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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Population By Race in Fayette , IN in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 332 1.44%
White Alone 22,379 96.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 70 0.3%
Asian Alone 90 0.39%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1 0%
Two Or More Races 266 1.15%
Population By Ethnicity in Fayette , IN in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 9 0.04%
White Alone - Hispanic 228 0.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 21 0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 10 0.04%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 323 1.4%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 22,151 95.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 49 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 87 0.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 256 1.11%