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Cities in Indiana by foreign-born share of the population

West Lafayette, IN had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 88 cities in 2021, at 22.8%. Peru, IN had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 5.3% and the figure for Indiana was 5.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.8West Lafayette, IN
Lowest0.2Peru, IN
Median5.388 cities
Indiana5.4History

Top 40 cities, 2021

West Lafayette, IN: 22.8 %West Lafayette, IN22.8East Chicago, IN: 17.3 %East Chicago, IN17.3Logansport, IN: 16.9 %Logansport, IN16.9Columbus, IN: 15.3 %Columbus, IN15.3Goshen, IN: 14.4 %Goshen, IN14.4Frankfort, IN: 13.4 %Frankfort, IN13.4Carmel, IN: 13 %Carmel, IN13Elkhart, IN: 12.5 %Elkhart, IN12.5Speedway, IN: 12.2 %Speedway, IN12.2Plymouth, IN: 11.9 %Plymouth, IN11.9Bloomington, IN: 11.8 %Bloomington, IN11.8Warsaw, IN: 11.5 %Warsaw, IN11.5Hammond, IN: 11 %Hammond, IN11Indianapolis, IN: 10 %Indianapolis, IN10Schererville, IN: 9.7 %Schererville, IN9.7Fishers, IN: 9.6 %Fishers, IN9.6Lawrence, IN: 9.5 %Lawrence, IN9.5Seymour, IN: 9.4 %Seymour, IN9.4Washington, IN: 8.8 %Washington, IN8.8Munster, IN: 8.7 %Munster, IN8.7Fort Wayne, IN: 8.6 %Fort Wayne, IN8.6Westfield, IN: 8.5 %Westfield, IN8.5Kendallville, IN: 8.3 %Kendallville, IN8.3South Bend, IN: 8.3 %South Bend, IN8.3Whitestown, IN: 8.2 %Whitestown, IN8.2Highland, IN: 8 %Highland, IN8Lafayette, IN: 7.8 %Lafayette, IN7.8Clarksville, IN: 7.7 %Clarksville, IN7.7Greenwood, IN: 7.2 %Greenwood, IN7.2Avon, IN: 6.9 %Avon, IN6.9Dyer, IN: 6.7 %Dyer, IN6.7Plainfield, IN: 6.7 %Plainfield, IN6.7Merrillville, IN: 6.6 %Merrillville, IN6.6Mishawaka, IN: 6.2 %Mishawaka, IN6.2Valparaiso, IN: 6.1 %Valparaiso, IN6.1Huntertown, IN: 5.9 %Huntertown, IN5.9St. John, IN: 5.8 %St. John, IN5.8Crown Point, IN: 5.7 %Crown Point, IN5.7Chesterton, IN: 5.6 %Chesterton, IN5.6Griffith, IN: 5.6 %Griffith, IN5.6West Lafayette, IN: 22.8 %West Lafayette, IN22.8East Chicago, IN: 17.3 %East Chicago, IN17.3Logansport, IN: 16.9 %Logansport, IN16.9Columbus, IN: 15.3 %Columbus, IN15.3Goshen, IN: 14.4 %Goshen, IN14.4Frankfort, IN: 13.4 %Frankfort, IN13.4Carmel, IN: 13 %Carmel, IN13Elkhart, IN: 12.5 %Elkhart, IN12.5Speedway, IN: 12.2 %Speedway, IN12.2Plymouth, IN: 11.9 %Plymouth, IN11.9Bloomington, IN: 11.8 %Bloomington, IN11.8Warsaw, IN: 11.5 %Warsaw, IN11.5Hammond, IN: 11 %Hammond, IN11Indianapolis, IN: 10 %Indianapolis, IN10Schererville, IN: 9.7 %Schererville, IN9.7Fishers, IN: 9.6 %Fishers, IN9.6Lawrence, IN: 9.5 %Lawrence, IN9.5Seymour, IN: 9.4 %Seymour, IN9.4Washington, IN: 8.8 %Washington, IN8.8Munster, IN: 8.7 %Munster, IN8.7Fort Wayne, IN: 8.6 %Fort Wayne, IN8.6Westfield, IN: 8.5 %Westfield, IN8.5Kendallville, IN: 8.3 %Kendallville, IN8.3South Bend, IN: 8.3 %South Bend, IN8.3Whitestown, IN: 8.2 %Whitestown, IN8.2Highland, IN: 8 %Highland, IN8Lafayette, IN: 7.8 %Lafayette, IN7.8Clarksville, IN: 7.7 %Clarksville, IN7.7Greenwood, IN: 7.2 %Greenwood, IN7.2Avon, IN: 6.9 %Avon, IN6.9Dyer, IN: 6.7 %Dyer, IN6.7Plainfield, IN: 6.7 %Plainfield, IN6.7Merrillville, IN: 6.6 %Merrillville, IN6.6Mishawaka, IN: 6.2 %Mishawaka, IN6.2Valparaiso, IN: 6.1 %Valparaiso, IN6.1Huntertown, IN: 5.9 %Huntertown, IN5.9St. John, IN: 5.8 %St. John, IN5.8Crown Point, IN: 5.7 %Crown Point, IN5.7Chesterton, IN: 5.6 %Chesterton, IN5.6Griffith, IN: 5.6 %Griffith, IN5.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1West Lafayette, IN22.8
2East Chicago, IN17.3
3Logansport, IN16.9
4Columbus, IN15.3
5Goshen, IN14.4
6Frankfort, IN13.4
7Carmel, IN13
8Elkhart, IN12.5
9Speedway, IN12.2
10Plymouth, IN11.9
11Bloomington, IN11.8
12Warsaw, IN11.5
13Hammond, IN11
14Indianapolis, IN10
15Schererville, IN9.7
16Fishers, IN9.6
17Lawrence, IN9.5
18Seymour, IN9.4
19Washington, IN8.8
20Munster, IN8.7
21Fort Wayne, IN8.6
22Westfield, IN8.5
23Kendallville, IN8.3
23South Bend, IN8.3
25Whitestown, IN8.2
26Highland, IN8
27Lafayette, IN7.8
28Clarksville, IN7.7
29Greenwood, IN7.2
30Avon, IN6.9
31Dyer, IN6.7
32Plainfield, IN6.7
33Merrillville, IN6.6
34Mishawaka, IN6.2
35Valparaiso, IN6.1
36Huntertown, IN5.9
37St. John, IN5.8
38Crown Point, IN5.7
39Chesterton, IN5.6
39Griffith, IN5.6
41Noblesville, IN5.6
42Zionsville, IN5.5
43Brownsburg, IN5.4
44McCordsville, IN5.4
45Shelbyville, IN5.3
46Lake Station, IN5.1
47La Porte, IN4.9
48Crawfordsville, IN4.6
49Jasper, IN4.5
50Hobart, IN4.2
51Portage, IN4
52Jeffersonville, IN3.9
53Lowell, IN3.9
54Terre Haute, IN3.8
55Lebanon, IN3.7
56Evansville, IN3.6
56New Haven, IN3.6
58Greensburg, IN3.6
59Richmond, IN3.5
60Bargersville, IN3.4
61New Albany, IN3
62Sellersburg, IN2.9
63Beech Grove, IN2.9
64Michigan City, IN2.6
65Anderson, IN2.6
66Kokomo, IN2.5
67Muncie, IN2.5
68Greenfield, IN2.5
69Vincennes, IN2.4
70Bedford, IN2.4
71Columbia City, IN2.3
72Marion, IN2.3
73Yorktown, IN2.2
74Huntington, IN2.1
75Madison, IN1.9
76Franklin, IN1.9
77Gary, IN1.9
78Connersville, IN1.9
79Cedar Lake, IN1.7
80Wabash, IN1.6
81Martinsville, IN1.3
82Mooresville, IN1.2
83Bluffton, IN1.2
84Decatur, IN1
85Danville, IN1
86Auburn, IN0.9
87New Castle, IN0.7
88Peru, IN0.2

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About this ranking

People born outside the country where they live, as a percentage of the total population.

More on how it is measured
  • United States: people who were not US citizens at birth, including naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, temporary migrants and unauthorized immigrants; American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
  • EU countries: residents on 1 January whose country of birth is not the reporting country (Eurostat).
  • England and Wales: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, Census 2021.

Based on place of birth, not nationality: a naturalized citizen counts as foreign born. In the United States people born in Puerto Rico, the US island areas or abroad to American parents count as native; in the EU everyone born outside the reporting country counts as foreign born, including people born in another EU country or abroad to national parents. Not comparable with foreign_population_share, which counts foreign nationals in Spain and the EU.

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 B05002: foreign-born population 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Indiana by foreign-born share of the population, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Indiana by foreign-born share of the population, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/indiana-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Indiana by foreign-born share of the population, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/indiana-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Indiana by foreign-born share of the population, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/indiana-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest foreign-born share of the population?

West Lafayette, IN, with 22.8% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest foreign-born share of the population?

Peru, IN, with 0.2% 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 B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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