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Cities in Indiana by black or African American population share

Gary, IN had the highest black or African American population share of 88 cities in 2022, at 77.4%. Kendallville, IN had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 4.5% and the figure for Indiana was 9.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest77.4Gary, IN
Lowest0Kendallville, IN
Median4.588 cities
Indiana9.3History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Gary, IN: 77.4 %Gary, IN77.4Merrillville, IN: 45.6 %Merrillville, IN45.6East Chicago, IN: 37.9 %East Chicago, IN37.9Speedway, IN: 29.6 %Speedway, IN29.6Indianapolis, IN: 28.5 %Indianapolis, IN28.5Michigan City, IN: 26.9 %Michigan City, IN26.9Lawrence, IN: 26.8 %Lawrence, IN26.8South Bend, IN: 24.9 %South Bend, IN24.9Hammond, IN: 22 %Hammond, IN22Griffith, IN: 16.3 %Griffith, IN16.3Anderson, IN: 15.4 %Anderson, IN15.4Fort Wayne, IN: 15 %Fort Wayne, IN15Marion, IN: 13.9 %Marion, IN13.9Evansville, IN: 13.6 %Evansville, IN13.6Avon, IN: 13 %Avon, IN13Elkhart, IN: 12 %Elkhart, IN12Jeffersonville, IN: 11.9 %Jeffersonville, IN11.9Hobart, IN: 11.2 %Hobart, IN11.2Terre Haute, IN: 10.9 %Terre Haute, IN10.9Kokomo, IN: 10.3 %Kokomo, IN10.3Muncie, IN: 10.1 %Muncie, IN10.1McCordsville, IN: 9.6 %McCordsville, IN9.6Portage, IN: 9.4 %Portage, IN9.4Plainfield, IN: 9.3 %Plainfield, IN9.3Lafayette, IN: 9.2 %Lafayette, IN9.2New Albany, IN: 8.5 %New Albany, IN8.5Brownsburg, IN: 8.5 %Brownsburg, IN8.5Mishawaka, IN: 7.9 %Mishawaka, IN7.9Crown Point, IN: 7.8 %Crown Point, IN7.8Schererville, IN: 7.8 %Schererville, IN7.8Highland, IN: 7.6 %Highland, IN7.6Clarksville, IN: 6.8 %Clarksville, IN6.8Beech Grove, IN: 6.8 %Beech Grove, IN6.8Richmond, IN: 6.4 %Richmond, IN6.4Munster, IN: 6.1 %Munster, IN6.1Noblesville, IN: 5.3 %Noblesville, IN5.3Fishers, IN: 5.1 %Fishers, IN5.1Whitestown, IN: 4.9 %Whitestown, IN4.9Dyer, IN: 4.7 %Dyer, IN4.7Vincennes, IN: 4.7 %Vincennes, IN4.7Gary, IN: 77.4 %Gary, IN77.4Merrillville, IN: 45.6 %Merrillville, IN45.6East Chicago, IN: 37.9 %East Chicago, IN37.9Speedway, IN: 29.6 %Speedway, IN29.6Indianapolis, IN: 28.5 %Indianapolis, IN28.5Michigan City, IN: 26.9 %Michigan City, IN26.9Lawrence, IN: 26.8 %Lawrence, IN26.8South Bend, IN: 24.9 %South Bend, IN24.9Hammond, IN: 22 %Hammond, IN22Griffith, IN: 16.3 %Griffith, IN16.3Anderson, IN: 15.4 %Anderson, IN15.4Fort Wayne, IN: 15 %Fort Wayne, IN15Marion, IN: 13.9 %Marion, IN13.9Evansville, IN: 13.6 %Evansville, IN13.6Avon, IN: 13 %Avon, IN13Elkhart, IN: 12 %Elkhart, IN12Jeffersonville, IN: 11.9 %Jeffersonville, IN11.9Hobart, IN: 11.2 %Hobart, IN11.2Terre Haute, IN: 10.9 %Terre Haute, IN10.9Kokomo, IN: 10.3 %Kokomo, IN10.3Muncie, IN: 10.1 %Muncie, IN10.1McCordsville, IN: 9.6 %McCordsville, IN9.6Portage, IN: 9.4 %Portage, IN9.4Plainfield, IN: 9.3 %Plainfield, IN9.3Lafayette, IN: 9.2 %Lafayette, IN9.2New Albany, IN: 8.5 %New Albany, IN8.5Brownsburg, IN: 8.5 %Brownsburg, IN8.5Mishawaka, IN: 7.9 %Mishawaka, IN7.9Crown Point, IN: 7.8 %Crown Point, IN7.8Schererville, IN: 7.8 %Schererville, IN7.8Highland, IN: 7.6 %Highland, IN7.6Clarksville, IN: 6.8 %Clarksville, IN6.8Beech Grove, IN: 6.8 %Beech Grove, IN6.8Richmond, IN: 6.4 %Richmond, IN6.4Munster, IN: 6.1 %Munster, IN6.1Noblesville, IN: 5.3 %Noblesville, IN5.3Fishers, IN: 5.1 %Fishers, IN5.1Whitestown, IN: 4.9 %Whitestown, IN4.9Dyer, IN: 4.7 %Dyer, IN4.7Vincennes, IN: 4.7 %Vincennes, IN4.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Gary, IN77.4-0.5 pts
2Merrillville, IN45.6+0.7 pts
3East Chicago, IN37.9+1.5 pts
4Speedway, IN29.6+4.8 pts
5Indianapolis, IN28.5+0.1 pts
6Michigan City, IN26.9-0.5 pts
7Lawrence, IN26.8+0.8 pts
8South Bend, IN24.9+0.1 pts
9Hammond, IN22+0.4 pts
10Griffith, IN16.3-1 pts
11Anderson, IN15.4+0.9 pts
12Fort Wayne, IN15-0.1 pts
13Marion, IN13.9-0 pts
14Evansville, IN13.6+0.1 pts
15Avon, IN13+4.8 pts
16Elkhart, IN12-1.3 pts
17Jeffersonville, IN11.9+0.3 pts
18Hobart, IN11.2+1.2 pts
19Terre Haute, IN10.9-0.4 pts
20Kokomo, IN10.3-0.3 pts
21Muncie, IN10.1-0.4 pts
22McCordsville, IN9.6-2.7 pts
23Portage, IN9.4+0.8 pts
24Plainfield, IN9.3+1.5 pts
25Lafayette, IN9.2+0.5 pts
26New Albany, IN8.5+0.3 pts
27Brownsburg, IN8.5-0.6 pts
28Mishawaka, IN7.9-0.8 pts
29Crown Point, IN7.8+0.4 pts
30Schererville, IN7.8-0.6 pts
31Highland, IN7.6+1.4 pts
32Clarksville, IN6.8+0.4 pts
33Beech Grove, IN6.8-2.2 pts
34Richmond, IN6.4-0.7 pts
35Munster, IN6.1+1.5 pts
36Noblesville, IN5.3+0.6 pts
37Fishers, IN5.1-0.7 pts
38Whitestown, IN4.9-1.5 pts
39Dyer, IN4.7-0.1 pts
40Vincennes, IN4.7-0.3 pts
41Bloomington, IN4.7+0.4 pts
42Valparaiso, IN4.7+0.7 pts
43New Castle, IN4.5+1.7 pts
43Peru, IN4.5-1.6 pts
45Madison, IN4.4+0.5 pts
46New Haven, IN4.2+1 pts
47Greenwood, IN4-0.4 pts
48Washington, IN3.9-0.3 pts
49West Lafayette, IN3.6-0.1 pts
50Franklin, IN3.5+0.6 pts
51Carmel, IN3.5+0.7 pts
52Lake Station, IN3.3-1.4 pts
53Goshen, IN3.3-0.3 pts
54Danville, IN3.2-0 pts
55Westfield, IN3.1+0.4 pts
56La Porte, IN3-0.5 pts
57Huntertown, IN2.8-0.5 pts
58St. John, IN2.8+0.2 pts
59Shelbyville, IN2.7+0.6 pts
60Bluffton, IN2.7+0.5 pts
61Zionsville, IN2.6+0.6 pts
62Warsaw, IN2.5+0.3 pts
63Bargersville, IN2.4-0.1 pts
64Columbus, IN2.10 pts
65Seymour, IN2.1-0.3 pts
66Plymouth, IN2.1+0.3 pts
67Logansport, IN1.8+0.9 pts
68Chesterton, IN1.6-0.9 pts
69Greenfield, IN1.50 pts
70Decatur, IN1.4+0.9 pts
71Connersville, IN1.4-0.5 pts
72Crawfordsville, IN1.3-0.3 pts
73Lebanon, IN1.3+0.1 pts
74Huntington, IN1.3+0.3 pts
75Sellersburg, IN1.2-1.1 pts
76Martinsville, IN1+0.4 pts
77Yorktown, IN1+0.4 pts
78Frankfort, IN0.7+0.3 pts
79Jasper, IN0.6-0.4 pts
80Bedford, IN0.5+0.2 pts
81Columbia City, IN0.4-0.2 pts
82Mooresville, IN0.40 pts
83Greensburg, IN0.40 pts
84Lowell, IN0.3+0.1 pts
85Wabash, IN0.2-0.1 pts
86Cedar Lake, IN0.1+0.1 pts
87Auburn, IN0.1-0 pts
88Kendallville, IN0-0.3 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report Black or African American as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Indiana by black or African American population share, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Indiana by black or African American population share, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/indiana-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Indiana by black or African American population share, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/indiana-cities?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Indiana by black or African American population share, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/indiana-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest black or African American population share?

Gary, IN, with 77.4% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Kendallville, IN, with 0% in 2022.

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