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  • Largest town: Middleport

Meigs County, Ohio

Meigs County had 21,491 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 430.1 square miles of land. It ranks 81st of 88 in Ohio by population and 46th by land area.

Population
21,491
#81 of 88 in Ohio · #1,746 in US
Area
430.1 sq mi
#46 of 88 in Ohio · #2,366 in US
Density
50 / sq mi
#81 of 88 in Ohio · #1,472 in US
Median household income
$50,127
#88 of 88 in Ohio · #2,711 in US

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

Meigs County within Ohio. Pin: Columbus.

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Meigs County population, land area and income

Meigs County had 21,491 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 430.1 square miles of land. It ranks 81st of 88 in Ohio by population and 46th by land area. That works out to 50.0 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 Meigs County has 37% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $50,127 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

21,491

3144th1st

1746th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

430 sq mi

3144th1st

2366th of 3,144 (US)

Density

50.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

1472nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$50,127

3143rd1st

2711th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Ohio (88)

Population

21,491

88th1st

81st of 88 (OH)

Land area

430 sq mi

88th1st

46th of 88 (OH)

Density

50.0 / sq mi

88th1st

81st of 88 (OH)

Median household income

$50,127

88th1st

88th of 88 (OH)

How Meigs County's population changed since 2020

Meigs County lost 669 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 3.0%. That ranks 86th 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, Meigs County recorded 831 births and 1,614 deaths, a natural change of -783. Net international migration added +106 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -40. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 783 people.

22.2k202022.1k202122.0k202221.8k202321.5k2024
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
831
Deaths
1,614
Net international migration
+106
Net domestic migration
-40
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-281

Where Meigs County is

The Census internal point of Meigs County is at 39.089800, -82.028400. 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 Meigs 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: Meigs County internal point. Dark pin: Columbus.

Internal point

Decimal
39.089800, -82.028400
DMS
39°05'23.28"N 82°01'42.24"W
UTM
17N 411060.7E 4327245.2N
Geohash
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Plus code
86FV3XQC+WJ

Towns in Meigs County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Meigs County, 3,635 people together, or 17% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Meigs County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Middleport with 2,130.

  1. 01Middleport2,130
  2. 02Pomeroy1,505
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Meigs County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Meigs County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Wood County, WV, with 82,757 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Columbus and the nearest big city

Columbus is 79.5 miles NW of Meigs County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Columbus, OH (population 933,263), 80.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Athens, OH (population 24,824), 16.8 miles away.

Meigs County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Meigs County is 39105: state code 39 for Ohio plus county code 105. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $50,127.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Meigs County, Ohio?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 21,491. That is down 669 people (3.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 22,160.

What is the FIPS code of Meigs County?

39105. The first two digits (39) are Ohio; the last three (105) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Meigs County?

Middleport, with 2,130 residents inside Meigs County in 2024.

Which counties border Meigs County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Wood County, WV; Athens County, OH; Gallia County, OH; Jackson County, WV; Mason County, WV; Vinton 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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