10 Whitest Cities In Indiana [2026]

Whitest cities in Indiana research summary. We analyzed Indiana’s most recent Census data to determine the whitest cities in Indiana based on the percentage of White residents. Here are the results of our analysis:

The whitest city in Indiana is Boonville based on the most recent Census data.
Boonville is 95.75% White.
The least White city in Indiana is East Chicago.
East Chicago is 6.06% White.
Indiana is 75.4% White.
Indiana is the 16th Whitest state in the United States.

Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table

Today, we are looking at the whitest places in Indiana. We won’t measure the number of Whole Foods or Pottery Barns per capita. Instead, we’ll focus on the Census data’s report of race by place in Indiana. In particular, we ranked each place in Indiana by the percentage of white people.

So where are the whitest cities you can live in Indiana?

After analyzing cities with populations greater than 5,000, we came up with this list as the whitest cities in Indiana for 2026.

Here are the 10 whites places in Indiana for 2026:

What is the whitest city in Indiana for 2026? According to the most recent census data Boonville 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 2026

1. Boonville, IN

Boonville Location In Indiana

Source: Public domain

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 6,702
% White: 95.75%
More on Boonville: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers

2. Linton, IN

Source: Public domain

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 5,260
% White: 95.25%
More on Linton: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers

3. Auburn, IN

Auburn Location In Indiana

Source: Wikipedia User Michael Walter, a.k.a. Cuppysfriend | CC BY-SA 3.0

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 13,565
% White: 95.13%
More on Auburn: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers

4. Salem, IN

Salem Location In Indiana

Source: Public domain

Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 6,489
% White: 95.1%
More on Salem: Data | Cost Of Living | Movers

5. Martinsville, IN

Martinsville Location In Indiana

Source: Public domain

Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 11,933
% White: 94.68%
More on Martinsville: Data | Cost Of Living | Movers

6. Danville, IN

Danville Location In Indiana

Source: Wikipedia User Paul J Everett | CC BY 2.0

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 11,714
% White: 93.58%
More on Danville: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers

7. Bedford, IN

Bedford Location In Indiana

Source: Wikipedia User Simon Speed | GFDL

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 13,837
% White: 93.52%
More on Bedford: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers

8. Brazil, IN

Brazil Location In Indiana

Source: Public domain

Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 7,831
% White: 93.3%
More on Brazil: Data | Cost Of Living | Movers

9. Hartford City, IN

Source: Public domain

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 5,794
% White: 92.84%
More on Hartford City: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers

10. Tell City, IN

Source: Public domain

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 7,505
% White: 92.76%
More on Tell City: Data | Cost Of Living | Movers

Methodology: How we determined the whitest places in Indiana for 2026

To rank the whitest places in Indiana, we used Saturday Night Science to look at Census demographic data.

We had to look at the number of white people living in each city in Indiana on a per capita basis. In other words, the percentage of white people living in each city in Indiana.

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 town with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 112 cities.

We then calculated the percentage of residents that are White. The percentages ranked from 95.7% to 6.1%.

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

We updated this article for 2026. This report represents our eleventh time ranking the whitest cities in Indiana.

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

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

The most White cities in Indiana are Boonville, Linton, Auburn, Salem, Martinsville, Danville, Bedford, Brazil, Hartford City, and Tell City.

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

East Chicago
Gary
Hammond

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White Population By City In Indiana

Rank	City	Population	White Population	% White
1	Boonville	6,702	6,417	95.75%
2	Linton	5,260	5,010	95.25%
3	Auburn	13,565	12,904	95.13%
4	Salem	6,489	6,171	95.1%
5	Martinsville	11,933	11,298	94.68%
6	Danville	11,714	10,962	93.58%
7	Bedford	13,837	12,941	93.52%
8	Brazil	7,831	7,306	93.3%
9	Hartford City	5,794	5,379	92.84%
10	Tell City	7,505	6,962	92.76%
11	Ellettsville	6,698	6,207	92.67%
12	Batesville	7,282	6,734	92.47%
13	Connersville	13,109	12,099	92.3%
14	Elwood	8,356	7,635	91.37%
15	Mooresville	9,751	8,876	91.03%
16	Garrett	6,642	6,039	90.92%
17	Mount Vernon	6,400	5,799	90.61%
18	Monticello	5,496	4,979	90.59%
19	Huntington	17,030	15,396	90.41%
20	Alexandria	5,155	4,659	90.38%
21	Wabash	10,358	9,361	90.37%
22	Sellersburg	10,137	9,149	90.25%
23	Rushville	6,036	5,440	90.13%
24	Franklin	26,168	23,552	90.0%
25	Tipton	5,280	4,747	89.91%
26	Greensburg	12,229	10,991	89.88%
27	Madison	12,223	10,956	89.63%
28	Yor	11,699	10,483	89.61%
29	Greenfield	24,940	22,346	89.6%
30	New Castle	17,367	15,498	89.24%
31	Bluffton	10,529	9,367	88.96%
32	Gas City	6,076	5,404	88.94%
33	North Vernon	7,078	6,253	88.34%
34	Columbia City	9,897	8,734	88.25%
35	Lebanon	17,812	15,671	87.98%
36	Angola	9,408	8,263	87.83%
37	Scottsburg	7,362	6,426	87.29%
38	Decatur	9,811	8,560	87.25%
39	Peru	10,901	9,443	86.63%
40	Lowell	11,073	9,565	86.38%
41	Chesterton	14,446	12,447	86.16%
42	Kendallville	10,556	9,075	85.97%
43	Portland	6,416	5,511	85.89%
44	Cedar Lake	15,295	13,098	85.64%
45	Zionsville	32,095	27,331	85.16%
46	New Whiteland	5,704	4,849	85.01%
47	Vincennes	16,586	14,095	84.98%
48	Jasper	15,991	13,578	84.91%
49	Greencastle	9,864	8,273	83.87%
50	Crawfordsville	16,491	13,817	83.79%
51	New Haven	15,698	13,129	83.63%
52	Shelbyville	20,296	16,923	83.38%
53	Beech Grove	14,913	12,262	82.22%
54	Noblesville	73,362	60,304	82.2%
55	Rochester	6,215	5,056	81.35%
56	Princeton	8,372	6,718	80.24%
57	Valparaiso	34,733	27,805	80.05%
58	New Albany	37,581	29,889	79.53%
59	Richmond	35,581	28,031	78.78%
60	Kokomo	59,122	46,574	78.78%
61	Terre Haute	58,427	46,010	78.75%
62	St. John	22,567	17,766	78.73%
63	Dyer	16,400	12,898	78.65%
64	Muncie	64,751	50,797	78.45%
65	Nappanee	6,815	5,321	78.08%
66	Brownsburg	31,215	24,153	77.38%
67	Rensselaer	5,573	4,265	76.53%
68	Washington	12,367	9,394	75.96%
69	Crown Point	34,393	26,121	75.95%
70	Warsaw	16,768	12,709	75.79%
71	Charlestown	8,294	6,282	75.74%
72	Evansville	116,116	87,788	75.6%
73	La Porte	22,449	16,926	75.4%
74	Carmel	101,651	76,606	75.36%
75	Bloomington	80,049	59,488	74.31%
76	Greenwood	66,029	48,929	74.1%
77	Mishawaka	51,021	37,594	73.68%
78	Marion	27,531	20,197	73.36%
79	Jeffersonville	51,043	37,428	73.33%
80	Anderson	55,367	40,125	72.47%
81	Columbus	51,824	37,253	71.88%
82	Plymouth	10,664	7,656	71.79%
83	Cumberland	6,267	4,480	71.49%
84	Clarksville	22,016	15,444	70.15%
85	Schererville	29,701	20,805	70.05%
86	Plainfield	36,369	25,467	70.02%
87	Munster	23,733	16,526	69.63%
88	Lafayette	71,159	48,890	68.71%
89	Avon	23,437	16,032	68.4%
90	Westville	5,279	3,494	66.19%
91	Highland	23,680	15,553	65.68%
92	Seymour	22,371	14,635	65.42%
93	Hobart	29,558	19,301	65.3%
94	West Lafayette	45,159	29,481	65.28%
95	Portage	38,082	24,693	64.84%
96	Fort Wayne	268,589	169,868	63.24%
97	Huntingburg	6,396	4,027	62.96%
98	Frankfort	15,917	9,870	62.01%
99	Michigan City	31,814	19,407	61.0%
100	Lake Station	13,185	7,787	59.06%