Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mercer County, OH in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 42,392 population of Mercer County, Ohio comprised of 909 people who identified as Hispanic (2.14%), and 41,483 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.86%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mercer County, Ohio with a population of 40,847 (96.36%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 546 (1.29%); and Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 384 (0.91%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mercer County, Ohio in 2021, with a population of 40,077 (94.54%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 770 (1.82%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 481 (1.14%).

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 2021
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Ethnicity in Mercer County, OH in 2021
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Population By Race in Mercer , OH in 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 227 0.54%
White Alone 40,847 96.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 143 0.34%
Asian Alone 245 0.58%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 384 0.91%
Two Or More Races 546 1.29%
Population By Ethnicity in Mercer , OH in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 30 0.07%
White Alone - Hispanic 770 1.82%
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 65 0.15%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 197 0.47%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 40,077 94.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 109 0.26%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 240 0.57%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 379 0.89%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 481 1.14%