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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 2023, at 76%. Auburn, IN had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 3.7% and the figure for Indiana was 9.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest76Gary, IN
Lowest0Auburn, IN
Median3.788 cities
Indiana9.1History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Gary, IN: 76 %Gary, IN76Merrillville, IN: 44.6 %Merrillville, IN44.6East Chicago, IN: 36.4 %East Chicago, IN36.4Speedway, IN: 31.8 %Speedway, IN31.8Indianapolis, IN: 27.8 %Indianapolis, IN27.8Lawrence, IN: 27.6 %Lawrence, IN27.6Michigan City, IN: 24.6 %Michigan City, IN24.6South Bend, IN: 24.1 %South Bend, IN24.1Hammond, IN: 22.9 %Hammond, IN22.9McCordsville, IN: 14.6 %McCordsville, IN14.6Fort Wayne, IN: 14.4 %Fort Wayne, IN14.4Avon, IN: 14.1 %Avon, IN14.1Hobart, IN: 14 %Hobart, IN14Griffith, IN: 13.8 %Griffith, IN13.8Evansville, IN: 13.4 %Evansville, IN13.4Elkhart, IN: 12.1 %Elkhart, IN12.1Jeffersonville, IN: 12.1 %Jeffersonville, IN12.1Anderson, IN: 11.9 %Anderson, IN11.9Brownsburg, IN: 11.1 %Brownsburg, IN11.1Kokomo, IN: 10.5 %Kokomo, IN10.5Portage, IN: 10.1 %Portage, IN10.1Marion, IN: 9.8 %Marion, IN9.8Highland, IN: 9.5 %Highland, IN9.5Terre Haute, IN: 9.4 %Terre Haute, IN9.4Lafayette, IN: 9 %Lafayette, IN9Mishawaka, IN: 8.9 %Mishawaka, IN8.9Plainfield, IN: 8.6 %Plainfield, IN8.6Crown Point, IN: 8.6 %Crown Point, IN8.6New Albany, IN: 8.3 %New Albany, IN8.3Muncie, IN: 8.3 %Muncie, IN8.3Schererville, IN: 8.2 %Schererville, IN8.2Clarksville, IN: 7.5 %Clarksville, IN7.5Munster, IN: 6.8 %Munster, IN6.8Richmond, IN: 6.6 %Richmond, IN6.6Beech Grove, IN: 6.3 %Beech Grove, IN6.3Noblesville, IN: 5.7 %Noblesville, IN5.7Greenwood, IN: 5.5 %Greenwood, IN5.5Fishers, IN: 4.9 %Fishers, IN4.9Huntertown, IN: 4.9 %Huntertown, IN4.9Bloomington, IN: 4.8 %Bloomington, IN4.8Gary, IN: 76 %Gary, IN76Merrillville, IN: 44.6 %Merrillville, IN44.6East Chicago, IN: 36.4 %East Chicago, IN36.4Speedway, IN: 31.8 %Speedway, IN31.8Indianapolis, IN: 27.8 %Indianapolis, IN27.8Lawrence, IN: 27.6 %Lawrence, IN27.6Michigan City, IN: 24.6 %Michigan City, IN24.6South Bend, IN: 24.1 %South Bend, IN24.1Hammond, IN: 22.9 %Hammond, IN22.9McCordsville, IN: 14.6 %McCordsville, IN14.6Fort Wayne, IN: 14.4 %Fort Wayne, IN14.4Avon, IN: 14.1 %Avon, IN14.1Hobart, IN: 14 %Hobart, IN14Griffith, IN: 13.8 %Griffith, IN13.8Evansville, IN: 13.4 %Evansville, IN13.4Elkhart, IN: 12.1 %Elkhart, IN12.1Jeffersonville, IN: 12.1 %Jeffersonville, IN12.1Anderson, IN: 11.9 %Anderson, IN11.9Brownsburg, IN: 11.1 %Brownsburg, IN11.1Kokomo, IN: 10.5 %Kokomo, IN10.5Portage, IN: 10.1 %Portage, IN10.1Marion, IN: 9.8 %Marion, IN9.8Highland, IN: 9.5 %Highland, IN9.5Terre Haute, IN: 9.4 %Terre Haute, IN9.4Lafayette, IN: 9 %Lafayette, IN9Mishawaka, IN: 8.9 %Mishawaka, IN8.9Plainfield, IN: 8.6 %Plainfield, IN8.6Crown Point, IN: 8.6 %Crown Point, IN8.6New Albany, IN: 8.3 %New Albany, IN8.3Muncie, IN: 8.3 %Muncie, IN8.3Schererville, IN: 8.2 %Schererville, IN8.2Clarksville, IN: 7.5 %Clarksville, IN7.5Munster, IN: 6.8 %Munster, IN6.8Richmond, IN: 6.6 %Richmond, IN6.6Beech Grove, IN: 6.3 %Beech Grove, IN6.3Noblesville, IN: 5.7 %Noblesville, IN5.7Greenwood, IN: 5.5 %Greenwood, IN5.5Fishers, IN: 4.9 %Fishers, IN4.9Huntertown, IN: 4.9 %Huntertown, IN4.9Bloomington, IN: 4.8 %Bloomington, IN4.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Gary, IN76-1.4 pts
2Merrillville, IN44.6-0.9 pts
3East Chicago, IN36.4-1.5 pts
4Speedway, IN31.8+2.2 pts
5Indianapolis, IN27.8-0.7 pts
6Lawrence, IN27.6+0.8 pts
7Michigan City, IN24.6-2.3 pts
8South Bend, IN24.1-0.8 pts
9Hammond, IN22.9+0.9 pts
10McCordsville, IN14.6+5.1 pts
11Fort Wayne, IN14.4-0.6 pts
12Avon, IN14.1+1 pts
13Hobart, IN14+2.8 pts
14Griffith, IN13.8-2.5 pts
15Evansville, IN13.4-0.2 pts
16Elkhart, IN12.1+0.1 pts
17Jeffersonville, IN12.1+0.1 pts
18Anderson, IN11.9-3.5 pts
19Brownsburg, IN11.1+2.7 pts
20Kokomo, IN10.5+0.2 pts
21Portage, IN10.1+0.7 pts
22Marion, IN9.8-4.1 pts
23Highland, IN9.5+1.9 pts
24Terre Haute, IN9.4-1.5 pts
25Lafayette, IN9-0.3 pts
26Mishawaka, IN8.9+0.9 pts
27Plainfield, IN8.6-0.7 pts
28Crown Point, IN8.6+0.8 pts
29New Albany, IN8.3-0.2 pts
30Muncie, IN8.3-1.8 pts
31Schererville, IN8.2+0.4 pts
32Clarksville, IN7.5+0.7 pts
33Munster, IN6.8+0.7 pts
34Richmond, IN6.6+0.2 pts
35Beech Grove, IN6.3-0.5 pts
36Noblesville, IN5.7+0.4 pts
37Greenwood, IN5.5+1.5 pts
38Fishers, IN4.9-0.2 pts
39Huntertown, IN4.9+2.1 pts
40Bloomington, IN4.8+0.1 pts
41Washington, IN3.8-0 pts
42New Castle, IN3.7-0.8 pts
43New Haven, IN3.7-0.5 pts
44West Lafayette, IN3.70 pts
45Whitestown, IN3.6-1.2 pts
46Carmel, IN3.6+0.1 pts
47Zionsville, IN3.5+0.9 pts
48Goshen, IN3.5+0.2 pts
49Peru, IN3.5-1 pts
50Dyer, IN3.3-1.4 pts
51Bargersville, IN3.3+0.9 pts
52Vincennes, IN3.3-1.4 pts
53Valparaiso, IN3.3-1.4 pts
54Westfield, IN3.2+0.1 pts
55Danville, IN3.1-0.1 pts
56La Porte, IN2.9-0.1 pts
57Lake Station, IN2.8-0.4 pts
58St. John, IN2.8-0 pts
59Franklin, IN2.7-0.9 pts
60Shelbyville, IN2.6-0.1 pts
61Columbus, IN2.4+0.3 pts
62Warsaw, IN2.2-0.2 pts
63Bluffton, IN2.2-0.4 pts
64Madison, IN2.2-2.3 pts
65Seymour, IN2-0.1 pts
66Logansport, IN1.9+0.1 pts
67Huntington, IN1.6+0.4 pts
68Chesterton, IN1.6-0.1 pts
69Greenfield, IN1.5-0 pts
70Lebanon, IN1.30 pts
71Decatur, IN1.1-0.2 pts
72Connersville, IN1.1-0.3 pts
73Crawfordsville, IN1-0.3 pts
74Yorktown, IN0.9-0 pts
75Frankfort, IN0.9+0.2 pts
76Martinsville, IN0.8-0.2 pts
77Plymouth, IN0.7-1.4 pts
78Jasper, IN0.7+0.1 pts
79Greensburg, IN0.5+0.1 pts
80Bedford, IN0.5-0.1 pts
81Mooresville, IN0.3-0 pts
82Columbia City, IN0.3-0.1 pts
82Sellersburg, IN0.3-0.9 pts
84Lowell, IN0.2-0 pts
85Wabash, IN0.20 pts
86Cedar Lake, IN0.2+0.1 pts
87Kendallville, IN0.1+0.1 pts
88Auburn, IN0-0 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/indiana-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/indiana-cities?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/indiana-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Gary, IN, with 76% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Auburn, IN, with 0% in 2023.

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