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St. Helena Parish, Louisiana
5,861 Black residents · 53.7% of the county · ranked 45 of 64 in Louisiana by Black population
St. Helena Parish is a Louisiana county entry in the gazetteer's first edition in the Black Belt heartland. In the 2020 Census, St. Helena Parish held 10,920 residents in all, of whom 5,861 — 53.7% — were Black alone, the count this gazetteer records for every place on the same terms.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 10,920 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 5,861 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 53.7% |
| Rank by Black population among Louisiana counties | 45 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
The two-census record for St. Helena Parish: 5,974 Black residents in 2010 and 5,861 in 2020. The population declined by 1.9%, and the Black share in St. Helena Parish moved from 53.3% to 53.7%.
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; St. Helena Parish holds 5,861 of it, rank 45 in the state's order. The county page for St. Helena Parish carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black St. Helena 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 St. Helena Parish page is their frame: 10,920 residents, 5,861 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.