Population By Race and Ethnicity in Ottawa County, MI in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 283,686 population of Ottawa County, Michigan comprised of 27,331 people who identified as Hispanic (9.63%), and 256,355 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.37%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Ottawa County, Michigan with a population of 263,160 (92.77%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 8,210 (2.89%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 5,388 (1.9%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Ottawa County, Michigan in 2016, with a population of 238,680 (84.14%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 24,480 (8.63%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 7,870 (2.77%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Ottawa County, MI in 2016

Total Population:283,686

Non Hispanic (90.37%)

Hispanic (9.63%)

Race in Ottawa County, MI in 2016

Total Population:283,686

White Alone (92.77%)

Asian Alone (2.89%)

Two or more races (1.9%)

Black or African American Alone (1.83%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.56%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.05%)

Ethnicity in Ottawa County, MI in 2016

Total Population:283,686

Non-Hispanic White Alone (84.14%)

Hispanic White Alone (8.63%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (2.77%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.62%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.52%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.33%)

Population By Race in Ottawa , MI in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	263,160	92.77%
Asian Alone	8,210	2.89%
Two Or More Races	5,388	1.9%
Black or African American Alone	5,204	1.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,591	0.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	133	0.05%

Population By Ethnicity in Ottawa , MI in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	238,680	84.14%
White Alone - Hispanic	24,480	8.63%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	7,870	2.77%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	4,581	1.62%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	4,309	1.52%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	895	0.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	833	0.29%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	807	0.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	758	0.27%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	340	0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	82	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	51	0.02%