Counties in Indiana by black or African American population share

Marion County had the highest black or African American population share of 92 counties in 2021, at 27.8%. Owen County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 0.8% and the figure for Indiana was 9.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest27.8Marion County
Median0.892 counties
Indiana9.3History

Top 40 counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Marion CountyMarion County: 27.8 %27.8Lake CountyLake County: 23 %23St. Joseph CountySt. Joseph County: 12.5 %12.5Allen CountyAllen County: 11.1 %11.1LaPorte CountyLaPorte County: 10.5 %10.5Vanderburgh CountyVanderburgh County: 9.8 %9.8Howard CountyHoward County: 7.9 %7.9Madison CountyMadison County: 7.8 %7.8Hendricks CountyHendricks County: 7.4 %7.4Vigo CountyVigo County: 7.1 %7.1Grant CountyGrant County: 6.8 %6.8Clark CountyClark County: 6.7 %6.7Delaware CountyDelaware County: 6.4 %6.4Tippecanoe CountyTippecanoe County: 5.6 %5.6Elkhart CountyElkhart County: 5.1 %5.1Floyd CountyFloyd County: 4.9 %4.9Miami CountyMiami County: 4.4 %4.4Wayne CountyWayne County: 4.4 %4.4Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 3.9 %3.9Porter CountyPorter County: 3.8 %3.8Sullivan CountySullivan County: 3.5 %3.5Monroe CountyMonroe County: 3.4 %3.4Perry CountyPerry County: 2.9 %2.9Hancock CountyHancock County: 2.7 %2.7Johnson CountyJohnson County: 2.6 %2.6Putnam CountyPutnam County: 2.6 %2.6Knox CountyKnox County: 2.5 %2.5Gibson CountyGibson County: 2.4 %2.4Henry CountyHenry County: 2.4 %2.4Boone CountyBoone County: 2.1 %2.1Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 2 %2Warrick CountyWarrick County: 2 %2Daviess CountyDaviess County: 1.7 %1.7Orange CountyOrange County: 1.6 %1.6Bartholomew CountyBartholomew County: 1.6 %1.6Fayette CountyFayette County: 1.4 %1.4Jackson CountyJackson County: 1.3 %1.3Posey CountyPosey County: 1.2 %1.2Parke CountyParke County: 1.1 %1.1Shelby CountyShelby County: 1.1 %1.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Marion County27.8
2Lake County23
3St. Joseph County12.5
4Allen County11.1
5LaPorte County10.5
6Vanderburgh County9.8
7Howard County7.9
8Madison County7.8
9Hendricks County7.4
10Vigo County7.1
11Grant County6.8
12Clark County6.7
13Delaware County6.4
14Tippecanoe County5.6
15Elkhart County5.1
16Floyd County4.9
17Miami County4.4
18Wayne County4.4
19Hamilton County3.9
20Porter County3.8
21Sullivan County3.5
22Monroe County3.4
23Perry County2.9
24Hancock County2.7
25Johnson County2.6
25Putnam County2.6
27Knox County2.5
28Gibson County2.4
29Henry County2.4
30Boone County2.1
31Jefferson County2
32Warrick County2
33Daviess County1.7
34Orange County1.6
35Bartholomew County1.6
36Fayette County1.4
37Jackson County1.3
38Posey County1.2
39Parke County1.1
40Shelby County1.1
41Newton County1.1
42Jasper County1
42Wabash County1
44Cass County1
45Adams County0.9
46Montgomery County0.9
47Wells County0.8
48Huntington County0.8
49Jennings County0.8
50Pike County0.7
51Dubois County0.7
52Kosciusko County0.7
52Spencer County0.7
54Benton County0.7
55Clinton County0.7
55Marshall County0.7
57Brown County0.6
58Harrison County0.6
59Rush County0.6
60Carroll County0.6
61Clay County0.6
62Blackford County0.5
63Fulton County0.5
64Fountain County0.5
65White County0.5
66Crawford County0.5
67Greene County0.5
68Dearborn County0.4
68Jay County0.4
70Vermillion County0.4
71Martin County0.4
72Whitley County0.4
73Noble County0.3
73Warren County0.3
75Switzerland County0.3
76Tipton County0.3
77Morgan County0.3
77Ripley County0.3
77Steuben County0.3
80Lawrence County0.3
81Randolph County0.3
82Decatur County0.2
83DeKalb County0.2
84Scott County0.2
85Ohio County0.2
86LaGrange County0.2
87Pulaski County0.1
88Starke County0.1
89Union County0.1
90Washington County0.1
91Franklin County0.1
92Owen County0

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 27.8% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Owen County, with 0% in 2021.

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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