Population By Race and Ethnicity in Marion County, IN in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 946,050 population of Marion County, Indiana comprised of 95,031 people who identified as Hispanic (10.05%), and 851,019 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (89.96%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Marion County, Indiana with a population of 613,483 (64.85%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 270,343 (28.58%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 30,315 (3.2%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Marion County, Indiana in 2016, with a population of 531,707 (56.2%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 263,624 (27.87%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 81,776 (8.64%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 270,343 28.58%
White Alone 613,483 64.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4,349 0.46%
Asian Alone 30,315 3.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 662 0.07%
Two Or More Races 26,898 2.84%
Population By Ethnicity in Marion , IN in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 6,719 0.71%
White Alone - Hispanic 81,776 8.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,536 0.27%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 493 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 429 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 3,078 0.33%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 263,624 27.87%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 531,707 56.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,813 0.19%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 29,822 3.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 233 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 23,820 2.52%