Ranking of Ohio Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 154.35K people in Ohio with Subsaharan African ancestry (1.31% of Ohio population). Among all Ohio cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Springdale city had the highest percentage of its population with Subsaharan African ancestry (8.15%), followed by Canton city (8.01%), and Whitehall city (7.50%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Subsaharan African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Ohio.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Ohio Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
Springdale city
Canton city
Whitehall city
Steubenville city
Columbus city
Richmond Heights city
Fairfield city
Reynoldsburg city
Trotwood city
Lima city
Ranking of Ohio Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Springdale city 8.15
2 Canton city 8.01
3 Whitehall city 7.50
4 Steubenville city 7.23
5 Columbus city 5.66
6 Richmond Heights city 5.17
7 Fairfield city 5.14
8 Reynoldsburg city 4.66
9 Trotwood city 4.09
10 Lima city 3.97
11 East Cleveland city 3.88
12 Pickerington city 3.84
13 Finneytown CDP 3.72
14 Warrensville Heights city 3.68
15 Northbrook CDP 3.56
16 Forest Park city 3.31
17 Loveland city 3.28
18 Cincinnati city 3.13
19 Youngstown city 3.04
20 Toledo city 2.76
21 Shaker Heights city 2.54
22 Dayton city 2.51
23 Euclid city 2.44
24 Austintown CDP 2.41
25 Shiloh CDP 2.39
26 Monfort Heights CDP 2.26
27 Mason city 2.21
28 Brecksville city 2.08
29 Berea city 2.07
29 Clayton city 2.07
30 Akron city 2.04
31 Brooklyn city 1.74
32 Centerville city 1.73
33 Massillon city 1.71
34 Bowling Green city 1.69
35 Cleveland city 1.64
35 Westerville city 1.64
36 Maple Heights city 1.61
37 Solon city 1.57
38 Blacklick Estates CDP 1.56
39 Broadview Heights city 1.54
39 Reading city 1.54
40 Lyndhurst city 1.52
40 Parma Heights city 1.52
41 Huber Heights city 1.48
42 Gahanna city 1.47
42 Pataskala city 1.47
43 East Liverpool city 1.46
44 Brook Park city 1.45
45 Fairborn city 1.30
46 Athens city 1.27
46 Bedford Heights city 1.27
47 Delaware city 1.26
48 University Heights city 1.19
49 Vandalia city 1.18
50 Oxford city 1.07
50 Sylvania city 1.07
50 West Carrollton city 1.07
51 Painesville city 1.05
52 Bexley city 1.04
53 Cuyahoga Falls city 1.01
54 Forestville CDP 1.00
54 Kettering city 1.00
54 Xenia city 1.00
55 Cleveland Heights city 0.99
56 Chillicothe city 0.98
56 Lakewood city 0.98
57 Mansfield city 0.97
57 North Olmsted city 0.97
58 Garfield Heights city 0.96
59 Springfield city 0.91
60 Mayfield Heights city 0.90
61 Defiance city 0.88
62 Newark city 0.86
63 Beachwood city 0.85
64 Englewood city 0.83
65 Norton city 0.82
65 Wilmington city 0.82
66 Findlay city 0.77
67 Alliance city 0.76
68 New Albany city 0.75
69 Lorain city 0.74
70 Wickliffe city 0.72
71 White Oak CDP 0.71
72 Struthers city 0.70
73 Middletown city 0.69
74 Twinsburg city 0.68
75 Riverside city 0.67
75 Urbana city 0.67
76 Green city 0.66
77 Ashtabula city 0.65
77 Marion city 0.65
78 Blue Ash city 0.64
78 Elyria city 0.64
79 Piqua city 0.63
80 Medina city 0.62
81 Troy city 0.61
82 Bucyrus city 0.60
82 South Euclid city 0.60
82 Wooster city 0.60
83 Kent city 0.59
84 Westlake city 0.58
85 Norwood city 0.54
86 Bay Village city 0.51
86 Dublin city 0.51
86 Hamilton city 0.51
86 Sharonville city 0.51
86 Worthington city 0.51
87 Streetsboro city 0.50
88 Beavercreek city 0.48
88 Parma city 0.48
89 Bedford city 0.47
90 Amherst city 0.45
90 Brunswick city 0.45
90 Fremont city 0.45
90 Sidney city 0.45
91 Fostoria city 0.41
91 Warren city 0.41
92 Dent CDP 0.40
92 Heath city 0.40
93 Miamisburg city 0.37
94 Grove City city 0.36
94 Tiffin city 0.36
95 Marysville city 0.35
95 Zanesville city 0.35
96 Cambridge city 0.33
96 North Canton city 0.33
97 New Franklin city 0.32
98 Eastlake city 0.31
98 Sandusky city 0.31
98 Stow city 0.31
98 Van Wert city 0.31
99 Aurora city 0.30
99 Niles city 0.30
99 North Ridgeville city 0.30
100 Lancaster city 0.28
101 Hilliard city 0.27
102 Maumee city 0.24
102 Middleburg Heights city 0.24
102 Perrysburg city 0.24
103 Rocky River city 0.23
104 Coshocton city 0.20
104 Upper Arlington city 0.20
105 Bellefontaine city 0.19
105 Portsmouth city 0.19
106 Fairview Park city 0.18
106 Willowick city 0.18
107 Barberton city 0.17
107 Hudson city 0.17
108 Lebanon city 0.14
108 Macedonia city 0.14
108 Oregon city 0.14
109 Strongsville city 0.13
109 Tallmadge city 0.13
110 Ironton city 0.12
110 Powell city 0.12
110 Springboro city 0.12
111 Mentor city 0.11
112 Conneaut city 0.09
113 Franklin city 0.08
113 Marietta city 0.08
114 New Philadelphia city 0.07
114 Washington Court House city 0.07
115 Circleville city 0.05
116 Galion city 0.01