Ranking of Indiana Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2016
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all Indiana counties, Marion County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (270.34K), followed by Lake County (121.23K), and Allen County (44.40K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Indiana counties.
You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.
You can also see similar information for other states, and also the ranking of all counties in the United States.
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Related Topics: Indiana Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of Indiana Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2016
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marion County | 270343 |
| 2 | Lake County | 121228 |
| 3 | Allen County | 44398 |
| 4 | St. Joseph County | 36380 |
| 5 | Vanderburgh County | 17384 |
| 6 | Hamilton County | 13042 |
| 7 | Elkhart County | 12645 |
| 8 | LaPorte County | 12587 |
| 9 | Madison County | 10915 |
| 10 | Hendricks County | 10421 |
| 11 | Tippecanoe County | 10018 |
| 12 | Clark County | 8837 |
| 13 | Delaware County | 8360 |
| 14 | Vigo County | 7671 |
| 15 | Porter County | 6444 |
| 16 | Howard County | 6069 |
| 17 | Monroe County | 5144 |
| 18 | Grant County | 5010 |
| 19 | Floyd County | 4167 |
| 20 | Wayne County | 3309 |
| 21 | Johnson County | 3267 |
| 22 | Hancock County | 1966 |
| 23 | Bartholomew County | 1840 |
| 24 | Miami County | 1769 |
| 25 | Putnam County | 1387 |
| 26 | Henry County | 1259 |
| 27 | Knox County | 1097 |
| 28 | Boone County | 1094 |
| 29 | Warrick County | 964 |
| 30 | Sullivan County | 954 |
| 31 | Kosciusko County | 848 |
| 32 | Gibson County | 770 |
| 33 | Cass County | 744 |
| 34 | Jefferson County | 622 |
| 35 | Daviess County | 564 |
| 36 | Shelby County | 550 |
| 37 | Jackson County | 491 |
| 38 | Perry County | 478 |
| 39 | Parke County | 392 |
| 40 | Montgomery County | 379 |
| 41 | Noble County | 372 |
| 42 | Marshall County | 364 |
| 43 | Fayette County | 342 |
| 44 | Morgan County | 331 |
| 45 | Dearborn County | 329 |
| 46 | Dubois County | 297 |
| 47 | Steuben County | 284 |
| 48 | Jasper County | 270 |
| 49 | Orange County | 255 |
| 50 | Posey County | 251 |
| 51 | Harrison County | 245 |
| 52 | Clinton County | 224 |
| 52 | Jennings County | 224 |
| 53 | Wabash County | 223 |
| 54 | Huntington County | 217 |
| 55 | White County | 204 |
| 56 | Lawrence County | 196 |
| 57 | DeKalb County | 191 |
| 58 | Wells County | 188 |
| 59 | LaGrange County | 182 |
| 60 | Spencer County | 179 |
| 61 | Randolph County | 169 |
| 62 | Clay County | 161 |
| 62 | Rush County | 161 |
| 63 | Adams County | 158 |
| 64 | Carroll County | 153 |
| 64 | Fulton County | 153 |
| 64 | Whitley County | 153 |
| 65 | Washington County | 138 |
| 66 | Decatur County | 136 |
| 67 | Newton County | 117 |
| 67 | Ripley County | 117 |
| 68 | Switzerland County | 112 |
| 69 | Jay County | 104 |
| 70 | Scott County | 102 |
| 71 | Pulaski County | 99 |
| 72 | Starke County | 94 |
| 73 | Brown County | 88 |
| 74 | Owen County | 87 |
| 75 | Tipton County | 85 |
| 76 | Benton County | 82 |
| 77 | Fountain County | 80 |
| 78 | Blackford County | 77 |
| 79 | Franklin County | 75 |
| 79 | Greene County | 75 |
| 80 | Pike County | 72 |
| 81 | Union County | 61 |
| 82 | Crawford County | 58 |
| 83 | Vermillion County | 56 |
| 84 | Ohio County | 36 |
| 85 | Martin County | 35 |
| 86 | Warren County | 26 |