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Fastest shrinking, Ohio cities · 2000

Ohio cities with the steepest population decline since the prior decennial census. This list covers the 279 cities in Ohio that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Grafton, OHOH5,764-32.7%+0%

02Granville, OHOH6,252-26.6%+0%

03Portage Lakes, OHOH5,913-26.2%+0%

04East Cleveland, OHOH13,229-17.8%+0%

05Youngstown, OHOH58,832-14.3%+0%

06Steubenville, OHOH17,922-14.1%+0%

07Ironton, OHOH10,148-12.1%+0%

08Uniontown, OHOH7,920-12.0%+0%

09Lima, OHOH34,695-12.0%+0%

10Port Clinton, OHOH5,875-10.1%+0%

11Martins Ferry, OHOH6,048-9.6%+0%

12Cincinnati, OHOH314,367-9.0%+0%

13Dayton, OHOH136,688-8.7%+0%

14Norwood, OHOH19,658-8.4%+0%

15North College Hill, OHOH9,544-8.4%+0%

16Portsmouth, OHOH17,282-8.1%+0%

17Warren, OHOH38,328-7.8%+0%

18Cleveland Heights, OHOH43,750-7.6%+0%

19Wickliffe, OHOH12,649-7.4%+0%

20Toronto, OHOH5,149-7.3%+0%

21Springfield, OHOH58,281-7.3%+0%

22Brook Park, OHOH18,195-7.2%+0%

23Fostoria, OHOH12,920-7.0%+0%

24Whitehall, OHOH19,805-6.7%+0%

25Fort Shawnee, OHOH6,209-6.6%+0%

26Sandusky, OHOH24,001-6.5%+0%

27Cheviot, OHOH8,623-6.3%+0%

28Bedford Heights, OHOH10,691-6.2%+0%

29Reading, OHOH10,491-6.2%+0%

30Willowick, OHOH14,178-5.9%+0%

31South Lebanon, OHOH6,965-5.9%+0%

32Toledo, OHOH263,423-5.8%+0%

33Campbell, OHOH7,721-5.8%+0%

34Conneaut, OHOH12,247-5.7%+0%

35Mount Healthy, OHOH6,917-5.7%+0%

36Blacklick Estates, OHOH8,389-5.6%+0%

37Cleveland, OHOH363,608-5.4%+0%

38Bay, OHOH15,792-5.4%+0%

39New Carlisle, OHOH5,525-5.2%+0%

40Lakewood, OHOH49,027-5.1%+0%

41Bainbridge, OHOH8,623-5.1%+0%

42Worthington, OHOH14,543-5.1%+0%

43Kettering, OHOH57,396-5.1%+0%

44Lincoln, OHOH8,928-4.8%+0%

45Covedale, OHOH6,500-4.6%+0%

46Shaker Heights, OHOH28,466-4.6%+0%

47Sheffield Lake, OHOH8,971-4.6%+0%

48Grandview Heights, OHOH9,112-4.5%+0%

49Zanesville, OHOH25,138-4.5%+0%

50Lyndhurst, OHOH13,522-4.4%+0%

51Galion, OHOH10,370-4.4%+0%

52University Heights, OHOH13,200-4.4%+0%

53Struthers, OHOH9,837-4.3%+0%

54Eastlake, OHOH17,357-4.3%+0%

55Coshocton, OHOH11,169-4.2%+0%

56East Liverpool, OHOH9,569-4.1%+0%

57Bedford, OHOH12,723-4.1%+0%

58Warrensville Heights, OHOH13,353-4.0%+0%

59Canton, OHOH69,001-4.0%+0%

60Euclid, OHOH47,962-3.9%+0%

61Howland Center, OHOH6,266-3.7%+0%

62Lorain, OHOH65,366-3.6%+0%

63Girard, OHOH9,384-3.6%+0%

64Maple Heights, OHOH22,902-3.4%+0%

65Northbrook, OHOH10,742-3.4%+0%

66Marietta, OHOH13,053-3.4%+0%

67Kent, OHOH27,737-3.2%+0%

68Deer Park, OHOH5,557-3.2%+0%

69Garfield Heights, OHOH28,790-3.2%+0%

70Ashtabula, OHOH17,474-3.1%+0%

71Shiloh, OHOH10,526-2.9%+0%

72North Madison, OHOH8,594-2.9%+0%

73Akron, OHOH189,691-2.7%+0%

74Mansfield, OHOH47,381-2.5%+0%

75Fairview Park, OHOH16,748-2.5%+0%

76Parma, OHOH78,581-2.5%+0%

77Tiffin, OHOH17,803-2.5%+0%

78Ravenna, OHOH11,136-2.5%+0%

79Austintown, OHOH30,164-2.4%+0%

80Madeira, OHOH9,637-2.4%+0%

81Pepper Pike, OHOH6,886-2.3%+0%

82Mayfield Heights, OHOH19,667-2.3%+0%

83Seven Hills, OHOH11,464-2.1%+0%

84Maumee, OHOH13,521-2.1%+0%

85Delphos, OHOH7,096-2.1%+0%

86Xenia, OHOH26,425-2.0%+0%

87Bucyrus, OHOH11,631-2.0%+0%

88Belpre, OHOH6,657-2.0%+0%

89Cambridge, OHOH10,055-1.9%+0%

90Van Wert, OHOH11,200-1.8%+0%

91Defiance, OHOH17,009-1.8%+0%

92Vermilion, OHOH10,695-1.8%+0%

93Mentor-on-the-Lake, OHOH7,120-1.7%+0%

94Perry Heights, OHOH8,756-1.7%+0%

95Fremont, OHOH15,765-1.5%+0%

96Elyria, OHOH53,634-1.4%+0%

97South Euclid, OHOH21,248-1.4%+0%

98Huber Heights, OHOH43,905-1.3%+0%

99Upper Arlington, OHOH35,893-1.3%+0%

100Mount Vernon, OHOH17,287-1.3%+0%

101St. Marys, OHOH8,398-1.2%+0%

102Hamilton, OHOH64,644-1.1%+0%

103Brooklyn, OHOH11,072-1.0%+0%

104Niles, OHOH18,116-0.9%+0%

105Germantown, OHOH5,947-0.7%+0%

106Northwood, OHOH5,252-0.6%+0%

107Kenwood, OHOH8,326-0.6%+0%

108Alliance, OHOH21,582-0.6%+0%

109Chillicothe, OHOH21,815-0.6%+0%

110Springdale, OHOH11,134-0.5%+0%

111Berea, OHOH17,920-0.4%+0%

112Harrison, OHOH13,795-0.4%+0%

113Salem, OHOH11,655-0.3%+0%

114Logan, OHOH7,164-0.3%+0%

115North Olmsted, OHOH31,542-0.3%+0%

116Kenton, OHOH7,808-0.2%+0%

117Bryan, OHOH8,579-0.2%+0%

118Geneva, OHOH5,806-0.0%+0%

119Oberlin, OHOH8,603+0.0%+0%

120Norton, OHOH11,493+0.3%+0%

121Athens, OHOH25,313+0.4%+0%

122Hubbard, OHOH7,528+0.4%+0%

123Wellston, OHOH5,488+0.5%+0%

124Bellevue, OHOH8,154+0.6%+0%

125Piqua, OHOH21,064+0.6%+0%

126Jackson, OHOH6,233+0.7%+0%

127Cuyahoga Falls, OHOH50,975+0.9%+0%

128Bexley, OHOH12,452+0.9%+0%

129Parma Heights, OHOH20,327+1.0%+0%

130Barberton, OHOH24,748+1.0%+0%

131Massillon, OHOH32,168+1.0%+0%

132Uhrichsville, OHOH5,145+1.0%+0%

133Union, OHOH7,177+1.3%+0%

134Champion Heights, OHOH6,380+1.3%+0%

135Rocky River, OHOH21,397+1.6%+0%

136Wyoming, OHOH8,807+1.6%+0%

137Northgate, OHOH6,723+1.9%+0%

138Rittman, OHOH6,120+2.0%+0%

139Willoughby Hills, OHOH9,992+2.0%+0%

140Hillsboro, OHOH6,763+2.1%+0%

141Urbana, OHOH11,140+2.3%+0%

142Lancaster, OHOH41,956+2.4%+0%

143Fairborn, OHOH35,754+2.4%+0%

144Shelby, OHOH9,231+2.7%+0%

145Wapakoneta, OHOH9,711+2.8%+0%

146Oakwood, OHOH9,441+2.9%+0%

147Finneytown, OHOH12,506+3.0%+0%

148Greenville, OHOH12,680+3.4%+0%

149Franklin, OHOH11,647+3.4%+0%

150North Ridgeville, OHOH37,786+3.6%+0%

151Marion, OHOH35,587+3.6%+0%

152Montgomery, OHOH10,922+4.2%+0%

153Newark, OHOH51,473+4.3%+0%

154Forest Park, OHOH20,041+4.6%+0%

155Sharonville, OHOH13,997+4.7%+0%

156Napoleon, OHOH8,680+4.9%+0%

157Clyde, OHOH6,361+5.0%+0%

158Bowling Green, OHOH31,182+5.2%+0%

159Vandalia, OHOH15,014+5.2%+0%

160Carlisle, OHOH5,885+5.2%+0%

161Blue Ash, OHOH13,707+5.5%+0%

162Oregon, OHOH19,674+5.6%+0%

163Middleburg Heights, OHOH15,558+5.7%+0%

164Ashland, OHOH18,730+5.8%+0%

165Fairfield, OHOH44,682+6.0%+0%

166Pleasant Run, OHOH5,629+6.1%+0%

167Mentor, OHOH47,010+6.2%+0%

168Wilmington, OHOH12,802+6.4%+0%

169Celina, OHOH10,936+6.8%+0%

170White Oak, OHOH19,216+6.8%+0%

171Waterville, OHOH6,037+6.9%+0%

172Englewood, OHOH13,343+7.0%+0%

173Montrose-Ghent, OHOH5,903+7.2%+0%

174Johnstown, OHOH5,476+7.6%+0%

175Whitehouse, OHOH5,073+7.6%+0%

176Bellefontaine, OHOH14,151+7.6%+0%

177Bellbrook, OHOH7,563+7.6%+0%

178Groesbeck, OHOH7,824+7.7%+0%

179Dover, OHOH12,947+7.8%+0%

180Sylvania, OHOH18,883+7.9%+0%

181Sidney, OHOH20,124+8.0%+0%

182Reminderville, OHOH5,336+8.5%+0%

183New Philadelphia, OHOH17,424+8.7%+0%

184Centerville, OHOH25,194+9.2%+0%

185Findlay, OHOH40,370+9.2%+0%

186Miamisburg, OHOH20,414+9.3%+0%

187Rossford, OHOH6,369+9.3%+0%

188Tallmadge, OHOH18,521+9.4%+0%

189Independence, OHOH7,456+9.4%+0%

190Willard, OHOH6,130+9.6%+0%

191The Village of Indian Hill, OHOH6,114+9.7%+0%

192Eaton, OHOH8,327+10.0%+0%

193Louisville, OHOH9,874+10.1%+0%

194Norwalk, OHOH17,191+10.2%+0%

195Willoughby, OHOH24,234+10.3%+0%

196Upper Sandusky, OHOH6,661+10.6%+0%

197Orrville, OHOH8,461+10.9%+0%

198Withamsville, OHOH7,429+11.0%+0%

199North Canton, OHOH17,692+11.0%+0%

200Milford, OHOH6,436+11.0%+0%

201Painesville, OHOH20,660+11.5%+0%

202Wooster, OHOH27,115+11.8%+0%

203Middletown, OHOH52,146+12.1%+0%

204Wauseon, OHOH7,430+12.2%+0%

205London, OHOH10,813+12.3%+0%

206Columbus, OHOH938,396+12.4%+0%

207Troy, OHOH27,344+12.9%+0%

208Beavercreek, OHOH48,134+13.0%+0%

209Huron, OHOH6,585+13.2%+0%

210Brecksville, OHOH13,843+13.2%+0%

211Kirtland, OHOH6,925+13.4%+0%

212Columbiana, OHOH6,756+13.6%+0%

213Richmond Heights, OHOH10,475+13.9%+0%

214Beachwood, OHOH13,673+14.1%+0%

215Amherst, OHOH12,974+14.2%+0%

216Brookville, OHOH5,999+14.5%+0%

217Moraine, OHOH6,627+15.2%+0%

218Circleville, OHOH14,634+15.2%+0%

219Northridge, OHOH7,817+15.4%+0%

220Oxford, OHOH22,387+15.9%+0%

221Chardon, OHOH5,251+16.0%+0%

222Stow, OHOH33,941+16.0%+0%

223Westerville, OHOH38,165+17.0%+0%

224Wadsworth, OHOH24,720+17.3%+0%

225Westlake, OHOH33,904+17.4%+0%

226Gahanna, OHOH35,986+17.4%+0%

227Solon, OHOH23,679+17.5%+0%

228Loveland, OHOH13,288+17.6%+0%

229Heath, OHOH10,859+17.9%+0%

230Olmsted Falls, OHOH8,669+18.1%+0%

231Brunswick, OHOH35,114+18.3%+0%

232Dent, OHOH11,973+18.6%+0%

233Forestville, OHOH10,831+19.5%+0%

234Chesterland, OHOH7,086+20.3%+0%

235Avon Lake, OHOH26,486+20.4%+0%

236Cortland, OHOH7,024+20.5%+0%

237Dry Run, OHOH7,687+21.6%+0%

238Canal Fulton, OHOH5,412+21.7%+0%

239Macedonia, OHOH12,147+22.8%+0%

240North Royalton, OHOH30,936+23.5%+0%

241Streetsboro, OHOH17,730+24.0%+0%

242Strongsville, OHOH45,629+24.2%+0%

243Reynoldsburg, OHOH43,350+24.5%+0%

244Obetz, OHOH7,342+25.6%+0%

245Delaware, OHOH46,636+26.0%+0%

246Fairlawn, OHOH7,815+26.4%+0%

247Wheelersburg, OHOH6,313+26.5%+0%

248Sunbury, OHOH8,857+28.5%+0%

249Highland Heights, OHOH8,559+29.3%+0%

250Broadview Heights, OHOH19,755+30.7%+0%

251Medina, OHOH25,692+30.7%+0%

252Ontario, OHOH6,692+31.7%+0%

253Perrysburg, OHOH25,441+35.0%+0%

254Groveport, OHOH5,818+35.3%+0%

255Canfield, OHOH7,584+36.3%+0%

256Landen, OHOH7,499+37.2%+0%

257Grove City, OHOH45,180+37.8%+0%

258Trenton, OHOH14,241+41.3%+0%

259Aurora, OHOH18,014+47.5%+0%

260Amelia, OHOH12,871+49.8%+0%

261Tipp City, OHOH10,644+53.0%+0%

262Avon, OHOH25,611+56.0%+0%

263Monroe, OHOH15,880+57.5%+0%

264Lebanon, OHOH22,110+62.3%+0%

265Marysville, OHOH30,190+65.1%+0%

266Canal Winchester, OHOH10,058+65.4%+0%

267Pickerington, OHOH26,333+72.3%+0%

268Twinsburg, OHOH18,939+77.0%+0%

269Springboro, OHOH19,606+87.9%+0%

270Dublin, OHOH49,094+91.8%+0%

271Mason, OHOH35,834+92.1%+0%

272Beckett Ridge, OHOH9,496+92.3%+0%

273Hilliard, OHOH38,898+105.4%+0%

274New Albany, OHOH11,803+128.9%+0%

275Powell, OHOH18,269+190.0%+0%

276Trotwood, OHOH23,190+211.0%+0%

277Pataskala, OHOH18,529+236.5%+0%

278Riverside, OHOH24,706+1500.6%+0%

279Clayton, OHOH13,397+1761.5%+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES