Plaquemines Parish County
Population: 26,757 County
Houses: 10,481 Land
area: 844.6 sq. mi. Water
area: 1584.0 sq. mi. Industries
providing employment: Educational,health and social
services (15.1%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and
mining (12.2%), Retail trade (10.6%). Races
in Plaquemines Parish:
- White Non-Hispanic (68.8%)
- Black (23.4%)
- American Indian (2.8%)
- Vietnamese (1.8%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- Other race (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted
in other races) |