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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 814,693 population of Hamilton County, Ohio comprised of 26,887 people who identified as Hispanic (3.3%), and 787,806 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.7%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Hamilton County, Ohio with a population of 553,360 (67.92%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 215,334 (26.43%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 23,170 (2.84%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Hamilton County, Ohio in 2017, with a population of 532,212 (65.33%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 212,613 (26.1%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 22,786 (2.8%).

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

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Population By Race in Hamilton , OH in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 215,334 26.43%
White Alone 553,360 67.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,040 0.25%
Asian Alone 23,170 2.84%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 967 0.12%
Two Or More Races 19,822 2.43%
Population By Ethnicity in Hamilton , OH in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,721 0.33%
White Alone - Hispanic 21,148 2.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 866 0.11%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 384 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 319 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,449 0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 212,613 26.1%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 532,212 65.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,174 0.14%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 22,786 2.8%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 648 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 18,373 2.26%