Ranking of Ohio Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (29.62%), followed by Hamilton County (26.03%), and Franklin County (22.23%).

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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2015
Cuyahoga
Hamilton
Franklin
Montgomery
Lucas
Mahoning
Summit
Allen
Richland
Clark
Ranking of Ohio Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2015
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Cuyahoga County 29.62
2 Hamilton County 26.03
3 Franklin County 22.23
4 Montgomery County 20.95
5 Lucas County 19.2
6 Mahoning County 15.13
7 Summit County 14.62
8 Allen County 12.09
9 Richland County 9.44
10 Clark County 8.82
11 Erie County 8.56
12 Trumbull County 8.34
13 Butler County 7.99
14 Lorain County 7.85
15 Stark County 7.69
16 Fairfield County 7.14
17 Greene County 6.9
18 Madison County 6.53
19 Marion County 6.28
20 Ross County 5.82
21 Jefferson County 5.31
22 Portage County 4.31
23 Belmont County 4.08
24 Muskingum County 3.76
25 Lake County 3.73
26 Licking County 3.68
27 Pickaway County 3.48
28 Ashtabula County 3.41
29 Warren County 3.36
30 Delaware County 3.34
31 Morgan County 2.84
32 Sandusky County 2.79
33 Athens County 2.67
34 Noble County 2.63
35 Wood County 2.58
36 Scioto County 2.51
37 Gallia County 2.46
38 Union County 2.38
39 Columbiana County 2.3
40 Seneca County 2.24
41 Miami County 2.17
42 Champaign County 2.13
42 Clinton County 2.13
43 Shelby County 2.12
44 Harrison County 2.1
45 Lawrence County 2.07
46 Fayette County 2.03
47 Logan County 1.74
48 Defiance County 1.66
49 Hancock County 1.59
50 Wayne County 1.49
51 Guernsey County 1.44
52 Clermont County 1.34
52 Highland County 1.34
53 Medina County 1.29
54 Geauga County 1.27
55 Washington County 1.17
56 Williams County 1.09
57 Huron County 1.08
58 Coshocton County 1.06
59 Pike County 1
60 Crawford County 0.99
61 Van Wert County 0.94
62 Knox County 0.89
63 Meigs County 0.86
64 Paulding County 0.85
65 Hardin County 0.83
66 Brown County 0.81
67 Ottawa County 0.8
68 Ashland County 0.77
69 Tuscarawas County 0.75
70 Jackson County 0.61
70 Preble County 0.61
71 Carroll County 0.6
71 Hocking County 0.6
72 Morrow County 0.58
73 Darke County 0.57
74 Henry County 0.56
75 Monroe County 0.52
76 Auglaize County 0.49
77 Fulton County 0.46
78 Vinton County 0.39
79 Adams County 0.38
80 Perry County 0.37
81 Holmes County 0.34
81 Mercer County 0.34
82 Putnam County 0.33
83 Wyandot County 0.28