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  • FIPS 39043
  • Largest town: Sandusky

Erie County, Ohio

Erie County had 73,841 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 251.3 square miles of land. It ranks 34th of 88 in Ohio by population and 87th by land area.

Population
73,841
#34 of 88 in Ohio · #759 in US
Area
251.3 sq mi
#87 of 88 in Ohio · #2,908 in US
Density
294 / sq mi
#21 of 88 in Ohio · #441 in US
Median household income
$62,547
#52 of 88 in Ohio · #1,598 in US

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

Erie County within Ohio. Pin: Columbus.

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Erie County population, land area and income

Erie County had 73,841 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 251.3 square miles of land. It ranks 34th of 88 in Ohio by population and 87th by land area. That works out to 293.8 people per square mile, 3.1 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $62,547 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

73,841

3144th1st

759th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

251 sq mi

3144th1st

2908th of 3,144 (US)

Density

293.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

441st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$62,547

3143rd1st

1598th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Ohio (88)

Population

73,841

88th1st

34th of 88 (OH)

Land area

251 sq mi

88th1st

87th of 88 (OH)

Density

293.8 / sq mi

88th1st

21st of 88 (OH)

Median household income

$62,547

88th1st

52nd of 88 (OH)

How Erie County's population changed since 2020

Erie County lost 1,641 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.2%. That ranks 80th 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, Erie County recorded 2,778 births and 4,496 deaths, a natural change of -1,718. Net international migration added +277 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -334. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 1,718 people.

75.5k202074.9k202174.6k202274.1k202373.8k2024
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
2,778
Deaths
4,496
Net international migration
+277
Net domestic migration
-334
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-284

Where Erie County is

The Census internal point of Erie County is at 41.394100, -82.586800. 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 Erie 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: Erie County internal point. Dark pin: Columbus.

Internal point

Decimal
41.394100, -82.586800
DMS
41°23'38.76"N 82°35'12.48"W
UTM
17N 367343.6E 4583722.2N
Geohash
dpm72xw4h
Plus code
86HV9CV7+J7

Towns in Erie County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Erie County, 36,340 people together, or 49% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Erie County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Sandusky with 24,174.

  1. 01Sandusky24,174
  2. 02Huron6,630
  3. 03Vermilion (part)4,561
  4. 04Milan (part)973
  5. 05Bellevue (part)2
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Erie County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Erie County. The most populous is Lorain County, OH, with 322,030 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Columbus and the nearest big city

Columbus is 101.3 miles SSW of Erie County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Cleveland, OH (population 365,379), 47.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Sandusky, OH (population 24,174), 7.9 miles away.

Erie County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Erie County is 39043: state code 39 for Ohio plus county code 043. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $62,547.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Erie County, Ohio?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 73,841. That is down 1,641 people (2.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 75,482.

What is the FIPS code of Erie County?

39043. The first two digits (39) are Ohio; the last three (043) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Erie County?

Sandusky, with 24,174 residents inside Erie County in 2024.

Which counties border Erie County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lorain County, OH; Sandusky County, OH; Huron County, OH; Ottawa 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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