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  • FIPS 39009
  • Largest town: Athens

Athens County, Ohio

Athens County had 63,218 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 503.6 square miles of land. It ranks 41st of 88 in Ohio by population and 24th by land area.

Population
63,218
#41 of 88 in Ohio · #861 in US
Area
503.6 sq mi
#24 of 88 in Ohio · #2,064 in US
Density
126 / sq mi
#39 of 88 in Ohio · #770 in US
Median household income
$53,616
#82 of 88 in Ohio · #2,439 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Athens County within Ohio. Pin: Columbus.

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Athens County population, land area and income

Athens County had 63,218 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 503.6 square miles of land. It ranks 41st of 88 in Ohio by population and 24th by land area. That works out to 125.5 people per square mile, 1.3 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Ohio has 58,250 residents, about the same as Athens County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $53,616 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

63,218

3144th1st

861st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

504 sq mi

3144th1st

2064th of 3,144 (US)

Density

125.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

770th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$53,616

3143rd1st

2439th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Ohio (88)

Population

63,218

88th1st

41st of 88 (OH)

Land area

504 sq mi

88th1st

24th of 88 (OH)

Density

125.5 / sq mi

88th1st

39th of 88 (OH)

Median household income

$53,616

88th1st

82nd of 88 (OH)

How Athens County's population changed since 2020

Athens County gained 838 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.3%. That ranks 17th of 88 in Ohio for growth. The median Ohio county changed by -0.2%, and the state as a whole by +0.7%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Athens County recorded 1,914 births and 2,631 deaths, a natural change of -717. Net international migration added +1,555 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -40. The largest single component was international migration, which added 1,555 people.

62.4k202059.1k202161.0k202263.0k202363.2k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
1,914
Deaths
2,631
Net international migration
+1,555
Net domestic migration
-40
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+249

Where Athens County is

The Census internal point of Athens County is at 39.332800, -82.045900. It sits in UTM zone 17N. The map shades Ohio's 88 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Athens County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Shelby County: -0.4%Defiance County: +1.0%Darke County: -0.8%Seneca County: -0.6%Wood County: +0.6%Fayette County: -0.7%Clark County: -0.7%Hocking County: -2.2%Jackson County: +0.2%Miami County: +2.7%Richland County: -0.1%Union County: +13.7%Auglaize County: -1.2%Hancock County: +0.1%Morgan County: -1.6%Van Wert County: -0.1%Hardin County: -1.0%Paulding County: -0.3%Portage County: +1.2%Delaware County: +10.6%Harrison County: -3.1%Ross County: -1.3%Crawford County: -0.9%Clinton County: -0.0%Henry County: -0.5%Pike County: -0.0%Cuyahoga County: -1.7%Highland County: +1.0%Knox County: +1.7%Ottawa County: -1.5%Huron County: -0.6%Erie County: -2.2%Holmes County: +1.0%Lawrence County: -4.0%Marion County: -0.6%Fairfield County: +5.2%Putnam County: -0.6%Guernsey County: -0.5%Vinton County: -2.1%Gallia County: -1.2%Trumbull County: -0.7%Wayne County: -0.2%Perry County: +0.6%Ashland County: -0.1%Fulton County: -1.4%Brown County: +1.4%Lucas County: -1.1%Stark County: -0.1%Medina County: +1.1%Belmont County: -2.4%Williams County: -1.4%Mahoning County: -1.0%Noble County: +1.1%Greene County: +2.5%Preble County: -0.5%Allen County: -1.2%Athens County: +1.3%Jefferson County: -2.0%Adams County: +0.8%Monroe County: -2.3%Washington County: -2.2%Logan County: -0.1%Franklin County: +2.4%Warren County: +5.3%Wyandot County: -2.1%Licking County: +3.4%Hamilton County: +0.8%Clermont County: +2.6%Butler County: +2.2%Coshocton County: +1.1%Geauga County: -0.0%Sandusky County: -0.0%Ashtabula County: -0.6%Carroll County: -0.9%Tuscarawas County: -1.2%Morrow County: +2.7%Montgomery County: +0.1%Mercer County: +0.3%Lake County: -0.1%Pickaway County: +6.0%Madison County: +3.8%Muskingum County: +0.1%Meigs County: -3.0%Columbiana County: -1.8%Lorain County: +2.7%Scioto County: -2.8%Champaign County: +0.4%Summit County: -0.3%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -1.4%
  2. < -0.6%
  3. < -0.0%
  4. < +1.1%
  5. ≥ +1.1%
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Orange pin: Athens County internal point. Dark pin: Columbus.

Internal point

Decimal
39.332800, -82.045900
DMS
39°19'58.08"N 82°02'45.24"W
UTM
17N 409858.5E 4354230.3N
Geohash
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Plus code
86FV8XM3+4J

Towns in Athens County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Athens County, 32,038 people together, or 51% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Athens County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Athens with 24,824.

  1. 01Athens24,824
  2. 02Nelsonville4,555
  3. 03Glouster1,647
  4. 04Albany1,012
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Athens County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Athens County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Wood County, WV, with 82,757 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Columbus and the nearest big city

Columbus is 66.9 miles NW of Athens County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Columbus, OH (population 933,263), 67.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Athens, OH (population 24,824), 2.9 miles away.

Athens County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Athens County is 39009: state code 39 for Ohio plus county code 009. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $53,616.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Athens County, Ohio?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 63,218. That is up 838 people (1.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 62,380.

What is the FIPS code of Athens County?

39009. The first two digits (39) are Ohio; the last three (009) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Athens County?

Athens, with 24,824 residents inside Athens County in 2024.

Which counties border Athens County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Wood County, WV; Washington County, OH; Perry County, OH; Hocking County, OH; Meigs County, OH; Morgan County, OH; Vinton County, OH.

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.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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