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Auglaize County, Ohio

Auglaize County had 45,922 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 401.4 square miles of land. It ranks 52nd of 88 in Ohio by population and 80th by land area.

Population
45,922
#52 of 88 in Ohio · #1,073 in US
Area
401.4 sq mi
#80 of 88 in Ohio · #2,520 in US
Density
114 / sq mi
#48 of 88 in Ohio · #827 in US
Median household income
$73,542
#24 of 88 in Ohio · #755 in US

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

Auglaize County within Ohio. Pin: Columbus.

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Auglaize County population, land area and income

Auglaize County had 45,922 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 401.4 square miles of land. It ranks 52nd of 88 in Ohio by population and 80th by land area. That works out to 114.4 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Ohio has 58,250 residents; Auglaize County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $73,542 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

45,922

3144th1st

1073rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

401 sq mi

3144th1st

2520th of 3,144 (US)

Density

114.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

827th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$73,542

3143rd1st

755th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Ohio (88)

Population

45,922

88th1st

52nd of 88 (OH)

Land area

401 sq mi

88th1st

80th of 88 (OH)

Density

114.4 / sq mi

88th1st

48th of 88 (OH)

Median household income

$73,542

88th1st

24th of 88 (OH)

How Auglaize County's population changed since 2020

Auglaize County lost 551 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.2%. That ranks 66th 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, Auglaize County recorded 2,192 births and 2,458 deaths, a natural change of -266. Net international migration added +32 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -292. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 292 people.

46.5k202046.3k202145.9k202246.0k202345.9k2024
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
2,192
Deaths
2,458
Net international migration
+32
Net domestic migration
-292
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-96

Where Auglaize County is

The Census internal point of Auglaize County is at 40.561300, -84.224000. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Ohio's 88 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Auglaize 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: Auglaize County internal point. Dark pin: Columbus.

Internal point

Decimal
40.561300, -84.224000
DMS
40°33'40.68"N 84°13'26.40"W
UTM
16N 735021.3E 4493762.8N
Geohash
dphnervyw
Plus code
86GQHQ6G+GC

Towns in Auglaize County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Auglaize County, 26,012 people together, or 57% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Auglaize County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Wapakoneta with 9,817.

  1. 01Wapakoneta9,817
  2. 02St. Marys8,376
  3. 03Minster3,054
  4. 04New Bremen3,020
  5. 05Cridersville1,745
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Auglaize County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Auglaize County. The most populous is Allen County, OH, with 100,866 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Columbus and the nearest big city

Columbus is 76.6 miles ESE of Auglaize County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Dayton, OH (population 136,346), 53.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Lima, OH (population 34,690), 13.7 miles away.

Auglaize County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Auglaize County is 39011: state code 39 for Ohio plus county code 011. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $73,542.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Auglaize County, Ohio?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 45,922. That is down 551 people (1.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 46,473.

What is the FIPS code of Auglaize County?

39011. The first two digits (39) are Ohio; the last three (011) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Auglaize County?

Wapakoneta, with 9,817 residents inside Auglaize County in 2024.

Which counties border Auglaize County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Allen County, OH; Shelby County, OH; Logan County, OH; Mercer County, OH; Hardin County, OH; Van Wert 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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