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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.52M people in Indiana with Other Groups ancestry (22.55% of Indiana population). Among all Indiana cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Gary city had the highest percentage of its population with Other Groups ancestry (70.43%), followed by East Chicago city (63.58%), and Merrillville town (55.95%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Other Groups ancestry.

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Indiana Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Other Groups Ancestry in 2021
Gary city
East Chicago city
Merrillville town
Hammond city
Lawrence city
Indianapolis city (balance)
South Bend city
Logansport city
Elkhart city
Anderson city
Ranking of Indiana Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Other Groups Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Gary city 70.43
2 East Chicago city 63.58
3 Merrillville town 55.95
4 Hammond city 49.88
5 Lawrence city 38.25
6 Indianapolis city (balance) 37.20
7 South Bend city 36.87
8 Logansport city 35.67
9 Elkhart city 35.64
10 Anderson city 35.18
11 Frankfort city 34.49
12 Michigan City city 33.88
13 Lake Station city 33.74
14 Griffith town 33.52
15 West Lafayette city 33.01
16 Portage city 32.74
17 Fort Wayne city 30.85
18 Plymouth city 30.80
19 Seymour city 29.15
20 Columbus city 28.49
21 Marion city 28.38
22 Schererville town 27.69
23 Warsaw city 27.56
24 Highland town 27.22
25 Hobart city 26.44
26 Munster town 26.20
27 Speedway town 25.83
28 Clarksville town 25.80
29 Lafayette city 25.74
30 Jeffersonville city 25.60
31 Goshen city 25.11
32 La Porte city 25.01
33 Washington city 24.99
34 Kokomo city 24.88
35 Evansville city 24.68
36 New Albany city 24.29
37 Mishawaka city 24.10
38 Muncie city 23.40
39 Peru city 22.82
40 Richmond city 22.66
41 Carmel city 22.50
42 Crown Point city 21.85
43 Dyer town 21.77
44 Bloomington city 21.72
45 Terre Haute city 21.10
46 Valparaiso city 21.04
47 Fishers city 20.39
48 Crawfordsville city 19.59
49 Chesterton town 19.45
50 Greenwood city 19.21
51 St. John town 19.15
52 Westfield city 18.84
53 Avon town 18.05
54 New Haven city 17.96
55 Shelbyville city 17.88
56 Beech Grove city 17.79
57 Madison city 17.73
58 Greensburg city 16.56
59 Granger CDP 16.19
60 Noblesville city 15.84
61 New Castle city 15.75
62 Lebanon city 15.61
63 Connersville city 15.25
64 Bedford city 15.21
65 Lowell town 14.93
66 Bluffton city 14.60
67 Plainfield town 14.26
68 Vincennes city 13.86
69 Yorktown town 13.75
70 Greenfield city 13.22
71 Huntington city 13.06
72 Franklin city 12.35
73 Jasper city 11.80
74 Wabash city 11.73
75 Zionsville town 11.14
76 Danville town 10.80
77 Martinsville city 10.44
78 Cedar Lake town 9.82
79 Auburn city 9.68
80 Brownsburg town 9.12