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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 28,919 population of Van Wert County, Ohio comprised of 1,148 people who identified as Hispanic (3.97%), and 27,771 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.03%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Van Wert County, Ohio with a population of 27,937 (96.6%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 433 (1.5%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 332 (1.15%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Van Wert County, Ohio in 2020, with a population of 26,966 (93.25%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 971 (3.36%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 372 (1.29%).

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

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Population By Race in Van Wert , OH in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 332 1.15%
White Alone 27,937 96.6%
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 433 1.5%
Population By Ethnicity in Van Wert , OH in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 35 0.12%
White Alone - Hispanic 971 3.36%
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 61 0.21%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 297 1.03%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 26,966 93.25%
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 372 1.29%