Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lorain County, OH in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 317,910 population of Lorain County, Ohio comprised of 35,567 people who identified as Hispanic (11.19%), and 282,343 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (88.81%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lorain County, Ohio with a population of 271,595 (85.43%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 28,984 (9.12%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 10,758 (3.38%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lorain County, Ohio in 2023, with a population of 243,114 (76.47%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 28,481 (8.96%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 24,817 (7.81%).

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 2023
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 28,984 9.12%
White Alone 271,595 85.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,237 0.39%
Asian Alone 5,075 1.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 261 0.08%
Two Or More Races 10,758 3.38%
Population By Ethnicity in Lorain , OH in 2023
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4,167 1.31%
White Alone - Hispanic 28,481 8.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 595 0.19%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 220 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 184 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,920 0.6%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 24,817 7.81%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 243,114 76.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 642 0.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 4,855 1.53%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 77 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 8,838 2.78%