Ranking of Indiana Cities and Places By Percentage of Voting-age Population that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for Indiana counties, in April 2020, among all of Indiana's cities and places with a voting-age population of at least 10K, Gary city had the highest percentage of its voting-age population that identified their race as Black or African American Alone (79.99%), followed by Merrillville town (49.14%), and East Chicago city (39.33%).
The chart and table below shows the ranking of all of Indiana cities and places with a voting-age population of at least 10K, based on the percentage of the voting-age population that identified their race as Black or African American Alone.
You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings of cities and places for other racial groups, in Indiana.
- Ranking of Indiana Cities and Places By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020
- Ranking of Indiana Counties By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population Percentage from Census 2020
- Indiana Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population By County in Census 2020
| Rank | City or Place | Percent of City Voting-age Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary city | 79.99 |
| 2 | Merrillville town | 49.14 |
| 3 | East Chicago city | 39.33 |
| 4 | Lawrence city | 27.80 |
| 5 | Indianapolis city (balance) | 26.53 |
| 6 | Michigan City city | 26.04 |
| 7 | Hammond city | 24.36 |
| 8 | Speedway town | 23.99 |
| 9 | South Bend city | 23.80 |
| 10 | Griffith town | 15.83 |
| 11 | Fort Wayne city | 14.30 |
| 12 | Marion city | 14.22 |
| 13 | Anderson city | 13.88 |
| 14 | Jeffersonville city | 13.56 |
| 15 | Elkhart city | 13.50 |
| 16 | Evansville city | 12.50 |
| 17 | Avon town | 11.67 |
| 18 | Terre Haute city | 11.13 |
| 19 | Muncie city | 10.95 |
| 20 | Portage city | 10.32 |
| 21 | Kokomo city | 9.69 |
| 22 | Hobart city | 9.08 |
| 23 | Plainfield town | 8.92 |
| 24 | Lafayette city | 8.65 |
| 25 | Mishawaka city | 8.58 |
| 26 | Richmond city | 8.10 |
| 27 | New Albany city | 8.02 |
| 28 | Schererville town | 7.68 |
| 29 | Crown Point city | 7.54 |
| 30 | Highland town | 7.11 |
| 31 | Clarksville town | 6.77 |
| 32 | Fishers city | 6.63 |
| 33 | Beech Grove city | 6.02 |
| 34 | Brownsburg town | 5.69 |
| 35 | Munster town | 5.61 |
| 36 | Bloomington city | 4.76 |
| 37 | Noblesville city | 4.39 |
| 38 | La Porte city | 3.79 |
| 39 | Greenwood city | 3.75 |
| 39 | Valparaiso city | 3.75 |
| 40 | Vincennes city | 3.62 |
| 41 | New Haven city | 3.57 |
| 42 | West Lafayette city | 3.43 |
| 43 | Carmel city | 3.31 |
| 44 | Dyer town | 3.23 |
| 45 | Granger CDP | 3.11 |
| 45 | Westfield city | 3.11 |
| 46 | Columbus city | 3.07 |
| 47 | St. John town | 2.97 |
| 48 | Goshen city | 2.81 |
| 49 | Logansport city | 2.73 |
| 50 | Madison city | 2.40 |
| 51 | Shelbyville city | 2.36 |
| 52 | Zionsville town | 1.99 |
| 53 | Warsaw city | 1.97 |
| 54 | Seymour city | 1.86 |
| 55 | Chesterton town | 1.81 |
| 56 | New Castle city | 1.80 |
| 57 | Connersville city | 1.78 |
| 58 | Franklin city | 1.58 |
| 59 | Crawfordsville city | 1.55 |
| 60 | Greenfield city | 1.15 |
| 60 | Lebanon city | 1.15 |
| 61 | Frankfort city | 0.91 |
| 62 | Huntington city | 0.86 |
| 63 | Bedford city | 0.84 |
| 64 | Jasper city | 0.67 |
| 65 | Auburn city | 0.51 |
| 66 | Cedar Lake town | 0.42 |