Indiana Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2021

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Black or African American Alone population in Indiana was 694,238 and represented 10.19% of the total Indiana population (6,813,798).

Among Indiana counties, Marion County had the highest number of people who identified as Black or African American Alone (285,358), followed by Lake County (123,214), and Allen County (46,730). Warren County had the lowest (40).

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 2021
Indiana Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2021
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County Black Alone Population % of County Population
Adams 254 0.71
Allen 46730 12.01
Bartholomew 2092 2.53
Benton 97 1.12
Blackford 106 0.88
Boone 1969 2.69
Brown 130 0.83
Carroll 208 1.01
Cass 936 2.49
Clark 10475 8.52
Clay 218 0.83
Clinton 314 0.95
Crawford 82 0.78
Daviess 765 2.29
Dearborn 386 0.76
Decatur 208 0.79
DeKalb 302 0.7
Delaware 8274 7.38
Dubois 483 1.11
Elkhart 12432 6
Fayette 351 1.5
Floyd 4668 5.79
Fountain 115 0.7
Franklin 90 0.39
Fulton 202 0.99
Gibson 889 2.7
Grant 5171 7.81
Greene 110 0.36
Hamilton 17593 4.92
Hancock 3080 3.76
Harrison 317 0.8
Hendricks 17148 9.54
Henry 1400 2.86
Howard 7000 8.37
Huntington 301 0.82
Jackson 783 1.69
Jasper 227 0.68
Jay 149 0.74
Jefferson 731 2.21
Jennings 250 0.91
Johnson 5253 3.2
Knox 1056 2.94
Kosciusko 929 1.16
LaGrange 233 0.57
Lake 123214 24.68
LaPorte 13072 11.62
Lawrence 278 0.62
Madison 11334 8.66
Marion 285358 29.37
Marshall 378 0.82
Martin 52 0.53
Miami 1874 5.21
Monroe 5480 3.91
Montgomery 480 1.26
Morgan 539 0.75
Newton 167 1.21
Noble 542 1.14
Ohio 48 0.8
Orange 318 1.61
Owen 137 0.64
Parke 363 2.2
Perry 621 3.21
Pike 92 0.76
Porter 8506 4.87
Posey 282 1.12
Pulaski 117 0.95
Putnam 1350 3.64
Randolph 200 0.82
Ripley 151 0.52
Rush 167 1
St. Joseph 37732 13.86
Scott 158 0.65
Shelby 693 1.54
Spencer 190 0.96
Starke 144 0.62
Steuben 337 0.97
Sullivan 1066 5.13
Switzerland 121 1.23
Tippecanoe 11913 6.36
Tipton 122 0.79
Union 83 1.18
Vanderburgh 18450 10.24
Vermillion 107 0.69
Vigo 7485 7.05
Wabash 297 0.96
Warren 40 0.47
Warrick 1310 2.03
Washington 183 0.65
Wayne 3379 5.09
Wells 275 0.98
White 302 1.23
Whitley 224 0.65