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 2023, at 64.1%. Cameron Parish had the lowest, at 1.2%. The median was 28.8% and the figure for Louisiana was 30.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Median28.864 counties
Louisiana30.8History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

East Carroll ParishEast Carroll Parish: 64.1 %64.1Madison ParishMadison Parish: 62.6 %62.6St. John the Baptist ParishSt. John the Baptist Parish: 55.9 %55.9Orleans ParishOrleans Parish: 54.7 %54.7Tensas ParishTensas Parish: 53.3 %53.3St. Helena ParishSt. Helena Parish: 50.2 %50.2Caddo ParishCaddo Parish: 49 %49Claiborne ParishClaiborne Parish: 48.5 %48.5St. James ParishSt. James Parish: 48.4 %48.4Morehouse ParishMorehouse Parish: 48.1 %48.1West Feliciana ParishWest Feliciana Parish: 45.4 %45.4Iberville ParishIberville Parish: 45.2 %45.2East Baton Rouge ParishEast Baton Rouge Parish: 44.1 %44.1Bienville ParishBienville Parish: 41.4 %41.4West Baton Rouge ParishWest Baton Rouge Parish: 40.4 %40.4Red River ParishRed River Parish: 40.2 %40.2St. Landry ParishSt. Landry Parish: 40 %40East Feliciana ParishEast Feliciana Parish: 39.9 %39.9Natchitoches ParishNatchitoches Parish: 39.5 %39.5Concordia ParishConcordia Parish: 38.8 %38.8Ouachita ParishOuachita Parish: 37 %37Lincoln ParishLincoln Parish: 36.9 %36.9Richland ParishRichland Parish: 36 %36De Soto ParishDe Soto Parish: 34.7 %34.7Catahoula ParishCatahoula Parish: 34.6 %34.6Webster ParishWebster Parish: 33.4 %33.4Pointe Coupee ParishPointe Coupee Parish: 32.3 %32.3Rapides ParishRapides Parish: 31 %31Iberia ParishIberia Parish: 30.5 %30.5Washington ParishWashington Parish: 29.7 %29.7Tangipahoa ParishTangipahoa Parish: 29.6 %29.6St. Mary ParishSt. Mary Parish: 28.9 %28.9Franklin ParishFranklin Parish: 28.7 %28.7Assumption ParishAssumption Parish: 28.6 %28.6St. Martin ParishSt. Martin Parish: 28.6 %28.6Winn ParishWinn Parish: 28.5 %28.5Avoyelles ParishAvoyelles Parish: 26.5 %26.5Evangeline ParishEvangeline Parish: 25.7 %25.7Jefferson ParishJefferson Parish: 25.6 %25.6Jackson ParishJackson Parish: 25.5 %25.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1East Carroll Parish64.1-2.3 pts
2Madison Parish62.6+0.4 pts
3St. John the Baptist Parish55.9+0.1 pts
4Orleans Parish54.7-2 pts
5Tensas Parish53.3+0.8 pts
6St. Helena Parish50.2-1.6 pts
7Caddo Parish49-0.2 pts
8Claiborne Parish48.5-1 pts
9St. James Parish48.4-0.1 pts
10Morehouse Parish48.1-0.1 pts
11West Feliciana Parish45.4+1.2 pts
12Iberville Parish45.2-0.2 pts
13East Baton Rouge Parish44.1-1 pts
14Bienville Parish41.4-0.3 pts
15West Baton Rouge Parish40.4-0.5 pts
16Red River Parish40.2+1.2 pts
17St. Landry Parish40-0.4 pts
18East Feliciana Parish39.9-0.2 pts
19Natchitoches Parish39.5-0.8 pts
20Concordia Parish38.8-0.4 pts
21Ouachita Parish37-0.2 pts
22Lincoln Parish36.9-0.4 pts
23Richland Parish36+0.4 pts
24De Soto Parish34.7+0.5 pts
25Catahoula Parish34.6+3 pts
26Webster Parish33.4-0.2 pts
27Pointe Coupee Parish32.3-1.5 pts
28Rapides Parish31-0.1 pts
29Iberia Parish30.5-0.5 pts
30Washington Parish29.7-0.7 pts
31Tangipahoa Parish29.6+0.1 pts
32St. Mary Parish28.9-0.7 pts
33Franklin Parish28.7-1.7 pts
34Assumption Parish28.6-0.3 pts
35St. Martin Parish28.6-0.2 pts
36Winn Parish28.5-1.3 pts
37Avoyelles Parish26.5+1 pts
38Evangeline Parish25.7+0.6 pts
39Jefferson Parish25.6-0.9 pts
40Jackson Parish25.5-0.2 pts
41Lafayette Parish25.3-0.3 pts
42Calcasieu Parish23.7-0.9 pts
43Bossier Parish23.60 pts
44Union Parish23.6-0.1 pts
45St. Bernard Parish23.5-0 pts
46St. Charles Parish22.8-0.5 pts
47Ascension Parish22.7-0 pts
48Plaquemines Parish20.9+1.3 pts
49Terrebonne Parish190 pts
50Allen Parish19+1.6 pts
51Caldwell Parish18.2-2.1 pts
52Acadia Parish15.7-0.8 pts
53West Carroll Parish15.40 pts
54Jefferson Davis Parish14.7-2 pts
55Grant Parish14.5-0.3 pts
56Sabine Parish14.3-0.1 pts
57Lafourche Parish13.1-0.1 pts
58Vernon Parish13-0.2 pts
59Vermilion Parish13-0.5 pts
60St. Tammany Parish120 pts
61LaSalle Parish11.4-0.4 pts
62Beauregard Parish10.6-0.8 pts
63Livingston Parish8.2+0.8 pts
64Cameron Parish1.2+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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 64.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Cameron Parish, with 1.2% in 2023.

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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