Ranking of Ohio Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2016

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all Ohio counties, Cuyahoga County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (30.49%), followed by Hamilton County (26.38%), and Franklin County (23.07%).

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 2016
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 2016
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Cuyahoga County 30.49
2 Hamilton County 26.38
3 Franklin County 23.07
4 Montgomery County 21.25
5 Lucas County 20.02
6 Mahoning County 15.98
7 Summit County 14.9
8 Allen County 12.62
9 Richland County 9.62
10 Clark County 9.01
11 Lorain County 8.97
12 Erie County 8.87
13 Trumbull County 8.57
14 Butler County 8.53
15 Stark County 7.82
16 Fairfield County 7.7
17 Greene County 7.11
18 Marion County 6.64
19 Madison County 6.09
20 Ross County 5.92
21 Jefferson County 5.48
22 Portage County 4.43
23 Belmont County 4.1
24 Lake County 4.07
25 Licking County 3.88
26 Pickaway County 3.86
27 Muskingum County 3.8
28 Ashtabula County 3.76
29 Delaware County 3.57
30 Warren County 3.56
31 Sandusky County 3.18
32 Morgan County 3.01
33 Wood County 2.82
34 Athens County 2.77
35 Noble County 2.62
36 Union County 2.61
37 Seneca County 2.58
38 Scioto County 2.53
39 Columbiana County 2.48
40 Gallia County 2.46
41 Clinton County 2.24
41 Fayette County 2.24
41 Miami County 2.24
42 Champaign County 2.21
43 Shelby County 2.18
44 Harrison County 2.11
44 Lawrence County 2.11
45 Defiance County 2.02
46 Hancock County 1.85
47 Logan County 1.79
48 Wayne County 1.59
49 Clermont County 1.54
50 Guernsey County 1.49
51 Highland County 1.44
52 Medina County 1.39
53 Huron County 1.36
54 Geauga County 1.24
55 Williams County 1.21
56 Coshocton County 1.18
56 Washington County 1.18
57 Paulding County 1.14
58 Crawford County 1.03
59 Pike County 1.01
60 Van Wert County 1
61 Knox County 0.96
61 Ottawa County 0.96
62 Brown County 0.93
63 Meigs County 0.92
63 Tuscarawas County 0.92
64 Hardin County 0.91
65 Ashland County 0.81
66 Fulton County 0.74
67 Henry County 0.7
68 Carroll County 0.68
68 Preble County 0.68
69 Hocking County 0.66
69 Jackson County 0.66
70 Morrow County 0.62
71 Darke County 0.61
72 Auglaize County 0.57
72 Monroe County 0.57
73 Putnam County 0.51
74 Vinton County 0.48
75 Adams County 0.42
76 Mercer County 0.41
77 Perry County 0.4
78 Holmes County 0.39
79 Wyandot County 0.38