Indiana Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Black or African American Alone population in Indiana was 644,295 and represented 9.71% of the total Indiana population (6,637,898).

Among Indiana counties, Marion County had the highest number of people who identified as Black or African American Alone (270,343), followed by Lake County (121,228), and Allen County (44,398). Warren County had the lowest (26).

In the map below, we show the number and percentage of each county's Black or African American Alone population, as well as the gender percentages when you interact with the map. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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Indiana Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2016
Indiana Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2016
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County Black Alone Population % of County Population
Adams 158 0.45
Allen 44398 12.02
Bartholomew 1840 2.23
Benton 82 0.95
Blackford 77 0.64
Boone 1094 1.7
Brown 88 0.59
Carroll 153 0.77
Cass 744 1.96
Clark 8837 7.64
Clay 161 0.61
Clinton 224 0.7
Crawford 58 0.55
Daviess 564 1.71
Dearborn 329 0.67
Decatur 136 0.51
DeKalb 191 0.45
Delaware 8360 7.23
Dubois 297 0.7
Elkhart 12645 6.21
Fayette 342 1.47
Floyd 4167 5.43
Fountain 80 0.49
Franklin 75 0.33
Fulton 153 0.76
Gibson 770 2.29
Grant 5010 7.51
Greene 75 0.23
Hamilton 13042 4.12
Hancock 1966 2.66
Harrison 245 0.62
Hendricks 10421 6.49
Henry 1259 2.6
Howard 6069 7.37
Huntington 217 0.6
Jackson 491 1.12
Jasper 270 0.81
Jay 104 0.5
Jefferson 622 1.93
Jennings 224 0.81
Johnson 3267 2.15
Knox 1097 2.94
Kosciusko 848 1.08
LaGrange 182 0.47
Lake 121228 24.92
LaPorte 12587 11.41
Lawrence 196 0.43
Madison 10915 8.44
Marion 270343 28.58
Marshall 364 0.78
Martin 35 0.34
Miami 1769 4.91
Monroe 5144 3.53
Montgomery 379 0.99
Morgan 331 0.48
Newton 117 0.84
Noble 372 0.78
Ohio 36 0.61
Orange 255 1.31
Owen 87 0.42
Parke 392 2.31
Perry 478 2.52
Pike 72 0.58
Porter 6444 3.85
Posey 251 0.98
Pulaski 99 0.79
Putnam 1387 3.73
Randolph 169 0.67
Ripley 117 0.41
Rush 161 0.97
St. Joseph 36380 13.47
Scott 102 0.43
Shelby 550 1.24
Spencer 179 0.87
Starke 94 0.41
Steuben 284 0.83
Sullivan 954 4.61
Switzerland 112 1.05
Tippecanoe 10018 5.26
Tipton 85 0.56
Union 61 0.85
Vanderburgh 17384 9.58
Vermillion 56 0.36
Vigo 7671 7.11
Wabash 223 0.71
Warren 26 0.32
Warrick 964 1.55
Washington 138 0.5
Wayne 3309 4.96
Wells 188 0.68
White 204 0.85
Whitley 153 0.46