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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Population By Race in Portage , OH in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 7,995 4.94%
White Alone 146,500 90.51%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 319 0.2%
Asian Alone 3,424 2.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 92 0.06%
Two Or More Races 3,523 2.18%
Population By Ethnicity in Portage , OH in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 225 0.14%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,905 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 68 0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 51 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 26 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 237 0.15%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 7,770 4.8%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 143,595 88.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 251 0.16%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,373 2.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 66 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,286 2.03%