The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that most U.S residents under the age of 1 are now from minority groups.
Here's a look at Ohio and how the state compares nationally.
Total Population:
- Ohio: 19 percent minority
- Ohio's rank among states: 35th
- United States: 36.6 percent minority
Under Age 1
- Ohio: 27.6 percent
- Ohio's rank among states: 38th
- United States: 50.4 percent
Overall, Ohio's population breaks down this way: 83.6 percent white, 12.4 percent black, 0.3 percent American Indian or Alaska native, 1.7 percent Asian and 1.9 percent multi-race.
Separately, 3.2 percent are Hispanic. Among the Hispanics, 82.3 percent are white, 9 percent black, 2.4 percent American Indian or Alaska native, 0.8 percent Asian, 0.5 percent native-Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, and 5 percent mulit-race.
Ohio's white, non-Hispanic population is 81 percent, leaving the other 19 percent as minorities.
Also:
Here is a state-by-state breakdown of the minority population, based on Census Bureau estimates for 2011.
| Population — All Ages | Under Age 1 Population | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Total | Minorities | Percent | Total | Minorities | Percent |
| United States | 311,591,917 | 114,080,990 | 36.6% | 3,996,537 | 2,015,601 | 50.4% |
| Hawaii | 1,374,810 | 1,059,297 | 77.1% | 18,127 | 15,505 | 85.5% |
| California | 37,691,912 | 22,714,792 | 60.3% | 506,265 | 380,454 | 75.1% |
| New Mexico | 2,082,224 | 1,245,613 | 59.8% | 28,752 | 21,562 | 75.0% |
| Texas | 25,674,681 | 14,166,228 | 55.2% | 397,633 | 277,724 | 69.8% |
| District of Columbia | 617,996 | 399,718 | 64.7% | 8,923 | 6,041 | 67.7% |
| Nevada | 2,723,322 | 1,264,812 | 46.4% | 36,675 | 23,336 | 63.6% |
| Arizona | 6,482,505 | 2,762,362 | 42.6% | 87,061 | 53,393 | 61.3% |
| Georgia | 9,815,210 | 4,365,195 | 44.5% | 133,611 | 78,528 | 58.8% |
| Maryland | 5,828,289 | 2,658,455 | 45.6% | 73,059 | 42,383 | 58.0% |
| Florida | 19,057,542 | 8,095,076 | 42.5% | 213,621 | 121,771 | 57.0% |
| New Jersey | 8,821,155 | 3,626,771 | 41.1% | 104,457 | 58,897 | 56.4% |
| New York | 19,465,197 | 8,171,426 | 42.0% | 242,280 | 134,738 | 55.6% |
| Mississippi | 2,978,512 | 1,259,443 | 42.3% | 40,028 | 21,538 | 53.8% |
| Alaska | 722,718 | 262,217 | 36.3% | 11,177 | 5,662 | 50.7% |
| North Carolina | 9,656,401 | 3,379,485 | 35.0% | 121,983 | 60,730 | 49.8% |
| Delaware | 907,135 | 316,848 | 34.9% | 11,186 | 5,564 | 49.7% |
| Illinois | 12,869,257 | 4,721,980 | 36.7% | 165,302 | 81,584 | 49.4% |
| Virginia | 8,096,604 | 2,874,482 | 35.5% | 101,446 | 49,776 | 49.1% |
| Louisiana | 4,574,836 | 1,825,960 | 39.9% | 63,289 | 30,992 | 49.0% |
| South Carolina | 4,679,230 | 1,685,264 | 36.0% | 59,489 | 28,603 | 48.1% |
| Oklahoma | 3,791,508 | 1,204,129 | 31.8% | 53,393 | 25,239 | 47.3% |
| Alabama | 4,802,740 | 1,596,199 | 33.2% | 59,427 | 27,686 | 46.6% |
| Colorado | 5,116,796 | 1,549,213 | 30.3% | 66,477 | 30,685 | 46.2% |
| Connecticut | 3,580,709 | 1,040,678 | 29.1% | 37,318 | 17,207 | 46.1% |
| Washington | 6,830,038 | 1,906,338 | 27.9% | 87,638 | 38,862 | 44.3% |
| Rhode Island | 1,051,302 | 247,221 | 23.5% | 11,009 | 4,441 | 40.3% |
| Arkansas | 2,937,979 | 758,074 | 25.8% | 38,025 | 14,813 | 39.0% |
| Oregon | 3,871,859 | 847,136 | 21.9% | 46,460 | 17,983 | 38.7% |
| Massachusetts | 6,587,536 | 1,554,936 | 23.6% | 73,343 | 26,699 | 36.4% |
| Tennessee | 6,403,353 | 1,573,838 | 24.6% | 79,558 | 28,900 | 36.3% |
| Kansas | 2,871,238 | 636,950 | 22.2% | 39,992 | 13,999 | 35.0% |
| Michigan | 9,876,187 | 2,330,145 | 23.6% | 113,146 | 38,827 | 34.3% |
| Pennsylvania | 12,742,886 | 2,650,578 | 20.8% | 143,032 | 45,857 | 32.1% |
| Nebraska | 1,842,641 | 335,700 | 18.2% | 25,907 | 8,025 | 31.0% |
| Utah | 2,817,222 | 561,763 | 19.9% | 51,126 | 14,626 | 28.6% |
| Indiana | 6,516,922 | 1,217,732 | 18.7% | 84,220 | 23,737 | 28.2% |
| Missouri | 6,010,688 | 1,151,733 | 19.2% | 74,978 | 21,053 | 28.1% |
| Minnesota | 5,344,861 | 919,658 | 17.2% | 68,312 | 18,937 | 27.7% |
| Ohio | 11,544,951 | 2,193,112 | 19.0% | 139,712 | 38,536 | 27.6% |
| Wisconsin | 5,711,767 | 967,816 | 16.9% | 69,353 | 19,102 | 27.5% |
| Idaho | 1,584,985 | 259,741 | 16.4% | 22,761 | 6,187 | 27.2% |
| South Dakota | 824,082 | 128,706 | 15.6% | 11,830 | 3,004 | 25.4% |
| Wyoming | 568,158 | 82,575 | 14.5% | 7,548 | 1,877 | 24.9% |
| Montana | 998,199 | 125,013 | 12.5% | 11,894 | 2,668 | 22.4% |
| Kentucky | 4,369,356 | 605,987 | 13.9% | 56,065 | 11,947 | 21.3% |
| North Dakota | 683,932 | 78,244 | 11.4% | 8,993 | 1,861 | 20.7% |
| Iowa | 3,062,309 | 356,488 | 11.6% | 38,365 | 7,773 | 20.3% |
| New Hampshire | 1,318,194 | 103,468 | 7.8% | 12,910 | 1,912 | 14.8% |
| West Virginia | 1,855,364 | 130,471 | 7.0% | 20,571 | 2,296 | 11.2% |
| Vermont | 626,431 | 36,410 | 5.8% | 5,935 | 661 | 11.1% |
| Maine | 1,328,188 | 75,514 | 5.7% | 12,875 | 1,420 | 11.0% |