Louisiana Black Population

According to the 2017 Census Bureau the state of Louisiana has the 12th largest Black population in the United States with 1,572,573 African Americans making up 34% of the state total.

State Data	Black	Total State
Median household income	$28,222	$46,145
Bachelor’s degree or higher	14.6%	23.8%
Family poverty rate	28.5%	14.7%
Percentage households Married-couple families	25.3%	42.8%
Homeowner rate	46.6%	65.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates

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Metropolitan Area	Black Population
New Orleans, LA	441,391
Shreveport	173,216
Lafayette	119,947
Monroe	64,360
Lake Charles	49,309
Alexandria	45,699
Houma-Thibodaux, LA	34,618

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Get the Complete Louisiana African American Population Report

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