These Are The 10 Indiana Cities With The Largest Hispanic Population For 2018

The Hispanic community is one of the fastest growing communities in America this decade.

According to the most recent American Community Survey, there are now some 6.3M more Hispanics living in America than in 2010.

That’s the largest absolute growth and a 14.9% increase. The percentage growth is the third largest percentage change for any race according to the Census’s race and ethnicity definition.

But how has the increase impacted Indiana? Where cities and towns in Indiana have seen the greatest increase in it’s Hispanic population?

Turns out there’s been a 18.8% increase in the Hispanic population in Indiana.

We broke down the most recent census data to determine the cities in Indiana with the largest Hispanic population in 2018:

1. East Chicago (Photos)
2. Hammond (Photos)
3. Lake Station
4. Goshen (Photos)
5. Huntingburg (Photos)
6. Frankfort (Photos)
7. Logansport (Photos)
8. Plymouth (Photos)
9. Elkhart (Photos)
10. Portage (Photos)

East Chicago took the number one over all spot for the largest Hispanic population in Indiana for 2018.

Read on below to see how we crunched the numbers and how your town ranked.

To see where Indiana ranked as a state on diversity, we have a ranking of the most diverse states in America.

And if you already knew these places were Hispanic, check out the best places to live in Indiana or the most diverse places in Indiana.

How We Determined The Cities In Indiana With The Largest Hispanic Population For 2018

We still believe in the accuracy of data — especially from the census. So that’s where we went to get the breakdown of race across Indiana.

That lead us to the Census’s most recently available data, the 2012-2016 American Community Survey data from the US Census.

Specifically, we looked at table B03002: Hispanic OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE. Here are the category names as defined by the Census:

• Hispanic or Latino
• White alone*
• Black or African American alone*
• American Indian and Alaska Native alone*
• Asian alone*
• Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone*
• Some other race alone*
• Two or more races*

Our particular column of interest here was the number of people who identified as Hispanic or Latino.

We limited our analysis to non-CDPs with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 113 cities.

We then calculated the percent of residents that are Hispanic. The percentages ranked from 53.9% to 0.2%.

Finally, we ranked each city based on the percent of Hispanic population with a higher score being more Hispanic than a lower score. East Chicago took the distinction of being the most Hispanic, while Yor was the least Hispanic city.

Read on for more information on how the cities in Indiana ranked by population of Hispanic residents or, for a more general take on diversity in America, head over to our ranking of the most diverse cities in America.

1. East Chicago

Population: 28,961
% Hispanic: 53.93%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 15,618
Percent Change Since 2010: 4.64%

2. Hammond

Population: 78,349
% Hispanic: 35.71%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 27,975
Percent Change Since 2010: 0.53%

3. Lake Station

Population: 12,199
% Hispanic: 30.54%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 3,726
Percent Change Since 2010: -4.73%

4. Goshen

Population: 33,385
% Hispanic: 29.97%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 10,004
Percent Change Since 2010: 33.55%

5. Huntingburg

Population: 6,414
% Hispanic: 27.56%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 1,768
Percent Change Since 2010: 45.87%

6. Frankfort

Population: 16,447
% Hispanic: 26.73%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 4,396
Percent Change Since 2010: 13.33%

7. Logansport

Population: 17,924
% Hispanic: 26.62%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 4,771
Percent Change Since 2010: 37.33%

8. Plymouth

Population: 10,012
% Hispanic: 25.81%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 2,584
Percent Change Since 2010: 12.89%

9. Elkhart

Population: 52,378
% Hispanic: 23.5%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 12,311
Percent Change Since 2010: 0.08%

10. Portage

Population: 37,054
% Hispanic: 18.03%
# Of Hispanic Residents: 6,682
Percent Change Since 2010: 21.87%

There You Have It – Hispanic Populations Across Indiana

If you’re looking for a breakdown of Hispanic populations across Indiana according to the most recent data, this is an accurate list.

If you’re curious enough, here are the least Hispanic places in Indiana:

1. Yor
2. Salem
3. Linton

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Detailed List Of The Most Hispanic Cities In Indiana

City	Rank	Population	% Hispanic
East Chicago	1	28,961	53.93%
Hammond	2	78,349	35.71%
Lake Station	3	12,199	30.54%
Goshen	4	33,385	29.97%
Huntingburg	5	6,414	27.56%
Frankfort	6	16,447	26.73%
Logansport	7	17,924	26.62%
Plymouth	8	10,012	25.81%
Elkhart	9	52,378	23.5%
Portage	10	37,054	18.03%
Griffith	11	16,583	16.25%
Highland	12	23,107	15.29%
Munster	13	23,103	15.15%
South Bend	14	101,037	14.6%
Merrillville	15	35,268	14.0%
Hobart	16	28,693	13.15%
Schererville	17	28,899	12.13%
Washington	18	11,941	11.85%
Monticello	19	5,312	11.77%
Seymour	20	18,996	11.73%
Lafayette	21	71,249	11.55%
Lawrence	22	47,415	11.02%
La Porte	23	21,876	10.83%
Warsaw	24	14,640	10.59%
Indianapolis	25	846,674	9.93%
St. John	26	15,777	9.7%
Dyer	27	16,133	9.38%
Speedway	28	12,145	9.17%
Fort Wayne	29	260,954	8.48%
Decatur	30	9,384	8.35%
Nappanee	31	6,767	8.2%
Crown Point	32	28,743	8.2%
Clarksville	33	21,812	8.04%
Charlestown	34	7,990	7.97%
Shelbyville	35	19,083	7.97%
Portland	36	6,225	7.61%
North Manchester	37	6,346	7.44%
Crawfordsville	38	15,996	7.4%
Avon	39	15,712	7.19%
Rensselaer	40	5,359	7.05%
Chesterton	41	13,912	6.82%
Michigan City	42	31,374	6.8%
Westville	43	6,862	6.66%
Jasper	44	15,790	6.5%
Valparaiso	45	32,271	6.38%
Cedar Lake	46	11,872	6.17%
Marion	47	28,698	5.88%
Columbus	48	46,474	5.72%
Gas City	49	5,983	5.68%
Greenwood	50	54,564	5.6%
Kendallville	51	9,980	5.58%
Gary	52	77,858	5.58%
Mishawaka	53	48,234	5.38%
Elwood	54	8,489	4.97%
New Haven	55	15,677	4.96%
Anderson	56	55,342	4.93%
Angola	57	8,624	4.81%
Jeffersonville	58	46,415	4.7%
Noblesville	59	58,719	4.61%
Boonville	60	6,186	4.53%
Richmond	61	36,082	4.44%
New Albany	62	36,622	4.24%
Plainfield	63	30,318	4.14%
West Lafayette	64	44,543	4.1%
Bloomington	65	83,093	4.06%
Lebanon	66	15,846	4.05%
Greencastle	67	10,413	4.03%
Columbia City	68	9,324	3.85%
Kokomo	69	58,075	3.79%
Beech Grove	70	14,319	3.71%
Lowell	71	9,423	3.69%
Cumberland	72	5,422	3.54%
Peru	73	11,415	3.44%
Scottsburg	74	6,671	3.33%
Brownsburg	75	24,072	3.31%
Carmel	76	86,940	3.27%
Alexandria	77	5,060	3.26%
Terre Haute	78	61,021	3.25%
Rochester	79	6,110	3.24%
Madison	80	12,045	3.12%
Huntington	81	17,340	3.08%
Evansville	82	120,156	3.05%
New Whiteland	83	5,814	2.99%
Princeton	84	8,617	2.98%
Sellersburg	85	8,722	2.92%
Tipton	86	5,217	2.78%
Muncie	87	69,583	2.74%
Auburn	88	12,758	2.68%
Bluffton	89	9,702	2.56%
Ellettsville	90	6,501	2.52%
Rushville	91	6,267	2.52%
Greenfield	92	21,380	2.51%
Mooresville	93	9,553	2.5%
North Vernon	94	7,134	2.41%
Franklin	95	24,021	2.26%
Vincennes	96	18,098	2.24%
Garrett	97	6,620	2.1%
Bedford	98	13,341	2.06%
Tell City	99	7,313	2.05%
Hartford City	100	6,110	1.96%