Ranking of Ohio Counties By Population in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Population for Ohio was 11.80M. Among all Ohio counties, Franklin County had the highest population (1.32M), followed by Cuyahoga County (1.26M), and Hamilton County (830.38K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Ohio counties.

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Ranking of Ohio Counties By Population in 2020
Franklin
1.32M
Cuyahoga
1.26M
Hamilton
830.38K
Summit
539.82K
Montgomery
537.12K
Lucas
430.86K
Butler
390.88K
Stark
374.52K
Lorain
313.50K
Warren
243.23K
Ranking of Ohio Counties By Population in 2020
Rank
County
Population
1 Franklin County 1,324,441
2 Cuyahoga County 1,262,573
3 Hamilton County 830,377
4 Summit County 539,821
5 Montgomery County 537,119
6 Lucas County 430,859
7 Butler County 390,878
8 Stark County 374,522
9 Lorain County 313,498
10 Warren County 243,228
11 Lake County 232,516
12 Mahoning County 228,009
13 Delaware County 215,166
14 Clermont County 208,750
15 Trumbull County 201,681
16 Medina County 182,646
17 Licking County 178,784
18 Greene County 168,131
19 Portage County 161,853
20 Fairfield County 159,448
21 Clark County 135,887
22 Wood County 132,256
23 Richland County 124,966
24 Wayne County 116,923
25 Miami County 108,959
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