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  • FIPS 39115
  • Largest town: McConnelsville

Morgan County, Ohio

Morgan County had 13,532 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 416.4 square miles of land. It ranks 86th of 88 in Ohio by population and 56th by land area.

Population
13,532
#86 of 88 in Ohio · #2,187 in US
Area
416.4 sq mi
#56 of 88 in Ohio · #2,426 in US
Density
32 / sq mi
#86 of 88 in Ohio · #1,851 in US
Median household income
$52,585
#85 of 88 in Ohio · #2,510 in US

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

Morgan County within Ohio. Pin: Columbus.

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Morgan County population, land area and income

Morgan County had 13,532 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 416.4 square miles of land. It ranks 86th of 88 in Ohio by population and 56th by land area. That works out to 32.5 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 Morgan County has 23% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $52,585 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

13,532

3144th1st

2187th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

416 sq mi

3144th1st

2426th of 3,144 (US)

Density

32.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

1851st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$52,585

3143rd1st

2510th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Ohio (88)

Population

13,532

88th1st

86th of 88 (OH)

Land area

416 sq mi

88th1st

56th of 88 (OH)

Density

32.5 / sq mi

88th1st

86th of 88 (OH)

Median household income

$52,585

88th1st

85th of 88 (OH)

How Morgan County's population changed since 2020

Morgan County lost 220 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.6%. That ranks 74th 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, Morgan County recorded 552 births and 975 deaths, a natural change of -423. Net international migration added +0 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +159. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 423 people.

13.8k202013.7k202113.6k202213.6k202313.5k2024
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
552
Deaths
975
Net international migration
+0
Net domestic migration
+159
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-94

Where Morgan County is

The Census internal point of Morgan County is at 39.624900, -81.861700. 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 Morgan 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: Morgan County internal point. Dark pin: Columbus.

Internal point

Decimal
39.624900, -81.861700
DMS
39°37'29.64"N 81°51'42.12"W
UTM
17N 426044.1E 4386480.8N
Geohash
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Plus code
86FWJ4FQ+X8

Towns in Morgan County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Morgan County, 1,633 people together, or 12% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Morgan County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is McConnelsville with 1,633.

  1. 01McConnelsville1,633
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Morgan County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Morgan County. The most populous is Muskingum County, OH, with 86,582 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Columbus and the nearest big city

Columbus is 64.8 miles WNW of Morgan County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Columbus, OH (population 933,263), 64.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Athens, OH (population 24,824), 24.2 miles away.

Morgan County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Morgan County is 39115: state code 39 for Ohio plus county code 115. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $52,585.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Morgan County, Ohio?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 13,532. That is down 220 people (1.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 13,752.

What is the FIPS code of Morgan County?

39115. The first two digits (39) are Ohio; the last three (115) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Morgan County?

McConnelsville, with 1,633 residents inside Morgan County in 2024.

Which counties border Morgan County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Muskingum County, OH; Athens County, OH; Washington County, OH; Perry County, OH; Noble 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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