The 10 Whitest Cities In Indiana For 2023


We used science and data to determine which cities in Indiana are whiter than wonder bread.

You're at your local Whole Foods shopping for kale chips and asparagus water, trying to work out if you'll have time to stop at the Pottery Barn before you head to your yoga class taught by a girl named Sage. It hits you: you're leading the whitest life imaginable.

But does that mean the city you live in is one of the whitest places in Indiana?

Don't worry, we've figured it out for you. Using actual census data combined with our favorite white people stereotypes (as confirmed by the internet), we can determine which cities are the whitest of the white in Hoosier State.

After analyzing cities with populations greater than 5,000, we came up with this list as the whitest cities in Indiana for 2023.

Here are the 10 whites places in Indiana for 2023:

  1. Alexandria
  2. Auburn
  3. Martinsville
  4. Salem
  5. Hartford City
  6. Tipton
  7. Ellettsville
  8. Cedar Lake
  9. Tell City
  10. Gas City

What is the whitest city in Indiana for 2023? According to the most recent census data Alexandria ranks as the whitest. If you're wondering, East Chicago is the least white city of all those we measured.

Read on below to see where your hometown ranked and why. Or check out the whitest states in America and the most diverse states in America.

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The 10 Whitest Cities In Indiana For 2023

1. Alexandria

Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 5,120
% White: 96.6%
More on Alexandria: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Alexandria, IN

2. Auburn

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 13,281
% White: 96.37%
More on Auburn: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Auburn, IN

3. Martinsville

Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 11,848
% White: 96.18%
More on Martinsville: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Martinsville, IN

Source: Public domain

4. Salem

Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 6,276
% White: 95.27%
More on Salem: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Salem, IN

Source: Public domain

5. Hartford City

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 5,895
% White: 95.15%
More on Hartford City: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Hartford City, IN

Source: Public domain

6. Tipton

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 5,211
% White: 95.07%
More on Tipton: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Tipton, IN

Source: Public domain

7. Ellettsville

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 6,559
% White: 94.85%
More on Ellettsville: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Ellettsville, IN

Source: Public domain

8. Cedar Lake

Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Population: 13,725
% White: 94.82%
More on Cedar Lake: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Cedar Lake, IN

9. Tell City

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 7,482
% White: 94.69%
More on Tell City: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Tell City, IN

Source: Public domain

10. Gas City

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 6,088
% White: 94.66%
More on Gas City: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Gas City, IN

Source: Public domain

Methodology: How we determined the whitest places in Indiana for 2023

In order to rank the whitest places in Indiana, we had to determine what measurable criteria defines whiteness.

Obviously we had to count how many white people living there, specifically the percentage of white people living in each city in Indiana.

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*
* Not Hispanic or latino

Our particular column of interest here was the number of people who identified as White alone.

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 White. The percentages ranked from 96.6% to 5.9%.

Finally, we ranked each city based on the percent of White population with a higher score being more White than a lower score. Alexandria took the distinction of being the most White, while East Chicago was the least White city. You can download the data here.

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

Summary: White Populations Across Indiana

Measuring the locations with the highest percentage of white people, this list provides accurate information on the whitest places in Indiana according to the most recent data.

If you're curious enough, here are the least White places in Indiana:

  1. East Chicago
  2. Gary
  3. Merrillville

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White Population By City In { state|title }}

Rank City % White Population
1 Alexandria 96.6% 5,120
2 Auburn 96.37% 13,281
3 Martinsville 96.18% 11,848
4 Salem 95.27% 6,276
5 Hartford City 95.15% 5,895
6 Tipton 95.07% 5,211
7 Ellettsville 94.85% 6,559
8 Cedar Lake 94.82% 13,725
9 Tell City 94.69% 7,482
10 Gas City 94.66% 6,088
11 Mooresville 94.6% 9,429
12 New Whiteland 94.56% 5,565
13 Greenfield 94.52% 23,024
14 Wabash 93.75% 10,420
15 Elwood 93.36% 8,295
16 Columbia City 93.16% 9,390
17 Brazil 93.16% 8,320
18 Boonville 93.11% 6,662
19 Huntington 92.75% 17,018
20 Rochester 92.59% 6,248
21 Garrett 92.22% 6,592
22 Danville 92.21% 10,424
23 Yor 92.2% 11,486
24 Rushville 92.16% 6,289
25 Scottsburg 92.04% 7,203
26 New Castle 91.78% 17,465
27 Bedford 91.7% 13,726
28 Connersville 91.5% 13,556
29 North Manchester 91.44% 5,269
30 Franklin 91.09% 25,112
31 Mount Vernon 91.04% 6,861
32 Kendallville 91.03% 9,926
33 Jasper 90.86% 16,231
34 Linton 90.81% 5,155
35 Batesville 90.51% 7,204
36 Lebanon 90.42% 17,196
37 Bluffton 90.42% 10,548
38 Angola 90.29% 8,916
39 Greensburg 89.7% 11,573
40 Zionsville 89.61% 30,258
41 Portland 89.55% 6,334
42 Decatur 89.18% 9,630
43 North Vernon 88.22% 6,836
44 Sellersburg 88.21% 9,686
45 New Haven 87.92% 15,922
46 Rensselaer 87.89% 5,963
47 Madison 87.73% 12,227
48 Greencastle 87.73% 9,980
49 Lowell 86.93% 10,569
50 Shelbyville 86.88% 19,710
51 Peru 86.28% 11,123
52 Crawfordsville 85.88% 16,279
53 Monticello 85.75% 5,508
54 Vincennes 85.55% 16,892
55 Noblesville 85.36% 68,885
56 Princeton 85.34% 8,337
57 Brownsburg 84.25% 28,420
58 Charlestown 83.89% 7,859
59 Nappanee 83.09% 7,132
60 Chesterton 82.99% 14,045
61 Cumberland 82.03% 5,860
62 New Albany 81.55% 37,350
63 Valparaiso 81.16% 33,820
64 Beech Grove 80.96% 15,202
65 Richmond 80.48% 35,854
66 Greenwood 80.2% 62,914
67 Muncie 80.07% 65,571
68 Kokomo 79.66% 59,263
69 St. John 79.21% 19,805
70 Terre Haute 79.09% 58,450
71 La Porte 79.05% 21,993
72 Plainfield 78.41% 34,311
73 Clarksville 78.24% 22,169
74 Carmel 78.21% 98,137
75 Dyer 78.19% 16,422
76 Crown Point 77.85% 33,518
77 Evansville 77.78% 117,184
78 Avon 77.67% 20,848
79 Bloomington 77.35% 80,064
80 Seymour 76.39% 21,192
81 Mishawaka 76.31% 50,823
82 Washington 76.27% 12,015
83 Warsaw 75.61% 15,905
84 Munster 74.89% 23,717
85 Columbus 74.7% 50,718
86 Jeffersonville 74.68% 49,178
87 Lafayette 73.4% 70,928
88 Anderson 73.18% 54,459
89 Marion 72.96% 27,757
90 Schererville 70.56% 29,381
91 Frankfort 70.35% 16,134
92 Hobart 69.84% 29,516
93 Westville 69.83% 6,062
94 Highland 69.41% 23,695
95 Portage 66.98% 37,540
96 Goshen 66.4% 34,792
97 Plymouth 66.31% 10,209
98 West Lafayette 66.11% 44,515
99 Huntingburg 65.27% 6,534
100 Fort Wayne 65.27% 262,676

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Editor's Note: We updated this article for 2023. This is our tenth time ranking the whitest cities in Indiana.
About Chris Kolmar

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