Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mercer County, OH in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 40,889 population of Mercer County, Ohio comprised of 764 people who identified as Hispanic (1.87%), and 40,125 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.13%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mercer County, Ohio with a population of 39,699 (97.09%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 458 (1.12%); and Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 221 (0.54%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mercer County, Ohio in 2017, with a population of 39,049 (95.5%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 650 (1.59%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 410 (1%).

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 2017

Total Population:40,889

Non Hispanic (98.13%)

Hispanic (1.87%)

Race in Mercer County, OH in 2017

Total Population:40,889

White Alone (97.09%)

Two or more races (1.12%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.54%)

Asian Alone (0.51%)

Black or African American Alone (0.43%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.31%)

Ethnicity in Mercer County, OH in 2017

Total Population:40,889

Non-Hispanic White Alone (95.5%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.59%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.88%)

Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.53%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.49%)

Population By Race in Mercer , OH in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	39,699	97.09%
Two Or More Races	458	1.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	221	0.54%
Asian Alone	207	0.51%
Black or African American Alone	176	0.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	128	0.31%

Population By Ethnicity in Mercer , OH in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	39,049	95.5%
White Alone - Hispanic	650	1.59%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	410	1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	217	0.53%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	202	0.49%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	152	0.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	95	0.23%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	48	0.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	33	0.08%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	24	0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	5	0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	4	0.01%