Population By Race and Ethnicity in Oklahoma County, OK in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 786,126 population of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma comprised of 137,016 people who identified as Hispanic (17.43%), and 649,110 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (82.57%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma with a population of 555,276 (70.63%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 124,521 (15.84%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 42,390 (5.39%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma in 2017, with a population of 440,505 (56.04%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 119,657 (15.22%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 114,771 (14.6%).

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

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Population By Race in Oklahoma , OK in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 124,521 15.84%
White Alone 555,276 70.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 34,424 4.38%
Asian Alone 28,498 3.63%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,017 0.13%
Two Or More Races 42,390 5.39%
Population By Ethnicity in Oklahoma , OK in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4,864 0.62%
White Alone - Hispanic 114,771 14.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 10,196 1.3%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 788 0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 374 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 6,023 0.77%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 119,657 15.22%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 440,505 56.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 24,228 3.08%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 27,710 3.53%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 643 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 36,367 4.63%