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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 162,367 population of Portage County, Ohio comprised of 3,053 people who identified as Hispanic (1.88%), and 159,314 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.12%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Portage County, Ohio with a population of 147,731 (90.99%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 7,476 (4.6%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,403 (2.1%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Portage County, Ohio in 2018, with a population of 145,269 (89.47%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 7,245 (4.46%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,304 (2.04%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 7,476 4.6%
White Alone 147,731 90.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 329 0.2%
Asian Alone 3,346 2.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 82 0.05%
Two Or More Races 3,403 2.1%
Population By Ethnicity in Portage , OH in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 231 0.14%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,462 1.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 65 0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 42 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 27 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 226 0.14%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 7,245 4.46%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 145,269 89.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 264 0.16%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,304 2.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 55 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,177 1.96%