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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Mercer County, OH in 2012

Total Population:40,710

Non Hispanic (98.4%)

Hispanic (1.6%)

Race in Mercer County, OH in 2012

Total Population:40,710

White Alone (97.78%)

Two or more races (0.88%)

Asian Alone (0.48%)

Black or African American Alone (0.33%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.27%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.26%)

Ethnicity in Mercer County, OH in 2012

Total Population:40,710

Non-Hispanic White Alone (96.4%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.38%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.8%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.68%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.47%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.28%)

Population By Race in Mercer , OH in 2012

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	39,806	97.78%
Two Or More Races	358	0.88%
Asian Alone	196	0.48%
Black or African American Alone	135	0.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	109	0.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	106	0.26%

Population By Ethnicity in Mercer , OH in 2012

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	39,243	96.4%
White Alone - Hispanic	563	1.38%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	324	0.8%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	193	0.47%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	112	0.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	105	0.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	80	0.2%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	34	0.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	26	0.06%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	23	0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	4	0.01%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	3	0.01%