Ranking of Ohio Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2017

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all Ohio counties, Cuyahoga County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (30.5%), followed by Hamilton County (26.43%), and Franklin County (23.33%).

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 2017
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 2017
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Cuyahoga County 30.5
2 Hamilton County 26.43
3 Franklin County 23.33
4 Montgomery County 21.35
5 Lucas County 20.11
6 Mahoning County 16.01
7 Summit County 14.96
8 Allen County 12.73
9 Richland County 9.48
10 Clark County 9.02
11 Lorain County 8.98
12 Erie County 8.95
13 Butler County 8.76
14 Trumbull County 8.57
15 Fairfield County 8.1
16 Stark County 7.89
17 Greene County 7.1
18 Marion County 6.6
19 Madison County 6.52
20 Ross County 6.12
21 Jefferson County 5.42
22 Portage County 4.5
23 Lake County 4.39
24 Belmont County 4.16
25 Licking County 4.02
26 Pickaway County 3.85
27 Ashtabula County 3.8
28 Muskingum County 3.79
29 Delaware County 3.71
30 Warren County 3.57
31 Sandusky County 3.25
32 Morgan County 3.11
33 Athens County 2.83
34 Wood County 2.81
35 Noble County 2.65
36 Scioto County 2.61
37 Seneca County 2.6
37 Union County 2.6
38 Columbiana County 2.46
39 Gallia County 2.35
40 Miami County 2.33
41 Fayette County 2.29
42 Shelby County 2.24
43 Clinton County 2.2
44 Harrison County 2.11
45 Lawrence County 2.1
46 Champaign County 2.07
47 Defiance County 1.98
48 Hancock County 1.9
49 Logan County 1.85
50 Clermont County 1.59
51 Wayne County 1.55
52 Guernsey County 1.53
53 Highland County 1.47
54 Medina County 1.43
55 Huron County 1.4
56 Geauga County 1.27
57 Williams County 1.23
58 Washington County 1.17
59 Coshocton County 1.16
60 Paulding County 1.14
61 Crawford County 1.11
62 Van Wert County 1.04
63 Pike County 1
64 Tuscarawas County 0.97
65 Knox County 0.95
66 Ottawa County 0.94
67 Meigs County 0.92
68 Hardin County 0.89
69 Brown County 0.88
70 Fulton County 0.82
71 Ashland County 0.75
72 Carroll County 0.74
72 Henry County 0.74
73 Jackson County 0.71
74 Morrow County 0.69
75 Preble County 0.67
76 Hocking County 0.65
77 Auglaize County 0.61
78 Darke County 0.6
79 Monroe County 0.57
80 Putnam County 0.52
81 Perry County 0.45
82 Adams County 0.44
83 Mercer County 0.43
83 Vinton County 0.43
84 Holmes County 0.4
85 Wyandot County 0.39