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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 161,853 population of Portage County, Ohio comprised of 3,512 people who identified as Hispanic (2.17%), and 158,341 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.83%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Portage County, Ohio with a population of 146,500 (90.51%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 7,995 (4.94%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,523 (2.18%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Portage County, Ohio in 2020, with a population of 143,595 (88.72%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 7,770 (4.8%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,373 (2.08%).

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 2020

Total Population:161,853

Non Hispanic (97.83%)

Hispanic (2.17%)

Race in Portage County, OH in 2020

Total Population:161,853

White Alone (90.51%)

Black or African American Alone (4.94%)

Two or more races (2.18%)

Asian Alone (2.12%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.2%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.06%)

Ethnicity in Portage County, OH in 2020

Total Population:161,853

Non-Hispanic White Alone (88.72%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (4.8%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (2.08%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.03%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.8%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.57%)

Population By Race in Portage , OH in 2020

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	146,500	90.51%
Black or African American Alone	7,995	4.94%
Two Or More Races	3,523	2.18%
Asian Alone	3,424	2.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	319	0.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	92	0.06%

Population By Ethnicity in Portage , OH in 2020

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	143,595	88.72%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	7,770	4.8%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	3,373	2.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	3,286	2.03%
White Alone - Hispanic	2,905	1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	251	0.16%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	237	0.15%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	225	0.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	68	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	66	0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	51	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	26	0.02%