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  • FIPS 39033
  • Largest town: Bucyrus

Crawford County, Ohio

Crawford County had 41,626 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 401.8 square miles of land. It ranks 60th of 88 in Ohio by population and 78th by land area.

Population
41,626
#60 of 88 in Ohio · #1,163 in US
Area
401.8 sq mi
#78 of 88 in Ohio · #2,515 in US
Density
104 / sq mi
#52 of 88 in Ohio · #878 in US
Median household income
$58,982
#63 of 88 in Ohio · #1,939 in US

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

Crawford County within Ohio. Pin: Columbus.

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Crawford County population, land area and income

Crawford County had 41,626 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 401.8 square miles of land. It ranks 60th of 88 in Ohio by population and 78th by land area. That works out to 103.6 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; Crawford County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $58,982 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

41,626

3144th1st

1163rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

402 sq mi

3144th1st

2515th of 3,144 (US)

Density

103.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

878th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$58,982

3143rd1st

1939th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Ohio (88)

Population

41,626

88th1st

60th of 88 (OH)

Land area

402 sq mi

88th1st

78th of 88 (OH)

Density

103.6 / sq mi

88th1st

52nd of 88 (OH)

Median household income

$58,982

88th1st

63rd of 88 (OH)

How Crawford County's population changed since 2020

Crawford County lost 389 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.9%. That ranks 62nd 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, Crawford County recorded 1,859 births and 2,775 deaths, a natural change of -916. Net international migration added +279 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +241. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 916 people.

42.0k202041.8k202141.5k202241.6k202341.6k2024
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
1,859
Deaths
2,775
Net international migration
+279
Net domestic migration
+241
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+35

Where Crawford County is

The Census internal point of Crawford County is at 40.848500, -82.924800. 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 Crawford 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: Crawford County internal point. Dark pin: Columbus.

Internal point

Decimal
40.848500, -82.924800
DMS
40°50'54.60"N 82°55'29.28"W
UTM
17N 337746.8E 4523722.3N
Geohash
dpm03h0pb
Plus code
86GVR3XG+C3

Towns in Crawford County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Crawford County, 26,320 people together, or 63% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Crawford County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Bucyrus with 11,567.

  1. 01Bucyrus11,567
  2. 02Galion10,304
  3. 03Crestline (part)4,449
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Crawford County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Crawford County. The most populous is Richland County, OH, with 124,853 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Columbus and the nearest big city

Columbus is 61.4 miles S of Crawford County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Columbus, OH (population 933,263), 59.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Bucyrus, OH (population 11,567), 3.9 miles away.

Crawford County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Crawford County is 39033: state code 39 for Ohio plus county code 033. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $58,982.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Crawford County, Ohio?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 41,626. That is down 389 people (0.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 42,015.

What is the FIPS code of Crawford County?

39033. The first two digits (39) are Ohio; the last three (033) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Crawford County?

Bucyrus, with 11,567 residents inside Crawford County in 2024.

Which counties border Crawford County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Richland County, OH; Marion County, OH; Huron County, OH; Seneca County, OH; Morrow County, OH; Wyandot 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.