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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 2.83M people in Ohio with Unclassified ancestry (24.00% of Ohio population). Among all Ohio counties, Pike County had the highest percentage of its population with Unclassified ancestry (49.90%), followed by Jackson County (49.83%), and Scioto County (48.13%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Unclassified 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 Unclassified Ancestry in 2021
Pike County
Jackson County
Scioto County
Lawrence County
Adams County
Meigs County
Gallia County
Vinton County
Highland County
Harrison County
Ranking of Ohio Counties By Percentage of Population with Unclassified Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Pike County 49.90
2 Jackson County 49.83
3 Scioto County 48.13
4 Lawrence County 47.96
5 Adams County 45.65
5 Meigs County 45.65
6 Gallia County 42.57
7 Vinton County 42.36
8 Highland County 39.65
9 Harrison County 38.53
10 Monroe County 38.41
11 Morgan County 38.22
12 Hocking County 38.20
13 Brown County 37.99
14 Paulding County 37.81
15 Ross County 36.79
16 Perry County 36.75
17 Logan County 36.69
18 Morrow County 36.67
19 Muskingum County 36.54
20 Knox County 36.22
21 Preble County 36.08
22 Darke County 35.98
23 Fayette County 35.77
24 Clinton County 35.76
25 Van Wert County 35.46
25 Washington County 35.46
26 Guernsey County 35.42
27 Pickaway County 35.15
28 Champaign County 34.20
29 Ashland County 33.36
30 Shelby County 33.33
31 Noble County 33.07
32 Hardin County 32.65
33 Belmont County 31.85
34 Athens County 31.65
34 Clark County 31.65
35 Jefferson County 31.03
36 Wayne County 30.89
37 Licking County 30.84
38 Miami County 30.81
39 Marion County 30.45
40 Richland County 30.06
41 Tuscarawas County 29.67
42 Clermont County 29.60
43 Columbiana County 29.34
44 Williams County 28.97
45 Holmes County 28.95
46 Coshocton County 28.74
47 Carroll County 28.68
47 Wyandot County 28.68
48 Crawford County 28.16
49 Fairfield County 27.90
50 Huron County 27.22
51 Defiance County 26.63
52 Auglaize County 26.39
53 Allen County 25.90
54 Montgomery County 25.66
55 Seneca County 24.90
56 Greene County 24.85
57 Fulton County 23.99
58 Butler County 23.61
59 Stark County 22.89
60 Warren County 22.81
61 Ottawa County 22.68
62 Henry County 22.55
63 Trumbull County 22.48
64 Sandusky County 22.38
65 Madison County 22.20
66 Mercer County 22.12
67 Erie County 22.05
68 Portage County 21.98
69 Ashtabula County 21.74
70 Hamilton County 21.39
71 Summit County 21.29
72 Wood County 21.16
73 Lucas County 20.93
74 Franklin County 20.63
75 Hancock County 20.50
76 Delaware County 20.35
77 Medina County 19.49
78 Geauga County 19.08
79 Putnam County 18.84
80 Union County 17.89
81 Lake County 17.79
82 Lorain County 17.04
83 Mahoning County 16.38
84 Cuyahoga County 15.32