Indiana Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Black or African American Alone population in Indiana was 652,697 and represented 9.80% of the total Indiana population (6,662,068).

Among Indiana counties, Marion County had the highest number of people who identified as Black or African American Alone (274,476), followed by Lake County (120,093), and Allen County (44,649). Martin County had the lowest (27).

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 2017
Indiana Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2017
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County Black Alone Population % of County Population
Adams 186 0.53
Allen 44649 12.01
Bartholomew 1854 2.25
Benton 81 0.94
Blackford 75 0.62
Boone 1242 1.89
Brown 98 0.65
Carroll 143 0.71
Cass 763 2.02
Clark 9114 7.81
Clay 185 0.71
Clinton 237 0.74
Crawford 60 0.57
Daviess 668 2.02
Dearborn 317 0.64
Decatur 151 0.57
DeKalb 217 0.51
Delaware 8330 7.23
Dubois 315 0.74
Elkhart 12626 6.18
Fayette 332 1.44
Floyd 4216 5.47
Fountain 88 0.54
Franklin 76 0.34
Fulton 167 0.83
Gibson 821 2.43
Grant 5017 7.56
Greene 85 0.26
Hamilton 13792 4.27
Hancock 2101 2.8
Harrison 260 0.65
Hendricks 11292 6.9
Henry 1271 2.64
Howard 6259 7.61
Huntington 233 0.64
Jackson 518 1.18
Jasper 279 0.83
Jay 86 0.41
Jefferson 596 1.86
Jennings 227 0.82
Johnson 3525 2.29
Knox 1035 2.79
Kosciusko 865 1.09
LaGrange 187 0.48
Lake 120093 24.77
LaPorte 12619 11.48
Lawrence 220 0.48
Madison 10987 8.49
Marion 274476 28.85
Marshall 360 0.78
Martin 27 0.27
Miami 1810 5.04
Monroe 5279 3.6
Montgomery 416 1.09
Morgan 339 0.49
Newton 117 0.83
Noble 406 0.86
Ohio 35 0.6
Orange 271 1.4
Owen 85 0.41
Parke 405 2.4
Perry 476 2.5
Pike 86 0.7
Porter 6950 4.12
Posey 260 1.02
Pulaski 102 0.81
Putnam 1357 3.63
Randolph 174 0.7
Ripley 126 0.44
Rush 158 0.95
St. Joseph 36762 13.61
Scott 116 0.49
Shelby 567 1.28
Spencer 178 0.87
Starke 97 0.42
Steuben 299 0.87
Sullivan 967 4.67
Switzerland 109 1.02
Tippecanoe 10496 5.49
Tipton 99 0.65
Union 62 0.86
Vanderburgh 17591 9.72
Vermillion 69 0.45
Vigo 7765 7.21
Wabash 240 0.76
Warren 30 0.37
Warrick 984 1.58
Washington 134 0.48
Wayne 3315 5
Wells 185 0.66
White 215 0.89
Whitley 144 0.43