Ohio Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2016

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, there were 1,452,230 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in Ohio and they represented 12.48% of the total population of Ohio in 2016. Cuyahoga County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (371,749), followed by Franklin County (286,587), and Hamilton County (211,556). On the other hand, Vinton County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (60), followed by Wyandot County (70), and Monroe County (79).

When it comes to the percentage of each county's population that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone, Cuyahoga County had the highest percentage (29.64%), followed by Hamilton County (26.06%), and Franklin County (22.47%).

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Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

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Ohio Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2016
Ohio Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2016
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County Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population % of County Population
Adams 111 0.4
Allen 12777 12.32
Ashland 420 0.79
Ashtabula 3399 3.46
Athens 1771 2.67
Auglaize 235 0.51
Belmont 2774 4.04
Brown 388 0.89
Butler 30847 8.15
Carroll 168 0.61
Champaign 824 2.13
Clark 11807 8.76
Clermont 2976 1.46
Clinton 896 2.14
Columbiana 2386 2.3
Coshocton 408 1.11
Crawford 427 1.01
Cuyahoga 371749 29.64
Darke 304 0.59
Defiance 617 1.62
Delaware 6791 3.44
Erie 6433 8.58
Fairfield 11416 7.47
Fayette 594 2.07
Franklin 286587 22.47
Fulton 208 0.49
Gallia 710 2.35
Geauga 1138 1.21
Greene 11500 6.95
Guernsey 562 1.43
Hamilton 211556 26.06
Hancock 1201 1.58
Hardin 261 0.83
Harrison 313 2.05
Henry 165 0.61
Highland 579 1.35
Hocking 178 0.63
Holmes 153 0.35
Huron 629 1.08
Jackson 205 0.63
Jefferson 3616 5.4
Knox 564 0.93
Lake 8813 3.84
Lawrence 1259 2.07
Licking 6499 3.78
Logan 782 1.73
Lorain 24097 7.86
Lucas 83864 19.36
Madison 2603 6
Mahoning 34670 15.06
Marion 4204 6.42
Medina 2322 1.31
Meigs 200 0.86
Mercer 144 0.35
Miami 2278 2.18
Monroe 79 0.56
Montgomery 111735 20.99
Morgan 436 2.96
Morrow 192 0.55
Muskingum 3197 3.72
Noble 379 2.62
Ottawa 338 0.83
Paulding 169 0.9
Perry 132 0.37
Pickaway 2191 3.81
Pike 272 0.97
Portage 7023 4.32
Preble 264 0.64
Putnam 108 0.32
Richland 11452 9.44
Ross 4484 5.83
Sandusky 1682 2.84
Scioto 1885 2.47
Seneca 1268 2.28
Shelby 1027 2.11
Stark 28707 7.69
Summit 79322 14.66
Trumbull 16887 8.37
Tuscarawas 740 0.8
Union 1395 2.51
Van Wert 255 0.9
Vinton 60 0.46
Warren 7837 3.46
Washington 697 1.15
Wayne 1778 1.52
Williams 415 1.12
Wood 3376 2.6
Wyandot 70 0.32