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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 181,536 population of Vanderburgh County, Indiana comprised of 4,675 people who identified as Hispanic (2.58%), and 176,861 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.43%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Vanderburgh County, Indiana with a population of 156,210 (86.05%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 17,384 (9.58%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,650 (2.56%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Vanderburgh County, Indiana in 2016, with a population of 152,411 (83.96%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 17,071 (9.4%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,387 (2.42%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Vanderburgh County, IN in 2016

Total Population:181,536

Non Hispanic (97.43%)

Hispanic (2.58%)

Race in Vanderburgh County, IN in 2016

Total Population:181,536

White Alone (86.05%)

Black or African American Alone (9.58%)

Two or more races (2.56%)

Asian Alone (1.37%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.3%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.15%)

Ethnicity in Vanderburgh County, IN in 2016

Total Population:181,536

Non-Hispanic White Alone (83.96%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (9.4%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.42%)

Hispanic White Alone (2.09%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.33%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.80%)

Population By Race in Vanderburgh , IN in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	156,210	86.05%
Black or African American Alone	17,384	9.58%
Two Or More Races	4,650	2.56%
Asian Alone	2,484	1.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	540	0.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	268	0.15%

Population By Ethnicity in Vanderburgh , IN in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	152,411	83.96%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	17,071	9.4%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	4,387	2.42%
White Alone - Hispanic	3,799	2.09%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	2,410	1.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	352	0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	313	0.17%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	263	0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	230	0.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	188	0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	74	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	38	0.02%