Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rush County, IN in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 16,628 population of Rush County, Indiana comprised of 266 people who identified as Hispanic (1.6%), and 16,362 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.4%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rush County, Indiana with a population of 16,189 (97.36%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 172 (1.03%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 161 (0.97%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rush County, Indiana in 2016, with a population of 15,961 (95.99%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 228 (1.37%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 154 (0.93%).

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

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Population By Race in Rush , IN in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 161 0.97%
White Alone 16,189 97.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 47 0.28%
Asian Alone 54 0.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5 0.03%
Two Or More Races 172 1.03%
Population By Ethnicity in Rush , IN in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 13 0.08%
White Alone - Hispanic 228 1.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 5 0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 18 0.11%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 148 0.89%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 15,961 95.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 42 0.25%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 53 0.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 154 0.93%