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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 162,441 population of Portage County, Ohio comprised of 3,014 people who identified as Hispanic (1.86%), and 159,427 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.15%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Portage County, Ohio with a population of 148,031 (91.13%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 7,306 (4.5%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,365 (2.07%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Portage County, Ohio in 2017, with a population of 145,558 (89.61%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 7,111 (4.38%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,325 (2.05%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Portage County, OH in 2017

Total Population:162,441

Non Hispanic (98.15%)

Hispanic (1.86%)

Race in Portage County, OH in 2017

Total Population:162,441

White Alone (91.13%)

Black or African American Alone (4.5%)

Asian Alone (2.07%)

Two or more races (2.04%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.21%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.05%)

Ethnicity in Portage County, OH in 2017

Total Population:162,441

Non-Hispanic White Alone (89.61%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (4.38%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (2.05%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.91%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.52%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.54%)

Population By Race in Portage , OH in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	148,031	91.13%
Black or African American Alone	7,306	4.5%
Asian Alone	3,365	2.07%
Two Or More Races	3,317	2.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	339	0.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	83	0.05%

Population By Ethnicity in Portage , OH in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	145,558	89.61%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	7,111	4.38%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	3,325	2.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	3,101	1.91%
White Alone - Hispanic	2,473	1.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	278	0.17%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	216	0.13%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	195	0.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	61	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	54	0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	40	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	29	0.02%