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Cities in Indiana ranked by Non-Hispanic Black Population

This list ranks the 567 cities in Indiana based on their Non-Hispanic Black or African American population, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau. It also highlights population changes in these cities over the past five years.
Updated Feb 13, 2025

Top 5 cities with the largest Non-Hispanic Black population in Indiana

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  • 1
    Gary
    Non-Hispanic Black population in Gary is 55,129
    74.76% of Gary population is Non-Hispanic Black
  • 2
    Fort Wayne
    Non-Hispanic Black population in Fort Wayne is 48,995
    16.90% of Fort Wayne population is Non-Hispanic Black
  • 3
    South Bend
    Non-Hispanic Black population in South Bend is 29,398
    25.08% of South Bend population is Non-Hispanic Black
  • 4
    Hammond
    Non-Hispanic Black population in Hammond is 19,843
    22.93% of Hammond population is Non-Hispanic Black
  • 5
    Merrillville
    Non-Hispanic Black population in Merrillville is 17,662
    44.34% of Merrillville population is Non-Hispanic Black

List of 567 cities in Indiana by Non-Hispanic Black Population

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Rank by Non-Hispanic Black Population
City
Non-Hispanic Black Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Indiana Non-Hispanic Black Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Gary 55,129 74.76% 12.87%
2 Fort Wayne 48,995 16.90% 11.44%
3 South Bend 29,398 25.08% 6.86%
4 Hammond 19,843 22.93% 4.63%
5 Merrillville 17,662 44.34% 4.12%
6 Evansville 19,530 15.78% 4.56%
7 Lawrence 16,130 28.92% 3.77%
8 9,985 34.34% 2.33%
9 9,192 26.53% 2.15%
10 8,532 14.30% 1.99%
11 8,206 13.96% 1.92%
12 7,721 10.08% 1.80%
13 7,728 12.32% 1.80%
14 8,782 16.06% 2.05%
15 7,593 12.16% 1.77%
16 7,297 10.47% 1.70%
17 6,340 5.95% 1.48%
18 6,722 12.20% 1.57%
19 4,731 33.11% 1.10%
20 4,539 14.15% 1.06%
21 5,607 7.38% 1.31%
22 4,584 10.91% 1.07%
23 4,779 5.74% 1.12%
24 5,074 4.74% 1.18%
25 4,069 5.95% 0.95%
26 4,098 12.95% 0.96%
27 3,540 14.51% 0.83%
28 4,546 11.24% 1.06%
29 3,775 9.77% 0.88%
30 3,477 9.26% 0.81%
31 3,675 12.20% 0.86%
32 3,260 9.80% 0.76%
33 4,229 10.91% 0.99%
34 2,950 11.39% 0.69%
35 2,486 13.66% 0.58%
36 2,210 9.13% 0.52%
37 2,312 4.88% 0.54%
38 2,960 5.25% 0.69%
39 1,873 7.31% 0.44%
40 1,477 27.29% 0.34%
41 1,726 16.94% 0.40%
42 2,557 4.70% 0.60%
43 1,758 4.52% 0.41%
44 1,668 4.51% 0.39%
45 1,268 3.90% 0.30%
46 1,427 8.91% 0.33%
47 896 13.46% 0.21%
48 1,396 5.13% 0.33%
49 2,163 8.75% 0.50%
50 1,092 6.03% 0.25%
51 658 2.88% 0.15%
52 986 6.10% 0.23%
53 782 4.34% 0.18%
54 633 3.56% 0.15%
55 638 5.54% 0.15%
56 721 3.48% 0.17%
57 712 6.72% 0.17%
57 755 8.64% 0.18%
58 941 7.02% 0.22%
59 842 3.37% 0.20%
60 682 5.62% 0.16%
61 560 34.59% 0.13%
62 636 5.50% 0.15%
63 800 4.26% 0.19%
64 775 4.92% 0.18%
65 508 2.00% 0.12%
66 461 4.07% 0.11%
67 592 3.02% 0.14%
68 355 3.38% 0.08%
69 912 10.22% 0.21%
70 423 2.41% 0.10%
71 464 3.67% 0.11%
72 324 6.14% 0.08%
73 264 13.31% 0.06%
74 371 3.40% 0.09%
75 380 2.47% 0.09%
76 497 2.60% 0.12%
77 241 9.26% 0.06%
78 254 5.00% 0.06%
79 408 3.97% 0.10%
80 241 6.19% 0.06%
81 456 2.59% 0.11%
82 171 16.52% 0.04%
83 176 8.61% 0.04%
84 200 10.68% 0.05%
85 347 2.50% 0.08%
86 272 5.08% 0.06%
87 714 3.96% 0.17%
88 165 7.51% 0.04%
89 173 2.26% 0.04%
90 343 4.09% 0.08%
91 204 2.66% 0.05%
92 152 3.36% 0.04%
93 159 0.93% 0.04%
93 218 4.90% 0.05%
94 265 2.56% 0.06%
95 205 3.21% 0.05%
96 137 4.69% 0.03%
96 430 3.54% 0.10%
97 108 10.18% 0.03%
98 171 11.19% 0.04%
99 237 4.36% 0.06%
99 122 1.00% 0.03%
100 241 4.45% 0.06%
101 84 1.08% 0.02%
102 205 4.76% 0.05%
103 514 6.79% 0.12%
104 126 6.97% 0.03%
104 173 7.59% 0.04%
104 269 4.65% 0.06%
105 75 2.70% 0.02%
106 307 2.79% 0.07%
107 100 2.41% 0.02%
108 65 4.72% 0.02%
108 148 1.88% 0.03%
109 63 18.42% 0.01%
109 63 22.66% 0.01%
110 204 1.42% 0.05%
111 212 3.66% 0.05%
112 136 6.16% 0.03%
113 81 1.22% 0.02%
114 60 1.88% 0.01%
114 60 5.68% 0.01%
115 258 3.78% 0.06%
116 162 1.31% 0.04%
116 55 1.06% 0.01%
117 143 3.56% 0.03%
117 53 1.73% 0.01%
118 66 2.78% 0.02%
118 196 3.63% 0.05%
119 154 1.80% 0.04%
120 49 2.19% 0.01%
121 87 3.00% 0.02%
122 48 6.55% 0.01%
123 52 20.39% 0.01%
124 63 2.79% 0.01%
124 45 2.13% 0.01%
125 44 0.67% 0.01%
125 177 6.61% 0.04%
126 49 1.47% 0.01%
126 123 8.37% 0.03%
127 43 13.78% 0.01%
127 56 8.41% 0.01%
128 77 1.48% 0.02%
129 42 2.73% 0.01%
130 75 2.98% 0.02%
130 38 2.36% 0.01%
130 42 3.35% 0.01%
131 87 4.03% 0.02%
132 36 0.96% 0.01%
133 104 1.50% 0.02%
133 49 0.83% 0.01%
134 77 3.71% 0.02%
134 135 11.17% 0.03%
135 53 1.45% 0.01%
135 36 5.85% 0.01%
136 95 3.34% 0.02%
137 86 0.86% 0.02%
137 71 1.02% 0.02%
137 296 2.76% 0.07%
138 128 0.81% 0.03%
138 114 1.07% 0.03%
138 44 6.67% 0.01%
138 36 2.43% 0.01%
139 109 1.58% 0.03%
139 61 6.07% 0.01%
139 46 0.72% 0.01%
140 152 2.18% 0.04%
140 43 2.39% 0.01%
140 34 1.59% 0.01%
141 27 1.16% 0.01%
142 69 3.95% 0.02%
142 134 1.14% 0.03%
143 37 1.30% 0.01%
143 33 1.01% 0.01%
144 164 7.75% 0.04%
144 24 0.46% 0.01%
145 30 2.17% 0.01%
145 33 1.62% 0.01%
145 23 0.61% 0.01%
146 25 3.03% 0.01%
146 22 3.40% 0.01%
146 22 0.21% 0.01%
147 99 3.69% 0.02%
148 35 1.71% 0.01%
148 26 3.09% 0.01%
148 20 1.96% -
148 62 2.53% 0.01%
149 87 4.01% 0.02%
149 80 14.52% 0.02%
149 22 2.44% 0.01%
150 18 0.57% -
150 18 0.93% -
150 124 4.50% 0.03%
151 192 2.28% 0.04%
151 17 0.79% -
151 66 6.70% 0.02%
152 22 2.05% 0.01%
152 62 2.28% 0.01%
152 16 0.48% -
153 19 3.04% -
153 15 0.45% -
154 49 1.69% 0.01%
154 14 1.54% -
154 24 3.29% 0.01%
155 24 2.62% 0.01%
155 62 7.75% 0.01%
155 15 2.05% -
155 40 1.01% 0.01%
155 15 2.78% -
156 12 1.34% -
156 27 0.47% 0.01%
156 20 4.69% -
156 52 3.41% 0.01%
157 11 3.99% -
157 102 3.78% 0.02%
157 33 2.01% 0.01%
157 36 3.00% 0.01%
157 41 2.76% 0.01%
157 50 2.98% 0.01%
158 10 0.53% -
158 37 2.22% 0.01%
158 10 0.43% -
158 40 5.28% 0.01%
158 39 2.63% 0.01%
158 18 0.96% -
158 93 2.45% 0.02%
158 12 0.84% -
158 30 5.84% 0.01%
159 35 1.39% 0.01%
159 9 4.86% -
159 39 1.31% 0.01%
159 20 1.84% -
159 9 0.62% -
159 20 1.06% -
159 25 0.95% 0.01%
159 32 2.19% 0.01%
159 9 1.34% -
159 89 7.07% 0.02%
159 15 0.35% -
160 59 6.34% 0.01%
160 41 0.97% 0.01%
160 8 1.61% -
160 23 2.74% 0.01%
160 272 2.48% 0.06%
160 8 0.24% -
160 63 5.90% 0.01%
160 8 0.62% -
160 61 0.90% 0.01%
160 8 0.58% -
160 8 8.00% -
160 50 2.71% 0.01%
161 10 3.06% -
161 14 1.28% -
161 9 1.37% -
161 10 0.76% -
161 21 0.96% -
161 48 5.03% 0.01%
161 55 6.36% 0.01%
162 67 0.48% 0.02%
162 30 1.09% 0.01%
162 6 1.33% -
162 154 7.26% 0.04%
162 8 2.62% -
162 6 0.59% -
162 38 2.99% 0.01%
162 47 6.23% 0.01%
162 30 0.98% 0.01%
163 22 3.90% 0.01%
163 21 1.04% -
163 20 1.48% -
163 6 1.69% -
163 15 1.17% -
163 11 0.68% -
163 25 1.97% 0.01%
163 19 1.40% -
164 4 1.59% -
164 4 0.68% -
164 8 0.38% -
164 7 0.77% -
164 29 4.17% 0.01%
164 27 0.94% 0.01%
164 207 4.47% 0.05%
164 4 0.28% -
164 4 0.66% -
165 3 0.06% -
165 6 1.66% -
165 5 0.48% -
165 4 0.62% -
165 4 3.17% -
165 16 0.69% -
165 159 25.32% 0.04%
165 12 6.35% -
165 3 1.19% -
165 3 0.56% -
165 15 2.52% -
165 12 0.35% -
165 3 1.25% -
165 6 0.67% -
165 3 4.41% -
165 3 0.36% -
166 22 1.16% 0.01%
166 2 0.30% -
166 8 1.18% -
166 10 0.64% -
166 25 5.36% 0.01%
166 2 2.82% -
166 18 1.19% -
166 8 1.62% -
166 2 0.83% -
166 54 2.32% 0.01%
167 1 0.57% -
167 3 0.32% -
167 1 0.18% -
167 16 0.70% -
167 1 2.22% -
167 19 1.64% -
167 24 2.21% 0.01%
167 4 0.40% -
167 1 0.62% -
167 27 0.90% 0.01%
168 20 1.68% -
168 51 10.20% 0.01%
168 71 1.74% 0.02%
168 70 1.86% 0.02%
168 19 0.47% -
168 32 1.03% 0.01%
168 2 0.61% -
168 3 1.10% -
168 11 1.04% -
168 13 0.73% -
168 6 0.20% -
168 9 1.92% -
168 21 3.83% -
168 10 1.52% -
168 3 0.41% -
168 5 0.41% -
168 15 4.16% -
168 4 0.97% -
168 17 2.73% -
168 14 6.11% -
168 40 2.35% 0.01%
168 8 1.20% -
168 3 0.21% -
168 6 0.61% -
168 12 4.20% -
168 5 1.36% -
168 9 0.50% -
168 129 11.75% 0.03%
168 1 0.18% -
168 5 0.34% -
168 11 0.80% -
168 4 0.40% -
168 2 0.11% -
168 95 4.14% 0.02%
168 2 0.26% -
168 81 5.90% 0.02%
168 17 3.16% -
168 24 1.36% 0.01%
168 4 0.43% -
168 17 8.13% -
168 5 0.28% -
168 17 6.51% -
168 6 0.85% -
168 42 2.02% 0.01%
168 6 2.58% -
168 6 2.27% -
168 16 0.73% -
168 4 0.45% -
168 1 0.32% -
168 6 1.18% -
168 3 0.89% -
168 68 1.16% 0.02%
168 3 0.47% -
168 5 0.48% -
168 2 0.21% -
168 4 0.47% -
168 3 0.36% -
168 10 1.22% -
168 20 6.21% -
168 3 1.10% -
168 19 5.22% -
168 2 1.12% -
168 15 0.67% -
168 1 0.08% -
168 4 0.28% -
168 18 1.41% -
168 4 0.72% -
168 32 2.15% 0.01%
168 14 4.50% -
168 6 0.97% -
168 11 3.63% -
168 11 0.50% -
168 3 0.51% -
168 14 1.08% -
168 56 6.86% 0.01%
168 1 0.56% -
168 21 1.61% -
168 9 0.59% -
168 2 0.36% -
168 4 0.52% -
168 3 0.40% -
168 75 6.87% 0.02%
168 49 28.99% 0.01%
168 15 1.73% -
168 4 1.65% -
168 16 0.75% -
168 2 1.36% -
168 20 7.94% -
168 5 1.07% -
168 22 1.87% 0.01%
168 17 1.41% -
168 12 7.50% -
168 1 0.05% -
168 4 0.49% -
168 4 0.32% -
168 5 1.13% -
168 16 2.79% -
168 28 7.80% 0.01%
168 1 0.06% -
168 17 3.59% -
168 6 0.30% -
168 12 0.24% -
168 3 0.34% -
168 13 0.71% -
168 52 3.82% 0.01%
168 50 0.71% 0.01%
168 4 0.41% -
168 20 1.05% -
168 17 1.44% -
168 9 0.86% -
168 33 2.71% 0.01%

List of cities with no Non-Hispanic Black Population in Indiana

According to data from the United States Census Bureau, the following cities in Indiana have no recorded Non-Hispanic Black population*:
  • Advance
  • Alamo
  • Alfordsville
  • Alton
  • Ambia
  • Amo
  • Andrews
  • Bainbridge
  • Bethany
  • Beverly Shores
  • Bloomingdale
  • Blountsville
  • Brooksburg
  • Brookville
  • Bryant
  • Cadiz
  • Cannelburg
  • Carbon
  • Carthage
  • Cayuga
  • Cedar Grove
  • Chrisney
  • Cicero
  • Clinton
  • Corunna
  • Crane
  • Cromwell
  • Crothersville
  • Crows Nest
  • Darlington
  • Decker
  • Delphi
  • Denver
  • Dugger
  • Dunreith
  • East Germantown
  • Economy
  • Edwardsport
  • Elizabeth
  • Fort Branch
  • Fowler
  • Fowlerton
  • Fredericksburg
  • Fulton
  • Gentryville
  • Goodland
  • Gosport
  • Greendale
  • Greensboro
  • Griffin
  • Hudson
  • Hymera
  • Jasonville
  • Jonesville
  • Kennard
  • Kewanna
  • Kirklin
  • Laconia
  • Lakeville
  • Leesburg
  • Leo-Cedarville
  • Little York
  • Livonia
  • Long Beach
  • Losantville
  • Lynnville
  • Mackey
  • Markleville
  • Matthews
  • Mauckport
  • Mecca
  • Medora
  • Mellott
  • Michigantown
  • Milan
  • Milford
  • Monroe
  • Monroe City
  • Monroeville
  • Monterey
  • Moores Hill
  • Mount Auburn
  • Mount Ayr
  • Mount Etna
  • Mount Summit
  • Napoleon
  • New Amsterdam
  • Newberry
  • New Point
  • New Richmond
  • New Ross
  • North Crows Nest
  • Oaktown
  • Oldenburg
  • Onward
  • Palmyra
  • Patriot
  • Perrysville
  • Pine Village
  • Riley
  • River Forest
  • Roann
  • Rosedale
  • Russellville
  • St. Joe
  • Salamonia
  • Sandborn
  • Saratoga
  • Schneider
  • Sidney
  • Spring Lake
  • Spurgeon
  • Staunton
  • Stilesville
  • Stinesville
  • Sunman
  • Switz City
  • Town Of Pines
  • Troy
  • Universal
  • Vera Cruz
  • Vernon
  • Wallace
  • Wanatah
  • West Lebanon
  • Wheatfield
  • Wheatland
  • Whitewater
  • Williams Creek
  • Wingate
  • Woodlawn Heights
  • Yeoman
  • Glenwood
  • Zanesville
  • De Motte
* These cities were not included in the ranking above, as they do not meet the population criteria. It is possible that a small population exists but was not reported or captured due to limitations or variations in Census data collection and reporting.

Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks cities in Indiana by their Non-Hispanic Black or African American population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census Defines Non-Hispanic Black Population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their race, meaning individuals can choose one or more racial categories when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as Non-Hispanic Black, whether alone or in combination with another race.
Here are a few important things to know about how race is reported:
  • Some people identify as Non-Hispanic Black alone, while others identify as Non-Hispanic Black along with another race (such as Non-Hispanic Black and White).
  • Hispanic / Latino origin is reported separately from race, so someone can be both Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Black .
  • We’ve used the “Non-Hispanic Black alone or in combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Non-Hispanic Black population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Non-Hispanic Black alone or in combination in cities. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Non-Hispanic Black .
  2. % of Total Indiana Non-Hispanic Black Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Non-Hispanic Black population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small Non-Hispanic Black populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • Cities that don’t have any reported Non-Hispanic Black population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where Non-Hispanic Black populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.