Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mercer County, OH in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 40,986 population of Mercer County, Ohio comprised of 791 people who identified as Hispanic (1.93%), and 40,195 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.07%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mercer County, Ohio with a population of 39,644 (96.73%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 475 (1.16%); and Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 315 (0.77%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mercer County, Ohio in 2018, with a population of 38,983 (95.11%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 661 (1.61%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 418 (1.02%).

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 2018
Total Population:40,986
98.07%
Non Hispanic (98.07%)
Hispanic (1.93%)
Race in Mercer County, OH in 2018
Total Population:40,986
96.73%
White Alone (96.73%)
Two or more races (1.16%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.77%)
Asian Alone (0.53%)
Black or African American Alone (0.5%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.32%)
Ethnicity in Mercer County, OH in 2018
Total Population:40,986
95.11%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (95.11%)
Hispanic White Alone (1.61%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.02%)
All Other Ethnicities (0.98%)
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.76%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.52%)
Population By Race in Mercer , OH in 2018
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 39,644 96.73%
Two Or More Races 475 1.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 315 0.77%
Asian Alone 217 0.53%
Black or African American Alone 203 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 132 0.32%
Population By Ethnicity in Mercer , OH in 2018
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 38,983 95.11%
White Alone - Hispanic 661 1.61%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 418 1.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 310 0.76%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 212 0.52%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 174 0.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 98 0.24%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 57 0.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 34 0.08%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 29 0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 5 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.01%