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Vernon Parish, Louisiana
6,491 Black residents · 13.3% of the county · ranked 41 of 64 in Louisiana by Black population
The gazetteer enters Vernon Parish, Louisiana, on its published figures: a total population of 48,750 in 2020, with 6,491 Black residents counted alone — 13.3% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 48,750 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 6,491 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 13.3% |
| Rank by Black population among Louisiana counties | 41 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 Vernon Parish: 7,443 Black residents in 2010, 6,491 in 2020 — declined by 12.8% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 14.2% to 13.3%.
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
Within Louisiana, the Census Bureau counts 64 counties and county equivalents, Vernon Parish among them; it stands 41 by Black population, with 6,491 Black residents of the state's 1.5 million. The gazetteer takes the county as its middle geography — the frame between the state page and the place pages — and prints the redistricting counts of Vernon Parish, Louisiana, exactly as published.
Institutions
Black Vernon Parish's institutions live at the scale of its towns and communities, and the gazetteer records them there, place by place. The Vernon Parish page holds the frame around them — 48,750 people in all, 6,491 of them Black — and the trend that runs through both censuses.