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Fastest shrinking, Ohio cities

Ohio cities with the steepest population decline from the 2020 census to 2024. This list covers the 292 cities in Ohio that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Bridgetown, OHOH13,464-8.6%–

02Lincoln, OHOH8,928-8.0%−3.2 pts

03Portage Lakes, OHOH5,913-7.7%+18.5 pts

04Northgate, OHOH6,723-7.6%−9.5 pts

05Whitehouse, OHOH5,073-7.0%−14.6 pts

06Bainbridge, OHOH8,623-6.7%−1.6 pts

07Blacklick Estates, OHOH8,389-6.7%−1.1 pts

08Bexley, OHOH12,452-5.8%−6.7 pts

09Oxford, OHOH22,387-5.6%−21.4 pts

10Fostoria, OHOH12,920-5.4%+1.6 pts

11Shelby, OHOH9,231-4.5%−7.2 pts

12Logan, OHOH7,164-4.2%−3.8 pts

13Grafton, OHOH5,764-4.0%+28.7 pts

14Kent, OHOH27,737-3.9%−0.7 pts

15Shiloh, OHOH10,526-3.9%−1.0 pts

16University Heights, OHOH13,200-3.7%+0.6 pts

17Kenton, OHOH7,808-3.6%−3.3 pts

18Brookville, OHOH5,999-3.5%−18.0 pts

19Wheelersburg, OHOH6,313-3.3%−29.8 pts

20Vermilion, OHOH10,695-3.0%−1.2 pts

21Portsmouth, OHOH17,282-2.9%+5.2 pts

22Van Wert, OHOH11,200-2.7%−0.9 pts

23Bowling Green, OHOH31,182-2.7%−7.9 pts

24Dent, OHOH11,973-2.7%−21.3 pts

25Oberlin, OHOH8,603-2.6%−2.7 pts

26Huron, OHOH6,585-2.4%−15.6 pts

27Bellefontaine, OHOH14,151-2.2%−9.8 pts

28Upper Sandusky, OHOH6,661-2.1%−12.7 pts

29Sandusky, OHOH24,001-1.9%+4.5 pts

30Martins Ferry, OHOH6,048-1.9%+7.6 pts

31Athens, OHOH25,313-1.9%−2.3 pts

32East Cleveland, OHOH13,229-1.9%+15.9 pts

33Maple Heights, OHOH22,902-1.9%+1.6 pts

34Lakewood, OHOH49,027-1.8%+3.3 pts

35Groveport, OHOH5,818-1.8%−37.1 pts

36Cleveland Heights, OHOH43,750-1.8%+5.8 pts

37Lyndhurst, OHOH13,522-1.8%+2.6 pts

38Warrensville Heights, OHOH13,353-1.8%+2.3 pts

39Brooklyn, OHOH11,072-1.8%−0.7 pts

40Berea, OHOH17,920-1.8%−1.3 pts

41East Liverpool, OHOH9,569-1.8%+2.4 pts

42Shaker Heights, OHOH28,466-1.8%+2.9 pts

43Cleveland, OHOH363,608-1.8%+3.6 pts

44Euclid, OHOH47,962-1.7%+2.2 pts

45Garfield Heights, OHOH28,790-1.7%+1.4 pts

46Brook Park, OHOH18,195-1.7%+5.5 pts

47White Oak, OHOH19,216-1.7%−8.5 pts

48Bedford, OHOH12,723-1.7%+2.4 pts

49Ashland, OHOH18,730-1.6%−7.5 pts

50Richmond Heights, OHOH10,475-1.6%−15.5 pts

51Mayfield Heights, OHOH19,667-1.6%+0.7 pts

52Lima, OHOH34,695-1.6%+10.4 pts

53North Olmsted, OHOH31,542-1.6%−1.3 pts

54South Euclid, OHOH21,248-1.6%−0.2 pts

55Fairview Park, OHOH16,748-1.6%+1.0 pts

56Canton, OHOH69,001-1.6%+2.4 pts

57Uhrichsville, OHOH5,145-1.6%−2.6 pts

58Parma, OHOH78,581-1.6%+1.0 pts

59Bedford Heights, OHOH10,691-1.6%+4.7 pts

60Northbrook, OHOH10,742-1.6%+1.9 pts

61Rittman, OHOH6,120-1.4%−3.4 pts

62Struthers, OHOH9,837-1.4%+2.9 pts

63Westerville, OHOH38,165-1.4%−18.4 pts

64Upper Arlington, OHOH35,893-1.4%−0.1 pts

65Barberton, OHOH24,748-1.4%−2.4 pts

66Middleburg Heights, OHOH15,558-1.4%−7.1 pts

67Marietta, OHOH13,053-1.4%+2.0 pts

68Parma Heights, OHOH20,327-1.4%−2.3 pts

69Howland Center, OHOH6,266-1.3%+2.4 pts

70Salem, OHOH11,655-1.3%−1.0 pts

71Solon, OHOH23,679-1.3%−18.9 pts

72Maumee, OHOH13,521-1.3%+0.8 pts

73Milford, OHOH6,436-1.3%−12.3 pts

74Orrville, OHOH8,461-1.3%−12.2 pts

75Norton, OHOH11,493-1.3%−1.6 pts

76Toledo, OHOH263,423-1.3%+4.5 pts

77Beachwood, OHOH13,673-1.2%−15.4 pts

78Youngstown, OHOH58,832-1.2%+13.1 pts

79Rocky River, OHOH21,397-1.2%−2.8 pts

80Oakwood, OHOH9,441-1.2%−4.1 pts

81West Carrollton, OHOH12,963-1.2%–

82St. Marys, OHOH8,398-1.1%+0.0 pts

83Kettering, OHOH57,396-1.1%+3.9 pts

84Bryan, OHOH8,579-1.1%−0.9 pts

85North College Hill, OHOH9,544-1.1%+7.2 pts

86North Royalton, OHOH30,936-1.1%−24.6 pts

87Bay, OHOH15,792-1.1%+4.3 pts

88Highland Heights, OHOH8,559-1.1%−30.4 pts

89Mount Healthy, OHOH6,917-1.1%+4.6 pts

90Belpre, OHOH6,657-1.1%+0.9 pts

91Strongsville, OHOH45,629-1.1%−25.3 pts

92Galion, OHOH10,370-1.1%+3.3 pts

93Vandalia, OHOH15,014-1.0%−6.2 pts

94Girard, OHOH9,384-1.0%+2.5 pts

95Eastlake, OHOH17,357-1.0%+3.3 pts

96Seven Hills, OHOH11,464-1.0%+1.1 pts

97Wooster, OHOH27,115-1.0%−12.8 pts

98Reading, OHOH10,491-0.9%+5.3 pts

99Marion, OHOH35,587-0.9%−4.6 pts

100Port Clinton, OHOH5,875-0.9%+9.1 pts

101Alliance, OHOH21,582-0.9%−0.3 pts

102New Philadelphia, OHOH17,424-0.9%−9.5 pts

103Deer Park, OHOH5,557-0.9%+2.3 pts

104Campbell, OHOH7,721-0.9%+4.9 pts

105Fort Shawnee, OHOH6,209-0.9%+5.8 pts

106Niles, OHOH18,116-0.8%+0.1 pts

107Wauseon, OHOH7,430-0.8%−13.0 pts

108Broadview Heights, OHOH19,755-0.8%−31.5 pts

109Loveland, OHOH13,288-0.8%−18.4 pts

110Forest Park, OHOH20,041-0.8%−5.4 pts

111Springfield, OHOH58,281-0.8%+6.5 pts

112Englewood, OHOH13,343-0.8%−7.8 pts

113Dayton, OHOH136,688-0.8%+7.9 pts

114Bucyrus, OHOH11,631-0.8%+1.2 pts

115Oregon, OHOH19,674-0.8%−6.3 pts

116Tiffin, OHOH17,803-0.8%+1.8 pts

117Bellevue, OHOH8,154-0.8%−1.3 pts

118Warren, OHOH38,328-0.7%+7.1 pts

119Chillicothe, OHOH21,815-0.7%−0.1 pts

120Stow, OHOH33,941-0.7%−16.7 pts

121Napoleon, OHOH8,680-0.7%−5.6 pts

122Gahanna, OHOH35,986-0.7%−18.1 pts

123Ashtabula, OHOH17,474-0.7%+2.4 pts

124Independence, OHOH7,456-0.7%−10.0 pts

125Canfield, OHOH7,584-0.6%−37.0 pts

126North Canton, OHOH17,692-0.6%−11.6 pts

127Akron, OHOH189,691-0.6%+2.0 pts

128Geneva, OHOH5,806-0.6%−0.6 pts

129Wapakoneta, OHOH9,711-0.6%−3.5 pts

130Sharonville, OHOH13,997-0.6%−5.3 pts

131Fremont, OHOH15,765-0.6%+1.0 pts

132Mentor, OHOH47,010-0.6%−6.8 pts

133The Village of Indian Hill, OHOH6,114-0.6%−10.3 pts

134Medina, OHOH25,692-0.6%−31.3 pts

135Whitehall, OHOH19,805-0.5%+6.1 pts

136Willard, OHOH6,130-0.5%−10.1 pts

137Brunswick, OHOH35,114-0.5%−18.8 pts

138Hubbard, OHOH7,528-0.5%−0.9 pts

139Reminderville, OHOH5,336-0.5%−9.0 pts

140Dover, OHOH12,947-0.4%−8.2 pts

141Willoughby Hills, OHOH9,992-0.4%−2.4 pts

142Ravenna, OHOH11,136-0.4%+2.0 pts

143Eaton, OHOH8,327-0.4%−10.4 pts

144Sidney, OHOH20,124-0.4%−8.4 pts

145Cuyahoga Falls, OHOH50,975-0.4%−1.3 pts

146Wyoming, OHOH8,807-0.4%−2.0 pts

147Kirtland, OHOH6,925-0.4%−13.8 pts

148Westlake, OHOH33,904-0.4%−17.8 pts

149Greenville, OHOH12,680-0.4%−3.7 pts

150Cortland, OHOH7,024-0.4%−20.9 pts

151Wilmington, OHOH12,802-0.3%−6.8 pts

152Jackson, OHOH6,233-0.3%−1.0 pts

153Tallmadge, OHOH18,521-0.3%−9.7 pts

154Hudson, OHOH23,085-0.3%–

155Green, OHOH27,553-0.3%–

156Willowick, OHOH14,178-0.3%+5.7 pts

157Celina, OHOH10,936-0.3%−7.1 pts

158Cambridge, OHOH10,055-0.3%+1.7 pts

159Mentor-on-the-Lake, OHOH7,120-0.3%+1.5 pts

160New Carlisle, OHOH5,525-0.3%+4.9 pts

161Clayton, OHOH13,397-0.2%−1761.8 pts

162New Franklin, OHOH13,873-0.2%–

163Steubenville, OHOH17,922-0.2%+13.9 pts

164Toronto, OHOH5,149-0.2%+7.2 pts

165Fairfield, OHOH44,682-0.2%−6.1 pts

166Riverside, OHOH24,706-0.2%−1500.8 pts

167Macedonia, OHOH12,147-0.1%−23.0 pts

168Trotwood, OHOH23,190-0.1%−211.2 pts

169Zanesville, OHOH25,138-0.1%+4.4 pts

170Champion Heights, OHOH6,380-0.1%−1.4 pts

171Monroe, OHOH15,880-0.1%−57.5 pts

172Dublin, OHOH49,094-0.1%−91.8 pts

173Findlay, OHOH40,370-0.1%−9.3 pts

174Madeira, OHOH9,637-0.0%+2.4 pts

175Fairlawn, OHOH7,815+0.0%−26.4 pts

176Montgomery, OHOH10,922+0.0%−4.2 pts

177Cheviot, OHOH8,623+0.0%+6.3 pts

178Huber Heights, OHOH43,905+0.0%+1.3 pts

179Wickliffe, OHOH12,649+0.1%+7.4 pts

180Fairborn, OHOH35,754+0.1%−2.3 pts

181Sheffield Lake, OHOH8,971+0.1%+4.7 pts

182Hamilton, OHOH64,644+0.1%+1.2 pts

183Miamisburg, OHOH20,414+0.1%−9.2 pts

184Chardon, OHOH5,251+0.1%−15.8 pts

185Norwalk, OHOH17,191+0.2%−10.1 pts

186Coshocton, OHOH11,169+0.2%+4.4 pts

187Ontario, OHOH6,692+0.2%−31.6 pts

188Chesterland, OHOH7,086+0.2%−20.1 pts

189Franklin, OHOH11,647+0.2%−3.2 pts

190Dry Run, OHOH7,687+0.2%−21.4 pts

191Canal Fulton, OHOH5,412+0.2%−21.5 pts

192Sylvania, OHOH18,883+0.2%−7.7 pts

193Waterville, OHOH6,037+0.2%−6.7 pts

194Springdale, OHOH11,134+0.2%+0.8 pts

195Washington Court House, OHOH14,375+0.3%–

196Mansfield, OHOH47,381+0.3%+2.8 pts

197Lorain, OHOH65,366+0.3%+3.9 pts

198Conneaut, OHOH12,247+0.3%+6.0 pts

199Reynoldsburg, OHOH43,350+0.4%−24.1 pts

200Willoughby, OHOH24,234+0.4%−9.9 pts

201Delphos, OHOH7,096+0.4%+2.4 pts

202Norwood, OHOH19,658+0.4%+8.8 pts

203Rossford, OHOH6,369+0.4%−8.9 pts

204Brecksville, OHOH13,843+0.4%−12.8 pts

205Covedale, OHOH6,500+0.4%+5.1 pts

206Blue Ash, OHOH13,707+0.5%−5.1 pts

207Germantown, OHOH5,947+0.5%+1.2 pts

208Perrysburg, OHOH25,441+0.6%−34.5 pts

209Mount Vernon, OHOH17,287+0.6%+1.8 pts

210Clyde, OHOH6,361+0.6%−4.4 pts

211Massillon, OHOH32,168+0.6%−0.4 pts

212Cincinnati, OHOH314,367+0.6%+9.6 pts

213Northwood, OHOH5,252+0.6%+1.3 pts

214Pepper Pike, OHOH6,886+0.6%+3.0 pts

215New Albany, OHOH11,803+0.7%−128.3 pts

216Olmsted Falls, OHOH8,669+0.7%−17.4 pts

217Hillsboro, OHOH6,763+0.7%−1.4 pts

218Elyria, OHOH53,634+0.7%+2.1 pts

219Wellston, OHOH5,488+0.7%+0.3 pts

220Carlisle, OHOH5,885+0.8%−4.5 pts

221Urbana, OHOH11,140+0.8%−1.5 pts

222Twinsburg, OHOH18,939+0.8%−76.2 pts

223Louisville, OHOH9,874+0.9%−9.3 pts

224Finneytown, OHOH12,506+0.9%−2.2 pts

225Granville, OHOH6,252+0.9%+27.5 pts

226Xenia, OHOH26,425+1.0%+3.0 pts

227Withamsville, OHOH7,429+1.0%−10.0 pts

228Columbus, OHOH938,396+1.0%−11.4 pts

229Worthington, OHOH14,543+1.0%+6.1 pts

230Bellbrook, OHOH7,563+1.1%−6.6 pts

231Painesville, OHOH20,660+1.2%−10.3 pts

232Defiance, OHOH17,009+1.2%+3.0 pts

233Middletown, OHOH52,146+1.2%−10.9 pts

234Beavercreek, OHOH48,134+1.2%−11.7 pts

235Piqua, OHOH21,064+1.4%+0.8 pts

236Circleville, OHOH14,634+1.5%−13.6 pts

237Tipp City, OHOH10,644+1.6%−51.4 pts

238Newark, OHOH51,473+1.7%−2.6 pts

239Lancaster, OHOH41,956+1.7%−0.7 pts

240Amherst, OHOH12,974+1.8%−12.4 pts

241Ironton, OHOH10,148+1.9%+13.9 pts

242Pataskala, OHOH18,529+1.9%−234.6 pts

243Avon, OHOH25,611+1.9%−54.1 pts

244Austintown, OHOH30,164+1.9%+4.4 pts

245Aurora, OHOH18,014+2.0%−45.5 pts

246Miami Heights, OHOH5,269+2.0%–

247London, OHOH10,813+2.0%−10.4 pts

248Johnstown, OHOH5,476+2.0%−5.6 pts

249Wadsworth, OHOH24,720+2.0%−15.3 pts

250Powell, OHOH18,269+2.0%−188.0 pts

251Forestville, OHOH10,831+2.0%−17.5 pts

252Troy, OHOH27,344+2.0%−10.9 pts

253Mason, OHOH35,834+2.1%−90.1 pts

254Avon Lake, OHOH26,486+2.2%−18.3 pts

255Heath, OHOH10,859+2.2%−15.7 pts

256Moraine, OHOH6,627+2.2%−12.9 pts

257Streetsboro, OHOH17,730+2.3%−21.6 pts

258Amelia, OHOH12,871+2.4%−47.5 pts

259Hilliard, OHOH38,898+2.5%−102.9 pts

260Union, OHOH7,177+2.6%+1.3 pts

261Grove City, OHOH45,180+3.1%−34.7 pts

262Monfort Heights, OHOH12,441+3.1%–

263Lebanon, OHOH22,110+3.2%−59.1 pts

264Beckett Ridge, OHOH9,496+3.3%−89.0 pts

265Apple Valley, OHOH5,548+3.7%–

266North Ridgeville, OHOH37,786+3.8%+0.2 pts

267Mack, OHOH11,516+3.9%–

268Northridge, OHOH7,817+4.0%−11.4 pts

269Centerville, OHOH25,194+4.0%−5.2 pts

270Harrison, OHOH13,795+4.1%+4.6 pts

271Trenton, OHOH14,241+4.3%−37.0 pts

272Perry Heights, OHOH8,756+4.3%+6.1 pts

273Delhi Hills, OHOH5,241+4.4%–

274Springboro, OHOH19,606+4.8%−83.0 pts

275North Madison, OHOH8,594+5.0%+7.8 pts

276South Lebanon, OHOH6,965+5.1%+11.0 pts

277Columbiana, OHOH6,756+5.2%−8.3 pts

278Pickerington, OHOH26,333+6.0%−66.3 pts

279West Jefferson, OHOH5,827+6.2%–

280Groesbeck, OHOH7,824+6.2%−1.5 pts

281Grandview Heights, OHOH9,112+7.0%+11.4 pts

282Landen, OHOH7,499+7.2%−30.0 pts

283New Burlington, OHOH5,426+7.5%–

284Marysville, OHOH30,190+7.6%−57.5 pts

285Delaware, OHOH46,636+8.0%−18.1 pts

286Kenwood, OHOH8,326+10.0%+10.6 pts

287Uniontown, OHOH7,920+10.4%+22.4 pts

288Canal Winchester, OHOH10,058+11.7%−53.7 pts

289Montrose-Ghent, OHOH5,903+12.4%+5.1 pts

290Pleasant Run, OHOH5,629+15.8%+9.7 pts

291Sunbury, OHOH8,857+21.0%−7.5 pts

292Obetz, OHOH7,342+33.5%+8.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES