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  • FIPS 39059
  • Largest town: Cambridge

Guernsey County, Ohio

Guernsey County had 38,219 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 522.2 square miles of land. It ranks 65th of 88 in Ohio by population and 22nd by land area.

Population
38,219
#65 of 88 in Ohio · #1,230 in US
Area
522.2 sq mi
#22 of 88 in Ohio · #1,999 in US
Density
73 / sq mi
#69 of 88 in Ohio · #1,144 in US
Median household income
$54,757
#77 of 88 in Ohio · #2,345 in US

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

Guernsey County within Ohio. Pin: Columbus.

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Guernsey County population, land area and income

Guernsey County had 38,219 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 522.2 square miles of land. It ranks 65th of 88 in Ohio by population and 22nd by land area. That works out to 73.2 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; Guernsey County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $54,757 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

38,219

3144th1st

1230th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

522 sq mi

3144th1st

1999th of 3,144 (US)

Density

73.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

1144th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$54,757

3143rd1st

2345th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Ohio (88)

Population

38,219

88th1st

65th of 88 (OH)

Land area

522 sq mi

88th1st

22nd of 88 (OH)

Density

73.2 / sq mi

88th1st

69th of 88 (OH)

Median household income

$54,757

88th1st

77th of 88 (OH)

How Guernsey County's population changed since 2020

Guernsey County lost 200 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.5%. That ranks 50th 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, Guernsey County recorded 1,774 births and 2,516 deaths, a natural change of -742. Net international migration added +32 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +484. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 742 people.

38.4k202038.3k202138.1k202238.1k202338.2k2024
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
1,774
Deaths
2,516
Net international migration
+32
Net domestic migration
+484
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+93

Where Guernsey County is

The Census internal point of Guernsey County is at 40.056700, -81.497900. 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 Guernsey 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: Guernsey County internal point. Dark pin: Columbus.

Internal point

Decimal
40.056700, -81.497900
DMS
40°03'24.12"N 81°29'52.44"W
UTM
17N 457534.5E 4434169.1N
Geohash
dpn5ckp51
Plus code
86GW3G42+MR

Towns in Guernsey County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Guernsey County, 12,383 people together, or 32% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Guernsey County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Cambridge with 10,036.

  1. 01Cambridge10,036
  2. 02Byesville2,347
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Guernsey County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Guernsey County. The most populous is Tuscarawas County, OH, with 92,048 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Columbus and the nearest big city

Columbus is 79.8 miles W of Guernsey County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Akron, OH (population 189,664), 70.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Cambridge, OH (population 10,036), 5.3 miles away.

Guernsey County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Guernsey County is 39059: state code 39 for Ohio plus county code 059. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $54,757.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Guernsey County, Ohio?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 38,219. That is down 200 people (0.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 38,419.

What is the FIPS code of Guernsey County?

39059. The first two digits (39) are Ohio; the last three (059) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Guernsey County?

Cambridge, with 10,036 residents inside Guernsey County in 2024.

Which counties border Guernsey County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Tuscarawas County, OH; Muskingum County, OH; Belmont County, OH; Coshocton County, OH; Noble County, OH; Harrison 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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