Appendix I: Demographic weight of communities of African descent by administrative region

Demographic weight of black communities
Quebec Administrative Region Population Black Population Percentage
Quebec (2021) 8,501,833 422,405 4.96%
01 - Bas-Saint-Laurent (2021)Footnote 21 199,039 1,195 0.60%
02 - Saguenay (2021)Footnote 22 275,552 1,770 0.65%
03 - Capitale-Nationale (2016)Footnote 23 729,997 13,175 1.80%
04 - Mauricie (2021)Footnote 24 273,055 4,390 1.60%
05 - Estrie (2021)Footnote 25 337,701 5,925 1.80%
06 - Montréal (2021)Footnote 26 2,004,265 208,805 10.40%
07 - Outaouais (2021)Footnote 27 405,158 27,740 6.80%
08 - Abitibi-Témiscamingue (2021)Footnote 28 147,082 1,370 0.90%
09 - Côte-Nord (2021)Footnote 29 88,525 590 0.70%
10 - Nord-du-Québec (2021)Footnote 30 45,740 395 0.90%
11 - Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-MadeleineFootnote 31 90,311 185 0.20%
12 - Chaudière-AppalachesFootnote 32 433,312 4,100 1.80%
13 - Laval (2021)Footnote 33 438,366 38,420 8.80%
14 - Lanaudière (2016)Footnote 34 494,796 17,080 3.50%
15 - Laurentides (2021) 636,083 13,320 2.10%
16 - Montérégie (2021)Footnote 35 1,507,070 38,930 2.60%
17 - Centre-du-Québec (2021)Footnote 36 250,445 2,385 1.00%