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Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
61,086 Black residents · 25.3% of the county · ranked 5 of 64 in Louisiana by Black population
In Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, the 2020 Census counted 241,753 people, 61,086 of them Black alone. At 25.3%, Lafayette 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 | 241,753 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 61,086 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 25.3% |
| Rank by Black population among Louisiana counties | 5 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 Lafayette Parish counted 57,073 Black residents; in 2020 it counted 61,086. The population grew by 7.0% across the decade, and the Black share in Lafayette Parish moved from 25.8% to 25.3%.
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; Lafayette Parish holds 61,086 of it, rank 5 in the state's order. The county page for Lafayette Parish carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
Black Lafayette Parish's institutions live at the scale of its towns and communities, and the gazetteer records them there, place by place. The Lafayette Parish page holds the frame around them — 241,753 people in all, 61,086 of them Black — and the trend that runs through both censuses.