African Americans in Louisiana

African Americans in Louisiana are residents of the state of Louisiana who are of African-American ancestry. Before the American Civil War, African Americans comprised the majority of the population in the state, as many worked as laborers on sugar cane and cotton plantations.

Tens of thousands left in the Great Migration in the first half of the 20th century, seeking work and political opportunities elsewhere. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, African Americans were 31.2% of the state's population.^[1]

References

↑ "Louisiana QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau". Quickfacts.census.gov. 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2014.

African Americans by location

Alabama California (Los Angeles) Florida Georgia (Atlanta) Illinois (Chicago) Louisiana Maryland Michigan (Detroit) Mississippi Nebraska (Omaha) Puerto Rico Tennessee Texas (Houston)

Demographics of the United States

Demographic history

Economic and social	Affluence Educational attainment Emigration Homeownership Household income Immigration Income inequality Language LGBT Middle classes Personal income Poverty Social class Unemployment by state Wealth

Religion	Prominent examples: Buddhists Christians Catholics Protestants, etc. Coptic Hindus Jainism Jews Muslims Neopagans Non-religious Sikhs

Race and ethnicity	People of the United States/Americans Ethnic groups in the United States American people by ethnic or national origin History of the United States by ethnic group American culture by ethnicity Race and ethnicity in the Census Maps of American ancestries American ethnicity 2010 Census in the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Racism - African immigrants to the United States Central Africans in the United States Horn Africans in the United States North Africans in the United States Southeast Africans in the United States Southern Africans in the United States West Africans in the United States - White Americans: European Americans English Americans German Americans Irish Americans Italian Americans French Americans Basque Americans, etc. Euro Oceanic American Australian American, New Zealand American Non-Hispanic Whites White Hispanic and Latino Americans Middle Eastern Americans Arab Americans Israeli Americans Iranian Americans - Afro-American peoples of the Americas African Americans Afro-Caribbean/West Indian Americans, Black Hispanic and Latino Americans - Asian Americans Chinese Americans Filipino Americans Indian Americans Vietnamese Americans Japanese Americans Pakistani Americans Asian Hispanic and Latino Americans, etc. - Americans from other parts of the Americas: Canadian Hispanic and Latino Americans Mexican Americans Puerto Ricans (Stateside) Cuban Americans Colombian Americans, etc. Belizean American Guyanese American Native Americans and Alaska Natives - Oceanic American: Euro Oceanic and Pacific Islands Americans Chamorro Americans Native Hawaiians Samoan Americans Tongan Americans, etc. - Others ethnic groups Melungeon Roma in the United States Multiracial Americans

Ethnic groups in Louisiana

African Americans Cajuns Creoles Isleños Redbones

African Americans in Louisiana

See also

References