Population By Race and Ethnicity in Elkhart County, IN in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 205,588 population of Elkhart County, Indiana comprised of 33,355 people who identified as Hispanic (16.22%), and 172,233 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (83.78%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Elkhart County, Indiana with a population of 183,963 (89.48%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 12,747 (6.2%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,948 (2.41%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Elkhart County, Indiana in 2018, with a population of 153,373 (74.6%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 30,590 (14.88%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 11,803 (5.74%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Elkhart County, IN in 2018

Total Population:205,588

Non Hispanic (83.78%)

Hispanic (16.22%)

Race in Elkhart County, IN in 2018

Total Population:205,588

White Alone (89.48%)

Black or African American Alone (6.2%)

Two or more races (2.41%)

Asian Alone (1.21%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.63%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.08%)

Ethnicity in Elkhart County, IN in 2018

Total Population:205,588

Non-Hispanic White Alone (74.6%)

Hispanic White Alone (14.88%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (5.74%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.04%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.61%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.13%)

Population By Race in Elkhart , IN in 2018

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	183,963	89.48%
Black or African American Alone	12,747	6.2%
Two Or More Races	4,948	2.41%
Asian Alone	2,478	1.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,290	0.63%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	162	0.08%

Population By Ethnicity in Elkhart , IN in 2018

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	153,373	74.6%
White Alone - Hispanic	30,590	14.88%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	11,803	5.74%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	4,198	2.04%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	2,321	1.13%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	944	0.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	825	0.4%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	750	0.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	465	0.23%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	157	0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	89	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	73	0.04%