Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mahoning County, OH in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 235,689 population of Mahoning County, Ohio comprised of 11,908 people who identified as Hispanic (5.05%), and 223,781 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.95%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mahoning County, Ohio with a population of 190,819 (80.96%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 37,766 (16.02%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,526 (1.92%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mahoning County, Ohio in 2012, with a population of 181,777 (77.13%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 35,882 (15.22%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 9,042 (3.84%).

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

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Population By Race in Mahoning , OH in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 37,766 16.02%
White Alone 190,819 80.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 582 0.25%
Asian Alone 1,904 0.81%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 92 0.04%
Two Or More Races 4,526 1.92%
Population By Ethnicity in Mahoning , OH in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,884 0.8%
White Alone - Hispanic 9,042 3.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 197 0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 78 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 51 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 656 0.28%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 35,882 15.22%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 181,777 77.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 385 0.16%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,826 0.78%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 41 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,870 1.64%