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Most sparsely populated, Ohio cities

Ohio cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 254 cities in Ohio that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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Most sparsely populated by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000
02Kirtland, OHOH6,925415+4%
03Conneaut, OHOH12,247467−2%
04New Franklin, OHOH13,873555+533%
05Norton, OHOH11,493569−0%
06New Albany, OHOH11,803575+218%
07West Jefferson, OHOH5,827587+35%
08Ontario, OHOH6,692604+26%
09Northwood, OHOH5,252614−4%
10Pataskala, OHOH18,529640+81%
11Groveport, OHOH5,818668+51%
12Jackson, OHOH6,233689+1%
13Oregon, OHOH19,674690+2%
14Brecksville, OHOH13,843712+3%
15Moraine, OHOH6,627714−4%
16Clayton, OHOH13,397724+0%
17Streetsboro, OHOH17,730756+44%
18Trotwood, OHOH23,190761−15%
19Independence, OHOH7,456783+5%
20Aurora, OHOH18,014786+33%
21Wellston, OHOH5,488788−10%
22Green, OHOH27,553860+21%
23Union, OHOH7,177865+29%
24Hudson, OHOH23,085901+3%
25Willoughby Hills, OHOH9,992929+16%
26Pepper Pike, OHOH6,886967+14%
27Rittman, OHOH6,120972−3%
28Heath, OHOH10,859982+27%
29Upper Sandusky, OHOH6,661987+2%
30Wilmington, OHOH12,802989+7%
31Monroe, OHOH15,8801,006+123%
32Vermilion, OHOH10,6951,009−2%
33Columbiana, OHOH6,7561,106+20%
34Solon, OHOH23,6791,166+9%
35Grafton, OHOH5,7641,169+150%
36Waterville, OHOH6,0371,169+25%
37Whitehouse, OHOH5,0731,176+86%
38Chardon, OHOH5,2511,196+2%
39Vandalia, OHOH15,0141,217+3%
40Clyde, OHOH6,3611,217+5%
41Rossford, OHOH6,3691,231−1%
42Avon, OHOH25,6111,232+124%
43Hillsboro, OHOH6,7631,235+6%
44Canal Winchester, OHOH10,0581,238+125%
45Macedonia, OHOH12,1471,248+32%
46Obetz, OHOH7,3421,260+85%
47Franklin, OHOH11,6471,262+2%
48London, OHOH10,8131,288+23%
49Eaton, OHOH8,3271,296+2%
50Granville, OHOH6,2521,300+97%
51Tallmadge, OHOH18,5211,319+13%
52Tipp City, OHOH10,6441,325+15%
53Defiance, OHOH17,0091,330+3%
54Bellevue, OHOH8,1541,330−0%
55Huron, OHOH6,5851,332−17%
56Urbana, OHOH11,1401,339−4%
57Maumee, OHOH13,5211,346−11%
58Twinsburg, OHOH18,9391,376+11%
59Coshocton, OHOH11,1691,395−4%
60Wauseon, OHOH7,4301,397+5%
61Napoleon, OHOH8,6801,397−7%
62Bellefontaine, OHOH14,1511,401+8%
63Galion, OHOH10,3701,403−9%
64Germantown, OHOH5,9471,409+22%
65Sharonville, OHOH13,9971,427+1%
66North Royalton, OHOH30,9361,446+8%
67Geneva, OHOH5,8061,453−12%
68Shelby, OHOH9,2311,462−6%
69Wapakoneta, OHOH9,7111,480+3%
70Canfield, OHOH7,5841,486+3%
71Van Wert, OHOH11,2001,487+5%
72Logan, OHOH7,1641,495+7%
73Orrville, OHOH8,4611,508−1%
74Broadview Heights, OHOH19,7551,516+24%
75Canal Fulton, OHOH5,4121,517+7%
76Brookville, OHOH5,9991,529+13%
77Mansfield, OHOH47,3811,535−4%
78Marietta, OHOH13,0531,549−10%
79Wooster, OHOH27,1151,555+9%
80Kenton, OHOH7,8081,562−6%
81Bucyrus, OHOH11,6311,574−12%
82Cambridge, OHOH10,0551,579−13%
83Bryan, OHOH8,5791,589+3%
84Washington Court House, OHOH14,3751,610
85Portsmouth, OHOH17,2821,611−17%
86North Ridgeville, OHOH37,7861,612+69%
87Cortland, OHOH7,0241,622+3%
88Piqua, OHOH21,0641,624+2%
89Carlisle, OHOH5,8851,654+15%
90Ashland, OHOH18,7301,660−12%
91Highland Heights, OHOH8,5591,662+6%
92Girard, OHOH9,3841,664−14%
93Miamisburg, OHOH20,4141,665+5%
94Lebanon, OHOH22,1101,678+30%
95Sidney, OHOH20,1241,681−0%
96Mentor, OHOH47,0101,691−6%
97Massillon, OHOH32,1681,696+3%
98Steubenville, OHOH17,9221,701−6%
99Fostoria, OHOH12,9201,706−7%
100Fairlawn, OHOH7,8151,712+7%
101Willard, OHOH6,1301,712−10%
102Louisville, OHOH9,8741,732+11%
103Milford, OHOH6,4361,734+2%
104Youngstown, OHOH58,8321,734−28%
105Oberlin, OHOH8,6031,747+5%
106Mount Vernon, OHOH17,2871,777+20%
107St. Marys, OHOH8,3981,799+1%
108Blue Ash, OHOH13,7071,807+10%
109Beavercreek, OHOH48,1341,810+27%
110Salem, OHOH11,6551,812−4%
111Uhrichsville, OHOH5,1451,830−9%
112Amherst, OHOH12,9741,831+10%
113Johnstown, OHOH5,4761,835+59%
114Sunbury, OHOH8,8571,840+237%
115Fremont, OHOH15,7651,850−9%
116Strongsville, OHOH45,6291,853+4%
117Marysville, OHOH30,1901,855+89%
118Mason, OHOH35,8341,860+63%
119Hubbard, OHOH7,5281,868−9%
120Greenville, OHOH12,6801,906−5%
121Belpre, OHOH6,6571,910−0%
122Middleburg Heights, OHOH15,5581,930+0%
123Norwalk, OHOH17,1911,939+6%
124Cuyahoga Falls, OHOH50,9751,976+3%
125Ravenna, OHOH11,1361,977−5%
126Huber Heights, OHOH43,9051,978+15%
127Stow, OHOH33,9411,986+6%
128Dublin, OHOH49,0941,989+56%
129Middletown, OHOH52,1461,992+1%
130West Carrollton, OHOH12,9632,017
131Xenia, OHOH26,4252,023+9%
132Circleville, OHOH14,6342,028+9%
133South Lebanon, OHOH6,9652,031+174%
134Englewood, OHOH13,3432,034+9%
135East Liverpool, OHOH9,5692,036−27%
136Findlay, OHOH40,3702,055+4%
137Montgomery, OHOH10,9222,058+7%
138New Carlisle, OHOH5,5252,060−4%
139Campbell, OHOH7,7212,077−18%
140Chillicothe, OHOH21,8152,078+0%
141Perrysburg, OHOH25,4412,103+50%
142Niles, OHOH18,1162,107−13%
143Olmsted Falls, OHOH8,6692,124+9%
144Westlake, OHOH33,9042,128+7%
145Springboro, OHOH19,6062,129+58%
146Zanesville, OHOH25,1382,135−2%
147Delphos, OHOH7,0962,136+2%
148New Philadelphia, OHOH17,4242,137+2%
149Fairfield, OHOH44,6822,145+6%
150Wadsworth, OHOH24,7202,157+34%
151Celina, OHOH10,9362,175+6%
152Springfield, OHOH58,2812,188−11%
153Lancaster, OHOH41,9562,203+19%
154Medina, OHOH25,6922,218+2%
155Troy, OHOH27,3442,225+24%
156Dover, OHOH12,9472,235+6%
157Springdale, OHOH11,1342,237+5%
158Ashtabula, OHOH17,4742,268−17%
159Ironton, OHOH10,1482,271−9%
160Centerville, OHOH25,1942,296+9%
161Delaware, OHOH46,6362,304+85%
162Seven Hills, OHOH11,4642,339−5%
163Bedford Heights, OHOH10,6912,351−6%
164Richmond Heights, OHOH10,4752,363−4%
165Willoughby, OHOH24,2342,367+7%
166Avon Lake, OHOH26,4862,380+46%
167Bedford, OHOH12,7232,382−10%
168Alliance, OHOH21,5822,395−7%
169Warren, OHOH38,3282,402−18%
170Bellbrook, OHOH7,5632,412+8%
171Grove City, OHOH45,1802,419+67%
172Brook Park, OHOH18,1952,421−14%
173Bowling Green, OHOH31,1822,424+5%
174Reminderville, OHOH5,3362,443+127%
175Dayton, OHOH136,6882,449−18%
176Fairborn, OHOH35,7542,454+12%
177Newark, OHOH51,4732,454+11%
178Tiffin, OHOH17,8032,461−2%
179Toronto, OHOH5,1492,468−9%
180Sandusky, OHOH24,0012,491−14%
181Loveland, OHOH13,2882,506+14%
182Riverside, OHOH24,7062,540+5%
183Athens, OHOH25,3132,545+19%
184Lima, OHOH34,6952,548−13%
185Harrison, OHOH13,7952,583+84%
186Pickerington, OHOH26,3332,583+169%
187Beachwood, OHOH13,6732,597+12%
188Martins Ferry, OHOH6,0482,598−16%
189Canton, OHOH69,0012,603−15%
190Brooklyn, OHOH11,0722,605−4%
191Elyria, OHOH53,6342,610−4%
192Worthington, OHOH14,5432,659+3%
193Struthers, OHOH9,8372,702−16%
194North Olmsted, OHOH31,5422,702−8%
195Brunswick, OHOH35,1142,703+5%
196Eastlake, OHOH17,3572,709−14%
197Hilliard, OHOH38,8982,725+61%
198Wickliffe, OHOH12,6492,744−6%
199Barberton, OHOH24,7482,745−11%
200Marion, OHOH35,5872,745+1%
201Port Clinton, OHOH5,8752,757−8%
202North Canton, OHOH17,6922,765+8%
203Lorain, OHOH65,3662,769−5%
204Sylvania, OHOH18,8832,833+1%
205Madeira, OHOH9,6372,876+8%
206Oxford, OHOH22,3872,879+2%
207Trenton, OHOH14,2412,884+63%
208Gahanna, OHOH35,9862,895+10%
209Kent, OHOH27,7373,008−1%
210Hamilton, OHOH64,6443,014+7%
211Painesville, OHOH20,6603,027+18%
212Westerville, OHOH38,1653,028+8%
213Lyndhurst, OHOH13,5223,051−11%
214Wyoming, OHOH8,8073,054+7%
215Akron, OHOH189,6913,063−13%
216Kettering, OHOH57,3963,067−0%
217Forest Park, OHOH20,0413,108+3%
218Powell, OHOH18,2693,142+192%
219Berea, OHOH17,9203,155−6%
220Warrensville Heights, OHOH13,3533,239−12%
221Toledo, OHOH263,4233,273−16%
222Bay, OHOH15,7923,459−2%
223Fairview Park, OHOH16,7483,572−5%
224Sheffield Lake, OHOH8,9713,600−4%
225Reading, OHOH10,4913,631−7%
226Upper Arlington, OHOH35,8933,664+7%
227Whitehall, OHOH19,8053,752+3%
228Reynoldsburg, OHOH43,3503,827+35%
229Parma, OHOH78,5813,925−8%
230Garfield Heights, OHOH28,7903,982−6%
231Cincinnati, OHOH314,3674,035−5%
232Columbus, OHOH938,3964,251+32%
233East Cleveland, OHOH13,2294,291−51%
234Oakwood, OHOH9,4414,301+2%
235Mentor-on-the-Lake, OHOH7,1204,414−12%
236Maple Heights, OHOH22,9024,431−12%
237Euclid, OHOH47,9624,501−9%
238Rocky River, OHOH21,3974,524+3%
239Shaker Heights, OHOH28,4664,525−3%
240South Euclid, OHOH21,2484,561−10%
241Mount Healthy, OHOH6,9174,627−3%
242Cleveland, OHOH363,6084,678−24%
243Mayfield Heights, OHOH19,6674,717+1%
244Parma Heights, OHOH20,3274,843−6%
245Bexley, OHOH12,4525,143−6%
246North College Hill, OHOH9,5445,241−5%
247Cleveland Heights, OHOH43,7505,425−12%
248Willowick, OHOH14,1785,588−1%
249Norwood, OHOH19,6586,255−9%
250Deer Park, OHOH5,5576,507−7%
251Grandview Heights, OHOH9,1126,929+36%
252University Heights, OHOH13,2007,229−7%
253Cheviot, OHOH8,6237,395−4%
254Lakewood, OHOH49,0278,845−13%
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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES