Ranking of Ohio Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (29.63%), followed by Hamilton County (26.1%), and Franklin County (22.72%).

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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2017
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 2017
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Cuyahoga County 29.63
2 Hamilton County 26.1
3 Franklin County 22.72
4 Montgomery County 21.08
5 Lucas County 19.43
6 Mahoning County 15.02
7 Summit County 14.7
8 Allen County 12.42
9 Richland County 9.28
10 Clark County 8.78
11 Erie County 8.64
12 Trumbull County 8.37
13 Butler County 8.36
14 Lorain County 7.85
15 Fairfield County 7.84
16 Stark County 7.74
17 Greene County 6.93
18 Madison County 6.43
19 Marion County 6.37
20 Ross County 6.03
21 Jefferson County 5.33
22 Portage County 4.38
23 Lake County 4.16
24 Belmont County 4.1
25 Licking County 3.9
26 Pickaway County 3.77
27 Muskingum County 3.7
28 Delaware County 3.58
29 Ashtabula County 3.47
30 Warren County 3.46
31 Morgan County 3.05
32 Sandusky County 2.89
33 Athens County 2.72
34 Noble County 2.65
35 Wood County 2.6
36 Scioto County 2.55
37 Union County 2.5
38 Seneca County 2.3
39 Columbiana County 2.27
40 Miami County 2.26
41 Gallia County 2.25
42 Shelby County 2.16
43 Fayette County 2.12
44 Clinton County 2.11
45 Lawrence County 2.06
46 Harrison County 2.05
47 Champaign County 1.98
48 Logan County 1.78
49 Hancock County 1.6
50 Defiance County 1.59
51 Clermont County 1.51
52 Wayne County 1.48
53 Guernsey County 1.47
54 Highland County 1.36
54 Medina County 1.36
55 Geauga County 1.24
56 Williams County 1.15
57 Washington County 1.14
58 Huron County 1.11
59 Coshocton County 1.09
60 Crawford County 1.08
61 Pike County 0.96
62 Van Wert County 0.94
63 Knox County 0.91
63 Paulding County 0.91
64 Brown County 0.85
64 Meigs County 0.85
65 Hardin County 0.82
65 Ottawa County 0.82
66 Tuscarawas County 0.81
67 Ashland County 0.72
68 Jackson County 0.69
69 Carroll County 0.64
69 Henry County 0.64
70 Morrow County 0.63
71 Hocking County 0.62
72 Preble County 0.61
73 Darke County 0.57
73 Monroe County 0.57
74 Fulton County 0.56
75 Auglaize County 0.55
76 Adams County 0.41
76 Perry County 0.41
76 Vinton County 0.41
77 Mercer County 0.37
78 Holmes County 0.36
79 Wyandot County 0.34
80 Putnam County 0.32