Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lake County, IN in 2021

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 499,327 population of Lake County, Indiana comprised of 102,204 people who identified as Hispanic (20.47%), and 397,123 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (79.53%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lake County, Indiana with a population of 354,486 (70.99%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 122,700 (24.57%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 10,581 (2.12%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lake County, Indiana in 2021, with a population of 263,925 (52.86%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 116,338 (23.3%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 90,561 (18.14%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 122,700 24.57%
White Alone 354,486 70.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,854 0.57%
Asian Alone 8,376 1.68%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 330 0.07%
Two Or More Races 10,581 2.12%
Population By Ethnicity in Lake , IN in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 6,362 1.27%
White Alone - Hispanic 90,561 18.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,105 0.42%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 457 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 221 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,498 0.5%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 116,338 23.3%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 263,925 52.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 749 0.15%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 7,919 1.59%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 109 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 8,083 1.62%