Ranking of Ohio Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2015

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, among all Ohio counties, Cuyahoga County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (30.45%), followed by Hamilton County (26.35%), and Franklin County (22.8%).

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

You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.

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Ranking of Ohio Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2015
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 2015
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Cuyahoga County 30.45
2 Hamilton County 26.35
3 Franklin County 22.8
4 Montgomery County 21.21
5 Lucas County 19.85
6 Mahoning County 16.02
7 Summit County 14.86
8 Allen County 12.37
9 Richland County 9.61
10 Clark County 9.06
11 Lorain County 8.9
12 Erie County 8.86
13 Trumbull County 8.54
14 Butler County 8.34
15 Stark County 7.82
16 Fairfield County 7.34
17 Greene County 7.06
18 Madison County 6.62
19 Marion County 6.49
20 Ross County 5.9
21 Jefferson County 5.4
22 Portage County 4.41
23 Belmont County 4.14
24 Lake County 3.94
25 Muskingum County 3.85
26 Licking County 3.77
27 Ashtabula County 3.69
28 Pickaway County 3.53
29 Delaware County 3.45
29 Warren County 3.45
30 Sandusky County 3.11
31 Morgan County 2.9
32 Wood County 2.77
33 Athens County 2.76
34 Noble County 2.63
35 Scioto County 2.58
36 Gallia County 2.55
37 Seneca County 2.52
38 Columbiana County 2.48
38 Union County 2.48
39 Miami County 2.23
40 Clinton County 2.22
41 Champaign County 2.21
42 Fayette County 2.18
42 Shelby County 2.18
43 Harrison County 2.15
44 Lawrence County 2.11
45 Defiance County 2.02
46 Hancock County 1.84
47 Logan County 1.8
48 Wayne County 1.56
49 Guernsey County 1.51
50 Highland County 1.43
51 Clermont County 1.41
52 Medina County 1.36
53 Huron County 1.34
54 Geauga County 1.31
55 Washington County 1.21
56 Williams County 1.18
57 Coshocton County 1.12
58 Paulding County 1.06
59 Pike County 1.04
59 Van Wert County 1.04
60 Crawford County 1
61 Ottawa County 0.93
62 Knox County 0.92
63 Hardin County 0.9
64 Meigs County 0.89
65 Brown County 0.84
66 Tuscarawas County 0.83
67 Ashland County 0.78
68 Fulton County 0.68
69 Henry County 0.66
70 Carroll County 0.65
71 Hocking County 0.64
71 Jackson County 0.64
71 Morrow County 0.64
72 Preble County 0.63
73 Darke County 0.59
74 Auglaize County 0.55
75 Putnam County 0.54
76 Monroe County 0.53
77 Mercer County 0.41
77 Vinton County 0.41
78 Adams County 0.4
78 Perry County 0.4
79 Holmes County 0.39
80 Wyandot County 0.34