Ranking of Ohio Counties By Percentage of Population that are Black or African American Alone in 2018

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, among all Ohio counties, Cuyahoga County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (30.53%), followed by Hamilton County (26.54%), and Franklin County (23.68%).

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 2018
Cuyahoga
Hamilton
Franklin
Montgomery
Lucas
Mahoning
Summit
Allen
Richland
Lorain
Ranking of Ohio Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Black or African American Alone in 2018
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Cuyahoga County 30.53
2 Hamilton County 26.54
3 Franklin County 23.68
4 Montgomery County 21.46
5 Lucas County 20.31
6 Mahoning County 16.14
7 Summit County 15.06
8 Allen County 12.77
9 Richland County 9.62
10 Lorain County 9.02
11 Clark County 9.01
12 Erie County 8.96
13 Butler County 8.94
14 Trumbull County 8.4
15 Fairfield County 8.33
16 Stark County 7.94
17 Greene County 7.22
18 Marion County 6.54
19 Madison County 6.33
20 Ross County 5.83
21 Jefferson County 5.36
22 Lake County 4.63
23 Portage County 4.6
24 Belmont County 4.25
25 Licking County 4.07
26 Pickaway County 3.9
27 Delaware County 3.83
28 Ashtabula County 3.81
29 Muskingum County 3.78
30 Warren County 3.66
31 Sandusky County 3.31
32 Morgan County 3.08
33 Athens County 2.85
34 Wood County 2.83
35 Noble County 2.73
36 Seneca County 2.69
37 Scioto County 2.6
38 Union County 2.59
39 Columbiana County 2.5
40 Miami County 2.4
41 Shelby County 2.3
42 Fayette County 2.29
43 Gallia County 2.28
44 Clinton County 2.22
45 Lawrence County 2.12
46 Champaign County 2.07
47 Defiance County 2.05
47 Harrison County 2.05
48 Hancock County 2.01
49 Logan County 1.84
50 Clermont County 1.65
51 Wayne County 1.57
52 Guernsey County 1.55
53 Highland County 1.53
54 Medina County 1.45
55 Huron County 1.4
56 Williams County 1.26
57 Geauga County 1.25
58 Coshocton County 1.21
59 Washington County 1.18
60 Paulding County 1.14
61 Crawford County 1.11
62 Van Wert County 1.09
63 Pike County 1.04
64 Tuscarawas County 1.01
65 Knox County 1
66 Brown County 0.95
67 Ottawa County 0.93
68 Hardin County 0.92
69 Meigs County 0.9
70 Fulton County 0.84
71 Ashland County 0.81
72 Henry County 0.77
73 Carroll County 0.72
73 Morrow County 0.72
74 Preble County 0.69
75 Hocking County 0.67
76 Jackson County 0.66
77 Darke County 0.65
78 Auglaize County 0.63
79 Monroe County 0.58
80 Putnam County 0.56
81 Vinton County 0.52
82 Perry County 0.51
83 Mercer County 0.5
84 Adams County 0.45
85 Holmes County 0.42
86 Wyandot County 0.37