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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 1,296,374 population of Franklin County, Ohio comprised of 71,704 people who identified as Hispanic (5.53%), and 1,224,670 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.47%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Franklin County, Ohio with a population of 874,953 (67.49%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 302,442 (23.33%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 72,099 (5.56%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Franklin County, Ohio in 2017, with a population of 817,542 (63.06%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 294,488 (22.72%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 71,469 (5.51%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 302,442 23.33%
White Alone 874,953 67.49%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4,140 0.32%
Asian Alone 72,099 5.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 849 0.07%
Two Or More Races 41,891 3.23%
Population By Ethnicity in Franklin , OH in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 7,954 0.61%
White Alone - Hispanic 57,411 4.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,696 0.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 630 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 219 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 3,794 0.29%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 294,488 22.72%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 817,542 63.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,444 0.19%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 71,469 5.51%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 630 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 38,097 2.94%