Population By Race and Ethnicity in LaPorte County, IN in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 109,958 population of LaPorte County, Indiana comprised of 7,325 people who identified as Hispanic (6.66%), and 102,633 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.34%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in LaPorte County, Indiana with a population of 93,450 (84.99%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 12,619 (11.48%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,699 (2.46%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in LaPorte County, Indiana in 2017, with a population of 87,038 (79.16%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 12,263 (11.15%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 6,412 (5.83%).

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

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Population By Race in LaPorte , IN in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 12,619 11.48%
White Alone 93,450 84.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 485 0.44%
Asian Alone 671 0.61%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 34 0.03%
Two Or More Races 2,699 2.46%
Population By Ethnicity in LaPorte , IN in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 356 0.32%
White Alone - Hispanic 6,412 5.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 217 0.2%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 31 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 11 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 298 0.27%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 12,263 11.15%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 87,038 79.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 268 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 640 0.58%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 23 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,401 2.18%