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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 486,381 population of Lake County, Indiana comprised of 90,858 people who identified as Hispanic (18.68%), and 395,523 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (81.32%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lake County, Indiana with a population of 345,623 (71.06%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 121,228 (24.92%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 9,081 (1.87%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lake County, Indiana in 2016, with a population of 264,699 (54.42%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 115,754 (23.8%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 80,924 (16.64%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Lake County, IN in 2016

Total Population:486,381

Non Hispanic (81.32%)

Hispanic (18.68%)

Race in Lake County, IN in 2016

Total Population:486,381

White Alone (71.06%)

Black or African American Alone (24.92%)

Two or more races (1.87%)

Asian Alone (1.57%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.52%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.06%)

Ethnicity in Lake County, IN in 2016

Total Population:486,381

Non-Hispanic White Alone (54.42%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (23.8%)

Hispanic White Alone (16.64%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.23%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.48%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.43%)

Population By Race in Lake , IN in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	345,623	71.06%
Black or African American Alone	121,228	24.92%
Two Or More Races	9,081	1.87%
Asian Alone	7,623	1.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	2,551	0.52%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	275	0.06%

Population By Ethnicity in Lake , IN in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	264,699	54.42%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	115,754	23.8%
White Alone - Hispanic	80,924	16.64%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	7,186	1.48%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	6,973	1.43%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	5,474	1.13%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	2,108	0.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	1,728	0.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	823	0.17%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	437	0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	187	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	88	0.02%