Ranking of Ohio Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all Ohio counties, Cuyahoga County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (30.25%), followed by Hamilton County (26.03%), and Franklin County (22.03%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Ohio counties.

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Ranking of Ohio Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2012
Cuyahoga
Hamilton
Franklin
Montgomery
Lucas
Mahoning
Summit
Allen
Richland
Clark
Ranking of Ohio Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2012
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Cuyahoga County 30.25
2 Hamilton County 26.03
3 Franklin County 22.03
4 Montgomery County 21.1
5 Lucas County 19.51
6 Mahoning County 16.02
7 Summit County 14.65
8 Allen County 12.22
9 Richland County 9.34
10 Clark County 8.93
11 Lorain County 8.8
12 Erie County 8.67
13 Trumbull County 8.39
14 Butler County 7.82
15 Stark County 7.68
16 Greene County 7.33
17 Fairfield County 6.52
18 Madison County 6.44
19 Marion County 6.21
20 Ross County 6
21 Jefferson County 5.5
22 Portage County 4.34
23 Belmont County 4.05
24 Muskingum County 3.85
25 Ashtabula County 3.7
26 Licking County 3.62
27 Lake County 3.56
27 Pickaway County 3.56
28 Delaware County 3.41
29 Warren County 3.4
30 Sandusky County 3
31 Morgan County 2.83
32 Athens County 2.69
33 Scioto County 2.66
34 Wood County 2.59
35 Noble County 2.56
36 Gallia County 2.54
37 Seneca County 2.47
38 Columbiana County 2.37
39 Union County 2.3
40 Champaign County 2.23
41 Clinton County 2.2
42 Fayette County 2.12
42 Harrison County 2.12
43 Lawrence County 2.11
44 Miami County 2.08
45 Defiance County 2.02
46 Shelby County 1.96
47 Logan County 1.66
48 Hancock County 1.64
49 Wayne County 1.54
50 Guernsey County 1.48
51 Highland County 1.39
52 Geauga County 1.31
53 Clermont County 1.28
54 Medina County 1.26
55 Huron County 1.23
56 Washington County 1.17
57 Williams County 1.07
58 Coshocton County 1.04
59 Paulding County 1.02
60 Van Wert County 0.98
61 Pike County 0.95
62 Brown County 0.89
63 Ottawa County 0.88
64 Crawford County 0.87
65 Knox County 0.86
65 Meigs County 0.86
66 Hardin County 0.85
66 Hocking County 0.85
67 Tuscarawas County 0.81
68 Ashland County 0.76
69 Jackson County 0.64
70 Fulton County 0.62
71 Carroll County 0.55
72 Henry County 0.54
73 Darke County 0.52
74 Morrow County 0.5
75 Preble County 0.48
76 Monroe County 0.47
77 Putnam County 0.44
78 Auglaize County 0.42
79 Adams County 0.38
79 Perry County 0.38
80 Holmes County 0.36
81 Mercer County 0.33
82 Vinton County 0.32
83 Wyandot County 0.3