State 39 · OH
Ohio county map
Ohio has 88 counties. Ashtabula County is the largest by land at 702 square miles, and Franklin County is the most populous with 1,356,303 residents.
- Population 2024
- 11,883,304
- #7 of 51
- Land area
- 40,859 sq mi
- #35 of 51
- Density
- 290.8 / sq mi
- #11 of 51
- Counties
- 88
- Capital: Columbus
Map of all 88 counties in Ohio
Every county is labeled on Census 2024 boundaries. Download it as a PDF to print, a PNG, or an editable SVG. For blank, colored or city versions, see the printable Ohio map sheets.
Ohio population and land area
Ohio had 11,883,304 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates, the sum of its counties. That ranks 7th of the 50 states and DC. Its 40,859 square miles of land rank 35th. Ohio averages 290.8 people per square mile of land, 3.0 times the national figure of 96.3. By density it ranks 11th.
- Population, 2024
- 11,883,3047th of 51
- Land area
- 40,859 sq mi35th of 51
- Density
- 290.8 per sq mi11th of 51
- Number of counties
- 88
- Capital
- Columbus39.962° N, 83.001° W
- State FIPS code
- 39
Ohio counties by population, density and income
Each shape is shaded by quintile, darker for higher values. Switch the measure above the map. Select a shape to open that county's page. The pin marks the capital, Columbus.
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Largest county in Ohio by land area
Ashtabula County ranks first at 702 square miles and Lake County last at 229 square miles. The top value is 3.1 times the bottom one.
- 01Ashtabula County702
- 02Ross County689
- 03Licking County682
- 04Muskingum County665
- 05Washington County632
- 06Trumbull County618
- 07Wood County617
- 08Scioto County610
- 09Darke County598
- 10Adams County584
Most populous county in Ohio
Franklin County ranks first at 1,356,303 residents and Vinton County last at 12,545 residents. The gap is more than a hundredfold.
- 01Franklin County1,356,303
- 02Cuyahoga County1,240,594
- 03Hamilton County837,359
- 04Summit County538,370
- 05Montgomery County537,443
- 06Lucas County426,291
- 07Butler County399,542
- 08Stark County374,091
- 09Lorain County322,030
- 10Warren County256,059
Least populous county in Ohio
The smallest populations, fewest first. Estimates for small counties carry more uncertainty than those for large ones.
- 01Vinton County12,545
- 02Monroe County13,051
- 03Morgan County13,532
- 04Harrison County14,042
- 05Noble County14,269
Most densely populated county in Ohio
Cuyahoga County ranks first at 2,713.4 people per square mile and Monroe County last at 28.6 people per square mile. The top value is 95 times the bottom one.
- 01Cuyahoga County2,713.4
- 02Franklin County2,547.4
- 03Hamilton County2,065.3
- 04Summit County1,304.2
- 05Lucas County1,255.1
- 06Montgomery County1,164.9
- 07Lake County1,012.9
- 08Butler County856.4
- 09Lorain County656.5
- 10Stark County650.4
Highest median household income in Ohio
Delaware County ranks first at $128,300 and Meigs County last at $50,127. The top value is 2.6 times the bottom one.
- 01Delaware County$128,300
- 02Warren County$107,973
- 03Union County$104,592
- 04Geauga County$99,863
- 05Medina County$90,211
- 06Fairfield County$84,701
- 07Greene County$84,015
- 08Clermont County$82,143
- 09Henry County$81,899
- 10Madison County$81,836
Towns and cities in Ohio
The Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates list 526 incorporated places in Ohio with 1,000 or more residents, holding 7,543,929 people together, or 63% of the state total. 254 of them have 5,000 or more. The northernmost is Conneaut at 41.927° N and the southernmost is South Point at 38.422° N. Among places of 5,000+, Sunbury grew fastest from July 2020 to July 2024, by 44.3%.
- 01Columbus933,263
- 02Cleveland365,379
- 03Cincinnati314,915
- 04Toledo265,638
- 05Akron189,664
- 06Dayton136,346
- 07Parma79,350
- 08Canton69,211
- 09Lorain65,751
- 10Hamilton63,953
- 11Youngstown59,123
- 12Springfield58,138
Columbus, the capital
56.0% of Ohio's place population, 4,223,922 of 7,543,929 people, lives in places within 100 miles of Columbus. That ranks 33rd of 51 for how central the capital is.
See all states in the capital radius ranking and the most remote towns ranking. Sunrise and sunset times for Columbus, month by month, are on the Columbus daylight page.
States bordering Ohio
Ohio borders 5 states or districts. The nearest neighboring capital is Charleston, 135 miles SE of Columbus in a straight line.
UTM zones in Ohio
The internal points of Ohio's counties fall in UTM zones 16, 17. Zones are 6 degrees of longitude wide, numbered from 180° W: zone = floor((longitude + 180) / 6) + 1. Because Ohio spans 2 zones, no single UTM zone covers the whole state.
All 88 counties in Ohio
Sort by any column. The small orange number marks the top 3 in the state by population.
| FIPS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39049 | Franklin County | 1,356,303#1 | 532 | 2,547.4 | $71,730 |
| 39035 | Cuyahoga County | 1,240,594#2 | 457 | 2,713.4 | $61,912 |
| 39061 | Hamilton County | 837,359#3 | 405 | 2,065.3 | $68,810 |
| 39153 | Summit County | 538,370 | 413 | 1,304.2 | $69,786 |
| 39113 | Montgomery County | 537,443 | 461 | 1,164.9 | $62,650 |
| 39095 | Lucas County | 426,291 | 340 | 1,255.1 | $60,525 |
| 39017 | Butler County | 399,542 | 467 | 856.4 | $80,066 |
| 39151 | Stark County | 374,091 | 575 | 650.4 | $63,673 |
| 39093 | Lorain County | 322,030 | 491 | 656.5 | $75,496 |
| 39165 | Warren County | 256,059 | 401 | 637.9 | $107,973 |
| 39041 | Delaware County | 237,966 | 443 | 537.0 | $128,300 |
| 39085 | Lake County | 232,360 | 229 | 1,012.9 | $73,559 |
| 39099 | Mahoning County | 225,786 | 411 | 548.7 | $52,914 |
| 39025 | Clermont County | 214,123 | 453 | 473.1 | $82,143 |
| 39155 | Trumbull County | 200,300 | 618 | 324.3 | $51,668 |
| 39089 | Licking County | 184,898 | 682 | 270.9 | $76,496 |
| 39103 | Medina County | 184,625 | 421 | 438.1 | $90,211 |
| 39057 | Greene County | 172,347 | 414 | 416.7 | $84,015 |
| 39045 | Fairfield County | 167,762 | 504 | 332.6 | $84,701 |
| 39133 | Portage County | 163,839 | 487 | 336.1 | $73,911 |
| 39023 | Clark County | 134,985 | 396 | 341.0 | $58,684 |
| 39173 | Wood County | 133,077 | 617 | 215.6 | $73,906 |
| 39139 | Richland County | 124,853 | 495 | 252.1 | $57,261 |
| 39169 | Wayne County | 116,632 | 555 | 210.2 | $69,834 |
| 39109 | Miami County | 111,950 | 407 | 275.3 | $75,735 |
| 39003 | Allen County | 100,866 | 403 | 250.6 | $65,665 |
| 39029 | Columbiana County | 99,823 | 532 | 187.7 | $55,744 |
| 39007 | Ashtabula County | 96,906 | 702 | 138.0 | $58,152 |
| 39055 | Geauga County | 95,362 | 400 | 238.1 | $99,863 |
| 39157 | Tuscarawas County | 92,048 | 568 | 162.2 | $62,098 |
| 39119 | Muskingum County | 86,582 | 665 | 130.3 | $58,806 |
| 39141 | Ross County | 76,046 | 689 | 110.3 | $61,651 |
| 39063 | Hancock County | 75,016 | 531 | 141.2 | $72,065 |
| 39043 | Erie County | 73,841 | 251 | 293.8 | $62,547 |
| 39145 | Scioto County | 71,798 | 610 | 117.7 | $52,447 |
| 39159 | Union County | 71,721 | 432 | 166.1 | $104,592 |
| 39101 | Marion County | 64,976 | 404 | 160.9 | $56,991 |
| 39013 | Belmont County | 64,692 | 532 | 121.6 | $56,716 |
| 39081 | Jefferson County | 63,900 | 408 | 156.6 | $56,276 |
| 39083 | Knox County | 63,848 | 526 | 121.5 | $66,844 |
| 39009 | Athens County | 63,218 | 504 | 125.5 | $53,616 |
| 39129 | Pickaway County | 62,158 | 501 | 124.0 | $76,471 |
| 39143 | Sandusky County | 58,866 | 408 | 144.2 | $64,744 |
| 39167 | Washington County | 58,332 | 632 | 92.3 | $59,646 |
| 39077 | Huron County | 58,168 | 492 | 118.2 | $64,331 |
| 39087 | Lawrence County | 55,829 | 453 | 123.1 | $56,879 |
| 39147 | Seneca County | 54,730 | 551 | 99.3 | $62,966 |
| 39005 | Ashland County | 52,420 | 423 | 123.9 | $66,149 |
| 39037 | Darke County | 51,462 | 598 | 86.0 | $67,609 |
| 39149 | Shelby County | 47,952 | 408 | 117.6 | $67,351 |
| 39091 | Logan County | 46,085 | 459 | 100.5 | $68,964 |
| 39011 | Auglaize County | 45,922 | 401 | 114.4 | $73,542 |
| 39097 | Madison County | 45,531 | 467 | 97.6 | $81,836 |
| 39075 | Holmes County | 44,668 | 423 | 105.7 | $74,490 |
| 39015 | Brown County | 44,292 | 490 | 90.5 | $68,289 |
| 39071 | Highland County | 43,785 | 553 | 79.2 | $61,760 |
| 39107 | Mercer County | 42,648 | 462 | 92.2 | $79,974 |
| 39051 | Fulton County | 42,028 | 405 | 103.7 | $70,724 |
| 39027 | Clinton County | 42,019 | 409 | 102.8 | $67,813 |
| 39033 | Crawford County | 41,626 | 402 | 103.6 | $58,982 |
| 39135 | Preble County | 40,801 | 424 | 96.2 | $76,621 |
| 39123 | Ottawa County | 39,692 | 255 | 155.8 | $76,582 |
| 39021 | Champaign County | 38,907 | 429 | 90.7 | $70,230 |
| 39039 | Defiance County | 38,644 | 411 | 93.9 | $72,241 |
| 39059 | Guernsey County | 38,219 | 522 | 73.2 | $54,757 |
| 39031 | Coshocton County | 37,003 | 564 | 65.6 | $57,694 |
| 39171 | Williams County | 36,554 | 421 | 86.9 | $61,183 |
| 39117 | Morrow County | 35,927 | 406 | 88.5 | $70,109 |
| 39127 | Perry County | 35,682 | 408 | 87.5 | $62,677 |
| 39137 | Putnam County | 34,206 | 483 | 70.9 | $79,412 |
| 39079 | Jackson County | 32,723 | 420 | 77.9 | $54,431 |
| 39065 | Hardin County | 30,402 | 470 | 64.6 | $59,713 |
| 39161 | Van Wert County | 28,887 | 409 | 70.6 | $60,555 |
| 39053 | Gallia County | 28,886 | 467 | 61.9 | $53,956 |
| 39047 | Fayette County | 28,782 | 406 | 70.8 | $63,348 |
| 39001 | Adams County | 27,671 | 584 | 47.4 | $55,693 |
| 39069 | Henry County | 27,536 | 416 | 66.2 | $81,899 |
| 39073 | Hocking County | 27,429 | 421 | 65.1 | $58,018 |
| 39131 | Pike County | 27,065 | 440 | 61.5 | $54,256 |
| 39019 | Carroll County | 26,460 | 395 | 67.1 | $67,044 |
| 39105 | Meigs County | 21,491 | 430 | 50.0 | $50,127 |
| 39175 | Wyandot County | 21,394 | 407 | 52.6 | $69,913 |
| 39125 | Paulding County | 18,755 | 416 | 45.0 | $67,692 |
| 39121 | Noble County | 14,269 | 398 | 35.9 | $61,751 |
| 39067 | Harrison County | 14,042 | 402 | 34.9 | $57,050 |
| 39115 | Morgan County | 13,532 | 416 | 32.5 | $52,585 |
| 39111 | Monroe County | 13,051 | 456 | 28.6 | $54,285 |
| 39163 | Vinton County | 12,545 | 412 | 30.4 | $52,999 |
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
- 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
- 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 05Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.