Athens, Ohio Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 62.43K population of Athens, OH residents comprised of 1.45K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (2.32%), and 60.98K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.68%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Athens, OH, with a population of 54.51K (87.32%). The Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group in Athens, OH, with a population of 2.92K (4.68%). The Black or African American Alone population was the third largest racial group in Athens, OH, with a population of 2.89K (4.64%). The smallest racial group in Athens, OH was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 2 (0.00%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Athens, OH, with a population of 54.09K (86.63%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Athens, OH, with a population of 2.77K (4.43%). The Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the third largest ethnic group in Athens, OH, with a population of 2.44K (3.90%). The smallest ethnic group in Athens, OH was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 1 (0.00%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Athens, Ohio from the 2020 decennial census.

You can see similar information for other Ohio counties and also for the state of Ohio.

Athens, OH Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Athens, OH Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Athens, OH Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Athens, OH Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 2894 4.64
White Alone 54513 87.32
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 247 0.40
Asian Alone 1223 1.96
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 630 1.01
Two Or More Races 2922 4.68
Athens, OH Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 54086 86.63
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 2768 4.43
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 2437 3.90
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 1210 1.94
Hispanic - Two or More Races 485 0.78
Hispanic - White Alone 427 0.68
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 374 0.60
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 256 0.41
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 223 0.36
Hispanic - Black Alone 126 0.20
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 24 0.04
Hispanic - Asian Alone 13 0.02
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 1 0.00
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 1 0.00