Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mercer County, OH in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 42,542 population of Mercer County, Ohio comprised of 923 people who identified as Hispanic (2.17%), and 41,619 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.83%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mercer County, Ohio with a population of 41,003 (96.38%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 535 (1.26%); and Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 399 (0.94%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mercer County, Ohio in 2020, with a population of 40,224 (94.55%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 779 (1.83%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 467 (1.1%).

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 2020
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Ethnicity in Mercer County, OH in 2020
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Population By Race in Mercer , OH in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 213 0.5%
White Alone 41,003 96.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 142 0.33%
Asian Alone 250 0.59%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 399 0.94%
Two Or More Races 535 1.26%
Population By Ethnicity in Mercer , OH in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 32 0.08%
White Alone - Hispanic 779 1.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 34 0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 5 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 68 0.16%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 181 0.43%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 40,224 94.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 108 0.25%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 245 0.58%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 394 0.93%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 467 1.1%