Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lorain County, OH in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 301,899 population of Lorain County, Ohio comprised of 26,003 people who identified as Hispanic (8.61%), and 275,896 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.39%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lorain County, Ohio with a population of 263,072 (87.14%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 26,653 (8.83%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,808 (2.59%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lorain County, Ohio in 2011, with a population of 241,609 (80.03%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 24,057 (7.97%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 21,463 (7.11%).

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

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Population By Race in Lorain , OH in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 26,653 8.83%
White Alone 263,072 87.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,049 0.35%
Asian Alone 3,153 1.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 164 0.05%
Two Or More Races 7,808 2.59%
Population By Ethnicity in Lorain , OH in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,596 0.86%
White Alone - Hispanic 21,463 7.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 413 0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 148 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 123 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,260 0.42%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 24,057 7.97%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 241,609 80.03%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 636 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,005 1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 41 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,548 2.17%