Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lake County, IN in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 486,244 population of Lake County, Indiana comprised of 95,733 people who identified as Hispanic (19.69%), and 390,511 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (80.31%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lake County, Indiana with a population of 345,618 (71.08%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 119,642 (24.61%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 9,816 (2.02%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lake County, Indiana in 2019, with a population of 260,838 (53.64%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 113,664 (23.38%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 84,780 (17.44%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 119,642 24.61%
White Alone 345,618 71.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,699 0.56%
Asian Alone 8,146 1.68%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 323 0.07%
Two Or More Races 9,816 2.02%
Population By Ethnicity in Lake , IN in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 5,978 1.23%
White Alone - Hispanic 84,780 17.44%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,948 0.4%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 461 0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 220 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,346 0.48%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 113,664 23.38%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 260,838 53.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 751 0.15%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 7,685 1.58%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 103 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 7,470 1.54%