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How many counties in Ohio? All 88 listed

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Ohio has 88 counties and county equivalents holding 11,780,046 residents. The most populous county in Ohio is Franklin County with 1,321,635 residents; the smallest is Vinton County. County boundaries divide the state's land area — measured in square miles by the Census Bureau — into the units used for property assessment, elections and local sales tax. The statewide sales tax base rate is 5.75%, before county and city add-ons.

All 88 counties

Ranked by population, Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates.

CountyPopulationMedian incomeMedian home valueMedian rent
Franklin County1,321,635$73,795$265,700$1,233
Cuyahoga County1,249,418$62,823$183,200$1,005
Hamilton County827,878$70,816$225,700$1,005
Summit County538,087$71,016$195,700$998
Montgomery County535,528$64,403$167,400$968
Lucas County428,748$60,095$155,200$911
Butler County389,910$81,194$243,000$1,098
Stark County373,764$65,740$177,700$877
Lorain County314,588$70,693$207,200$916
Warren County246,364$107,843$319,700$1,293
Lake County232,101$77,952$199,900$1,073
Mahoning County227,063$55,576$141,100$775
Delaware County221,160$130,088$419,500$1,433
Clermont County209,862$83,178$245,600$1,040
Trumbull County201,367$55,088$128,100$783
Medina County183,049$92,660$268,000$1,090
Licking County180,311$81,033$250,700$999
Greene County168,531$85,218$238,000$1,089
Portage County161,421$72,822$210,500$1,036
Fairfield County161,289$87,069$272,200$1,114
Clark County135,445$60,846$155,900$840
Wood County131,795$73,124$214,400$950
Richland County125,138$57,649$154,000$791
Wayne County116,618$71,769$204,600$849
Miami County109,549$74,175$209,200$942
Allen County101,685$62,001$158,400$898
Columbiana County101,203$58,474$139,100$736
Ashtabula County97,343$55,507$149,600$816
Geauga County95,479$100,783$305,100$1,018
Tuscarawas County92,585$64,494$176,800$876
Muskingum County86,382$59,203$170,100$811
Ross County76,748$59,819$158,500$858
Erie County74,938$68,431$183,900$882
Hancock County74,885$69,699$196,500$926
Scioto County73,118$49,571$132,300$749
Belmont County65,982$58,411$143,000$769
Union County65,293$109,506$306,600$1,188
Marion County65,145$57,306$146,200$850
Jefferson County64,855$56,983$120,600$792
Knox County62,888$73,988$218,300$925
Athens County61,573$53,837$173,800$903
Pickaway County59,407$72,927$235,700$965
Washington County59,318$61,355$174,100$828
Sandusky County58,770$62,500$152,500$786
Huron County58,412$65,972$158,900$824
Lawrence County57,385$54,842$135,600$830
Seneca County54,861$65,020$136,200$814
Ashland County52,296$64,991$175,900$841
Darke County51,655$64,654$169,100$747
Shelby County48,007$72,822$190,300$904
Auglaize County46,209$76,454$182,000$853
Logan County46,140$69,183$186,200$832
Holmes County44,312$74,774$251,800$773
Madison County44,126$83,229$231,400$944
Brown County43,710$69,990$181,100$822
Highland County43,403$62,008$157,000$757
Mercer County42,438$78,036$208,600$812
Fulton County42,434$72,866$176,000$832
Clinton County42,014$68,125$192,800$893
Crawford County41,767$55,477$123,600$761
Preble County40,802$71,237$171,100$803
Ottawa County40,161$75,728$200,700$909
Champaign County38,772$74,239$186,300$884
Guernsey County38,283$55,756$154,100$803
Defiance County38,258$73,615$150,900$826
Williams County36,862$61,834$140,000$805
Coshocton County36,679$54,687$142,300$723
Perry County35,474$64,737$178,300$727
Morrow County35,214$71,047$200,800$942
Putnam County34,352$82,785$191,600$857
Jackson County32,588$58,409$140,400$773
Hardin County30,527$58,001$134,800$733
Gallia County29,162$56,455$135,000$798
Fayette County28,880$60,047$162,200$807
Van Wert County28,824$65,344$137,300$792
Hocking County27,938$61,366$172,300$806
Henry County27,581$79,267$166,000$866
Adams County27,510$49,521$157,500$700
Pike County27,080$49,552$148,500$833
Carroll County26,731$64,675$174,500$780
Meigs County22,072$46,701$113,400$704
Wyandot County21,699$71,878$159,500$785
Paulding County18,800$68,167$126,800$750
Harrison County14,408$53,851$118,000$753
Noble County14,252$55,360$149,300$730
Morgan County13,758$55,971$134,200$713
Monroe County13,308$58,962$132,000$626
Vinton County12,686$53,813$131,700$663

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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