Population By Race and Ethnicity in Cuyahoga County, OH in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 1,247,808 population of Cuyahoga County, Ohio comprised of 74,512 people who identified as Hispanic (5.97%), and 1,173,296 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.03%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cuyahoga County, Ohio with a population of 794,250 (63.65%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 380,532 (30.5%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 41,386 (3.32%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cuyahoga County, Ohio in 2017, with a population of 736,339 (59.01%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 369,719 (29.63%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 57,911 (4.64%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Cuyahoga County, OH in 2017

Total Population:1,247,808

Non Hispanic (94.03%)

Hispanic (5.97%)

Race in Cuyahoga County, OH in 2017

Total Population:1,247,808

White Alone (63.65%)

Black or African American Alone (30.5%)

Asian Alone (3.32%)

Two or more races (2.24%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.25%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.05%)

Ethnicity in Cuyahoga County, OH in 2017

Total Population:1,247,808

Non-Hispanic White Alone (59.01%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (29.63%)

Hispanic White Alone (4.64%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (3.27%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.95%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.50%)

Population By Race in Cuyahoga , OH in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	794,250	63.65%
Black or African American Alone	380,532	30.5%
Asian Alone	41,386	3.32%
Two Or More Races	27,890	2.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	3,163	0.25%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	587	0.05%

Population By Ethnicity in Cuyahoga , OH in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	736,339	59.01%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	369,719	29.63%
White Alone - Hispanic	57,911	4.64%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	40,749	3.27%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	24,377	1.95%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	10,813	0.87%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	3,513	0.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	1,884	0.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	1,279	0.1%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	637	0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	359	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	228	0.02%