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Lucas County, Ohio

Lucas County had 426,291 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 339.7 square miles of land. It ranks 6th of 88 in Ohio by population and 85th by land area.

Population
426,291
#6 of 88 in Ohio · #178 in US
Area
339.7 sq mi
#85 of 88 in Ohio · #2,714 in US
Density
1,255 / sq mi
#5 of 88 in Ohio · #127 in US
Median household income
$60,525
#60 of 88 in Ohio · #1,791 in US

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

Lucas County within Ohio. Pin: Columbus.

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Lucas County population, land area and income

Lucas County had 426,291 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 339.7 square miles of land. It ranks 6th of 88 in Ohio by population and 85th by land area. That works out to 1,255.1 people per square mile, 13.0 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Ohio has 58,250 residents, so Lucas County is 7.3 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $60,525 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

426,291

3144th1st

178th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

340 sq mi

3144th1st

2714th of 3,144 (US)

Density

1,255.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

127th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$60,525

3143rd1st

1791st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Ohio (88)

Population

426,291

88th1st

6th of 88 (OH)

Land area

340 sq mi

88th1st

85th of 88 (OH)

Density

1,255.1 / sq mi

88th1st

5th of 88 (OH)

Median household income

$60,525

88th1st

60th of 88 (OH)

How Lucas County's population changed since 2020

Lucas County lost 4,579 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.1%. That ranks 65th 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, Lucas County recorded 21,102 births and 21,911 deaths, a natural change of -809. Net international migration added +3,251 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -7,688. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 7,688 people.

430.9k2020429.5k2021427.2k2022426.2k2023426.3k2024
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
21,102
Deaths
21,911
Net international migration
+3,251
Net domestic migration
-7,688
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+51

Where Lucas County is

The Census internal point of Lucas County is at 41.682300, -83.468900. 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 Lucas 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: Lucas County internal point. Dark pin: Columbus.

Internal point

Decimal
41.682300, -83.468900
DMS
41°40'56.28"N 83°28'8.04"W
UTM
17N 294510.2E 4617448.5N
Geohash
dpkths5bc
Plus code
86HRMGJJ+WC

Towns in Lucas County

9 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Lucas County, 335,992 people together, or 79% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Lucas County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Toledo with 265,638.

  1. 01Toledo265,638
  2. 02Oregon19,726
  3. 03Sylvania19,102
  4. 04Maumee13,625
  5. 05Waterville6,022
  6. 06Whitehouse5,083
  7. 07Ottawa Hills4,800
  8. 08Holland1,795
  9. 09Swanton (part)201
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Lucas County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Lucas County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Monroe County, MI, with 156,045 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Columbus and the nearest big city

Columbus is 121.4 miles SSE of Lucas County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Toledo, OH (population 265,638), 6.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Oregon, OH (population 19,726), 2.4 miles away.

Lucas County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Lucas County is 39095: state code 39 for Ohio plus county code 095. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $60,525.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Lucas County, Ohio?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 426,291. That is down 4,579 people (1.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 430,870.

What is the FIPS code of Lucas County?

39095. The first two digits (39) are Ohio; the last three (095) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Lucas County?

Toledo, with 265,638 residents inside Lucas County in 2024.

Which counties border Lucas County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Monroe County, MI; Wood County, OH; Lenawee County, MI; Fulton County, OH; Ottawa County, OH; Henry 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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