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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 168,568 population of Porter County, Indiana comprised of 16,790 people who identified as Hispanic (9.96%), and 151,778 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.04%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Porter County, Indiana with a population of 155,681 (92.36%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,950 (4.12%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,731 (1.62%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Porter County, Indiana in 2017, with a population of 140,386 (83.28%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 15,295 (9.07%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,356 (3.77%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Porter County, IN in 2017

Total Population:168,568

Non Hispanic (90.04%)

Hispanic (9.96%)

Race in Porter County, IN in 2017

Total Population:168,568

White Alone (92.36%)

Black or African American Alone (4.12%)

Two or more races (1.62%)

Asian Alone (1.48%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.38%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.04%)

Ethnicity in Porter County, IN in 2017

Total Population:168,568

Non-Hispanic White Alone (83.28%)

Hispanic White Alone (9.07%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (3.77%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.42%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.34%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.12%)

Population By Race in Porter , IN in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	155,681	92.36%
Black or African American Alone	6,950	4.12%
Two Or More Races	2,731	1.62%
Asian Alone	2,500	1.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	646	0.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	60	0.04%

Population By Ethnicity in Porter , IN in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	140,386	83.28%
White Alone - Hispanic	15,295	9.07%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	6,356	3.77%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	2,394	1.42%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	2,254	1.34%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	594	0.35%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	477	0.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	352	0.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	294	0.17%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	106	0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	36	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	24	0.01%