2025

Cities in Louisiana ranked by Black Population

This list ranks the 304 cities in Louisiana based on their Black or African American population, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau. It also highlights population changes in these cities over the past five years.
Updated Feb 10, 2025

Top 5 cities with the largest Black population in Louisiana

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  • 1
    New Orleans
    Black population in New Orleans is 218,526
    53.66% of New Orleans population is Black
  • 2
    Baton Rouge
    Black population in Baton Rouge is 120,229
    50.97% of Baton Rouge population is Black
  • 3
    Shreveport
    Black population in Shreveport is 106,391
    55.42% of Shreveport population is Black
  • 4
    Lafayette
    Black population in Lafayette is 37,304
    28.09% of Lafayette population is Black
  • 5
    Lake Charles
    Black population in Lake Charles is 37,290
    42.75% of Lake Charles population is Black

List of 304 cities in Louisiana by Black Population

View Methodology
Rank by Black Population
City
Black Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Louisiana Black Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 New Orleans 218,526 53.66% 22.55%
2 Baton Rouge 120,229 50.97% 12.41%
3 Shreveport 106,391 55.42% 10.98%
4 Lafayette 37,304 28.09% 3.85%
5 Lake Charles 37,290 42.75% 3.85%
6 Monroe 28,974 59.78% 2.99%
7 Alexandria 25,643 55.55% 2.65%
8 18,168 26.49% 1.88%
9 14,701 19.29% 1.52%
10 13,477 44.51% 1.39%
11 12,830 79.65% 1.32%
12 10,705 85.18% 1.10%
13 10,494 55.68% 1.08%
14 9,671 41.59% 1.00%
15 9,483 47.05% 0.98%
16 9,454 43.94% 0.98%
17 7,627 77.22% 0.79%
18 7,333 23.06% 0.76%
19 7,314 20.77% 0.75%
20 6,118 45.91% 0.63%
21 6,057 30.11% 0.63%
22 6,037 49.81% 0.62%
23 5,881 50.78% 0.61%
24 5,797 83.91% 0.60%
25 5,314 45.37% 0.55%
26 5,289 47.31% 0.55%
27 5,215 39.55% 0.54%
28 5,196 82.75% 0.54%
29 4,836 81.66% 0.50%
30 4,820 32.04% 0.50%
31 4,518 66.79% 0.47%
32 4,145 25.05% 0.43%
33 3,922 83.13% 0.40%
34 3,830 38.33% 0.40%
35 3,722 11.67% 0.38%
36 3,699 52.31% 0.38%
37 3,694 29.51% 0.38%
38 3,664 47.08% 0.38%
39 3,530 73.39% 0.36%
40 3,418 48.11% 0.35%
41 3,319 30.25% 0.34%
42 3,313 45.62% 0.34%
43 3,291 41.72% 0.34%
44 3,238 50.10% 0.33%
45 3,009 54.02% 0.31%
46 2,927 75.01% 0.30%
47 2,852 26.42% 0.29%
48 2,821 55.34% 0.29%
49 2,793 19.33% 0.29%
50 2,732 44.36% 0.28%
51 2,725 54.60% 0.28%
52 2,642 78.40% 0.27%
53 2,617 75.40% 0.27%
54 2,601 46.26% 0.27%
55 2,599 54.90% 0.27%
56 2,561 59.31% 0.26%
57 2,401 66.66% 0.25%
58 2,390 54.72% 0.25%
59 2,363 67.88% 0.24%
60 2,333 53.55% 0.24%
61 2,329 18.63% 0.24%
62 2,313 33.25% 0.24%
63 2,273 38.49% 0.23%
64 2,265 72.06% 0.23%
65 2,250 24.87% 0.23%
66 2,192 58.86% 0.23%
67 2,172 94.03% 0.22%
68 2,145 74.51% 0.22%
69 2,142 26.85% 0.22%
70 2,054 11.84% 0.21%
71 2,002 72.25% 0.21%
72 1,999 69.17% 0.21%
73 1,933 15.62% 0.20%
74 1,925 44.89% 0.20%
75 1,687 72.06% 0.17%
76 1,654 34.82% 0.17%
77 1,625 36.16% 0.17%
78 1,586 7.32% 0.16%
79 1,491 57.10% 0.15%
80 1,477 67.38% 0.15%
81 1,423 68.45% 0.15%
82 1,400 47.31% 0.14%
83 1,336 43.65% 0.14%
84 1,332 14.76% 0.14%
85 1,281 71.52% 0.13%
86 1,249 38.27% 0.13%
87 1,185 26.35% 0.12%
88 1,178 11.56% 0.12%
89 1,150 37.58% 0.12%
90 1,074 47.56% 0.11%
91 1,066 49.26% 0.11%
92 1,061 45.23% 0.11%
93 1,052 41.35% 0.11%
94 1,045 34.16% 0.11%
95 1,041 71.99% 0.11%
96 1,036 38.10% 0.11%
97 1,013 53.26% 0.10%
98 980 36.06% 0.10%
99 928 61.01% 0.10%
100 903 26.40% 0.09%
101 874 21.88% 0.09%
102 829 41.20% 0.09%
103 810 62.55% 0.08%
104 793 57.09% 0.08%
105 781 46.13% 0.08%
106 778 65.54% 0.08%
107 769 52.14% 0.08%
108 767 81.08% 0.08%
109 735 14.84% 0.08%
110 724 42.94% 0.07%
111 719 20.15% 0.07%
112 708 38.06% 0.07%
113 697 87.45% 0.07%
114 692 19.58% 0.07%
115 669 93.57% 0.07%
116 661 88.37% 0.07%
117 655 64.53% 0.07%
118 651 68.53% 0.07%
118 651 13.26% 0.07%
119 634 53.37% 0.07%
120 633 9.68% 0.07%
121 611 57.32% 0.06%
122 610 53.56% 0.06%
123 606 85.35% 0.06%
124 599 36.11% 0.06%
125 580 22.78% 0.06%
126 569 23.86% 0.06%
127 564 50.31% 0.06%
128 558 12.51% 0.06%
129 547 57.64% 0.06%
130 537 37.32% 0.06%
131 520 90.12% 0.05%
132 515 69.31% 0.05%
133 511 3.58% 0.05%
134 509 15.62% 0.05%
135 482 46.89% 0.05%
136 477 65.25% 0.05%
137 476 92.61% 0.05%
138 471 17.83% 0.05%
139 465 22.63% 0.05%
140 460 13.69% 0.05%
141 455 32.99% 0.05%
142 431 37.35% 0.04%
143 423 58.83% 0.04%
144 414 79.62% 0.04%
145 409 42.78% 0.04%
146 406 18.13% 0.04%
147 396 31.60% 0.04%
148 392 50.32% 0.04%
149 388 4.01% 0.04%
150 383 42.18% 0.04%
151 382 53.80% 0.04%
152 374 43.14% 0.04%
153 373 26.01% 0.04%
154 370 15.11% 0.04%
155 368 54.12% 0.04%
156 360 31.44% 0.04%
156 360 42.35% 0.04%
157 351 8.14% 0.04%
158 346 63.37% 0.04%
159 337 46.87% 0.03%
160 327 58.60% 0.03%
161 320 97.56% 0.03%
162 317 99.37% 0.03%
163 316 37.00% 0.03%
164 312 7.53% 0.03%
165 309 23.15% 0.03%
166 308 10.96% 0.03%
167 297 39.60% 0.03%
168 274 41.70% 0.03%
169 270 10.89% 0.03%
170 266 33.80% 0.03%
171 265 24.11% 0.03%
172 261 16.70% 0.03%
173 260 58.96% 0.03%
174 242 33.80% 0.02%
175 241 35.55% 0.02%
176 236 61.30% 0.02%
177 219 62.39% 0.02%
178 216 59.83% 0.02%
179 213 30.39% 0.02%
180 212 26.37% 0.02%
181 207 10.92% 0.02%
182 202 21.84% 0.02%
183 186 34.83% 0.02%
184 181 26.46% 0.02%
185 176 54.32% 0.02%
186 175 11.99% 0.02%
187 172 27.92% 0.02%
188 170 54.31% 0.02%
189 163 11.43% 0.02%
190 156 67.53% 0.02%
190 156 5.83% 0.02%
191 155 18.07% 0.02%
192 154 6.02% 0.02%
193 150 14.72% 0.02%
194 145 16.35% 0.01%
195 143 49.31% 0.01%
195 143 7.36% 0.01%
196 132 39.05% 0.01%
197 129 50.19% 0.01%
198 128 21.99% 0.01%
199 127 50.00% 0.01%
200 125 8.25% 0.01%
200 125 4.73% 0.01%
201 124 6.59% 0.01%
201 124 23.22% 0.01%
202 120 14.34% 0.01%
203 119 12.24% 0.01%
204 118 8.85% 0.01%
205 114 27.74% 0.01%
206 112 3.47% 0.01%
207 108 67.08% 0.01%
208 107 41.96% 0.01%
209 102 26.42% 0.01%
210 99 52.94% 0.01%
211 91 13.64% 0.01%
212 88 29.63% 0.01%
213 87 26.05% 0.01%
214 82 4.02% 0.01%
214 82 28.37% 0.01%
215 77 57.89% 0.01%
216 76 22.22% 0.01%
217 75 26.88% 0.01%
218 73 2.85% 0.01%
219 72 12.00% 0.01%
220 67 9.72% 0.01%
221 66 4.36% 0.01%
221 66 2.40% 0.01%
222 65 5.51% 0.01%
222 65 4.52% 0.01%
223 64 23.79% 0.01%
223 64 40.00% 0.01%
224 62 12.53% 0.01%
225 59 9.23% 0.01%
225 59 9.74% 0.01%
226 57 29.38% 0.01%
226 57 15.45% 0.01%
227 55 22.92% 0.01%
228 54 21.77% 0.01%
228 54 5.41% 0.01%
229 50 16.56% 0.01%
230 49 25.39% 0.01%
230 49 27.53% 0.01%
231 48 18.75% -
232 46 24.47% -
232 46 17.42% -
233 42 13.25% -
234 41 22.78% -
235 40 16.88% -
235 40 2.84% -
236 39 27.66% -
237 38 14.18% -
238 33 1.76% -
239 32 27.83% -
240 31 2.61% -
241 26 4.97% -
242 21 4.64% -
242 21 6.21% -
243 20 16.13% -
244 19 70.37% -
245 18 2.15% -
245 18 8.29% -
246 17 8.81% -
246 17 4.64% -
246 17 9.50% -
247 16 9.88% -
247 16 3.75% -
248 14 1.74% -
248 14 5.13% -
249 13 2.50% -
250 12 2.60% -
251 9 1.33% -
251 9 1.50% -
252 8 1.32% -
252 8 1.04% -
253 7 1.02% -
254 6 2.22% -
254 6 2.30% -
254 6 0.58% -
255 5 1.18% -
256 4 1.88% -
256 4 2.44% -
256 4 1.39% -
257 2 0.21% -
258 1 0.24% -
258 1 1.61% -
258 1 0.70% -

List of cities with no Black Population in Louisiana

According to data from the United States Census Bureau, the following cities in Louisiana have no recorded Black population*:
  • Delta
  • Eros
  • Estherwood
  • Forest Hill
  • Georgetown
  • Goldonna
  • Hornbeck
  • Jamestown
  • Longstreet
  • Mound
  • Quitman
  • Shongaloo
  • Sikes
  • Simpson
  • Stanley
  • Turkey Creek
* These cities were not included in the ranking above, as they do not meet the population criteria. It is possible that a small population exists but was not reported or captured due to limitations or variations in Census data collection and reporting.

Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks cities in Louisiana by their Black or African American population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census Defines Black Population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their race, meaning individuals can choose one or more racial categories when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as Black, whether alone or in combination with another race.
Here are a few important things to know about how race is reported:
  • Some people identify as Black alone, while others identify as Black along with another race (such as Black and White).
  • Hispanic / Latino origin is reported separately from race, so someone can be both Hispanic and Black .
  • We’ve used the “Black alone or in combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Black population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Black alone or in combination in cities. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Black .
  2. % of Total Louisiana Black Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Black population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small Black populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • Cities that don’t have any reported Black population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where Black populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.