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Most sparsely populated, Ohio cities

Ohio cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2025). This list covers the 254 cities in Ohio that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 254 is 1,989. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Portsmouth, OH, up 25 places to #85.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01The Village of Indian Hill, OHOH6,114313+4%

02Kirtland, OHOH6,925415+4%

03▲1Conneaut, OHOH12,247467−2%

04▲3New Franklin, OHOH13,873555+533%

05▲4Norton, OHOH11,4935690%

06New Albany, OHOH11,803575+218%

07▼4West Jefferson, OHOH5,827587+35%

08▲2Ontario, OHOH6,692604+26%

09▲2Northwood, OHOH5,252614−4%

10▲2Pataskala, OHOH18,529640+81%

11▲4Groveport, OHOH5,818668+51%

12▲4Jackson, OHOH6,233689+1%

13▲4Oregon, OHOH19,674690+2%

14▲4Brecksville, OHOH13,843712+3%

15▼1Moraine, OHOH6,627714−4%

16▲3Clayton, OHOH13,3977240%

17▲3Streetsboro, OHOH17,730756+44%

18▲5Trotwood, OHOH23,190761−15%

19▲7Independence, OHOH7,456783+5%

20▲2Aurora, OHOH18,014786+33%

21▲4Wellston, OHOH5,488788−10%

22▲6Green, OHOH27,553860+21%

23▲4Union, OHOH7,177865+29%

24▲6Hudson, OHOH23,085901+3%

25▲6Willoughby Hills, OHOH9,992929+16%

26▲8Pepper Pike, OHOH6,886967+14%

27▲8Rittman, OHOH6,120972−3%

28▲4Heath, OHOH10,859982+27%

29▲9Upper Sandusky, OHOH6,661987+2%

30▲7Wilmington, OHOH12,802989+7%

31▲5Monroe, OHOH15,8801,006+123%

32▲7Vermilion, OHOH10,6951,009−2%

33▲7Columbiana, OHOH6,7561,106+20%

34▲13Solon, OHOH23,6791,166+9%

35▲14Grafton, OHOH5,7641,169+150%

36▲8Waterville, OHOH6,0371,169+25%

37▲6Whitehouse, OHOH5,0731,176+86%

38▲8Chardon, OHOH5,2511,196+2%

39▲14Vandalia, OHOH15,0141,217+3%

40▲10Clyde, OHOH6,3611,217+5%

41▲10Rossford, OHOH6,3691,231−1%

42▲6Avon, OHOH25,6111,232+124%

43▲2Hillsboro, OHOH6,7631,235+6%

44▼3Canal Winchester, OHOH10,0581,238+125%

45▲11Macedonia, OHOH12,1471,248+32%

46▼13Obetz, OHOH7,3421,260+85%

47▲10Franklin, OHOH11,6471,262+2%

48▲4London, OHOH10,8131,288+23%

49▲10Eaton, OHOH8,3271,296+2%

50▲4Granville, OHOH6,2521,300+97%

51▲9Tallmadge, OHOH18,5211,319+13%

52▲6Tipp City, OHOH10,6441,325+15%

53▲8Defiance, OHOH17,0091,330+3%

54▲9Bellevue, OHOH8,1541,3300%

55▲16Huron, OHOH6,5851,332−17%

56▲6Urbana, OHOH11,1401,339−4%

57▲11Maumee, OHOH13,5211,346−11%

58▲12Twinsburg, OHOH18,9391,376+11%

59▲8Coshocton, OHOH11,1691,395−4%

60▲13Wauseon, OHOH7,4301,397+5%

61▲13Napoleon, OHOH8,6801,397−7%

62▲7Bellefontaine, OHOH14,1511,401+8%

63▲9Galion, OHOH10,3701,403−9%

64▲1Germantown, OHOH5,9471,409+22%

65▲10Sharonville, OHOH13,9971,427+1%

66▲10North Royalton, OHOH30,9361,446+8%

67▲13Geneva, OHOH5,8061,453−12%

68▲9Shelby, OHOH9,2311,462−6%

69▲16Wapakoneta, OHOH9,7111,480+3%

70▲14Canfield, OHOH7,5841,486+3%

71▲7Van Wert, OHOH11,2001,487+5%

72▲14Logan, OHOH7,1641,495+7%

73▲10Orrville, OHOH8,4611,508−1%

74▲14Broadview Heights, OHOH19,7551,516+24%

75▲6Canal Fulton, OHOH5,4121,517+7%

76▲11Brookville, OHOH5,9991,529+13%

77▲12Mansfield, OHOH47,3811,535−4%

78▲20Marietta, OHOH13,0531,549−10%

79▲12Wooster, OHOH27,1151,555+9%

80▲19Kenton, OHOH7,8081,562−6%

81▲14Bucyrus, OHOH11,6311,574−12%

82▲15Cambridge, OHOH10,0551,579−13%

83▲19Bryan, OHOH8,5791,589+3%

84▲17Washington Court House, OHOH14,3751,610–

85▲25Portsmouth, OHOH17,2821,611−17%

86▼4North Ridgeville, OHOH37,7861,612+69%

87▲18Cortland, OHOH7,0241,622+3%

88▲5Piqua, OHOH21,0641,624+2%

89▲1Carlisle, OHOH5,8851,654+15%

90▲22Ashland, OHOH18,7301,660−12%

91▲17Highland Heights, OHOH8,5591,662+6%

92▲19Girard, OHOH9,3841,664−14%

93▲11Miamisburg, OHOH20,4141,665+5%

94▲2Lebanon, OHOH22,1101,678+30%

95▲20Sidney, OHOH20,1241,6810%

96▲17Mentor, OHOH47,0101,691−6%

97▲12Massillon, OHOH32,1681,696+3%

98▲19Steubenville, OHOH17,9221,701−6%

99▲17Fostoria, OHOH12,9201,706−7%

100▲7Fairlawn, OHOH7,8151,712+7%

101▲17Willard, OHOH6,1301,712−10%

102▲4Louisville, OHOH9,8741,732+11%

103▲22Milford, OHOH6,4361,734+2%

104▲20Youngstown, OHOH58,8321,734−28%

105▲15Oberlin, OHOH8,6031,747+5%

106▲15Mount Vernon, OHOH17,2871,777+20%

107▲20St. Marys, OHOH8,3981,799+1%

108▲15Blue Ash, OHOH13,7071,807+10%

109▲13Beavercreek, OHOH48,1341,810+27%

110▲19Salem, OHOH11,6551,812−4%

111▲21Uhrichsville, OHOH5,1451,830−9%

112▲14Amherst, OHOH12,9741,831+10%

113▲6Johnstown, OHOH5,4761,835+59%

114▼48Sunbury, OHOH8,8571,840+237%

115▲16Fremont, OHOH15,7651,850−9%

116▲17Strongsville, OHOH45,6291,853+4%

117▼23Marysville, OHOH30,1901,855+89%

118▲10Mason, OHOH35,8341,860+63%

119▲15Hubbard, OHOH7,5281,868−9%

120▲16Greenville, OHOH12,6801,906−5%

121▲18Belpre, OHOH6,6571,9100%

122▲23Middleburg Heights, OHOH15,5581,9300%

123▲14Norwalk, OHOH17,1911,939+6%

124▲20Cuyahoga Falls, OHOH50,9751,976+3%

125▲22Ravenna, OHOH11,1361,977−5%

126▲16Huber Heights, OHOH43,9051,978+15%

127▲21Stow, OHOH33,9411,986+6%

128▲18Dublin, OHOH49,0941,989+56%

129▲11Middletown, OHOH52,1461,992+1%

130▲21West Carrollton, OHOH12,9632,017–

131▲10Xenia, OHOH26,4252,023+9%

132▲6Circleville, OHOH14,6342,028+9%

133▼3South Lebanon, OHOH6,9652,031+174%

134▲19Englewood, OHOH13,3432,034+9%

135▲29East Liverpool, OHOH9,5692,036−27%

136▲18Findlay, OHOH40,3702,055+4%

137▲15Montgomery, OHOH10,9222,058+7%

138▲19New Carlisle, OHOH5,5252,060−4%

139▲24Campbell, OHOH7,7212,077−18%

140▲20Chillicothe, OHOH21,8152,0780%

141▲14Perrysburg, OHOH25,4412,103+50%

142▲26Niles, OHOH18,1162,107−13%

143▲18Olmsted Falls, OHOH8,6692,124+9%

144▲25Westlake, OHOH33,9042,128+7%

145▲11Springboro, OHOH19,6062,129+58%

146▲16Zanesville, OHOH25,1382,135−2%

147▲20Delphos, OHOH7,0962,136+2%

148▲23New Philadelphia, OHOH17,4242,137+2%

149▲21Fairfield, OHOH44,6822,145+6%

150▲8Wadsworth, OHOH24,7202,157+34%

151▲21Celina, OHOH10,9362,175+6%

152▲21Springfield, OHOH58,2812,188−11%

153▲12Lancaster, OHOH41,9562,203+19%

154▲23Medina, OHOH25,6922,218+2%

155▲11Troy, OHOH27,3442,225+24%

156▲22Dover, OHOH12,9472,235+6%

157▲19Springdale, OHOH11,1342,237+5%

158▲25Ashtabula, OHOH17,4742,268−17%

159▲30Ironton, OHOH10,1482,271−9%

160▲15Centerville, OHOH25,1942,296+9%

161▼11Delaware, OHOH46,6362,304+85%

162▲30Seven Hills, OHOH11,4642,339−5%

163▲33Bedford Heights, OHOH10,6912,351−6%

164▲34Richmond Heights, OHOH10,4752,363−4%

165▲20Willoughby, OHOH24,2342,367+7%

166▲13Avon Lake, OHOH26,4862,380+46%

167▲34Bedford, OHOH12,7232,382−10%

168▲27Alliance, OHOH21,5822,395−7%

169▲31Warren, OHOH38,3282,402−18%

170▲14Bellbrook, OHOH7,5632,412+8%

171▲3Grove City, OHOH45,1802,419+67%

172▲31Brook Park, OHOH18,1952,421−14%

173▲20Bowling Green, OHOH31,1822,424+5%

174▲30Reminderville, OHOH5,3362,443+127%

175▲27Dayton, OHOH136,6882,449−18%

176▲14Fairborn, OHOH35,7542,454+12%

177▲14Newark, OHOH51,4732,454+11%

178▲27Tiffin, OHOH17,8032,461−2%

179▲30Toronto, OHOH5,1492,468−9%

180▲33Sandusky, OHOH24,0012,491−14%

181▲25Loveland, OHOH13,2882,506+14%

182▲26Riverside, OHOH24,7062,540+5%

183▲11Athens, OHOH25,3132,545+19%

184▲30Lima, OHOH34,6952,548−13%

185▲3Harrison, OHOH13,7952,583+84%

186▼6Pickerington, OHOH26,3332,583+169%

187▲29Beachwood, OHOH13,6732,597+12%

188▲31Martins Ferry, OHOH6,0482,598−16%

189▲29Canton, OHOH69,0012,603−15%

190▲27Brooklyn, OHOH11,0722,605−4%

191▲20Elyria, OHOH53,6342,610−4%

192▲28Worthington, OHOH14,5432,659+3%

193▲32Struthers, OHOH9,8372,702−16%

194▲33North Olmsted, OHOH31,5422,702−8%

195▲26Brunswick, OHOH35,1142,703+5%

196▲27Eastlake, OHOH17,3572,709−14%

197▲15Hilliard, OHOH38,8982,725+61%

198▲24Wickliffe, OHOH12,6492,744−6%

199▲30Barberton, OHOH24,7482,745−11%

200▲26Marion, OHOH35,5872,745+1%

201▲30Port Clinton, OHOH5,8752,757−8%

202▲26North Canton, OHOH17,6922,765+8%

203▲21Lorain, OHOH65,3662,769−5%

204▲29Sylvania, OHOH18,8832,833+1%

205▲27Madeira, OHOH9,6372,876+8%

206▲33Oxford, OHOH22,3872,879+2%

207▲8Trenton, OHOH14,2412,884+63%

208▲27Gahanna, OHOH35,9862,895+10%

209▲33Kent, OHOH27,7373,008−1%

210▲28Hamilton, OHOH64,6443,014+7%

211▲29Painesville, OHOH20,6603,027+18%

212▲33Westerville, OHOH38,1653,028+8%

213▲37Lyndhurst, OHOH13,5223,051−11%

214▲27Wyoming, OHOH8,8073,054+7%

215▲28Akron, OHOH189,6913,063−13%

216▲28Kettering, OHOH57,3963,0670%

217▲30Forest Park, OHOH20,0413,108+3%

218▼21Powell, OHOH18,2693,142+192%

219▲32Berea, OHOH17,9203,155−6%

220▲32Warrensville Heights, OHOH13,3533,239−12%

221▲32Toledo, OHOH263,4233,273−16%

222▲35Bay, OHOH15,7923,459−2%

223▲38Fairview Park, OHOH16,7483,572−5%

224▲34Sheffield Lake, OHOH8,9713,600−4%

225▲35Reading, OHOH10,4913,631−7%

226▲36Upper Arlington, OHOH35,8933,664+7%

227▲36Whitehall, OHOH19,8053,752+3%

228▲31Reynoldsburg, OHOH43,3503,827+35%

229▲36Parma, OHOH78,5813,925−8%

230▲37Garfield Heights, OHOH28,7903,982−6%

231▲33Cincinnati, OHOH314,3674,035−5%

232▲34Columbus, OHOH938,3964,251+32%

233▲37East Cleveland, OHOH13,2294,291−51%

234▲34Oakwood, OHOH9,4414,301+2%

235▲34Mentor-on-the-Lake, OHOH7,1204,414−12%

236▲35Maple Heights, OHOH22,9024,431−12%

237▲36Euclid, OHOH47,9624,501−9%

238▲34Rocky River, OHOH21,3974,524+3%

239▲35Shaker Heights, OHOH28,4664,525−3%

240▲36South Euclid, OHOH21,2484,561−10%

241▲34Mount Healthy, OHOH6,9174,627−3%

242▲36Cleveland, OHOH363,6084,678−24%

243▲36Mayfield Heights, OHOH19,6674,717+1%

244▲36Parma Heights, OHOH20,3274,843−6%

245▲41Bexley, OHOH12,4525,143−6%

246▲35North College Hill, OHOH9,5445,241−5%

247▲37Cleveland Heights, OHOH43,7505,425−12%

248▲35Willowick, OHOH14,1785,588−1%

249▲38Norwood, OHOH19,6586,255−9%

250▲39Deer Park, OHOH5,5576,507−7%

251▲37Grandview Heights, OHOH9,1126,929+36%

252▲39University Heights, OHOH13,2007,229−7%

253▲37Cheviot, OHOH8,6237,395−4%

254▲38Lakewood, OHOH49,0278,845−13%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES