Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lake County, IN in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 484,918 population of Lake County, Indiana comprised of 93,995 people who identified as Hispanic (19.38%), and 390,923 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (80.62%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lake County, Indiana with a population of 344,887 (71.12%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 119,575 (24.66%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 9,493 (1.96%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lake County, Indiana in 2018, with a population of 261,496 (53.93%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 113,776 (23.46%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 83,391 (17.2%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 119,575 24.66%
White Alone 344,887 71.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,645 0.55%
Asian Alone 8,011 1.65%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 307 0.06%
Two Or More Races 9,493 1.96%
Population By Ethnicity in Lake , IN in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 5,799 1.2%
White Alone - Hispanic 83,391 17.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,892 0.39%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 450 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 206 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,257 0.47%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 113,776 23.46%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 261,496 53.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 753 0.16%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 7,561 1.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 101 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 7,236 1.49%