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  • FIPS 39169
  • Largest town: Wooster

Wayne County, Ohio

Wayne County had 116,632 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 554.8 square miles of land. It ranks 24th of 88 in Ohio by population and 14th by land area.

Population
116,632
#24 of 88 in Ohio · #545 in US
Area
554.8 sq mi
#14 of 88 in Ohio · #1,872 in US
Density
210 / sq mi
#28 of 88 in Ohio · #545 in US
Median household income
$69,834
#32 of 88 in Ohio · #1,017 in US

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

Wayne County within Ohio. Pin: Columbus.

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Wayne County population, land area and income

Wayne County had 116,632 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 554.8 square miles of land. It ranks 24th of 88 in Ohio by population and 14th by land area. That works out to 210.2 people per square mile, 2.2 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Ohio has 58,250 residents, so Wayne County is 2.0 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $69,834 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

116,632

3144th1st

545th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

555 sq mi

3144th1st

1872nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

210.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

545th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$69,834

3143rd1st

1017th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Ohio (88)

Population

116,632

88th1st

24th of 88 (OH)

Land area

555 sq mi

88th1st

14th of 88 (OH)

Density

210.2 / sq mi

88th1st

28th of 88 (OH)

Median household income

$69,834

88th1st

32nd of 88 (OH)

How Wayne County's population changed since 2020

Wayne County lost 271 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.2%. That ranks 45th 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, Wayne County recorded 5,945 births and 6,001 deaths, a natural change of -56. Net international migration added +814 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -998. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 998 people.

116.9k2020116.2k2021116.6k2022116.6k2023116.6k2024
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
5,945
Deaths
6,001
Net international migration
+814
Net domestic migration
-998
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-3

Where Wayne County is

The Census internal point of Wayne County is at 40.829700, -81.887200. 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 Wayne 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: Wayne County internal point. Dark pin: Columbus.

Internal point

Decimal
40.829700, -81.887200
DMS
40°49'46.92"N 81°53'13.92"W
UTM
17N 425193.0E 4520231.1N
Geohash
dpmb28gd1
Plus code
86GWR4H7+V4

Towns in Wayne County

11 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Wayne County, 53,946 people together, or 46% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Wayne County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Wooster with 26,982.

  1. 01Wooster26,982
  2. 02Orrville8,442
  3. 03Rittman (part)6,003
  4. 04Doylestown3,077
  5. 05Creston (part)2,055
  6. 06Dalton1,927
  7. 07Shreve1,496
  8. 08West Salem1,437
  9. 09Smithville1,338
  10. 10Apple Creek1,186
  11. 11Norton (part)3
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Wayne County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Wayne County. The most populous is Summit County, OH, with 538,370 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Columbus and the nearest big city

Columbus is 83.8 miles SW of Wayne County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Akron, OH (population 189,664), 25.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Wooster, OH (population 26,982), 2.4 miles away.

Wayne County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Wayne County is 39169: state code 39 for Ohio plus county code 169. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $69,834.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Wayne County, Ohio?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 116,632. That is down 271 people (0.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 116,903.

What is the FIPS code of Wayne County?

39169. The first two digits (39) are Ohio; the last three (169) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Wayne County?

Wooster, with 26,982 residents inside Wayne County in 2024.

Which counties border Wayne County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Summit County, OH; Stark County, OH; Medina County, OH; Ashland County, OH; Holmes 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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