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Concordia Parish, Louisiana
7,518 Black residents · 40.2% of the county · ranked 36 of 64 in Louisiana by Black population
In Concordia Parish, Louisiana, the 2020 Census counted 18,687 people, 7,518 of them Black alone. At 40.2%, Concordia Parish's Black share stands against the state's 31.4% — the comparison this entry is built around.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 18,687 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 7,518 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 40.2% |
| Rank by Black population among Louisiana counties | 36 of 64 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
Population Trend
In 2010 Concordia Parish counted 8,513 Black residents; in 2020 it counted 7,518. The population declined by 11.7% across the decade, and the Black share in Concordia Parish moved from 40.9% to 40.2%.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
The Record
The state's Black population of 1.5 million is spread across 64 counties and county equivalents; Concordia Parish holds 7,518 of it, rank 36 in the state's order. The county page for Concordia Parish carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Concordia Parish — its congregations, schools, and civic life — this gazetteer points to the place entries inside the county's borders, where each town and community is entered on its own count. The Concordia Parish page is their frame: 18,687 residents, 7,518 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.