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  • FIPS 39047
  • Largest town: Washington Court House

Fayette County, Ohio

Fayette County had 28,782 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 406.4 square miles of land. It ranks 75th of 88 in Ohio by population and 71st by land area.

Population
28,782
#75 of 88 in Ohio · #1,481 in US
Area
406.4 sq mi
#71 of 88 in Ohio · #2,494 in US
Density
71 / sq mi
#71 of 88 in Ohio · #1,172 in US
Median household income
$63,348
#48 of 88 in Ohio · #1,533 in US

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

Fayette County within Ohio. Pin: Columbus.

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Fayette County population, land area and income

Fayette County had 28,782 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 406.4 square miles of land. It ranks 75th of 88 in Ohio by population and 71st by land area. That works out to 70.8 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Ohio has 58,250 residents, so Fayette County has 49% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $63,348 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

28,782

3144th1st

1481st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

406 sq mi

3144th1st

2494th of 3,144 (US)

Density

70.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

1172nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$63,348

3143rd1st

1533rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Ohio (88)

Population

28,782

88th1st

75th of 88 (OH)

Land area

406 sq mi

88th1st

71st of 88 (OH)

Density

70.8 / sq mi

88th1st

71st of 88 (OH)

Median household income

$63,348

88th1st

48th of 88 (OH)

How Fayette County's population changed since 2020

Fayette County lost 196 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.7%. That ranks 58th 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, Fayette County recorded 1,439 births and 1,784 deaths, a natural change of -345. Net international migration added +49 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +132. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 345 people.

29.0k202028.9k202128.9k202228.8k202328.8k2024
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
1,439
Deaths
1,784
Net international migration
+49
Net domestic migration
+132
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-49

Where Fayette County is

The Census internal point of Fayette County is at 39.555200, -83.461900. 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 Fayette 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: Fayette County internal point. Dark pin: Columbus.

Internal point

Decimal
39.555200, -83.461900
DMS
39°33'18.72"N 83°27'42.84"W
UTM
17N 288483.4E 4381285.5N
Geohash
dph9hbbcs
Plus code
86FRHG4Q+36

Towns in Fayette County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Fayette County, 15,682 people together, or 54% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Fayette County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Washington Court House with 14,446.

  1. 01Washington Court House14,446
  2. 02Jeffersonville1,236
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Fayette County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Fayette County. The most populous is Greene County, OH, with 172,347 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Columbus and the nearest big city

Columbus is 37.3 miles NE of Fayette County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Columbus, OH (population 933,263), 39.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Washington Court House, OH (population 14,446), 2.2 miles away.

Fayette County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Fayette County is 39047: state code 39 for Ohio plus county code 047. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $63,348.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Fayette County, Ohio?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 28,782. That is down 196 people (0.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 28,978.

What is the FIPS code of Fayette County?

39047. The first two digits (39) are Ohio; the last three (047) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Fayette County?

Washington Court House, with 14,446 residents inside Fayette County in 2024.

Which counties border Fayette County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Greene County, OH; Ross County, OH; Pickaway County, OH; Madison County, OH; Highland County, OH; Clinton 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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