webster Parish34.1
27Franklin Parish33.1
28Catahoula Parish32.4
29Winn Parish31.9
30Iberia Parish31.2
31Rapides Parish31.1
32Washington Parish30.7
33St. Mary Parish30
34Tangipahoa Parish29.9
35Assumption Parish29.7
36St. Martin Parish29.3
37Avoyelles Parish26.9
38Jackson Parish26.8
39Jefferson Parish26.4
40Evangeline Parish26
41St. Charles Parish25.9
42Lafayette Parish25.6
43Calcasieu Parish25
44Union Parish24.3
45St. Bernard Parish23.6
46Bossier Parish23.2
47Ascension Parish22.6
48Caldwell Parish19.6
49Terrebonne Parish19
50Plaquemines Parish18.8
51Allen Parish17.5
52Acadia Parish16.6
53Jefferson Davis Parish16.2
54West Carroll Parish16.1
55Grant Parish15.5
56Sabine Parish14.4
57Vermilion Parish14
58Vernon Parish13.8
59Lafourche Parish13.2
60Beauregard Parish11.7
61LaSalle Parish11.7
62St. Tammany Parish11.7
63Livingston Parish6.7
64Cameron Parish1.2

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 66.5% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Cameron Parish, with 1.2% in 2021.

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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