Population By Race and Ethnicity in Franklin County, OH in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 1,275,212 population of Franklin County, Ohio comprised of 68,464 people who identified as Hispanic (5.37%), and 1,206,748 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.63%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Franklin County, Ohio with a population of 868,023 (68.07%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 294,176 (23.07%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 67,783 (5.32%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Franklin County, Ohio in 2016, with a population of 813,164 (63.77%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 286,587 (22.47%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 67,180 (5.27%).

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

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Population By Race in Franklin , OH in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 294,176 23.07%
White Alone 868,023 68.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4,067 0.32%
Asian Alone 67,783 5.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 869 0.07%
Two Or More Races 40,294 3.16%
Population By Ethnicity in Franklin , OH in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 7,589 0.6%
White Alone - Hispanic 54,859 4.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,636 0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 603 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 212 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 3,565 0.28%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 286,587 22.47%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 813,164 63.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,431 0.19%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 67,180 5.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 657 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 36,729 2.88%