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African Americans in 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 |
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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
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