Population By Race and Ethnicity in Fayette County, IN in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 23,138 population of Fayette County, Indiana comprised of 272 people who identified as Hispanic (1.18%), and 22,866 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.82%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Fayette County, Indiana with a population of 22,379 (96.72%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 332 (1.44%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 266 (1.15%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Fayette County, Indiana in 2017, with a population of 22,151 (95.73%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 323 (1.4%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 256 (1.11%).

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 2017

Total Population:23,138

Non Hispanic (98.82%)

Hispanic (1.18%)

Race in Fayette County, IN in 2017

Total Population:23,138

White Alone (96.72%)

Black or African American Alone (1.44%)

Two or more races (1.15%)

Asian Alone (0.39%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.3%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0%)

Ethnicity in Fayette County, IN in 2017

Total Population:23,138

Non-Hispanic White Alone (95.73%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.4%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.11%)

Hispanic White Alone (0.99%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.40%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.38%)

Population By Race in Fayette , IN in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	22,379	96.72%
Black or African American Alone	332	1.44%
Two Or More Races	266	1.15%
Asian Alone	90	0.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	70	0.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	1	0%

Population By Ethnicity in Fayette , IN in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	22,151	95.73%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	323	1.4%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	256	1.11%
White Alone - Hispanic	228	0.99%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	87	0.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	49	0.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	21	0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	10	0.04%
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%