Population By Race and Ethnicity in Portage County, OH in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 161,418 population of Portage County, Ohio comprised of 2,379 people who identified as Hispanic (1.47%), and 159,039 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.53%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Portage County, Ohio with a population of 148,666 (92.1%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 7,006 (4.34%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,690 (1.67%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Portage County, Ohio in 2012, with a population of 146,660 (90.86%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,868 (4.26%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,653 (1.64%).

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

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Population By Race in Portage , OH in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 7,006 4.34%
White Alone 148,666 92.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 309 0.19%
Asian Alone 2,690 1.67%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 57 0.04%
Two Or More Races 2,690 1.67%
Population By Ethnicity in Portage , OH in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 138 0.09%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,006 1.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 37 0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 37 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 13 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 148 0.09%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 6,868 4.26%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 146,660 90.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 272 0.17%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,653 1.64%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 44 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,542 1.58%