Ranking of Ohio Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2023

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, among all Ohio counties, Cuyahoga County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (29.42%), followed by Hamilton County (26.16%), and Franklin County (24.41%).

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 2023
Cuyahoga
Hamilton
Franklin
Montgomery
Lucas
Summit
Mahoning
Allen
Fairfield
Butler
Ranking of Ohio Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2023
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Cuyahoga County 29.42
2 Hamilton County 26.16
3 Franklin County 24.41
4 Montgomery County 21.65
5 Lucas County 19.96
6 Summit County 15.14
7 Mahoning County 14.54
8 Allen County 11.84
9 Fairfield County 10.52
10 Butler County 9.7
11 Richland County 9.47
12 Clark County 9.12
13 Erie County 8.67
14 Trumbull County 8.64
15 Stark County 7.94
16 Lorain County 7.81
17 Greene County 7.09
18 Marion County 6.5
19 Madison County 6.34
20 Ross County 5.63
21 Lake County 5.5
22 Jefferson County 5.34
23 Portage County 5.22
24 Delaware County 4.67
24 Licking County 4.67
25 Belmont County 4.53
26 Pickaway County 3.82
27 Muskingum County 3.81
28 Ashtabula County 3.73
28 Warren County 3.73
29 Noble County 3.19
30 Sandusky County 3.1
31 Union County 2.89
32 Miami County 2.86
33 Morgan County 2.83
34 Scioto County 2.82
35 Athens County 2.79
36 Wood County 2.76
37 Shelby County 2.4
38 Columbiana County 2.38
38 Seneca County 2.38
39 Fayette County 2.34
40 Lawrence County 2.18
41 Gallia County 2.13
42 Champaign County 2.09
42 Hancock County 2.09
43 Clinton County 2.07
44 Clermont County 2.05
45 Harrison County 1.95
45 Logan County 1.95
46 Defiance County 1.79
47 Medina County 1.65
48 Guernsey County 1.59
48 Wayne County 1.59
49 Highland County 1.44
50 Washington County 1.36
51 Geauga County 1.32
52 Williams County 1.31
53 Pike County 1.26
54 Crawford County 1.18
55 Huron County 1.16
56 Van Wert County 1.11
57 Coshocton County 1.1
58 Hardin County 1.09
59 Paulding County 1.05
60 Knox County 1.01
61 Ottawa County 1
62 Ashland County 0.98
63 Monroe County 0.97
64 Brown County 0.96
65 Preble County 0.92
66 Meigs County 0.91
67 Morrow County 0.9
68 Henry County 0.86
69 Darke County 0.85
70 Tuscarawas County 0.83
71 Carroll County 0.79
72 Fulton County 0.77
72 Hocking County 0.77
72 Jackson County 0.77
73 Auglaize County 0.7
74 Perry County 0.66
75 Adams County 0.58
75 Vinton County 0.58
76 Putnam County 0.54
77 Mercer County 0.49
78 Wyandot County 0.48
79 Holmes County 0.37