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 2023, at 27.3%. Vermillion County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 0.8% and the figure for Indiana was 9.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest27.3Marion County
Median0.892 counties
Indiana9.1History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Marion CountyMarion County: 27.3 %27.3Lake CountyLake County: 22.9 %22.9St. Joseph CountySt. Joseph County: 12.4 %12.4Allen CountyAllen County: 10.7 %10.7LaPorte CountyLaPorte County: 10.2 %10.2Vanderburgh CountyVanderburgh County: 9.7 %9.7Hendricks CountyHendricks County: 9 %9Howard CountyHoward County: 7.8 %7.8Clark CountyClark County: 6.9 %6.9Madison CountyMadison County: 6.3 %6.3Vigo CountyVigo County: 6.1 %6.1Tippecanoe CountyTippecanoe County: 5.9 %5.9Delaware CountyDelaware County: 5.3 %5.3Floyd CountyFloyd County: 5.1 %5.1Elkhart CountyElkhart County: 4.8 %4.8Grant CountyGrant County: 4.8 %4.8Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 4.1 %4.1Porter CountyPorter County: 4.1 %4.1Wayne CountyWayne County: 4 %4Miami CountyMiami County: 3.8 %3.8Monroe CountyMonroe County: 3.5 %3.5Putnam CountyPutnam County: 3.4 %3.4Sullivan CountySullivan County: 3.3 %3.3Hancock CountyHancock County: 3.1 %3.1Johnson CountyJohnson County: 3 %3Boone CountyBoone County: 2.4 %2.4Henry CountyHenry County: 2.3 %2.3Parke CountyParke County: 2.3 %2.3Gibson CountyGibson County: 2.2 %2.2Perry CountyPerry County: 2.1 %2.1Warrick CountyWarrick County: 1.9 %1.9Bartholomew CountyBartholomew County: 1.8 %1.8Knox CountyKnox County: 1.6 %1.6Daviess CountyDaviess County: 1.6 %1.6Orange CountyOrange County: 1.5 %1.5Benton CountyBenton County: 1.5 %1.5Cass CountyCass County: 1.3 %1.3Shelby CountyShelby County: 1.2 %1.2Fayette CountyFayette County: 1.1 %1.1Wabash CountyWabash County: 1.1 %1.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Marion County27.3-0.6 pts
2Lake County22.9-0.1 pts
3St. Joseph County12.4-0.2 pts
4Allen County10.7-0.4 pts
5LaPorte County10.2-0.3 pts
6Vanderburgh County9.7-0.1 pts
7Hendricks County9+1 pts
8Howard County7.8+0.1 pts
9Clark County6.9-0 pts
10Madison County6.3-1.7 pts
11Vigo County6.1-0.8 pts
12Tippecanoe County5.90 pts
13Delaware County5.3-0.9 pts
14Floyd County5.10 pts
15Elkhart County4.8-0 pts
16Grant County4.8-2 pts
17Hamilton County4.1+0.1 pts
18Porter County4.1+0.1 pts
19Wayne County4+0.1 pts
20Miami County3.8-0.4 pts
21Monroe County3.5-0.1 pts
22Putnam County3.4+0.7 pts
23Sullivan County3.3-0.3 pts
24Hancock County3.1+0.4 pts
25Johnson County3+0.5 pts
26Boone County2.4+0.3 pts
27Henry County2.3-0.1 pts
28Parke County2.3+0.4 pts
29Gibson County2.2+0.5 pts
30Perry County2.1-1.1 pts
31Warrick County1.9-0.2 pts
32Bartholomew County1.8+0.2 pts
33Knox County1.6-0.7 pts
34Daviess County1.6-0 pts
35Orange County1.5-0.1 pts
36Benton County1.5+0.3 pts
37Cass County1.3+0.1 pts
38Shelby County1.2-0.2 pts
39Fayette County1.10 pts
40Wabash County1.1+0.1 pts
41Jackson County1.10 pts
42Jefferson County1.1-1 pts
43Wells County1.1-0.1 pts
44Newton County1-0.1 pts
45Dubois County0.9-0 pts
46Harrison County0.9+0.1 pts
47Huntington County0.8-0.1 pts
47Randolph County0.8+0.6 pts
49Tipton County0.8+0.3 pts
50Fountain County0.8+0.5 pts
51Steuben County0.8+0.5 pts
52Carroll County0.70 pts
53Kosciusko County0.7-0 pts
54Jasper County0.7-0.3 pts
54Posey County0.7-0.3 pts
56Rush County0.7+0.1 pts
57Brown County0.60 pts
58Clinton County0.6-0.1 pts
58Owen County0.6+0.1 pts
60Spencer County0.6-0.1 pts
61Jennings County0.5-0.3 pts
61Montgomery County0.5-0.2 pts
63Morgan County0.50 pts
64Marshall County0.5-0.3 pts
65Blackford County0.5-0.6 pts
66White County0.5-0 pts
67Fulton County0.4-0.8 pts
67Greene County0.4-0.2 pts
67Starke County0.4+0.3 pts
70Adams County0.4-0.2 pts
71Lawrence County0.40 pts
72Ohio County0.40 pts
73Pulaski County0.3+0.1 pts
73Union County0.3-0.1 pts
75Decatur County0.3+0.1 pts
76Clay County0.3-0.1 pts
76Jay County0.30 pts
76LaGrange County0.3+0.1 pts
76Noble County0.3-0 pts
76Scott County0.3+0.2 pts
81Switzerland County0.3-0 pts
82Crawford County0.3-0.5 pts
82Washington County0.3+0.1 pts
84Pike County0.3-0.3 pts
85Dearborn County0.2-0.3 pts
85Ripley County0.2-0.1 pts
87DeKalb County0.2-0 pts
88Whitley County0.2-0.1 pts
89Franklin County0.2+0.1 pts
89Martin County0.2-0.1 pts
91Warren County0.10 pts
92Vermillion County0-0.4 pts

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 27.3% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Vermillion County, with 0% in 2023.

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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