Population By Race and Ethnicity in Van Wert County, OH in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 28,916 population of Van Wert County, Ohio comprised of 1,116 people who identified as Hispanic (3.86%), and 27,800 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.14%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Van Wert County, Ohio with a population of 27,944 (96.64%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 425 (1.47%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 330 (1.14%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Van Wert County, Ohio in 2020, with a population of 27,002 (93.38%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 942 (3.26%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 363 (1.25%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Van Wert County, OH in 2020
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Population By Race in Van Wert , OH in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 330 1.14%
White Alone 27,944 96.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 125 0.43%
Asian Alone 89 0.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races 425 1.47%
Population By Ethnicity in Van Wert , OH in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 31 0.11%
White Alone - Hispanic 942 3.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 78 0.27%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 62 0.21%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 299 1.03%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 27,002 93.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 47 0.16%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 87 0.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 363 1.25%