Indiana Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2020

Updated on January 30, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Black or African American Alone population in Indiana was 686,492 and represented 10.11% of the total Indiana population (6,788,799).

Among Indiana counties, Marion County had the highest number of people who identified as Black or African American Alone (287,764), followed by Lake County (122,537), and Allen County (46,456). Martin County had the lowest (29).

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 2020
Indiana Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2020
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County Black Alone Population % of County Population
Adams 241 0.67
Allen 46456 12.03
Bartholomew 2077 2.53
Benton 89 1.02
Blackford 105 0.87
Boone 1666 2.34
Brown 128 0.83
Carroll 218 1.07
Cass 852 2.26
Clark 10236 8.44
Clay 219 0.83
Clinton 283 0.85
Crawford 89 0.85
Daviess 768 2.3
Dearborn 374 0.74
Decatur 186 0.7
DeKalb 282 0.65
Delaware 8122 7.27
Dubois 452 1.04
Elkhart 12513 6.05
Fayette 361 1.55
Floyd 4530 5.63
Fountain 103 0.63
Franklin 83 0.36
Fulton 193 0.94
Gibson 911 2.76
Grant 5094 7.66
Greene 100 0.33
Hamilton 16171 4.63
Hancock 2779 3.47
Harrison 315 0.79
Hendricks 14544 8.28
Henry 1337 2.73
Howard 6813 8.15
Huntington 269 0.73
Jackson 692 1.49
Jasper 215 0.65
Jay 125 0.61
Jefferson 725 2.19
Jennings 245 0.89
Johnson 4553 2.81
Knox 1060 2.92
Kosciusko 923 1.15
LaGrange 225 0.56
Lake 122537 24.56
LaPorte 13047 11.62
Lawrence 259 0.57
Madison 11086 8.52
Marion 287764 29.47
Marshall 367 0.8
Martin 29 0.3
Miami 1806 5.03
Monroe 5306 3.8
Montgomery 449 1.18
Morgan 431 0.6
Newton 154 1.12
Noble 506 1.07
Ohio 45 0.76
Orange 326 1.64
Owen 115 0.54
Parke 336 2.08
Perry 572 2.99
Pike 90 0.74
Porter 7885 4.55
Posey 265 1.05
Pulaski 109 0.87
Putnam 1279 3.49
Randolph 196 0.8
Ripley 138 0.48
Rush 170 1.01
St. Joseph 37679 13.82
Scott 140 0.57
Shelby 667 1.48
Spencer 193 0.97
Starke 111 0.48
Steuben 336 0.98
Sullivan 1001 4.81
Switzerland 119 1.22
Tippecanoe 11432 6.13
Tipton 108 0.7
Union 70 0.99
Vanderburgh 18229 10.11
Vermillion 104 0.68
Vigo 7567 7.13
Wabash 267 0.86
Warren 40 0.48
Warrick 1183 1.85
Washington 171 0.61
Wayne 3340 5.02
Wells 272 0.97
White 278 1.13
Whitley 196 0.57