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  • Largest town: Mount Gilead

Morrow County, Ohio

Morrow County had 35,927 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 406.1 square miles of land. It ranks 68th of 88 in Ohio by population and 72nd by land area.

Population
35,927
#68 of 88 in Ohio · #1,294 in US
Area
406.1 sq mi
#72 of 88 in Ohio · #2,496 in US
Density
88 / sq mi
#63 of 88 in Ohio · #1,004 in US
Median household income
$70,109
#30 of 88 in Ohio · #995 in US

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

Morrow County within Ohio. Pin: Columbus.

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Morrow County population, land area and income

Morrow County had 35,927 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 406.1 square miles of land. It ranks 68th of 88 in Ohio by population and 72nd by land area. That works out to 88.5 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; Morrow County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $70,109 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

35,927

3144th1st

1294th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

406 sq mi

3144th1st

2496th of 3,144 (US)

Density

88.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

1004th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$70,109

3143rd1st

995th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Ohio (88)

Population

35,927

88th1st

68th of 88 (OH)

Land area

406 sq mi

88th1st

72nd of 88 (OH)

Density

88.5 / sq mi

88th1st

63rd of 88 (OH)

Median household income

$70,109

88th1st

30th of 88 (OH)

How Morrow County's population changed since 2020

Morrow County gained 944 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.7%. That ranks 10th 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, Morrow County recorded 1,559 births and 1,645 deaths, a natural change of -86. Net international migration added +17 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,045. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,045 people.

35.0k202035.2k202135.3k202235.6k202335.9k2024
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
1,559
Deaths
1,645
Net international migration
+17
Net domestic migration
+1,045
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+344

Where Morrow County is

The Census internal point of Morrow County is at 40.525300, -82.797700. 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 Morrow 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: Morrow County internal point. Dark pin: Columbus.

Internal point

Decimal
40.525300, -82.797700
DMS
40°31'31.08"N 82°47'51.72"W
UTM
17N 347727.2E 4487615.5N
Geohash
dpjnecksc
Plus code
86GVG6G2+4W

Towns in Morrow County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Morrow County, 5,746 people together, or 16% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Morrow County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Mount Gilead with 3,543.

  1. 01Mount Gilead3,543
  2. 02Cardington2,203
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Morrow County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Morrow County. The most populous is Delaware County, OH, with 237,966 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Columbus and the nearest big city

Columbus is 40.4 miles SSW of Morrow County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Columbus, OH (population 933,263), 38.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Galion, OH (population 10,304), 14.7 miles away.

Morrow County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Morrow County is 39117: state code 39 for Ohio plus county code 117. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $70,109.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Morrow County, Ohio?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 35,927. That is up 944 people (2.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 34,983.

What is the FIPS code of Morrow County?

39117. The first two digits (39) are Ohio; the last three (117) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Morrow County?

Mount Gilead, with 3,543 residents inside Morrow County in 2024.

Which counties border Morrow County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Delaware County, OH; Richland County, OH; Marion County, OH; Knox County, OH; Crawford 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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