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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 77,299 population of Ross County, Ohio comprised of 975 people who identified as Hispanic (1.26%), and 76,324 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.74%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Ross County, Ohio with a population of 69,953 (90.5%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 4,731 (6.12%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,944 (2.52%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Ross County, Ohio in 2017, with a population of 69,188 (89.51%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,662 (6.03%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,847 (2.39%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Ross County, OH in 2017
Total Population:77,299
98.74%
Non Hispanic (98.74%)
Hispanic (1.26%)
Race in Ross County, OH in 2017
Total Population:77,299
90.5%
White Alone (90.5%)
Black or African American Alone (6.12%)
Two or more races (2.52%)
Asian Alone (0.52%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.32%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.03%)
Ethnicity in Ross County, OH in 2017
Total Population:77,299
89.51%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (89.51%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (6.03%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.39%)
Hispanic White Alone (0.99%)
All Other Ethnicities (0.58%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.51%)
Population By Race in Ross , OH in 2017
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 69,953 90.5%
Black or African American Alone 4,731 6.12%
Two Or More Races 1,944 2.52%
Asian Alone 399 0.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 247 0.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 25 0.03%
Population By Ethnicity in Ross , OH in 2017
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 69,188 89.51%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 4,662 6.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,847 2.39%
White Alone - Hispanic 765 0.99%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 392 0.51%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 215 0.28%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 97 0.13%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 69 0.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 32 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 20 0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 7 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.01%