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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 307,498 population of Lorain County, Ohio comprised of 30,643 people who identified as Hispanic (9.97%), and 276,855 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.04%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lorain County, Ohio with a population of 265,386 (86.31%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 27,618 (8.98%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 9,120 (2.97%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lorain County, Ohio in 2017, with a population of 240,610 (78.25%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 24,776 (8.06%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 24,124 (7.85%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 27,618 8.98%
White Alone 265,386 86.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,119 0.36%
Asian Alone 4,035 1.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 220 0.07%
Two Or More Races 9,120 2.97%
Population By Ethnicity in Lorain , OH in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3,494 1.14%
White Alone - Hispanic 24,776 8.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 510 0.17%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 192 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 155 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,516 0.49%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 24,124 7.85%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 240,610 78.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 609 0.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,843 1.25%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 65 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 7,604 2.47%