Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lake County, IN in 2022

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 499,689 population of Lake County, Indiana comprised of 104,377 people who identified as Hispanic (20.89%), and 395,312 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (79.11%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lake County, Indiana with a population of 354,449 (70.93%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 122,399 (24.5%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 11,079 (2.22%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lake County, Indiana in 2022, with a population of 262,007 (52.43%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 115,963 (23.21%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 92,442 (18.5%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 122,399 24.5%
White Alone 354,449 70.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,813 0.56%
Asian Alone 8,614 1.72%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 335 0.07%
Two Or More Races 11,079 2.22%
Population By Ethnicity in Lake , IN in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 6,436 1.29%
White Alone - Hispanic 92,442 18.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,106 0.42%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 489 0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 231 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,673 0.54%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 115,963 23.21%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 262,007 52.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 707 0.14%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 8,125 1.63%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 104 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 8,406 1.68%