DeKalb County Demographics

A map of DeKalb County's Population by Race

DeKalb County, Indiana had a population of 43,265 in 2020. It was 93.0% White, 0.4% Black, 0.5% Asian, 2.7% Hispanic, 0.4% Native American/Other, and 2.9% Multiracial. This map presents the population of DeKalb County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

DeKalb County is the 36th most populous county of the 92 counties in Indiana.

DeKalb County's White Population

40,232 residents of DeKalb County identify as White, or 93.0%. This makes the White share of the population of DeKalb County larger than the White share of the population of Indiana (75.5% White). Of the 92 counties in Indiana, DeKalb County is ranked #32 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

DeKalb County is more White than neighboring Steuben County (91.3% White), Allen County (70.1% White), Noble County (84.8% White), and Williams County (90.2% White). DeKalb County is less White than neighboring LaGrange County (93.5% White).

DeKalb County's Black Population

183 residents of DeKalb County identify as Black, or 0.4%. This makes the Black share of the population of DeKalb County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Indiana (9.4% Black). Of the 92 counties in Indiana, DeKalb County is ranked #69 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

DeKalb County is more Black than neighboring LaGrange County (0.2% Black). DeKalb County is less Black than neighboring Steuben County (0.7% Black), Allen County (11.3% Black), Noble County (0.5% Black), and Williams County (0.9% Black).

DeKalb County's Asian Population

225 residents of DeKalb County identify as Asian, or 0.5%. This makes the Asian share of the population of DeKalb County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Indiana (2.5% Asian). Of the 92 counties in Indiana, DeKalb County is ranked #39 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

DeKalb County is more Asian than neighboring LaGrange County (0.2% Asian). DeKalb County is less Asian than neighboring Allen County (4.7% Asian).

DeKalb County's Hispanic Population

1,185 residents of DeKalb County identify as Hispanic, or 2.7%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of DeKalb County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Indiana (8.2% Hispanic). Of the 92 counties in Indiana, DeKalb County is ranked #57 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

DeKalb County is less Hispanic than neighboring Steuben County (4.1% Hispanic), Allen County (8.5% Hispanic), Noble County (11.1% Hispanic), Williams County (5% Hispanic), and LaGrange County (4.3% Hispanic).

DeKalb County's Native American/Other Population

185 residents of DeKalb County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.4%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of DeKalb 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, DeKalb County is ranked #55 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

DeKalb County is more Native American/Other than neighboring LaGrange County (0.2% Native American/Other). DeKalb County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Steuben County (0.5% Native American/Other), and Allen County (0.8% Native American/Other).

DeKalb County's Multiracial Population

1,255 residents of DeKalb County identify as Multiracial, or 2.9%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of DeKalb County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Indiana (3.9% Multiracial). Of the 92 counties in Indiana, DeKalb County is ranked #65 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

DeKalb County is more Multiracial than neighboring LaGrange County (1.6% Multiracial). DeKalb County is less Multiracial than neighboring Allen County (4.6% Multiracial).

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