Ranking of Indiana Cities and Places By Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 39.35K people in Indiana with African ancestry. Among all Indiana cities and places, Indianapolis city (balance) had the highest population with African ancestry (23.05K), followed by Fort Wayne city (1.81K), and South Bend city (1.78K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Indiana.

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Ranking of Indiana Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of Indiana Cities and Places By Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Indianapolis city (balance)

Fort Wayne city

South Bend city

Lawrence city

Merrillville town

Gary city

Evansville city

Elkhart city

Goshen city

Speedway town

Ranking of Indiana Cities and Places By Population with African Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	City or Place	Population
1	Indianapolis city (balance)	23050
2	Fort Wayne city	1810
3	South Bend city	1778
4	Lawrence city	1194
5	Merrillville town	799
6	Gary city	662
7	Evansville city	613
8	Elkhart city	501
9	Goshen city	474
10	Speedway town	438
11	Mishawaka city	327
12	Muncie city	315
13	Beech Grove city	305
14	Noblesville city	283
15	Kokomo city	253
16	Greenwood city	250
17	Anderson city	238
18	Brownsburg town	232
19	New Albany city	213
20	Terre Haute city	209
21	Hammond city	202
22	Bloomington city	163
23	Clarksville town	162
24	Fishers city	151
25	Plainfield town	144
25	West Lafayette city	144
26	Portage city	122
27	Avon town	118
28	Lafayette city	114
29	Jeffersonville city	112
30	Connersville city	96
30	Marion city	96
31	Vincennes city	94
32	Whitestown town	87
33	Carmel city	85
34	Greencastle city	71
35	Hobart city	68
36	Lakes of the Four Seasons CDP	66
37	Plymouth city	63
38	Seymour city	56
39	Highland town	54
40	Richmond city	50
40	Washington city	50
41	Columbus city	48
42	Granger CDP	44
43	Greensburg city	42
44	East Chicago city	39
45	Huntington city	38
46	French Lick town	36
47	Crown Point city	35
48	Osceola town	34
48	Westville town	34
49	Bicknell city	32
49	Zionsville town	32
50	Michigan City city	30
51	Dyer town	27
52	Huntertown town	26
53	Valparaiso city	25
54	Westfield city	24
55	Dunlap CDP	22
56	Mount Vernon city	20
56	Otterbein town	20
57	Madison city	19
57	Munster town	19
58	Gas City city	18
59	Meridian Hills town	17
60	Batesville city	16
60	North Terre Haute CDP	16
60	Notre Dame CDP	16
60	Simonton Lake CDP	16
61	Shelbyville city	15
61	Tipton city	15
62	Attica city	14
62	Morristown town	14
63	Warren Park town	13
64	Whiting city	12
65	Edinburgh town	11
66	Chesterfield town	10
66	North Liberty town	10
67	Bluffton city	8
67	Ingalls town	8
67	North Manchester town	8
67	Selma town	8
68	Bedford city	7
68	Bourbon town	7
68	Crawfordsville city	7
68	Franklin city	7
68	Spiceland town	7
68	Wabash city	7
69	Avilla town	6
69	Decatur city	6
69	Winona Lake town	6
70	Brazil city	5
70	Bristol town	5
70	Lapel town	5
70	Milan town	5
70	New Pekin town	5
70	Princeton city	5
70	Woodburn city	5
71	Bunker Hill town	4
71	Lagrange town	4
71	North Webster town	4
71	Royal Center town	4
71	Southport city	4
72	Battle Ground town	3
72	Corydon town	3
72	Marengo town	3
72	Osgood town	3
72	Rocky Ripple town	3
72	St. Leon town	3
73	Geneva town	2
73	La Fontaine town	2
73	Loogootee city	2
73	Orland town	2
73	Ridgeville town	2
74	Alexandria city	1
74	Berne city	1
74	Shipshewana town	1
74	Worthington town	1
74	Wynnedale town	1