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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 23,246 population of Fayette County, Indiana comprised of 259 people who identified as Hispanic (1.11%), and 22,987 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.89%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Fayette County, Indiana with a population of 22,480 (96.71%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 342 (1.47%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 277 (1.19%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Fayette County, Indiana in 2016, with a population of 22,260 (95.76%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 333 (1.43%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 266 (1.14%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Fayette County, IN in 2016

Total Population:23,246

Non Hispanic (98.89%)

Hispanic (1.11%)

Race in Fayette County, IN in 2016

Total Population:23,246

White Alone (96.71%)

Black or African American Alone (1.47%)

Two or more races (1.19%)

Asian Alone (0.39%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.24%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0%)

Ethnicity in Fayette County, IN in 2016

Total Population:23,246

Non-Hispanic White Alone (95.76%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.43%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.14%)

Hispanic White Alone (0.95%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.37%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.34%)

Population By Race in Fayette , IN in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	22,480	96.71%
Black or African American Alone	342	1.47%
Two Or More Races	277	1.19%
Asian Alone	90	0.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	56	0.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	1	0%

Population By Ethnicity in Fayette , IN in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	22,260	95.76%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	333	1.43%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	266	1.14%
White Alone - Hispanic	220	0.95%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	87	0.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	41	0.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	15	0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	11	0.05%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	9	0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	3	0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	1	0%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	0	0%