Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mercer, OH in 2016

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 40,768 population of Mercer County, Ohio comprised of 746 people who identified as Hispanic (1.83%), and 40,022 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.17%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mercer County, Ohio with a population of 39,707 (97.4%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 422 (1.03%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 210 (0.52%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mercer County, Ohio in 2016, with a population of 39,066 (95.83%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 641 (1.57%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 377 (0.93%).

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

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Population By Race in Mercer , OH in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 168 0.41%
White Alone 39,707 97.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 112 0.28%
Asian Alone 210 0.52%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 149 0.37%
Two Or More Races 422 1.03%
Population By Ethnicity in Mercer , OH in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 24 0.06%
White Alone - Hispanic 641 1.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 28 0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 4 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 45 0.11%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 144 0.35%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 39,066 95.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 84 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 206 0.51%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 145 0.36%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 377 0.93%