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  • Largest town: Caldwell

Noble County, Ohio

Noble County had 14,269 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 398.0 square miles of land. It ranks 84th of 88 in Ohio by population and 82nd by land area.

Population
14,269
#84 of 88 in Ohio · #2,140 in US
Area
398.0 sq mi
#82 of 88 in Ohio · #2,535 in US
Density
36 / sq mi
#84 of 88 in Ohio · #1,777 in US
Median household income
$61,751
#56 of 88 in Ohio · #1,662 in US

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

Noble County within Ohio. Pin: Columbus.

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Noble County population, land area and income

Noble County had 14,269 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 398.0 square miles of land. It ranks 84th of 88 in Ohio by population and 82nd by land area. That works out to 35.9 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 Noble County has 24% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $61,751 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

14,269

3144th1st

2140th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

398 sq mi

3144th1st

2535th of 3,144 (US)

Density

35.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

1777th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$61,751

3143rd1st

1662nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Ohio (88)

Population

14,269

88th1st

84th of 88 (OH)

Land area

398 sq mi

88th1st

82nd of 88 (OH)

Density

35.9 / sq mi

88th1st

84th of 88 (OH)

Median household income

$61,751

88th1st

56th of 88 (OH)

How Noble County's population changed since 2020

Noble County gained 162 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.1%. That ranks 19th 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, Noble County recorded 593 births and 632 deaths, a natural change of -39. Net international migration added +7 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +200. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 200 people.

14.1k202014.3k202114.4k202214.3k202314.3k2024
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
593
Deaths
632
Net international migration
+7
Net domestic migration
+200
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-76

Where Noble County is

The Census internal point of Noble County is at 39.767200, -81.452500. 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 Noble 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: Noble County internal point. Dark pin: Columbus.

Internal point

Decimal
39.767200, -81.452500
DMS
39°46'1.92"N 81°27'9.00"W
UTM
17N 461243.8E 4402017.1N
Geohash
dpn44x2he
Plus code
86FWQG8X+V2

Towns in Noble County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Noble County, 1,863 people together, or 13% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Noble County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Caldwell with 1,863.

  1. 01Caldwell1,863
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Noble County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Noble 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 83.2 miles W of Noble County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Columbus, OH (population 933,263), 82.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Cambridge, OH (population 10,036), 18.9 miles away.

Noble County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Noble County is 39121: state code 39 for Ohio plus county code 121. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $61,751.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Noble County, Ohio?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 14,269. That is up 162 people (1.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 14,107.

What is the FIPS code of Noble County?

39121. The first two digits (39) are Ohio; the last three (121) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Noble County?

Caldwell, with 1,863 residents inside Noble County in 2024.

Which counties border Noble County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Muskingum County, OH; Belmont County, OH; Washington County, OH; Guernsey County, OH; Morgan County, OH; Monroe 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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