The St. James Parish, also known as Cancer Alley, has 50% people of color in its population, which more specifically consists of 49.4% African American residents and 0.6% from other groups. This parish also has 20.7% of its population living in poverty. However, this demographic is not reflected in the employment at the manufacturing plants. Surveying 11 plants in the St. James Parish, researchers found that these plants only employed between 4.9% and 19.4% African Americans, which is remarkably low in comparison to the overall population. The manufacturing plants in Cancer Alley disproportionately affect African American people while simultaneously excluding those same communities from employment opportunities.