The state of Ohio that is situated in the Midwestern region of the United States has evolved over the years as one of the most popular destination for the reason that it is the home to many interesting places of visit and offers great shopping and dining opportunities.

It was estimated in the year 20006, that the state of Ohio boasts of a population of about 11,478,006 and it’s an increase of 124,861 from the year 2000 and an increase of 7,321 from the previous year. This estimation also shows that there was an increase since the last census and a decrease from the last migration. It is required to state here that there was to great extent immigration and the result of this immigration was the growth in the population as a total of 92,101 migrated to Ohio and majority of them were from Asia. In spite of this, the migration within the country resulted in a decrease. However there was an increase in the Thai American population, Asian Indians, Laotin American and Latin Americans.

It is also interesting to note about the population of Ohio is that they included about 390,000 people, who were foreign born and thus they make up 3.4 percent of the total population of Ohio.

German (22.2 percent), Irish (12.7 percent), African American (11.5 percent), English (9.2 percent), American (8.5 percent) and Italian (6.0 percent) are considered to be the largest ancestry groups in Ohio.

The northwest as well as the southwest region of Ohio is dominated by the German ancestry while the cities of Dayton, Cleveland and Cincinnati are dominated by the African – American communities. You would find Hispanic population at the cities of Cleveland and Toledo and the cities of Columbus as well as Cleveland boasts of the largest Asian population. It is also required to state here that the Greater Cleveland is known for providing shelter to the Jewish community.

The females make up 51.4 percent of the total population of Ohio.

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In order to know more about the geography in Ohio, browse through the following links:

Geography in Ohio

Rivers of Ohio

Lakes of Ohio

Historic Ohio Canals

Neighboring States of Ohio

Languages Spoken in Ohio

Climate of Ohio

Culture of Ohio