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Hammond, Louisiana
8,950 Black residents · 45.7% of the place
Hammond is a city in Louisiana, entered in this gazetteer on its published 2020 figures: 19,584 residents in all, 8,950 of them Black alone — 45.7% of the place.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 19,584 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 8,950 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 45.7% |
| Rank by Black population among Louisiana places | 20 of 488 |
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
Across the last two censuses, the Black population of Hammond declined — 9,514 in 2010 and 8,950 in 2020, a change of -5.9%. The Black share of Hammond moved from 47.5% to 45.7% over the same span.
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
Hammond stands in the gazetteer as one of the 488 places the Census Bureau counts in Louisiana. Hammond's Black population of 8,950 ranks 20 among them. The figures on this page are the published redistricting counts for Hammond as the Bureau bounds it, reproduced as released and cited to their table.
Institutions
The institutions of Hammond — its congregations, schools, and businesses — stand at the scale of its 19,584 people, and this gazetteer sets them within the county and state frames above. The entry itself fixes Hammond: name, state, people, and share, on the same terms as every place in the edition.