Ranking of Ohio Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 79.35K people in Ohio with African ancestry (0.67% of Ohio population). Among all Ohio counties, Noble County had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (2.82%), followed by Jefferson County (2.68%), and Stark County (1.98%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Ohio.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Ohio Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Noble County
Jefferson County
Stark County
Belmont County
Lucas County
Allen County
Harrison County
Mahoning County
Franklin County
Montgomery County
Ranking of Ohio Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Noble County 2.82
2 Jefferson County 2.68
3 Stark County 1.98
4 Belmont County 1.74
5 Lucas County 1.69
6 Allen County 1.54
7 Harrison County 1.40
8 Mahoning County 1.28
9 Franklin County 1.15
10 Montgomery County 1.02
11 Hamilton County 0.99
12 Butler County 0.86
13 Cuyahoga County 0.69
14 Fairfield County 0.68
15 Summit County 0.63
16 Miami County 0.55
17 Greene County 0.54
18 Wood County 0.51
19 Licking County 0.48
20 Ross County 0.46
21 Monroe County 0.45
22 Defiance County 0.39
22 Sandusky County 0.39
23 Richland County 0.37
24 Lorain County 0.35
25 Athens County 0.33
25 Delaware County 0.33
26 Warren County 0.32
27 Champaign County 0.30
28 Putnam County 0.28
29 Columbiana County 0.27
29 Madison County 0.27
30 Marion County 0.25
31 Lake County 0.23
31 Medina County 0.23
32 Hancock County 0.22
33 Clinton County 0.20
33 Gallia County 0.20
33 Guernsey County 0.20
34 Erie County 0.17
35 Clark County 0.16
35 Crawford County 0.16
35 Portage County 0.16
36 Ashtabula County 0.13
36 Knox County 0.13
36 Trumbull County 0.13
37 Pike County 0.12
38 Highland County 0.11
38 Muskingum County 0.11
38 Seneca County 0.11
39 Coshocton County 0.09
39 Geauga County 0.09
39 Shelby County 0.09
39 Wayne County 0.09
39 Wyandot County 0.09
40 Darke County 0.08
40 Hardin County 0.08
40 Jackson County 0.08
41 Logan County 0.07
41 Washington County 0.07
41 Williams County 0.07
42 Fulton County 0.06
42 Hocking County 0.06
42 Pickaway County 0.06
42 Union County 0.06
43 Clermont County 0.05
43 Henry County 0.05
43 Perry County 0.05
43 Van Wert County 0.05
44 Fayette County 0.04
44 Morgan County 0.04
45 Huron County 0.03
45 Lawrence County 0.03
46 Ottawa County 0.02
46 Scioto County 0.02
47 Auglaize County 0.01
47 Brown County 0.01
47 Mercer County 0.01
47 Paulding County 0.01
47 Preble County 0.01