Population By Race and Ethnicity in Marion County, IN in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 911,294 population of Marion County, Indiana comprised of 85,538 people who identified as Hispanic (9.39%), and 825,756 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.61%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Marion County, Indiana with a population of 612,196 (67.18%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 250,302 (27.47%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 23,006 (2.53%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Marion County, Indiana in 2011, with a population of 539,182 (59.17%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 244,268 (26.81%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 73,014 (8.01%).

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

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Population By Race in Marion , IN in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 250,302 27.47%
White Alone 612,196 67.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4,524 0.5%
Asian Alone 20,567 2.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 699 0.08%
Two Or More Races 23,006 2.53%
Population By Ethnicity in Marion , IN in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 6,034 0.66%
White Alone - Hispanic 73,014 8.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,622 0.29%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 522 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 428 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,918 0.32%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 244,268 26.81%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 539,182 59.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,902 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 20,045 2.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 271 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 20,088 2.2%