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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in St. Joseph County, IN in 2017

Total Population:270,219

Non Hispanic (91.35%)

Hispanic (8.65%)

Race in St. Joseph County, IN in 2017

Total Population:270,219

White Alone (80.18%)

Black or African American Alone (13.61%)

Two or more races (3.08%)

Asian Alone (2.5%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.53%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.1%)

Ethnicity in St. Joseph County, IN in 2017

Total Population:270,219

Non-Hispanic White Alone (72.79%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (13.04%)

Hispanic White Alone (7.39%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.73%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (2.42%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.63%)

Population By Race in St. Joseph , IN in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	216,659	80.18%
Black or African American Alone	36,762	13.61%
Two Or More Races	8,330	3.08%
Asian Alone	6,762	2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,443	0.53%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	263	0.1%

Population By Ethnicity in St. Joseph , IN in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	196,678	72.79%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	35,233	13.04%
White Alone - Hispanic	19,981	7.39%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	7,383	2.73%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	6,553	2.42%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	1,529	0.57%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	947	0.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	798	0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	645	0.24%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	209	0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	191	0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	72	0.03%