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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Lorain County, OH in 2017

Total Population:307,498

Non Hispanic (90.04%)

Hispanic (9.97%)

Race in Lorain County, OH in 2017

Total Population:307,498

White Alone (86.31%)

Black or African American Alone (8.98%)

Two or more races (2.97%)

Asian Alone (1.31%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.36%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.07%)

Ethnicity in Lorain County, OH in 2017

Total Population:307,498

Non-Hispanic White Alone (78.25%)

Hispanic White Alone (8.06%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (7.85%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.47%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.13%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.25%)

Population By Race in Lorain , OH in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	265,386	86.31%
Black or African American Alone	27,618	8.98%
Two Or More Races	9,120	2.97%
Asian Alone	4,035	1.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,119	0.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	220	0.07%

Population By Ethnicity in Lorain , OH in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	240,610	78.25%
White Alone - Hispanic	24,776	8.06%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	24,124	7.85%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	7,604	2.47%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	3,843	1.25%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	3,494	1.14%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	1,516	0.49%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	609	0.2%
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%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	65	0.02%