African Americans in Louisiana

African Americans in Louisiana
Total population
	1.501 million (2020)
Regions with significant populations
	Orleans Parish and rural parishes along the Mississippi River Delta
Languages
	Southern American English, African American Vernacular English, Louisiana Creole, Louisiana French, Isleño Spanish, New Orleans English, Cajun English, African languages
Religion
	Christianity; Louisiana Voodoo
Related ethnic groups
	French Louisianians (Louisiana Creole people, Cajuns), Isleños, Redbones, Creoles of color

African Americans in Louisiana or Black Louisianians are residents of the US state of Louisiana who are of African ancestry; those native to the state since colonial times descend from the many African slaves working on indigo and sugarcane plantations under French colonial rule.^[4]

Within the US, Louisiana has the fifth largest overall African American population. Louisiana has the second largest percentage of African Americans in the country, only behind Mississippi.^[5] As of the 2020 US census, Black Louisianians of African heritage were 32.8% of the state's population.^[6]

^ "Louisiana - Place Explorer - Data Commons". datacommons.org.
^ Parent, Wayne (September 1, 2006). Inside the Carnival: Unmasking Louisiana Politics. LSU Press. ISBN 9780807131985 – via Google Books.
^ "Religious Landscape Study".
^ "Slavery in French Colonial Louisiana". 64 Parishes.
^ Voting Rights Act: Evidence of Continued Need, Volume II, Serial No. 109-103, March 8, 2006, 109-2 Hearing, *. 2006. p. 1600.
^ U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Louisiana

[1] "Louisiana - Place Explorer - Data Commons". datacommons.org.

[2] Parent, Wayne (September 1, 2006). Inside the Carnival: Unmasking Louisiana Politics. LSU Press. ISBN 9780807131985 – via Google Books.

[3] "Religious Landscape Study".

[4] "Slavery in French Colonial Louisiana". 64 Parishes.

[5] Voting Rights Act: Evidence of Continued Need, Volume II, Serial No. 109-103, March 8, 2006, 109-2 Hearing, *. 2006. p. 1600.

[6] U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Louisiana

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Total population

1.501 million^[1] (2020)
Regions with significant populations
Orleans Parish and rural parishes along the Mississippi River Delta^[2]
Languages
Southern American English, African American Vernacular English, Louisiana Creole, Louisiana French, Isleño Spanish, New Orleans English, Cajun English, African languages
Religion
Christianity;^[3] Louisiana Voodoo
Related ethnic groups
French Louisianians (Louisiana Creole people, Cajuns), Isleños, Redbones, Creoles of color