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St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana
24,305 Black residents · 57.2% of the county · ranked 14 of 64 in Louisiana by Black population
The gazetteer enters St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, on its published figures: a total population of 42,477 in 2020, with 24,305 Black residents counted alone — 57.2% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 42,477 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 24,305 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 57.2% |
| Rank by Black population among Louisiana counties | 14 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 published record across two censuses for St. John the Baptist Parish: 24,576 Black residents in 2010, 24,305 in 2020 — declined by 1.1% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 53.5% to 57.2%.
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; St. John the Baptist Parish holds 24,305 of it, rank 14 in the state's order. The county page for St. John the Baptist Parish carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black St. John the Baptist 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. John the Baptist Parish page is their frame: 42,477 residents, 24,305 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.