Three percent of the people living in Canton-Massillon, OH MSA in 2000 were foreign. Ninety-seven percent were native to the area, including 83 percent who were born in Ohio.

Among people at least five years old living in Canton-Massillon, OH MSA in 2000, 5 percent spoke a language other than English at home. Of those speaking a language other than English at home, 33 percent spoke Spanish and 6 percent spoke some other language.

For people reporting one race, 94 percent were White; 5 percent were Black or African American; less than 0.5 percent were American Indian or Alaska Native; 1 percent were
Asian; less than 0.5 percent were Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and Less than 0.5 percent were Some other race.