Athens County Demographics

A map of Athens County's Population by Race

Athens County, Ohio had a population of 62,431 in 2020. It was 86.6% White, 4.4% Black, 1.9% Asian, 2.3% Hispanic, 0.8% Native American/Other, and 3.9% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Athens County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Athens County is the 41st most populous county of the 88 counties in Ohio.

Athens County's White Population

54,086 residents of Athens County identify as White, or 86.6%. This makes the White share of the population of Athens County slightly larger than the White share of the population of Ohio (75.9% White). Of the 88 counties in Ohio, Athens County is ranked #58 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Athens County is less White than neighboring Meigs County (95.4% White), Morgan County (90.7% White), Perry County (94.9% White), Vinton County (95.4% White), and Hocking County (94.5% White).

Athens County's Black Population

2,768 residents of Athens County identify as Black, or 4.4%. This makes the Black share of the population of Athens County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Ohio (12.3% Black). Of the 88 counties in Ohio, Athens County is ranked #25 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Athens County is more Black than neighboring Meigs County (0.7% Black), Morgan County (2.9% Black), Perry County (0.3% Black), Vinton County (0.3% Black), and Hocking County (0.5% Black).

Athens County's Asian Population

1,210 residents of Athens County identify as Asian, or 1.9%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Athens County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Ohio (2.5% Asian). Of the 88 counties in Ohio, Athens County is ranked #14 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Athens County is more Asian than neighboring Meigs County (0.1% Asian), Morgan County (0.2% Asian), Perry County (0.2% Asian), Vinton County (0.2% Asian), and Hocking County (0.3% Asian).

Athens County's Hispanic Population

1,450 residents of Athens County identify as Hispanic, or 2.3%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Athens County roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of Ohio (4.4% Hispanic). Of the 88 counties in Ohio, Athens County is ranked #42 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Athens County is more Hispanic than neighboring Meigs County (0.8% Hispanic), Morgan County (0.9% Hispanic), Perry County (0.7% Hispanic), Vinton County (0.7% Hispanic), and Hocking County (0.8% Hispanic).

Athens County's Native American/Other Population

480 residents of Athens County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.8%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Athens County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Ohio (0.6% Native American/Other). Of the 88 counties in Ohio, Athens County is ranked #4 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Athens County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Meigs County (0.4% Native American/Other), Morgan County (0.5% Native American/Other), Perry County (0.5% Native American/Other), Vinton County (0.3% Native American/Other), and Hocking County (0.3% Native American/Other).

Athens County's Multiracial Population

2,437 residents of Athens County identify as Multiracial, or 3.9%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Athens County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Ohio (4.3% Multiracial). Of the 88 counties in Ohio, Athens County is ranked #36 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Athens County is more Multiracial than neighboring Meigs County (2.7% Multiracial), Perry County (3.5% Multiracial), Vinton County (3.2% Multiracial), and Hocking County (3.6% Multiracial). Athens County is less Multiracial than neighboring Morgan County (4.8% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.