Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lake County, IN in 2013

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2013, the 491,909 population of Lake County, Indiana comprised of 87,068 people who identified as Hispanic (17.7%), and 404,841 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (82.3%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lake County, Indiana with a population of 347,895 (70.72%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 125,699 (25.55%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 8,369 (1.7%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lake County, Indiana in 2013, with a population of 269,999 (54.89%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 120,649 (24.53%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 77,896 (15.84%).

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 2013
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 125,699 25.55%
White Alone 347,895 70.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,459 0.5%
Asian Alone 7,212 1.47%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 275 0.06%
Two Or More Races 8,369 1.7%
Population By Ethnicity in Lake , IN in 2013
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 5,050 1.03%
White Alone - Hispanic 77,896 15.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,597 0.33%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 417 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 185 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,923 0.39%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 120,649 24.53%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 269,999 54.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 862 0.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 6,795 1.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 90 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,446 1.31%