Racial diversity in Ohio is a mixed bag.
There are parts of Ohio where there’s a high level of diversity. But where will you find the most diverse places in Ohio?
To answer that question, we went to the US Census data. Using Saturday Night Science, we measured the Gini coefficient for all 255 cities in Ohio to rank them from most to least diverse.
Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table
Here are the 10 most diverse places in Ohio for 2024:
So what city is the most diverse in Ohio? According to the most Census data, Springdale took the number one over all spot for diversity in Ohio.
Read on below to see how we crunched the numbers and how your town ranked. To see where Ohio ranked as a state, we have a ranking of the most diverse states in Ameria.
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The 10 Most Diverse Places In Ohio For 2024
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Population: 10,991
HHI: 3,274
% White: 40.2%
% African American: 38.1%
% Hispanic: 13.2%
% Asian: 4.4%
More on Springdale: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 370,365
HHI: 3,460
% White: 34.4%
% African American: 45.8%
% Hispanic: 12.5%
% Asian: 2.4%
More on Cleveland: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 60,048
HHI: 3,516
% White: 41.3%
% African American: 40.6%
% Hispanic: 11.2%
% Asian: 0.6%
More on Youngstown: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 7,819
HHI: 3,535
% White: 49.5%
% African American: 18.9%
% Hispanic: 26.6%
% Asian: 0.0%
More on Campbell: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 40,926
HHI: 3,593
% White: 51.0%
% African American: 29.4%
% Hispanic: 7.2%
% Asian: 6.4%
More on Reynoldsburg: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 65,138
HHI: 3,610
% White: 50.5%
% African American: 15.7%
% Hispanic: 28.2%
% Asian: 0.6%
More on Lorain: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 20,035
HHI: 3,639
% White: 42.5%
% African American: 41.3%
% Hispanic: 10.1%
% Asian: 0.9%
More on Whitehall: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 20,005
HHI: 3,686
% White: 23.1%
% African American: 54.6%
% Hispanic: 11.5%
% Asian: 4.2%
More on Forest Park: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 902,449
HHI: 3,757
% White: 53.1%
% African American: 29.0%
% Hispanic: 6.7%
% Asian: 5.8%
More on Columbus: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 45,002
HHI: 3,922
% White: 46.5%
% African American: 41.4%
% Hispanic: 2.7%
% Asian: 5.3%
More on Cleveland Heights: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Methodology: How we determined the most diverse cities in Ohio for 2024
We still believe in the accuracy of data — especially from the Census — and Saturday Night Science. So that’s where we went to get the race breakdown across Ohio.
That leads us to the Census’s most recently available data, the 2018-2022 American Community Survey data from the US Census.
Specifically, we looked at table B03002: HISPANIC OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE. Here are the category names as defined by the Census:
- White alone*
- Black or African American alone*
- American Indian and Alaska Native alone*
- Asian alone*
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone*
- Some other race alone*
- Two or more races*
- Hispanic or Latino
We limited our analysis to non-CDPs with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 255 cities.
We then calculated the HHI for each city by finding the racial breakdown of a city in percent terms, squaring them, and then adding the squares together. This left us with scores ranging from 3,274 (Springdale) to 9,529 (Wellston).
Finally, we ranked each city based on the HHI, with a lower score being more diverse than a high score. Springdale took the distinction of being the most diverse, while Wellston was the least diverse city.
We updated this article for 2024. This report is our tenth time ranking the most diverse places in Ohio.
Summary: Diversity Across Ohio
If you’re looking for a scientific breakdown of diversity across Ohio, this is an accurate list.
The most diverse cities in Ohio are Springdale, Cleveland, Youngstown, Campbell, Reynoldsburg, Lorain, Whitehall, Forest Park, Columbus, and Cleveland Heights.
If you’re curious enough, here are the least diverse places in Ohio:
- Wellston
- Salem
- Canal Fulton
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Race By City In Ohio For 2024
| Rank | City | Population | HHI | % White | % Black | % Hispanic | % Asian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Springdale, OH | 10,991 | 3,274 | 40.2% | 38.1% | 13.2% | 4.4% |
| 2 | Cleveland, OH | 370,365 | 3,460 | 34.4% | 45.8% | 12.5% | 2.4% |
| 3 | Youngstown, OH | 60,048 | 3,516 | 41.3% | 40.6% | 11.2% | 0.6% |
| 4 | Campbell, OH | 7,819 | 3,535 | 49.5% | 18.9% | 26.6% | 0.0% |
| 5 | Reynoldsburg, OH | 40,926 | 3,593 | 51.0% | 29.4% | 7.2% | 6.4% |
| 6 | Lorain, OH | 65,138 | 3,610 | 50.5% | 15.7% | 28.2% | 0.6% |
| 7 | Whitehall, OH | 20,035 | 3,639 | 42.5% | 41.3% | 10.1% | 0.9% |
| 8 | Forest Park, OH | 20,005 | 3,686 | 23.1% | 54.6% | 11.5% | 4.2% |
| 9 | Columbus, OH | 902,449 | 3,757 | 53.1% | 29.0% | 6.7% | 5.8% |
| 10 | Cleveland Heights, OH | 45,002 | 3,922 | 46.5% | 41.4% | 2.7% | 5.3% |
| 11 | Cincinnati, OH | 308,870 | 3,967 | 48.7% | 39.3% | 4.6% | 2.6% |
| 12 | Dayton, OH | 137,305 | 4,015 | 50.3% | 37.9% | 5.2% | 1.3% |
| 13 | Brooklyn, OH | 11,259 | 4,040 | 60.2% | 10.6% | 14.0% | 7.8% |
| 14 | Shaker Heights, OH | 29,157 | 4,045 | 52.4% | 35.4% | 3.4% | 3.5% |
| 15 | Painesville, OH | 20,387 | 4,053 | 57.1% | 13.8% | 24.3% | 1.3% |
| 16 | Akron, OH | 190,273 | 4,072 | 56.1% | 29.3% | 3.4% | 4.5% |
| 17 | Toledo, OH | 269,962 | 4,075 | 56.6% | 27.7% | 8.9% | 1.2% |
| 18 | Grafton, OH | 5,730 | 4,242 | 60.8% | 18.6% | 12.2% | 0.8% |
| 19 | South Euclid, OH | 21,754 | 4,327 | 41.1% | 51.2% | 2.1% | 1.0% |
| 20 | Garfield Heights, OH | 29,497 | 4,375 | 34.2% | 56.3% | 5.0% | 0.2% |
| 21 | Canton, OH | 70,589 | 4,407 | 60.8% | 24.8% | 5.1% | 0.5% |
| 22 | Fairfield, OH | 44,602 | 4,484 | 63.8% | 17.4% | 7.4% | 5.8% |
| 23 | Bedford, OH | 13,043 | 4,487 | 38.4% | 54.7% | 2.8% | 0.2% |
| 24 | Lima, OH | 35,555 | 4,537 | 62.4% | 23.4% | 5.3% | 0.2% |
| 25 | Richmond Heights, OH | 10,714 | 4,569 | 33.3% | 58.7% | 2.6% | 1.3% |
| 26 | Solon, OH | 24,053 | 4,587 | 65.1% | 11.3% | 4.2% | 13.4% |
| 27 | Sandusky, OH | 24,964 | 4,601 | 63.4% | 22.5% | 6.5% | 0.6% |
| 28 | Mount Healthy, OH | 6,949 | 4,612 | 48.7% | 47.3% | 2.0% | 1.0% |
| 29 | Mayfield Heights, OH | 20,127 | 4,642 | 65.3% | 16.7% | 5.5% | 6.1% |
| 30 | Warren, OH | 39,204 | 4,699 | 62.4% | 27.6% | 3.7% | 0.7% |
| 31 | Clayton, OH | 13,292 | 4,705 | 61.7% | 29.4% | 1.6% | 1.5% |
| 32 | North College Hill, OH | 9,602 | 4,800 | 33.7% | 60.3% | 0.5% | 0.3% |
| 33 | Groveport, OH | 5,928 | 4,865 | 65.9% | 21.6% | 7.0% | 1.4% |
| 34 | Trotwood, OH | 23,125 | 5,018 | 27.9% | 64.9% | 1.8% | 0.2% |
| 35 | Twinsburg, OH | 19,291 | 5,020 | 68.2% | 17.0% | 2.9% | 7.4% |
| 36 | Pickerington, OH | 23,229 | 5,037 | 67.8% | 19.6% | 2.4% | 4.6% |
| 37 | Euclid, OH | 49,279 | 5,168 | 28.1% | 66.1% | 1.6% | 0.5% |
| 38 | Elyria, OH | 52,780 | 5,181 | 69.9% | 12.2% | 9.9% | 0.8% |
| 39 | Mansfield, OH | 47,630 | 5,188 | 69.0% | 19.0% | 2.9% | 0.9% |
| 40 | Oberlin, OH | 8,194 | 5,243 | 70.6% | 12.9% | 5.7% | 3.9% |
| 41 | Springfield, OH | 58,645 | 5,296 | 70.2% | 17.4% | 4.9% | 0.7% |
| 42 | Cheviot, OH | 8,682 | 5,302 | 69.9% | 19.1% | 4.3% | 0.1% |
| 43 | Moraine, OH | 6,484 | 5,318 | 70.6% | 14.7% | 10.1% | 2.0% |
| 44 | Willoughby Hills, OH | 9,972 | 5,328 | 69.9% | 20.2% | 3.5% | 5.3% |
| 45 | Fremont, OH | 15,900 | 5,472 | 71.8% | 8.8% | 14.7% | 0.5% |
| 46 | Blue Ash, OH | 13,325 | 5,486 | 72.2% | 10.2% | 2.2% | 12.6% |
| 47 | Ashtabula, OH | 18,003 | 5,500 | 72.4% | 8.3% | 12.7% | 0.4% |
| 48 | University Heights, OH | 13,649 | 5,547 | 70.8% | 22.9% | 2.1% | 2.0% |
| 49 | Parma Heights, OH | 20,706 | 5,560 | 72.6% | 15.9% | 5.2% | 2.2% |
| 50 | Pepper Pike, OH | 6,778 | 5,563 | 73.2% | 4.9% | 3.9% | 12.0% |
| 51 | Dublin, OH | 48,893 | 5,601 | 72.2% | 1.6% | 4.3% | 19.0% |
| 52 | Sharonville, OH | 14,023 | 5,692 | 74.3% | 8.3% | 8.1% | 4.9% |
| 53 | Reminderville, OH | 5,305 | 5,739 | 74.1% | 7.7% | 1.6% | 13.5% |
| 54 | Huber Heights, OH | 43,095 | 5,776 | 74.1% | 15.7% | 2.9% | 2.6% |
| 55 | Mason, OH | 34,768 | 5,780 | 74.3% | 5.1% | 3.3% | 14.8% |
| 56 | Fairlawn, OH | 7,697 | 5,788 | 74.5% | 13.7% | 2.4% | 2.1% |
| 57 | Steubenville, OH | 18,175 | 5,811 | 74.7% | 13.4% | 4.4% | 1.7% |
| 58 | Fostoria, OH | 12,904 | 5,811 | 74.7% | 4.3% | 13.5% | 2.9% |
| 59 | New Albany, OH | 10,516 | 5,828 | 75.3% | 2.2% | 7.0% | 7.8% |
| 60 | Maple Heights, OH | 23,473 | 5,834 | 22.9% | 72.8% | 1.5% | 0.7% |
| 61 | Gahanna, OH | 35,529 | 5,859 | 75.2% | 12.4% | 2.5% | 3.4% |
| 62 | Hamilton, OH | 63,149 | 5,902 | 75.6% | 8.8% | 9.3% | 0.7% |
| 63 | Bedford Heights, OH | 10,933 | 5,930 | 15.2% | 75.2% | 5.6% | 0.3% |
| 64 | Oxford, OH | 22,051 | 5,951 | 76.1% | 5.3% | 2.9% | 9.7% |
| 65 | West Carrollton, OH | 13,060 | 6,001 | 75.9% | 14.3% | 3.9% | 1.3% |
| 66 | Beachwood, OH | 13,846 | 6,023 | 76.5% | 8.5% | 3.0% | 8.5% |
| 67 | Norwood, OH | 19,018 | 6,028 | 76.1% | 13.9% | 5.5% | 1.0% |
| 68 | Wyoming, OH | 8,720 | 6,042 | 76.2% | 13.6% | 1.4% | 2.1% |
| 69 | Middletown, OH | 50,514 | 6,136 | 77.1% | 11.8% | 4.3% | 0.8% |
| 70 | Pataskala, OH | 17,843 | 6,155 | 77.5% | 8.5% | 3.7% | 7.2% |
| 71 | Englewood, OH | 13,433 | 6,168 | 76.8% | 15.4% | 1.0% | 0.9% |
| 72 | Ravenna, OH | 11,323 | 6,212 | 77.8% | 10.6% | 4.6% | 1.3% |
| 73 | Macedonia, OH | 12,126 | 6,252 | 78.0% | 10.7% | 1.5% | 7.0% |
| 74 | Lyndhurst, OH | 13,952 | 6,273 | 77.8% | 14.0% | 3.2% | 2.3% |
| 75 | Fairborn, OH | 34,494 | 6,282 | 78.3% | 9.0% | 4.0% | 1.3% |
| 76 | Obetz, OH | 5,580 | 6,342 | 78.3% | 13.1% | 3.0% | 0.0% |
| 77 | Middleburg Heights, OH | 15,918 | 6,366 | 78.9% | 3.2% | 6.2% | 8.9% |
| 78 | Hilliard, OH | 36,103 | 6,370 | 79.1% | 4.4% | 4.1% | 7.4% |
| 79 | Willard, OH | 6,189 | 6,403 | 77.9% | 0.0% | 18.2% | 1.0% |
| 80 | Brook Park, OH | 18,509 | 6,492 | 79.9% | 5.3% | 6.7% | 3.4% |
| 81 | Berea, OH | 18,550 | 6,506 | 80.0% | 8.3% | 3.4% | 2.2% |
| 82 | Marion, OH | 35,927 | 6,520 | 79.9% | 8.6% | 4.5% | 0.1% |
| 83 | Martins Ferry, OH | 6,283 | 6,537 | 80.0% | 4.8% | 1.8% | 2.5% |
| 84 | Kent, OH | 27,336 | 6,545 | 80.2% | 8.1% | 2.8% | 3.2% |
| 85 | Defiance, OH | 16,852 | 6,562 | 79.5% | 2.8% | 15.0% | 0.2% |
| 86 | Zanesville, OH | 24,772 | 6,599 | 80.4% | 8.6% | 2.9% | 1.3% |
| 87 | Riverside, OH | 24,482 | 6,601 | 80.6% | 7.1% | 3.5% | 2.8% |
| 88 | Beavercreek, OH | 46,576 | 6,701 | 81.3% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 5.5% |
| 89 | Xenia, OH | 25,499 | 6,708 | 81.1% | 9.6% | 2.7% | 0.7% |
| 90 | Delaware, OH | 41,926 | 6,727 | 81.5% | 4.8% | 3.5% | 5.2% |
| 91 | Bowling Green, OH | 30,157 | 6,794 | 81.9% | 5.2% | 6.8% | 1.4% |
| 92 | Athens, OH | 22,698 | 6,842 | 82.2% | 4.5% | 3.1% | 6.0% |
| 93 | Parma, OH | 80,587 | 6,858 | 82.3% | 4.5% | 7.3% | 2.2% |
| 94 | Ada, OH | 5,088 | 6,886 | 82.5% | 4.1% | 7.0% | 3.8% |
| 95 | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | 50,916 | 6,889 | 82.5% | 4.6% | 3.0% | 5.6% |
| 96 | Reading, OH | 10,527 | 6,995 | 83.1% | 7.2% | 4.2% | 1.9% |
| 97 | Westerville, OH | 38,911 | 7,004 | 83.2% | 7.0% | 2.2% | 2.9% |
| 98 | Centerville, OH | 24,510 | 7,025 | 83.4% | 5.7% | 4.3% | 4.5% |
| 99 | New Carlisle, OH | 5,579 | 7,041 | 82.8% | 0.6% | 13.1% | 0.0% |
| 100 | Struthers, OH | 10,061 | 7,042 | 83.4% | 4.6% | 7.7% | 1.4% |
