Population By Race and Ethnicity in Marion County, IN in 2021

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 971,647 population of Marion County, Indiana comprised of 110,304 people who identified as Hispanic (11.35%), and 861,343 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (88.65%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Marion County, Indiana with a population of 605,366 (62.3%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 289,048 (29.75%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 40,623 (4.18%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Marion County, Indiana in 2021, with a population of 510,338 (52.52%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 281,153 (28.94%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 95,028 (9.78%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 289,048 29.75%
White Alone 605,366 62.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4,573 0.47%
Asian Alone 40,623 4.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 505 0.05%
Two Or More Races 31,532 3.25%
Population By Ethnicity in Marion , IN in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 7,895 0.81%
White Alone - Hispanic 95,028 9.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,868 0.3%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 471 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 331 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 3,711 0.38%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 281,153 28.94%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 510,338 52.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,705 0.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 40,152 4.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 174 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 27,821 2.86%