Ranking of Indiana Counties 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 counties, Marion County had the highest population with African ancestry (25.03K), followed by St. Joseph County (2.60K), and Lake County (1.93K).

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

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Indiana Counties By Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Marion County
St. Joseph County
Lake County
Allen County
Elkhart County
Hendricks County
Vanderburgh County
Hamilton County
Delaware County
Tippecanoe County
Ranking of Indiana Counties By Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Marion County 25025
2 St. Joseph County 2601
3 Lake County 1930
4 Allen County 1856
5 Elkhart County 1045
6 Hendricks County 822
7 Vanderburgh County 628
8 Hamilton County 569
9 Delaware County 454
10 Tippecanoe County 396
11 Johnson County 378
12 Madison County 292
13 Clark County 274
14 Floyd County 270
15 Howard County 253
16 Vigo County 225
17 Porter County 213
18 Monroe County 198
19 Hancock County 188
20 Putnam County 176
21 Grant County 138
22 Knox County 133
23 Sullivan County 129
24 Boone County 126
25 Fayette County 106
26 Orange County 96
27 LaPorte County 73
28 Marshall County 70
29 Daviess County 59
30 Jackson County 56
31 Bartholomew County 53
32 Huntington County 51
33 Wayne County 50
34 Decatur County 42
35 Shelby County 29
36 Jefferson County 28
37 Dearborn County 25
38 Ripley County 24
39 LaGrange County 23
40 Posey County 20
41 Perry County 19
42 Wabash County 17
43 Miami County 15
43 Tipton County 15
44 Fountain County 14
45 Henry County 13
46 Kosciusko County 12
47 Noble County 10
47 Warrick County 10
48 Adams County 9
49 DeKalb County 8
49 Owen County 8
49 Steuben County 8
49 Wells County 8
49 Whitley County 8
50 Lawrence County 7
50 Montgomery County 7
51 Clay County 5
51 Crawford County 5
51 Gibson County 5
51 Washington County 5
52 Cass County 4
52 White County 4
53 Harrison County 3
54 Martin County 2
54 Randolph County 2
55 Greene County 1