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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 40,710 population of Mercer County, Ohio comprised of 653 people who identified as Hispanic (1.6%), and 40,057 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.4%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mercer County, Ohio with a population of 39,806 (97.78%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 358 (0.88%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 196 (0.48%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mercer County, Ohio in 2012, with a population of 39,243 (96.4%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 563 (1.38%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 324 (0.8%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Mercer County, OH in 2012
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Ethnicity in Mercer County, OH in 2012
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Population By Race in Mercer , OH in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 135 0.33%
White Alone 39,806 97.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 106 0.26%
Asian Alone 196 0.48%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 109 0.27%
Two Or More Races 358 0.88%
Population By Ethnicity in Mercer , OH in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 23 0.06%
White Alone - Hispanic 563 1.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 26 0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 34 0.08%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 112 0.28%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 39,243 96.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 80 0.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 193 0.47%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 105 0.26%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 324 0.8%