Lake, Indiana Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 498.70K population of Lake, IN residents comprised of 99.93K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (20.04%), and 398.77K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (79.96%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lake, IN, with a population of 275.07K (55.16%). The Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group in Lake, IN, with a population of 124.07K (24.88%). The Two Or More Races population was the third largest racial group in Lake, IN, with a population of 50.16K (10.06%). The smallest racial group in Lake, IN was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 148 (0.03%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Lake, IN, with a population of 251.11K (50.35%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Lake, IN, with a population of 121.05K (24.27%). The Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in Lake, IN, with a population of 36.97K (7.41%). The smallest ethnic group in Lake, IN was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 53 (0.01%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Lake, Indiana from the 2020 decennial census.

You can see similar information for other Indiana counties and also for the state of Indiana.

Lake, IN Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Lake, IN Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Lake, IN Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Lake, IN Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 124073 24.88
White Alone 275069 55.16
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3050 0.61
Asian Alone 7553 1.52
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 148 0.03
Some Other Race Alone 38650 7.75
Two Or More Races 50157 10.06
Lake, IN Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 251106 50.35
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 121048 24.27
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 36968 7.41
Hispanic - Two or More Races 33340 6.69
Hispanic - White Alone 23963 4.81
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 16817 3.37
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 7334 1.47
Hispanic - Black Alone 3025 0.61
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 2359 0.47
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 1682 0.34
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 691 0.14
Hispanic - Asian Alone 219 0.04
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 95 0.02
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 53 0.01