Counties in Indiana by black or African American population share, 2024

Marion County had the highest black or African American population share of 92 counties in 2024, at 27.1%. Ohio County had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 0.8% and the figure for Indiana was 9.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest27.1Marion County
Lowest0.1Ohio County
Median0.892 counties
Indiana9.1History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Marion CountyMarion County: 27.1 %27.1Lake CountyLake County: 22.7 %22.7St. Joseph CountySt. Joseph County: 12.3 %12.3Allen CountyAllen County: 10.5 %10.5LaPorte CountyLaPorte County: 10.3 %10.3Hendricks CountyHendricks County: 10 %10Vanderburgh CountyVanderburgh County: 8.4 %8.4Howard CountyHoward County: 7.3 %7.3Clark CountyClark County: 7 %7Tippecanoe CountyTippecanoe County: 6.2 %6.2Madison CountyMadison County: 6.1 %6.1Vigo CountyVigo County: 5.8 %5.8Delaware CountyDelaware County: 5.2 %5.2Grant CountyGrant County: 4.8 %4.8Floyd CountyFloyd County: 4.8 %4.8Elkhart CountyElkhart County: 4.7 %4.7Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 4.4 %4.4Porter CountyPorter County: 4.3 %4.3Wayne CountyWayne County: 3.8 %3.8Miami CountyMiami County: 3.8 %3.8Hancock CountyHancock County: 3.5 %3.5Monroe CountyMonroe County: 3.5 %3.5Putnam CountyPutnam County: 3.3 %3.3Johnson CountyJohnson County: 3.2 %3.2Boone CountyBoone County: 3 %3Sullivan CountySullivan County: 3 %3Henry CountyHenry County: 2.2 %2.2Perry CountyPerry County: 2.2 %2.2Bartholomew CountyBartholomew County: 1.8 %1.8Gibson CountyGibson County: 1.8 %1.8Warrick CountyWarrick County: 1.7 %1.7Knox CountyKnox County: 1.7 %1.7Parke CountyParke County: 1.6 %1.6Daviess CountyDaviess County: 1.6 %1.6Shelby CountyShelby County: 1.4 %1.4Fayette CountyFayette County: 1.4 %1.4Cass CountyCass County: 1.2 %1.2Orange CountyOrange County: 1.2 %1.2Tipton CountyTipton County: 1.1 %1.1Newton CountyNewton County: 1.1 %1.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Marion County27.1-0.2 pts
2Lake County22.7-0.2 pts
3St. Joseph County12.3-0.1 pts
4Allen County10.5-0.2 pts
5LaPorte County10.3+0.1 pts
6Hendricks County10+1 pts
7Vanderburgh County8.4-1.2 pts
8Howard County7.3-0.5 pts
9Clark County7+0.1 pts
10Tippecanoe County6.2+0.3 pts
11Madison County6.1-0.2 pts
12Vigo County5.8-0.4 pts
13Delaware County5.2-0.1 pts
14Grant County4.80 pts
15Floyd County4.8-0.3 pts
16Elkhart County4.7-0.1 pts
17Hamilton County4.4+0.3 pts
18Porter County4.3+0.2 pts
19Wayne County3.8-0.3 pts
20Miami County3.80 pts
21Hancock County3.5+0.4 pts
22Monroe County3.5-0 pts
23Putnam County3.3-0.1 pts
24Johnson County3.2+0.2 pts
25Boone County3+0.6 pts
26Sullivan County3-0.4 pts
27Henry County2.2-0 pts
28Perry County2.2+0.1 pts
29Bartholomew County1.8+0.1 pts
29Gibson County1.8-0.4 pts
31Warrick County1.7-0.1 pts
32Knox County1.7+0.1 pts
33Parke County1.6-0.7 pts
34Daviess County1.60 pts
35Shelby County1.4+0.2 pts
36Fayette County1.4+0.2 pts
37Cass County1.2-0.1 pts
38Orange County1.2-0.3 pts
39Tipton County1.1+0.3 pts
40Newton County1.10 pts
41Jefferson County1-0 pts
42Wells County1-0.1 pts
43Wabash County0.9-0.2 pts
44Montgomery County0.9+0.3 pts
45Harrison County0.9-0 pts
46Owen County0.8+0.3 pts
47Morgan County0.8+0.3 pts
48Dubois County0.8-0.1 pts
49Ripley County0.8+0.5 pts
50Benton County0.7-0.8 pts
50Randolph County0.7-0.1 pts
52Huntington County0.7-0.1 pts
53Jasper County0.7-0 pts
53Vermillion County0.7+0.7 pts
55Posey County0.7-0 pts
55Steuben County0.7-0.1 pts
57Blackford County0.6+0.2 pts
58Rush County0.6-0 pts
59Fountain County0.6-0.2 pts
60Jackson County0.6-0.5 pts
61Spencer County0.60 pts
61Union County0.6+0.2 pts
63Kosciusko County0.6-0.1 pts
63Marshall County0.6+0.1 pts
65Starke County0.5+0.1 pts
66Clay County0.5+0.2 pts
66Clinton County0.5-0 pts
68Fulton County0.5+0.1 pts
69Greene County0.50 pts
70White County0.50 pts
71Pike County0.4+0.2 pts
72Decatur County0.4+0.1 pts
72Scott County0.4+0.1 pts
74Martin County0.4+0.2 pts
75Jennings County0.4-0.2 pts
75LaGrange County0.40 pts
77Washington County0.3+0.1 pts
78Jay County0.30 pts
78Noble County0.30 pts
80Adams County0.3-0.1 pts
81Brown County0.3-0.3 pts
82Dearborn County0.3+0.1 pts
82Switzerland County0.3-0 pts
84Carroll County0.3-0.5 pts
85Crawford County0.2-0 pts
85Pulaski County0.2-0.1 pts
87Lawrence County0.2-0.2 pts
88Whitley County0.2-0 pts
89Warren County0.1+0.1 pts
90DeKalb County0.1-0.1 pts
91Franklin County0.1-0.1 pts
91Ohio County0.1-0.3 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). Calculated from counts in ACS table B03002, which are stored as inputs. EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

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

Marion County, with 27.1% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest black or African American population share?

Ohio County, with 0.1% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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