US Census Data

Fastest-shrinking (2019–2023) in Ohio

Ohio counties and cities ranked by population change.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Ohio by population change — which have the steepest population decline since 2019, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Athens County leads at -6.6%.

Among cities & places, Tippecanoe leads at -85.7%.

Counties

#NamePopulation change 2019–2023
1Athens County-6.6%
2Morgan County-6.0%
3Harrison County-5.3%
4Lawrence County-4.7%
5Monroe County-4.5%
6Meigs County-4.4%
7Scioto County-3.8%
8Pike County-3.3%
9Gallia County-3.1%
10Vinton County-3.0%
11Belmont County-3.0%
12Hardin County-2.9%
13Ashland County-2.3%
14Jefferson County-2.3%
15Carroll County-2.2%
16Guernsey County-2.1%
17Columbiana County-1.9%
18Washington County-1.8%
19Hocking County-1.6%
20Shelby County-1.5%
21Perry County-1.5%
22Allen County-1.4%
23Wyandot County-1.4%
24Mahoning County-1.3%
25Hancock County-1.3%
26Ottawa County-1.2%
27Noble County-1.1%
28Adams County-1.0%
29Seneca County-0.9%
30Preble County-0.7%
31Portage County-0.7%
32Summit County-0.6%
33Lucas County-0.5%
34Ashtabula County-0.5%
35Sandusky County-0.4%
36Ross County-0.3%
37Marion County-0.2%
38Champaign County-0.2%
39Crawford County-0.1%
40Paulding County-0.0%
41Madison County-0.0%
42Williams County+0.1%
43Huron County+0.1%
44Clinton County+0.1%
45Cuyahoga County+0.2%
46Erie County+0.2%
47Defiance County+0.3%
48Coshocton County+0.3%
49Tuscarawas County+0.3%
50Darke County+0.3%
51Muskingum County+0.3%
52Brown County+0.3%
53Stark County+0.4%
54Jackson County+0.4%
55Fulton County+0.4%
56Wayne County+0.4%
57Morrow County+0.5%
58Trumbull County+0.5%
59Clark County+0.5%
60Montgomery County+0.7%
61Highland County+0.9%
62Fayette County+0.9%
63Lake County+0.9%
64Holmes County+0.9%
65Auglaize County+1.0%
66Greene County+1.2%
67Wood County+1.3%
68Putnam County+1.3%
69Henry County+1.4%
70Geauga County+1.7%
71Hamilton County+1.8%
72Logan County+1.8%
73Van Wert County+2.0%
74Lorain County+2.2%
75Knox County+2.3%
76Franklin County+2.4%
77Butler County+2.6%
78Clermont County+2.7%
79Pickaway County+2.8%
80Medina County+2.8%
81Richland County+3.3%
82Licking County+3.8%
83Mercer County+3.8%
84Miami County+4.0%
85Fairfield County+4.4%
86Warren County+7.5%
87Delaware County+10.0%
88Union County+15.1%

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NamePopulation change 2019–2023
1Tippecanoe-85.7%
2Chilo-85.4%
3Cherry Fork-82.8%
4East Springfield-75.4%
5Pancoastburg-72.3%
6New Marshfield-71.5%
7Castine-71.5%
8Millfield-65.9%
9Sandyville-64.7%
10Jacksonburg-63.5%
11Hessville-59.6%
12Congress-57.4%
13Limaville-56.7%
14Highland-54.4%
15Vincent-54.3%
16Miamiville-53.8%
17Skyline Acres-53.2%
18Plainville-53.1%
19Jewett-53.1%
20South Salem-53.0%
21Rudolph-52.4%
22Austinburg-52.3%
23Hannibal-51.7%
24Fort Seneca-51.6%
25Mount Eaton-50.0%
26Newport-50.0%
27Fresno-49.8%
28Carbon Hill-49.1%
29Macksburg-47.4%
30Ludlow Falls-46.6%
31Cheshire-46.3%
32Old Fort-45.9%
33New Haven-45.8%
34Old Washington-44.9%
35Kirby-44.8%
36Parkman-44.2%
37Fairview-43.4%
38West Millgrove-43.2%
39Andersonville-42.7%
40Lafayette-42.3%
41East Fultonham-42.2%
42Pottery Addition-42.2%
43Antioch-41.8%
44Midway-41.6%
45Lansing-40.7%
46Caledonia-40.7%
47New Athens-40.3%
48Amsterdam-40.3%
49Mantua-39.7%
50Centerville (Thurman)-38.8%
51Marlboro-38.7%
52Williston-38.5%
53Miamitown-37.5%
54Wightmans Grove-37.2%
55Conesville-37.0%
56Lewistown-36.7%
57Lafferty-36.7%
58St. Martin-36.4%
59Mount Pleasant-36.0%
60Sterling-35.7%
61Miltonsburg-35.5%
62Stratton-35.3%
63Zanesfield-35.2%
64Marne-35.0%
65Mutual-34.8%
66Wright-Patterson AFB-34.6%
67Maple Ridge-33.6%
68Darbydale-32.8%
69Danville-32.8%
70Seven Mile-32.6%
71Sardis-32.5%
72Bloomingdale-32.4%
73Bowersville-32.3%
74Ridgeway-31.8%
75Bolindale-31.1%
76Harrisburg-30.6%
77Quincy-30.6%
78Waterford-30.6%
79La Croft-30.6%
80Summerfield-30.3%
81Lindsey-30.2%
82Millersport-30.0%
83Pulaski-29.9%
84Tontogany-29.8%
85Hilltop-29.5%
86Syracuse-29.4%
87Beach City-29.0%
88Camp Dennison-29.0%
89Scott-28.9%
90Rocky Ridge-28.8%
91Alexandria-28.7%
92Kings Mills-28.5%
93Oakwood-28.4%
94Connorville-28.2%
95Edison-28.1%
96Brilliant-28.0%
97Rose Farm-27.9%
98Yorkshire-27.7%
99Bairdstown-27.4%
100Rogers-27.3%

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