Population By Race and Ethnicity in Porter County, IN in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 167,439 population of Porter County, Indiana comprised of 16,106 people who identified as Hispanic (9.62%), and 151,333 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.38%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Porter County, Indiana with a population of 155,438 (92.83%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,299 (3.76%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,656 (1.59%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Porter County, Indiana in 2015, with a population of 140,699 (84.03%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 14,739 (8.8%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 5,778 (3.45%).

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

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Population By Race in Porter , IN in 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 6,299 3.76%
White Alone 155,438 92.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 604 0.36%
Asian Alone 2,386 1.43%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 56 0.03%
Two Or More Races 2,656 1.59%
Population By Ethnicity in Porter , IN in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 521 0.31%
White Alone - Hispanic 14,739 8.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 267 0.16%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 92 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 20 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 467 0.28%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 5,778 3.45%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 140,699 84.03%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 337 0.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,294 1.37%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 36 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,189 1.31%