Indiana Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2020

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Black or African American Alone population in Indiana was 684,497 and represented 10.08% of the total Indiana population (6,789,098).

Among Indiana counties, Marion County had the highest number of people who identified as Black or African American Alone (283,834), followed by Lake County (123,173), and Allen County (46,564). Martin County had the lowest (28).

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 242 0.68
Allen 46564 12.06
Bartholomew 2112 2.57
Benton 90 1.03
Blackford 105 0.87
Boone 1677 2.36
Brown 133 0.86
Carroll 218 1.07
Cass 856 2.27
Clark 10311 8.5
Clay 219 0.83
Clinton 278 0.84
Crawford 81 0.77
Daviess 768 2.3
Dearborn 374 0.74
Decatur 185 0.7
DeKalb 284 0.66
Delaware 8220 7.36
Dubois 454 1.04
Elkhart 12477 6.03
Fayette 365 1.56
Floyd 4570 5.68
Fountain 103 0.63
Franklin 84 0.37
Fulton 195 0.95
Gibson 919 2.78
Grant 5135 7.72
Greene 101 0.33
Hamilton 16278 4.66
Hancock 2799 3.49
Harrison 318 0.8
Hendricks 14623 8.33
Henry 1334 2.73
Howard 6886 8.24
Huntington 272 0.74
Jackson 756 1.63
Jasper 213 0.65
Jay 126 0.62
Jefferson 724 2.19
Jennings 243 0.88
Johnson 4594 2.83
Knox 1050 2.9
Kosciusko 930 1.16
LaGrange 224 0.55
Lake 123173 24.69
LaPorte 13133 11.7
Lawrence 258 0.57
Madison 11147 8.56
Marion 283834 29.06
Marshall 370 0.8
Martin 28 0.28
Miami 1796 5
Monroe 5381 3.86
Montgomery 450 1.19
Morgan 434 0.6
Newton 155 1.12
Noble 507 1.07
Ohio 43 0.73
Orange 323 1.63
Owen 115 0.54
Parke 338 2.09
Perry 571 2.98
Pike 90 0.74
Porter 7930 4.58
Posey 268 1.06
Pulaski 111 0.89
Putnam 1276 3.48
Randolph 194 0.8
Ripley 134 0.46
Rush 171 1.02
St. Joseph 37797 13.86
Scott 137 0.56
Shelby 666 1.48
Spencer 194 0.98
Starke 109 0.47
Steuben 332 0.96
Sullivan 1001 4.81
Switzerland 119 1.22
Tippecanoe 11462 6.15
Tipton 107 0.7
Union 67 0.95
Vanderburgh 18322 10.16
Vermillion 113 0.73
Vigo 7561 7.12
Wabash 268 0.87
Warren 40 0.48
Warrick 1188 1.86
Washington 169 0.6
Wayne 3375 5.08
Wells 270 0.96
White 285 1.16
Whitley 195 0.57