Counties in Ohio by black or African American population share

Cuyahoga County had the highest black or African American population share of 88 counties in 2022, at 28.7%. Vinton County had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 1.9% and the figure for Ohio was 12.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest28.7Cuyahoga County
Lowest0.1Vinton County
Median1.988 counties
Ohio12.2History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Cuyahoga CountyCuyahoga County: 28.7 %28.7Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 25.2 %25.2Franklin CountyFranklin County: 22.8 %22.8Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 20.4 %20.4Lucas CountyLucas County: 18.7 %18.7Mahoning CountyMahoning County: 13.9 %13.9Summit CountySummit County: 13.9 %13.9Allen CountyAllen County: 10.7 %10.7Erie CountyErie County: 8.7 %8.7Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 8.4 %8.4Butler CountyButler County: 8.2 %8.2Clark CountyClark County: 8.1 %8.1Trumbull CountyTrumbull County: 7.8 %7.8Richland CountyRichland County: 7.7 %7.7Stark CountyStark County: 7.4 %7.4Lorain CountyLorain County: 7.2 %7.2Greene CountyGreene County: 6.3 %6.3Ross CountyRoss County: 5.4 %5.4Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 5.4 %5.4Madison CountyMadison County: 5.1 %5.1Marion CountyMarion County: 4.8 %4.8Portage CountyPortage County: 4.6 %4.6Lake CountyLake County: 4.5 %4.5Licking CountyLicking County: 4 %4Noble CountyNoble County: 3.9 %3.9Delaware CountyDelaware County: 3.8 %3.8Pickaway CountyPickaway County: 3.6 %3.6Ashtabula CountyAshtabula County: 3.5 %3.5Warren CountyWarren County: 3.4 %3.4Morgan CountyMorgan County: 3.2 %3.2Muskingum CountyMuskingum County: 3.2 %3.2Sandusky CountySandusky County: 3.1 %3.1Belmont CountyBelmont County: 3 %3Seneca CountySeneca County: 2.9 %2.9Harrison CountyHarrison County: 2.9 %2.9Scioto CountyScioto County: 2.7 %2.7Union CountyUnion County: 2.5 %2.5Athens CountyAthens County: 2.5 %2.5Fayette CountyFayette County: 2.3 %2.3Columbiana CountyColumbiana County: 2.1 %2.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Cuyahoga County28.7-0.1 pts
2Hamilton County25.2-0 pts
3Franklin County22.8+0.1 pts
4Montgomery County20.4-0.1 pts
5Lucas County18.7-0.1 pts
6Mahoning County13.9-0.2 pts
7Summit County13.9-0.3 pts
8Allen County10.7-0.4 pts
9Erie County8.7+0.1 pts
10Fairfield County8.4+0.4 pts
11Butler County8.2+0.4 pts
12Clark County8.1+0.1 pts
13Trumbull County7.8-0 pts
14Richland County7.7-0.4 pts
15Stark County7.4+0.1 pts
16Lorain County7.2-0.2 pts
17Greene County6.3-0 pts
18Ross County5.4-0.1 pts
19Jefferson County5.4-0.1 pts
20Madison County5.1-0.9 pts
21Marion County4.8-0.1 pts
22Portage County4.6+0.4 pts
23Lake County4.5+0.1 pts
24Licking County4+0.1 pts
25Noble County3.9-1 pts
26Delaware County3.8+0.4 pts
27Pickaway County3.6+0.4 pts
28Ashtabula County3.5-0.1 pts
29Warren County3.4-0.1 pts
30Morgan County3.2-0.3 pts
31Muskingum County3.2+0.3 pts
32Sandusky County3.1+0.5 pts
33Belmont County3-0.1 pts
34Seneca County2.9-0.1 pts
35Harrison County2.9-0.3 pts
36Scioto County2.7-0 pts
37Union County2.50 pts
38Athens County2.50 pts
39Fayette County2.30 pts
40Columbiana County2.10 pts
41Shelby County2+0.1 pts
42Champaign County20 pts
42Wood County2-0 pts
44Miami County1.9-0.1 pts
45Guernsey County1.8-0.2 pts
46Clinton County1.8+0.1 pts
47Gallia County1.8-0.3 pts
48Hancock County1.7+0.1 pts
49Highland County1.6+0.3 pts
50Logan County1.6-0.1 pts
51Lawrence County1.5+0.1 pts
52Defiance County1.5+0.1 pts
53Clermont County1.4+0.1 pts
54Medina County1.4+0.1 pts
55Wayne County1.30 pts
56Hardin County1.2-0.1 pts
57Williams County1.2+0.1 pts
58Coshocton County1.1-0 pts
59Pike County1.10 pts
59Washington County1.1-0.2 pts
61Geauga County1-0.1 pts
62Ottawa County0.9-0.1 pts
63Brown County0.9+0.2 pts
64Monroe County0.9+0.1 pts
65Crawford County0.9-0.3 pts
66Auglaize County0.9+0.1 pts
67Knox County0.80 pts
68Ashland County0.8-0.1 pts
68Carroll County0.8-0 pts
70Jackson County0.70 pts
71Van Wert County0.7-0.1 pts
72Darke County0.7-0.3 pts
73Morrow County0.70 pts
73Preble County0.70 pts
75Hocking County0.6-0.1 pts
76Tuscarawas County0.60 pts
77Paulding County0.6+0.1 pts
78Henry County0.6+0.1 pts
79Huron County0.5-0.4 pts
80Mercer County0.5-0.1 pts
81Fulton County0.5+0.1 pts
82Meigs County0.4+0.2 pts
83Putnam County0.4-0 pts
84Adams County0.40 pts
85Perry County0.3-0.2 pts
86Holmes County0.20 pts
87Wyandot County0.20 pts
88Vinton County0.10 pts

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About this ranking

People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report Black or African American as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). Calculated from counts in ACS table B03002, which are stored as inputs. EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which county has the highest black or African American population share?

Cuyahoga County, with 28.7% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest black or African American population share?

Vinton County, with 0.1% in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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