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Muskingum County, Ohio

Muskingum County had 86,582 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 664.6 square miles of land. It ranks 31st of 88 in Ohio by population and 4th by land area.

Population
86,582
#31 of 88 in Ohio · #682 in US
Area
664.6 sq mi
#4 of 88 in Ohio · #1,414 in US
Density
130 / sq mi
#38 of 88 in Ohio · #754 in US
Median household income
$58,806
#64 of 88 in Ohio · #1,961 in US

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

Muskingum County within Ohio. Pin: Columbus.

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Muskingum County population, land area and income

Muskingum County had 86,582 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 664.6 square miles of land. It ranks 31st of 88 in Ohio by population and 4th by land area. That works out to 130.3 people per square mile, 1.4 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $58,806 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

86,582

3144th1st

682nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

665 sq mi

3144th1st

1414th of 3,144 (US)

Density

130.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

754th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$58,806

3143rd1st

1961st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Ohio (88)

Population

86,582

88th1st

31st of 88 (OH)

Land area

665 sq mi

88th1st

4th of 88 (OH)

Density

130.3 / sq mi

88th1st

38th of 88 (OH)

Median household income

$58,806

88th1st

64th of 88 (OH)

How Muskingum County's population changed since 2020

Muskingum County gained 118 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.1%. That ranks 32nd 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, Muskingum County recorded 4,197 births and 4,703 deaths, a natural change of -506. Net international migration added +80 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +554. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 554 people.

86.5k202086.6k202186.1k202286.3k202386.6k2024
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
4,197
Deaths
4,703
Net international migration
+80
Net domestic migration
+554
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+270

Where Muskingum County is

The Census internal point of Muskingum County is at 39.966000, -81.943500. 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 Muskingum 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: Muskingum County internal point. Dark pin: Columbus.

Internal point

Decimal
39.966000, -81.943500
DMS
39°57'57.60"N 81°56'36.60"W
UTM
17N 419422.5E 4424409.7N
Geohash
dpjer7ddf
Plus code
86FWX384+CJ

Towns in Muskingum County

6 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Muskingum County, 32,838 people together, or 38% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Muskingum County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Zanesville with 24,916.

  1. 01Zanesville24,916
  2. 02New Concord2,340
  3. 03South Zanesville1,899
  4. 04Dresden1,647
  5. 05Frazeysburg1,351
  6. 06Roseville (part)685
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Muskingum County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Muskingum County. The most populous is Licking County, OH, with 184,898 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Columbus and the nearest big city

Columbus is 56.0 miles W of Muskingum County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Columbus, OH (population 933,263), 55.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Zanesville, OH (population 24,916), 3.8 miles away.

Muskingum County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Muskingum County is 39119: state code 39 for Ohio plus county code 119. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $58,806.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Muskingum County, Ohio?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 86,582. That is up 118 people (0.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 86,464.

What is the FIPS code of Muskingum County?

39119. The first two digits (39) are Ohio; the last three (119) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Muskingum County?

Zanesville, with 24,916 residents inside Muskingum County in 2024.

Which counties border Muskingum County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Licking County, OH; Guernsey County, OH; Coshocton County, OH; Perry County, OH; Noble County, OH; Morgan 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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