Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lake County, IN in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 495,972 population of Lake County, Indiana comprised of 82,940 people who identified as Hispanic (16.72%), and 413,032 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (83.28%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lake County, Indiana with a population of 348,618 (70.29%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 130,335 (26.28%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,783 (1.57%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lake County, Indiana in 2010, with a population of 274,414 (55.33%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 125,562 (25.32%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 74,204 (14.96%).

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

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Population By Race in Lake , IN in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 130,335 26.28%
White Alone 348,618 70.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,461 0.5%
Asian Alone 6,529 1.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 246 0.05%
Two Or More Races 7,783 1.57%
Population By Ethnicity in Lake , IN in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4,773 0.96%
White Alone - Hispanic 74,204 14.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,518 0.31%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 409 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 172 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,864 0.38%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 125,562 25.32%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 274,414 55.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 943 0.19%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 6,120 1.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 74 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,919 1.19%