Population By Race and Ethnicity in St. Joseph County, IN in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 270,219 population of St. Joseph County, Indiana comprised of 23,383 people who identified as Hispanic (8.65%), and 246,836 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.35%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in St. Joseph County, Indiana with a population of 216,659 (80.18%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 36,762 (13.61%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 8,330 (3.08%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in St. Joseph County, Indiana in 2017, with a population of 196,678 (72.79%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 35,233 (13.04%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 19,981 (7.39%).

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

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Population By Race in St. Joseph , IN in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 36,762 13.61%
White Alone 216,659 80.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,443 0.53%
Asian Alone 6,762 2.5%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 263 0.1%
Two Or More Races 8,330 3.08%
Population By Ethnicity in St. Joseph , IN in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,529 0.57%
White Alone - Hispanic 19,981 7.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 645 0.24%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 209 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 72 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 947 0.35%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 35,233 13.04%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 196,678 72.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 798 0.3%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 6,553 2.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 191 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 7,383 2.73%