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 2023, at 28.6%. Holmes County had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 1.8% and the figure for Ohio was 12.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest28.6Cuyahoga County
Lowest0.2Holmes County
Median1.888 counties
Ohio12.1History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Cuyahoga CountyCuyahoga County: 28.6 %28.6Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 24.9 %24.9Franklin CountyFranklin County: 22.8 %22.8Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 20.4 %20.4Lucas CountyLucas County: 19.1 %19.1Summit CountySummit County: 13.8 %13.8Mahoning CountyMahoning County: 13.8 %13.8Allen CountyAllen County: 10.6 %10.6Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 8.9 %8.9Erie CountyErie County: 8.3 %8.3Butler CountyButler County: 8.2 %8.2Clark CountyClark County: 8.2 %8.2Trumbull CountyTrumbull County: 7.8 %7.8Stark CountyStark County: 7.4 %7.4Richland CountyRichland County: 7.4 %7.4Lorain CountyLorain County: 7.2 %7.2Greene CountyGreene County: 5.8 %5.8Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 5.4 %5.4Ross CountyRoss County: 5.3 %5.3Marion CountyMarion County: 4.9 %4.9Madison CountyMadison County: 4.7 %4.7Portage CountyPortage County: 4.6 %4.6Lake CountyLake County: 4.6 %4.6Delaware CountyDelaware County: 4.1 %4.1Noble CountyNoble County: 4 %4Licking CountyLicking County: 4 %4Ashtabula CountyAshtabula County: 3.7 %3.7Warren CountyWarren County: 3.3 %3.3Muskingum CountyMuskingum County: 3.1 %3.1Belmont CountyBelmont County: 3.1 %3.1Morgan CountyMorgan County: 3 %3Sandusky CountySandusky County: 3 %3Pickaway CountyPickaway County: 2.9 %2.9Harrison CountyHarrison County: 2.9 %2.9Seneca CountySeneca County: 2.6 %2.6Athens CountyAthens County: 2.5 %2.5Fayette CountyFayette County: 2.5 %2.5Scioto CountyScioto County: 2.4 %2.4Union CountyUnion County: 2.4 %2.4Shelby CountyShelby County: 2.1 %2.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Cuyahoga County28.6-0.1 pts
2Hamilton County24.9-0.3 pts
3Franklin County22.80 pts
4Montgomery County20.40 pts
5Lucas County19.1+0.5 pts
6Summit County13.8-0 pts
7Mahoning County13.8-0.1 pts
8Allen County10.6-0.1 pts
9Fairfield County8.9+0.5 pts
10Erie County8.3-0.4 pts
11Butler County8.20 pts
12Clark County8.2+0.1 pts
13Trumbull County7.8+0.1 pts
14Stark County7.40 pts
15Richland County7.4-0.4 pts
16Lorain County7.20 pts
17Greene County5.8-0.5 pts
18Jefferson County5.40 pts
19Ross County5.3-0.1 pts
20Marion County4.9+0.1 pts
21Madison County4.7-0.4 pts
22Portage County4.6+0.1 pts
23Lake County4.6+0.1 pts
24Delaware County4.1+0.3 pts
25Noble County4+0.1 pts
26Licking County4-0 pts
27Ashtabula County3.7+0.3 pts
28Warren County3.3-0.1 pts
29Muskingum County3.1-0 pts
30Belmont County3.1+0.1 pts
31Morgan County3-0.2 pts
32Sandusky County3-0.1 pts
33Pickaway County2.9-0.7 pts
34Harrison County2.9-0 pts
35Seneca County2.6-0.3 pts
36Athens County2.50 pts
37Fayette County2.5+0.2 pts
38Scioto County2.4-0.3 pts
39Union County2.4-0.1 pts
40Shelby County2.1+0.1 pts
41Miami County20 pts
42Gallia County2+0.2 pts
43Wood County1.9-0 pts
44Columbiana County1.8-0.3 pts
45Hancock County1.8+0.1 pts
46Clinton County1.8-0 pts
47Logan County1.7+0.1 pts
48Champaign County1.7-0.3 pts
49Lawrence County1.7+0.1 pts
50Guernsey County1.6-0.2 pts
51Clermont County1.5+0.1 pts
52Defiance County1.5-0 pts
53Medina County1.3-0.1 pts
54Highland County1.2-0.5 pts
55Ashland County1.1+0.4 pts
55Williams County1.1-0 pts
57Hardin County1.1-0.1 pts
58Wayne County1.1-0.2 pts
59Pike County1.1-0 pts
60Ottawa County1.1+0.1 pts
61Washington County1-0.1 pts
62Jackson County1+0.3 pts
63Geauga County0.9-0 pts
64Knox County0.9+0.1 pts
65Auglaize County0.90 pts
66Crawford County0.9-0 pts
67Paulding County0.8+0.2 pts
67Preble County0.8+0.1 pts
69Brown County0.8-0.1 pts
70Carroll County0.7-0.1 pts
71Coshocton County0.7-0.4 pts
72Tuscarawas County0.7+0.1 pts
72Van Wert County0.7-0 pts
74Huron County0.6+0.1 pts
75Henry County0.6+0.1 pts
75Mercer County0.6+0.1 pts
77Meigs County0.6+0.2 pts
77Vinton County0.6+0.5 pts
79Darke County0.6-0.1 pts
80Putnam County0.5+0.2 pts
81Monroe County0.5-0.4 pts
81Morrow County0.5-0.2 pts
83Fulton County0.4-0.1 pts
83Hocking County0.4-0.3 pts
85Adams County0.3-0 pts
86Perry County0.2-0 pts
87Wyandot County0.20 pts
88Holmes County0.2-0 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 28.6% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Holmes County, with 0.2% in 2023.

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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