Starke County Demographics

A map of Starke County's Population by Race

Starke County, Indiana had a population of 23,371 in 2020. It was 91.5% White, 0.3% Black, 0.2% Asian, 3.9% Hispanic, 0.4% Native American/Other, and 3.7% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Starke County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Starke County is the 66th most populous county of the 92 counties in Indiana.

Starke County's White Population

21,395 residents of Starke County identify as White, or 91.5%. This makes the White share of the population of Starke County larger than the White share of the population of Indiana (75.5% White). Of the 92 counties in Indiana, Starke County is ranked #43 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Starke County is more White than neighboring Pulaski County (91.4% White), LaPorte County (76.5% White), Marshall County (84.4% White), Fulton County (90.1% White), and Porter County (79.1% White).

Starke County's Black Population

67 residents of Starke County identify as Black, or 0.3%. This makes the Black share of the population of Starke County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Indiana (9.4% Black). Of the 92 counties in Indiana, Starke County is ranked #80 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Starke County is less Black than neighboring Pulaski County (0.5% Black), LaPorte County (10.6% Black), Marshall County (0.4% Black), Fulton County (0.7% Black), and Porter County (4.2% Black).

Starke County's Asian Population

40 residents of Starke County identify as Asian, or 0.2%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Starke County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Indiana (2.5% Asian). Of the 92 counties in Indiana, Starke County is ranked #88 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Starke County is less Asian than neighboring Pulaski County (0.4% Asian), LaPorte County (0.7% Asian), Marshall County (0.6% Asian), Fulton County (0.4% Asian), and Porter County (1.3% Asian).

Starke County's Hispanic Population

902 residents of Starke County identify as Hispanic, or 3.9%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Starke County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of Indiana (8.2% Hispanic). Of the 92 counties in Indiana, Starke County is ranked #39 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Starke County is more Hispanic than neighboring Pulaski County (3.7% Hispanic). Starke County is less Hispanic than neighboring LaPorte County (7.1% Hispanic), Marshall County (11.4% Hispanic), Fulton County (5.2% Hispanic), and Porter County (10.9% Hispanic).

Starke County's Native American/Other Population

105 residents of Starke 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 Starke 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, Starke County is ranked #49 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Starke County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Pulaski County (0.3% Native American/Other). Starke County is less Native American/Other than neighboring LaPorte County (0.7% Native American/Other), Fulton County (0.5% Native American/Other), and Porter County (0.5% Native American/Other).

Starke County's Multiracial Population

862 residents of Starke County identify as Multiracial, or 3.7%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Starke County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Indiana (3.9% Multiracial). Of the 92 counties in Indiana, Starke County is ranked #28 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Starke County is more Multiracial than neighboring Marshall County (2.8% Multiracial), and Fulton County (3.1% Multiracial). Starke County is less Multiracial than neighboring LaPorte County (4.6% Multiracial), and Porter County (4% Multiracial).

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