Population By Race and Ethnicity in Cuyahoga County, OH in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 1,247,496 population of Cuyahoga County, Ohio comprised of 84,557 people who identified as Hispanic (6.78%), and 1,162,939 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.22%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cuyahoga County, Ohio with a population of 786,697 (63.06%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 382,115 (30.63%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 43,408 (3.48%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cuyahoga County, Ohio in 2021, with a population of 720,676 (57.77%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 370,178 (29.67%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 66,021 (5.29%).

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

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Population By Race in Cuyahoga , OH in 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 382,115 30.63%
White Alone 786,697 63.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,300 0.27%
Asian Alone 43,408 3.48%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 592 0.05%
Two Or More Races 31,384 2.52%
Population By Ethnicity in Cuyahoga , OH in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 11,937 0.96%
White Alone - Hispanic 66,021 5.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,455 0.12%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 709 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 375 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 4,060 0.33%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 370,178 29.67%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 720,676 57.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,845 0.15%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 42,699 3.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 217 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 27,324 2.19%