Indiana Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2021

Updated on January 30, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Black or African American Alone population in Indiana was 696,122 and represented 10.22% of the total Indiana population (6,813,532).

Among Indiana counties, Marion County had the highest number of people who identified as Black or African American Alone (289,048), followed by Lake County (122,700), and Allen County (46,612). 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 255 0.71
Allen 46612 11.98
Bartholomew 2061 2.49
Benton 97 1.11
Blackford 106 0.88
Boone 1957 2.68
Brown 124 0.8
Carroll 208 1.01
Cass 929 2.47
Clark 10381 8.45
Clay 216 0.82
Clinton 313 0.95
Crawford 89 0.85
Daviess 761 2.28
Dearborn 386 0.76
Decatur 209 0.79
DeKalb 298 0.69
Delaware 8180 7.31
Dubois 484 1.11
Elkhart 12496 6.04
Fayette 346 1.48
Floyd 4646 5.76
Fountain 115 0.7
Franklin 89 0.39
Fulton 200 0.98
Gibson 886 2.69
Grant 5134 7.76
Greene 108 0.35
Hamilton 17497 4.9
Hancock 3051 3.73
Harrison 315 0.79
Hendricks 17017 9.48
Henry 1405 2.87
Howard 6917 8.27
Huntington 298 0.81
Jackson 733 1.58
Jasper 231 0.7
Jay 150 0.74
Jefferson 736 2.22
Jennings 251 0.91
Johnson 5217 3.17
Knox 1060 2.95
Kosciusko 927 1.15
LaGrange 234 0.58
Lake 122700 24.57
LaPorte 13001 11.56
Lawrence 277 0.62
Madison 11285 8.62
Marion 289048 29.75
Marshall 376 0.81
Martin 53 0.54
Miami 1878 5.21
Monroe 5418 3.87
Montgomery 482 1.27
Morgan 538 0.75
Newton 166 1.2
Noble 542 1.14
Ohio 50 0.83
Orange 321 1.62
Owen 137 0.64
Parke 361 2.19
Perry 622 3.22
Pike 92 0.76
Porter 8444 4.84
Posey 277 1.1
Pulaski 115 0.93
Putnam 1351 3.65
Randolph 203 0.83
Ripley 154 0.53
Rush 164 0.98
St. Joseph 37607 13.81
Scott 162 0.66
Shelby 693 1.54
Spencer 188 0.95
Starke 145 0.62
Steuben 340 0.98
Sullivan 1067 5.13
Switzerland 121 1.23
Tippecanoe 11881 6.33
Tipton 123 0.8
Union 86 1.23
Vanderburgh 18372 10.19
Vermillion 100 0.65
Vigo 7500 7.07
Wabash 295 0.96
Warren 40 0.47
Warrick 1304 2.02
Washington 185 0.66
Wayne 3338 5.02
Wells 278 0.99
White 294 1.19
Whitley 223 0.65