Ranking of Ohio Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (29.64%), followed by Hamilton County (26.06%), and Franklin County (22.47%).

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 2016
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 2016
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Cuyahoga County 29.64
2 Hamilton County 26.06
3 Franklin County 22.47
4 Montgomery County 20.99
5 Lucas County 19.36
6 Mahoning County 15.06
7 Summit County 14.66
8 Allen County 12.32
9 Richland County 9.44
10 Clark County 8.76
11 Erie County 8.58
12 Trumbull County 8.37
13 Butler County 8.15
14 Lorain County 7.86
15 Stark County 7.69
16 Fairfield County 7.47
17 Greene County 6.95
18 Marion County 6.42
19 Madison County 6
20 Ross County 5.83
21 Jefferson County 5.4
22 Portage County 4.32
23 Belmont County 4.04
24 Lake County 3.84
25 Pickaway County 3.81
26 Licking County 3.78
27 Muskingum County 3.72
28 Ashtabula County 3.46
28 Warren County 3.46
29 Delaware County 3.44
30 Morgan County 2.96
31 Sandusky County 2.84
32 Athens County 2.67
33 Noble County 2.62
34 Wood County 2.6
35 Union County 2.51
36 Scioto County 2.47
37 Gallia County 2.35
38 Columbiana County 2.3
39 Seneca County 2.28
40 Miami County 2.18
41 Clinton County 2.14
42 Champaign County 2.13
43 Shelby County 2.11
44 Fayette County 2.07
44 Lawrence County 2.07
45 Harrison County 2.05
46 Logan County 1.73
47 Defiance County 1.62
48 Hancock County 1.58
49 Wayne County 1.52
50 Clermont County 1.46
51 Guernsey County 1.43
52 Highland County 1.35
53 Medina County 1.31
54 Geauga County 1.21
55 Washington County 1.15
56 Williams County 1.12
57 Coshocton County 1.11
58 Huron County 1.08
59 Crawford County 1.01
60 Pike County 0.97
61 Knox County 0.93
62 Paulding County 0.9
62 Van Wert County 0.9
63 Brown County 0.89
64 Meigs County 0.86
65 Hardin County 0.83
65 Ottawa County 0.83
66 Tuscarawas County 0.8
67 Ashland County 0.79
68 Preble County 0.64
69 Hocking County 0.63
69 Jackson County 0.63
70 Carroll County 0.61
70 Henry County 0.61
71 Darke County 0.59
72 Monroe County 0.56
73 Morrow County 0.55
74 Auglaize County 0.51
75 Fulton County 0.49
76 Vinton County 0.46
77 Adams County 0.4
78 Perry County 0.37
79 Holmes County 0.35
79 Mercer County 0.35
80 Putnam County 0.32
80 Wyandot County 0.32