Lafayette County Demographics

A map of Lafayette County's Population by Race

Lafayette County, Louisiana had a population of 241,753 in 2020. It was 62.2% White, 25.1% Black, 2.2% Asian, 6.6% Hispanic, 0.7% Native American/Other, and 3.2% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Lafayette County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Lafayette County is the 5th most populous county of the 64 counties in Louisiana.

Lafayette County's White Population

150,475 residents of Lafayette County identify as White, or 62.2%. This makes the White share of the population of Lafayette County slightly larger than the White share of the population of Louisiana (55.8% White). Of the 64 counties in Louisiana, Lafayette County is ranked #29 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Lafayette County is more White than neighboring St. Landry County (52.4% White), and Iberia County (55.2% White). Lafayette County is less White than neighboring Acadia County (76.6% White), St. Martin County (63.6% White), and Vermilion County (76.7% White).

Lafayette County's Black Population

60,677 residents of Lafayette County identify as Black, or 25.1%. This makes the Black share of the population of Lafayette County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Louisiana (31.2% Black). Of the 64 counties in Louisiana, Lafayette County is ranked #42 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Lafayette County is more Black than neighboring Acadia County (17.3% Black), and Vermilion County (13.7% Black). Lafayette County is less Black than neighboring St. Landry County (41.5% Black), St. Martin County (29.1% Black), and Iberia County (32.9% Black).

Lafayette County's Asian Population

5,212 residents of Lafayette County identify as Asian, or 2.2%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Lafayette County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Louisiana (1.8% Asian). Of the 64 counties in Louisiana, Lafayette County is ranked #8 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Lafayette County is more Asian than neighboring Acadia County (0.3% Asian), St. Landry County (0.5% Asian), and St. Martin County (0.8% Asian). Lafayette County is less Asian than neighboring Iberia County (2.8% Asian).

Lafayette County's Hispanic Population

15,983 residents of Lafayette County identify as Hispanic, or 6.6%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Lafayette County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of Louisiana (6.9% Hispanic). Of the 64 counties in Louisiana, Lafayette County is ranked #18 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Lafayette County is more Hispanic than neighboring Acadia County (2.9% Hispanic), St. Landry County (2.6% Hispanic), St. Martin County (3.2% Hispanic), Vermilion County (4% Hispanic), and Iberia County (5.6% Hispanic).

Lafayette County's Native American/Other Population

1,688 residents of Lafayette County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.7%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Lafayette County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Louisiana (1% Native American/Other). Of the 64 counties in Louisiana, Lafayette County is ranked #27 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Lafayette County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Acadia County (0.4% Native American/Other), St. Landry County (0.5% Native American/Other), and Vermilion County (0.6% Native American/Other).

Lafayette County's Multiracial Population

7,718 residents of Lafayette County identify as Multiracial, or 3.2%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Lafayette County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Louisiana (3.4% Multiracial). Of the 64 counties in Louisiana, Lafayette County is ranked #30 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Lafayette County is more Multiracial than neighboring Acadia County (2.5% Multiracial), St. Landry County (2.5% Multiracial), St. Martin County (2.6% Multiracial), Vermilion County (2.8% Multiracial), and Iberia County (3% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.