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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 951,247 population of Marion County, Indiana comprised of 97,915 people who identified as Hispanic (10.29%), and 853,332 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (89.71%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Marion County, Indiana with a population of 611,418 (64.28%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 274,476 (28.85%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 32,711 (3.44%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Marion County, Indiana in 2017, with a population of 527,194 (55.42%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 267,407 (28.11%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 84,224 (8.85%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 274,476 28.85%
White Alone 611,418 64.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4,309 0.45%
Asian Alone 32,711 3.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 641 0.07%
Two Or More Races 27,692 2.91%
Population By Ethnicity in Marion , IN in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 7,069 0.74%
White Alone - Hispanic 84,224 8.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,536 0.27%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 504 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 398 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 3,184 0.34%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 267,407 28.11%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 527,194 55.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,773 0.19%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 32,207 3.39%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 243 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 24,508 2.58%