Blackford County Demographics

A map of Blackford County's Population by Race

Blackford County, Indiana had a population of 12,112 in 2020. It was 93.1% White, 0.4% Black, 0.2% Asian, 2.1% Hispanic, 0.6% Native American/Other, and 3.6% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Blackford County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Blackford County is the 85th most populous county of the 92 counties in Indiana.

Blackford County's White Population

11,278 residents of Blackford County identify as White, or 93.1%. This makes the White share of the population of Blackford County larger than the White share of the population of Indiana (75.5% White). Of the 92 counties in Indiana, Blackford County is ranked #30 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Blackford County is more White than neighboring Delaware County (83.4% White), Wells County (92.3% White), Jay County (92.3% White), Grant County (81.7% White), and Huntington County (92.4% White).

Blackford County's Black Population

54 residents of Blackford County identify as Black, or 0.4%. This makes the Black share of the population of Blackford County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Indiana (9.4% Black). Of the 92 counties in Indiana, Blackford County is ranked #64 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Blackford County is more Black than neighboring Jay County (0.3% Black). Blackford County is less Black than neighboring Delaware County (7.3% Black), Wells County (0.8% Black), Grant County (6.8% Black), and Huntington County (0.6% Black).

Blackford County's Asian Population

24 residents of Blackford County identify as Asian, or 0.2%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Blackford County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Indiana (2.5% Asian). Of the 92 counties in Indiana, Blackford County is ranked #84 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Blackford County is less Asian than neighboring Delaware County (1.2% Asian), Wells County (0.5% Asian), Jay County (0.3% Asian), Grant County (0.8% Asian), and Huntington County (0.4% Asian).

Blackford County's Hispanic Population

252 residents of Blackford County identify as Hispanic, or 2.1%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Blackford County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Indiana (8.2% Hispanic). Of the 92 counties in Indiana, Blackford County is ranked #66 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Blackford County is less Hispanic than neighboring Delaware County (3.2% Hispanic), Wells County (3.6% Hispanic), Jay County (4.6% Hispanic), Grant County (5.1% Hispanic), and Huntington County (2.9% Hispanic).

Blackford County's Native American/Other Population

68 residents of Blackford County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.6%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Blackford County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Indiana (0.6% Native American/Other). Of the 92 counties in Indiana, Blackford County is ranked #27 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Blackford County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Wells County (0.3% Native American/Other), and Jay County (0.3% Native American/Other).

Blackford County's Multiracial Population

436 residents of Blackford County identify as Multiracial, or 3.6%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Blackford County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Indiana (3.9% Multiracial). Of the 92 counties in Indiana, Blackford County is ranked #30 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Blackford County is more Multiracial than neighboring Wells County (2.5% Multiracial), Jay County (2.3% Multiracial), and Huntington County (3.1% Multiracial). Blackford County is less Multiracial than neighboring Delaware County (4.3% Multiracial), and Grant County (4.9% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.