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  • FIPS 39069
  • Largest town: Napoleon

Henry County, Ohio

Henry County had 27,536 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 416.0 square miles of land. It ranks 77th of 88 in Ohio by population and 57th by land area.

Population
27,536
#77 of 88 in Ohio · #1,524 in US
Area
416.0 sq mi
#57 of 88 in Ohio · #2,430 in US
Density
66 / sq mi
#74 of 88 in Ohio · #1,223 in US
Median household income
$81,899
#9 of 88 in Ohio · #406 in US

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

Henry County within Ohio. Pin: Columbus.

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Henry County population, land area and income

Henry County had 27,536 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 416.0 square miles of land. It ranks 77th of 88 in Ohio by population and 57th by land area. That works out to 66.2 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, so Henry County has 47% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $81,899 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

27,536

3144th1st

1524th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

416 sq mi

3144th1st

2430th of 3,144 (US)

Density

66.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

1223rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$81,899

3143rd1st

406th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Ohio (88)

Population

27,536

88th1st

77th of 88 (OH)

Land area

416 sq mi

88th1st

57th of 88 (OH)

Density

66.2 / sq mi

88th1st

74th of 88 (OH)

Median household income

$81,899

88th1st

9th of 88 (OH)

How Henry County's population changed since 2020

Henry County lost 136 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.5%. That ranks 49th 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, Henry County recorded 1,270 births and 1,508 deaths, a natural change of -238. Net international migration added +113 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -2. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 238 people.

27.7k202027.6k202127.5k202227.5k202327.5k2024
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
1,270
Deaths
1,508
Net international migration
+113
Net domestic migration
-2
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-9

Where Henry County is

The Census internal point of Henry County is at 41.331600, -84.068900. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Ohio's 88 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Henry 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: Henry County internal point. Dark pin: Columbus.

Internal point

Decimal
41.331600, -84.068900
DMS
41°19'53.76"N 84°04'8.04"W
UTM
16N 745284.3E 4579714.3N
Geohash
dpk5nunyh
Plus code
86HQ8WJJ+JC

Towns in Henry County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Henry County, 12,430 people together, or 45% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Henry County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Napoleon with 8,724.

  1. 01Napoleon8,724
  2. 02Deshler1,570
  3. 03Liberty Center1,090
  4. 04Holgate1,046
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Henry County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Henry County. The most populous is Lucas County, OH, with 426,291 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Columbus and the nearest big city

Columbus is 109.9 miles SSE of Henry County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Toledo, OH (population 265,638), 34.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Defiance, OH (population 17,180), 15.8 miles away.

Henry County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Henry County is 39069: state code 39 for Ohio plus county code 069. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $81,899.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Henry County, Ohio?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 27,536. That is down 136 people (0.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 27,672.

What is the FIPS code of Henry County?

39069. The first two digits (39) are Ohio; the last three (069) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Henry County?

Napoleon, with 8,724 residents inside Henry County in 2024.

Which counties border Henry County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lucas County, OH; Wood County, OH; Hancock County, OH; Fulton County, OH; Defiance County, OH; Williams County, OH; Putnam 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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