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Vinton County, Ohio

Vinton County had 12,545 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 412.4 square miles of land. It ranks 88th of 88 in Ohio by population and 60th by land area.

Population
12,545
#88 of 88 in Ohio · #2,251 in US
Area
412.4 sq mi
#60 of 88 in Ohio · #2,453 in US
Density
30 / sq mi
#87 of 88 in Ohio · #1,915 in US
Median household income
$52,999
#83 of 88 in Ohio · #2,487 in US

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

Vinton County within Ohio. Pin: Columbus.

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Vinton County population, land area and income

Vinton County had 12,545 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 412.4 square miles of land. It ranks 88th of 88 in Ohio by population and 60th by land area. That works out to 30.4 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 Vinton County has 22% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $52,999 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

12,545

3144th1st

2251st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

412 sq mi

3144th1st

2453rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

30.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

1915th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$52,999

3143rd1st

2487th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Ohio (88)

Population

12,545

88th1st

88th of 88 (OH)

Land area

412 sq mi

88th1st

60th of 88 (OH)

Density

30.4 / sq mi

88th1st

87th of 88 (OH)

Median household income

$52,999

88th1st

83rd of 88 (OH)

How Vinton County's population changed since 2020

Vinton County lost 263 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.1%. That ranks 78th 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, Vinton County recorded 626 births and 917 deaths, a natural change of -291. Net international migration added +0 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +25. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 291 people.

12.8k202012.7k202112.6k202212.5k202312.5k2024
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
626
Deaths
917
Net international migration
+0
Net domestic migration
+25
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+47

Where Vinton County is

The Census internal point of Vinton County is at 39.252000, -82.486000. 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 Vinton 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: Vinton County internal point. Dark pin: Columbus.

Internal point

Decimal
39.252000, -82.486000
DMS
39°15'7.20"N 82°29'9.60"W
UTM
17N 371779.4E 4345794.1N
Geohash
dnvr6cxe2
Plus code
86FV7G27+RJ

Towns in Vinton County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Vinton County, 1,743 people together, or 14% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Vinton County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is McArthur with 1,743.

  1. 01McArthur1,743
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Vinton County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Vinton County. The most populous is Ross County, OH, with 76,046 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Columbus and the nearest big city

Columbus is 56.2 miles NNW of Vinton County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Columbus, OH (population 933,263), 57.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Athens, OH (population 24,824), 21.3 miles away.

Vinton County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Vinton County is 39163: state code 39 for Ohio plus county code 163. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $52,999.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Vinton County, Ohio?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 12,545. That is down 263 people (2.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 12,808.

What is the FIPS code of Vinton County?

39163. The first two digits (39) are Ohio; the last three (163) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Vinton County?

McArthur, with 1,743 residents inside Vinton County in 2024.

Which counties border Vinton County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Ross County, OH; Athens County, OH; Jackson County, OH; Gallia County, OH; Hocking County, OH; Meigs 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.