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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 74,778 population of Erie County, Ohio comprised of 3,345 people who identified as Hispanic (4.47%), and 71,433 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.53%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Erie County, Ohio with a population of 64,929 (86.83%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,692 (8.95%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,292 (3.07%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Erie County, Ohio in 2017, with a population of 62,248 (83.24%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,459 (8.64%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,681 (3.59%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Erie County, OH in 2017

Total Population:74,778

Non Hispanic (95.53%)

Hispanic (4.47%)

Race in Erie County, OH in 2017

Total Population:74,778

White Alone (86.83%)

Black or African American Alone (8.95%)

Two or more races (3.07%)

Asian Alone (0.75%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.34%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.07%)

Ethnicity in Erie County, OH in 2017

Total Population:74,778

Non-Hispanic White Alone (83.24%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (8.64%)

Hispanic White Alone (3.59%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.67%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.13%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.73%)

Population By Race in Erie , OH in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	64,929	86.83%
Black or African American Alone	6,692	8.95%
Two Or More Races	2,292	3.07%
Asian Alone	559	0.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	254	0.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	52	0.07%

Population By Ethnicity in Erie , OH in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	62,248	83.24%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	6,459	8.64%
White Alone - Hispanic	2,681	3.59%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	1,999	2.67%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	543	0.73%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	293	0.39%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	233	0.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	175	0.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	79	0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	43	0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	16	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	9	0.01%