Population By Race and Ethnicity in Ottawa County, MI in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 266,918 population of Ottawa County, Michigan comprised of 23,582 people who identified as Hispanic (8.84%), and 243,336 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.17%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Ottawa County, Michigan with a population of 249,178 (93.35%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 7,356 (2.76%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,407 (1.65%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Ottawa County, Michigan in 2011, with a population of 228,023 (85.43%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 21,155 (7.93%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 7,011 (2.63%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Ottawa, Michigan.

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Population By Race in Ottawa , MI in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 4,407 1.65%
White Alone 249,178 93.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,533 0.57%
Asian Alone 7,356 2.76%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 110 0.04%
Two Or More Races 4,334 1.62%
Population By Ethnicity in Ottawa , MI in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 702 0.26%
White Alone - Hispanic 21,155 7.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 719 0.27%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 345 0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 47 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 614 0.23%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 3,705 1.39%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 228,023 85.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 814 0.31%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 7,011 2.63%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 63 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,720 1.39%