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 2022, at 66.4%. Cameron Parish had the lowest, at 1.1%. The median was 29.7% and the figure for Louisiana was 31.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Median29.764 counties
Louisiana31.4History

Top 40 counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

East Carroll ParishEast Carroll Parish: 66.4 %66.4Madison ParishMadison Parish: 62.3 %62.3Orleans ParishOrleans Parish: 56.7 %56.7St. John the Baptist ParishSt. John the Baptist Parish: 55.8 %55.8Tensas ParishTensas Parish: 52.5 %52.5St. Helena ParishSt. Helena Parish: 51.8 %51.8Claiborne ParishClaiborne Parish: 49.5 %49.5Caddo ParishCaddo Parish: 49.2 %49.2St. James ParishSt. James Parish: 48.4 %48.4Morehouse ParishMorehouse Parish: 48.2 %48.2Iberville ParishIberville Parish: 45.3 %45.3East Baton Rouge ParishEast Baton Rouge Parish: 45.1 %45.1West Feliciana ParishWest Feliciana Parish: 44.2 %44.2Bienville ParishBienville Parish: 41.6 %41.6West Baton Rouge ParishWest Baton Rouge Parish: 41 %41St. Landry ParishSt. Landry Parish: 40.4 %40.4Natchitoches ParishNatchitoches Parish: 40.3 %40.3East Feliciana ParishEast Feliciana Parish: 40.1 %40.1Concordia ParishConcordia Parish: 39.2 %39.2Red River ParishRed River Parish: 39 %39Lincoln ParishLincoln Parish: 37.4 %37.4Ouachita ParishOuachita Parish: 37.2 %37.2Richland ParishRichland Parish: 35.6 %35.6De Soto ParishDe Soto Parish: 34.2 %34.2Pointe Coupee ParishPointe Coupee Parish: 33.8 %33.8Webster ParishWebster Parish: 33.5 %33.5Catahoula ParishCatahoula Parish: 31.6 %31.6Rapides ParishRapides Parish: 31.1 %31.1Iberia ParishIberia Parish: 31 %31Franklin ParishFranklin Parish: 30.4 %30.4Washington ParishWashington Parish: 30.3 %30.3Winn ParishWinn Parish: 29.7 %29.7St. Mary ParishSt. Mary Parish: 29.6 %29.6Tangipahoa ParishTangipahoa Parish: 29.6 %29.6Assumption ParishAssumption Parish: 28.9 %28.9St. Martin ParishSt. Martin Parish: 28.7 %28.7Jefferson ParishJefferson Parish: 26.4 %26.4Jackson ParishJackson Parish: 25.7 %25.7Lafayette ParishLafayette Parish: 25.6 %25.6Avoyelles ParishAvoyelles Parish: 25.5 %25.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1East Carroll Parish66.4-0.2 pts
2Madison Parish62.3-1 pts
3Orleans Parish56.7-1 pts
4St. John the Baptist Parish55.8-1.3 pts
5Tensas Parish52.5-0.6 pts
6St. Helena Parish51.8+0.4 pts
7Claiborne Parish49.5-2.5 pts
8Caddo Parish49.2+0.3 pts
9St. James Parish48.4-0.9 pts
10Morehouse Parish48.2-0.5 pts
11Iberville Parish45.3-1.5 pts
12East Baton Rouge Parish45.1-0.1 pts
13West Feliciana Parish44.2-0 pts
14Bienville Parish41.6-0.5 pts
15West Baton Rouge Parish41+0.3 pts
16St. Landry Parish40.4+0.1 pts
17Natchitoches Parish40.3-1.7 pts
18East Feliciana Parish40.1-1.4 pts
19Concordia Parish39.2-0.8 pts
20Red River Parish39-3 pts
21Lincoln Parish37.4-0.5 pts
22Ouachita Parish37.2-0.2 pts
23Richland Parish35.6+0.3 pts
24De Soto Parish34.2-0.7 pts
25Pointe Coupee Parish33.8-0.4 pts
26Webster Parish33.5-0.6 pts
27Catahoula Parish31.6-0.8 pts
28Rapides Parish31.1-0.1 pts
29Iberia Parish31-0.2 pts
30Franklin Parish30.4-2.7 pts
31Washington Parish30.3-0.4 pts
32Winn Parish29.7-2.1 pts
33St. Mary Parish29.6-0.4 pts
34Tangipahoa Parish29.6-0.3 pts
35Assumption Parish28.9-0.8 pts
36St. Martin Parish28.7-0.6 pts
37Jefferson Parish26.40 pts
38Jackson Parish25.7-1.1 pts
39Lafayette Parish25.60 pts
40Avoyelles Parish25.5-1.4 pts
41Evangeline Parish25.1-0.9 pts
42Calcasieu Parish24.6-0.4 pts
43Union Parish23.6-0.6 pts
44St. Bernard Parish23.6-0 pts
45Bossier Parish23.6+0.3 pts
46St. Charles Parish23.3-2.6 pts
47Ascension Parish22.7+0.1 pts
48Caldwell Parish20.3+0.6 pts
49Plaquemines Parish19.6+0.9 pts
50Terrebonne Parish190 pts
51Allen Parish17.4-0.2 pts
52Jefferson Davis Parish16.7+0.5 pts
53Acadia Parish16.5-0.1 pts
54West Carroll Parish15.4-0.7 pts
55Grant Parish14.8-0.7 pts
56Sabine Parish14.40 pts
57Vermilion Parish13.5-0.5 pts
58Vernon Parish13.2-0.5 pts
59Lafourche Parish13.2-0.1 pts
60St. Tammany Parish12+0.3 pts
61LaSalle Parish11.70 pts
62Beauregard Parish11.4-0.3 pts
63Livingston Parish7.5+0.7 pts
64Cameron Parish1.1-0.1 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 66.4% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Cameron Parish, with 1.1% in 2022.

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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