East Chicago city, Indiana Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on September 4, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 26.37K population of East Chicago city, IN residents comprised of 13.86K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (52.58%), and 12.51K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (47.43%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in East Chicago city, IN, with a population of 10.84K (41.10%). The Some Other Race Alone population was the second largest racial group in East Chicago city, IN, with a population of 6.92K (26.25%). The White Alone population was the third largest racial group in East Chicago city, IN, with a population of 4.34K (16.47%). The smallest racial group in East Chicago city, IN was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 17 (0.06%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the largest ethnic group in East Chicago city, IN, with a population of 10.38K (39.34%). The Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in East Chicago city, IN, with a population of 6.85K (25.97%). The Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the third largest ethnic group in East Chicago city, IN, with a population of 3.52K (13.36%). The smallest ethnic group in East Chicago city, IN was Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 7 (0.03%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in East Chicago city, Indiana from the 2020 decennial census.

You can see similar information for other cities and places in Indiana and also for the state of Indiana.

East Chicago city, IN Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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East Chicago city, IN Racial Groups in Census 2020
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East Chicago city, IN Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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East Chicago city, IN Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of City or Place Population
Black or African American Alone 10839 41.10
White Alone 4342 16.47
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 297 1.13
Asian Alone 75 0.28
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 17 0.06
Some Other Race Alone 6922 26.25
Two Or More Races 3878 14.71
East Chicago city, IN Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of City or Place Population
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 10375 39.34
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 6849 25.97
Hispanic - Two or More Races 3523 13.36
Hispanic - White Alone 2742 10.40
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 1600 6.07
Hispanic - Black Alone 464 1.76
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 355 1.35
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 258 0.98
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 73 0.28
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 57 0.22
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 39 0.15
Hispanic - Asian Alone 18 0.07
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 10 0.04
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 7 0.03