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Highland County, Ohio

Highland County had 43,785 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 553.1 square miles of land. It ranks 56th of 88 in Ohio by population and 15th by land area.

Population
43,785
#56 of 88 in Ohio · #1,121 in US
Area
553.1 sq mi
#15 of 88 in Ohio · #1,887 in US
Density
79 / sq mi
#67 of 88 in Ohio · #1,085 in US
Median household income
$61,760
#55 of 88 in Ohio · #1,661 in US

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

Highland County within Ohio. Pin: Columbus.

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Highland County population, land area and income

Highland County had 43,785 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 553.1 square miles of land. It ranks 56th of 88 in Ohio by population and 15th by land area. That works out to 79.2 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $61,760 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

43,785

3144th1st

1121st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

553 sq mi

3144th1st

1887th of 3,144 (US)

Density

79.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

1085th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$61,760

3143rd1st

1661st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Ohio (88)

Population

43,785

88th1st

56th of 88 (OH)

Land area

553 sq mi

88th1st

15th of 88 (OH)

Density

79.2 / sq mi

88th1st

67th of 88 (OH)

Median household income

$61,760

88th1st

55th of 88 (OH)

How Highland County's population changed since 2020

Highland County gained 421 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.0%. That ranks 24th 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, Highland County recorded 2,293 births and 2,572 deaths, a natural change of -279. Net international migration added +48 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +691. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 691 people.

43.4k202043.5k202143.4k202243.6k202343.8k2024
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
2,293
Deaths
2,572
Net international migration
+48
Net domestic migration
+691
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+197

Where Highland County is

The Census internal point of Highland County is at 39.184400, -83.601400. 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 Highland 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: Highland County internal point. Dark pin: Columbus.

Internal point

Decimal
39.184400, -83.601400
DMS
39°11'3.84"N 83°36'5.04"W
UTM
17N 275310.3E 4340464.0N
Geohash
dnuwct73d
Plus code
86FR59MX+QC

Towns in Highland County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Highland County, 13,773 people together, or 31% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Highland County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Hillsboro with 6,599.

  1. 01Hillsboro6,599
  2. 02Greenfield4,350
  3. 03Lynchburg (part)1,541
  4. 04Leesburg1,283
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Highland County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Highland County. The most populous is Ross County, OH, with 76,046 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Columbus and the nearest big city

Columbus is 62.5 miles NNE of Highland County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Cincinnati, OH (population 314,915), 48.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Wilmington, OH (population 12,639), 20.4 miles away.

Highland County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Highland County is 39071: state code 39 for Ohio plus county code 071. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $61,760.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Highland County, Ohio?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 43,785. That is up 421 people (1.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 43,364.

What is the FIPS code of Highland County?

39071. The first two digits (39) are Ohio; the last three (071) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Highland County?

Hillsboro, with 6,599 residents inside Highland County in 2024.

Which counties border Highland County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Ross County, OH; Brown County, OH; Clinton County, OH; Fayette County, OH; Adams County, OH; Pike 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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