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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 25,563 population of Posey County, Indiana comprised of 300 people who identified as Hispanic (1.17%), and 25,263 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.83%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Posey County, Indiana with a population of 24,788 (96.97%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 294 (1.15%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 260 (1.02%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Posey County, Indiana in 2017, with a population of 24,530 (95.96%); the second largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 284 (1.11%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 258 (1.01%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Posey County, IN in 2017

Total Population:25,563

Non Hispanic (98.83%)

Hispanic (1.17%)

Race in Posey County, IN in 2017

Total Population:25,563

White Alone (96.97%)

Two or more races (1.15%)

Black or African American Alone (1.02%)

Asian Alone (0.58%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.26%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.02%)

Ethnicity in Posey County, IN in 2017

Total Population:25,563

Non-Hispanic White Alone (95.96%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.11%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.01%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.96%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.55%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.42%)

Population By Race in Posey , IN in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	24,788	96.97%
Two Or More Races	294	1.15%
Black or African American Alone	260	1.02%
Asian Alone	149	0.58%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	67	0.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	5	0.02%

Population By Ethnicity in Posey , IN in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	24,530	95.96%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	284	1.11%
White Alone - Hispanic	258	1.01%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	244	0.96%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	141	0.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	59	0.23%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	16	0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	10	0.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	8	0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	8	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	5	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	0	0%