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  • Largest town: Cadiz

Harrison County, Ohio

Harrison County had 14,042 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 402.3 square miles of land. It ranks 85th of 88 in Ohio by population and 77th by land area.

Population
14,042
#85 of 88 in Ohio · #2,160 in US
Area
402.3 sq mi
#77 of 88 in Ohio · #2,512 in US
Density
35 / sq mi
#85 of 88 in Ohio · #1,797 in US
Median household income
$57,050
#70 of 88 in Ohio · #2,126 in US

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

Harrison County within Ohio. Pin: Columbus.

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Harrison County population, land area and income

Harrison County had 14,042 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 402.3 square miles of land. It ranks 85th of 88 in Ohio by population and 77th by land area. That works out to 34.9 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Ohio has 58,250 residents, so Harrison County has 24% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $57,050 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

14,042

3144th1st

2160th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

402 sq mi

3144th1st

2512th of 3,144 (US)

Density

34.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

1797th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$57,050

3143rd1st

2126th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Ohio (88)

Population

14,042

88th1st

85th of 88 (OH)

Land area

402 sq mi

88th1st

77th of 88 (OH)

Density

34.9 / sq mi

88th1st

85th of 88 (OH)

Median household income

$57,050

88th1st

70th of 88 (OH)

How Harrison County's population changed since 2020

Harrison County lost 450 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 3.1%. That ranks 87th 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, Harrison County recorded 623 births and 1,033 deaths, a natural change of -410. Net international migration added +13 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -49. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 410 people.

14.5k202014.5k202114.4k202214.2k202314.0k2024
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
623
Deaths
1,033
Net international migration
+13
Net domestic migration
-49
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-141

Where Harrison County is

The Census internal point of Harrison County is at 40.292300, -81.091600. 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 Harrison 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: Harrison County internal point. Dark pin: Columbus.

Internal point

Decimal
40.292300, -81.091600
DMS
40°17'32.28"N 81°05'29.76"W
UTM
17N 492214.5E 4460204.5N
Geohash
dpnm4wyzs
Plus code
86GW7WR5+W9

Towns in Harrison County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Harrison County, 2,950 people together, or 21% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Harrison County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Cadiz with 2,950.

  1. 01Cadiz2,950
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Harrison County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Harrison 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 103.4 miles WSW of Harrison County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Akron, OH (population 189,664), 58.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is New Philadelphia, OH (population 17,378), 22.7 miles away.

Harrison County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Harrison County is 39067: state code 39 for Ohio plus county code 067. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $57,050.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Harrison County, Ohio?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 14,042. That is down 450 people (3.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 14,492.

What is the FIPS code of Harrison County?

39067. The first two digits (39) are Ohio; the last three (067) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Harrison County?

Cadiz, with 2,950 residents inside Harrison County in 2024.

Which counties border Harrison County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Tuscarawas County, OH; Belmont County, OH; Jefferson County, OH; Guernsey County, OH; Carroll 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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