Population By Race and Ethnicity in DeKalb County, IN in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 42,671 population of DeKalb County, Indiana comprised of 1,200 people who identified as Hispanic (2.81%), and 41,471 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.19%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in DeKalb County, Indiana with a population of 41,653 (97.61%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 445 (1.04%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 231 (0.54%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in DeKalb County, Indiana in 2016, with a population of 40,600 (95.15%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,053 (2.47%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 385 (0.9%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in DeKalb, Indiana.

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Population By Race in DeKalb , IN in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 191 0.45%
White Alone 41,653 97.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 123 0.29%
Asian Alone 231 0.54%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 28 0.07%
Two Or More Races 445 1.04%
Population By Ethnicity in DeKalb , IN in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 36 0.08%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,053 2.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 36 0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 15 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 60 0.14%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 155 0.36%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 40,600 95.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 87 0.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 216 0.51%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 28 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 385 0.9%