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Most sparsely populated, Ohio counties

Ohio counties with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 88 counties in Ohio that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Monroe County, OHOH12,99429−14%

02Vinton County, OHOH12,64531−1%

03Morgan County, OHOH13,62633−9%

04Harrison County, OHOH14,07035−11%

05Noble County, OHOH14,27636+2%

06Paulding County, OHOH18,72745−8%

07Adams County, OHOH27,86548+2%

08Meigs County, OHOH21,58750−6%

09Wyandot County, OHOH21,56753−6%

10Pike County, OHOH27,06161−2%

11Gallia County, OHOH29,07262−6%

12Hardin County, OHOH30,07264−6%

13Hocking County, OHOH27,51265−3%

14Coshocton County, OHOH37,18866+1%

15Henry County, OHOH27,59866−6%

16Carroll County, OHOH26,47567−8%

17Fayette County, OHOH28,55270+0%

18Van Wert County, OHOH29,01371−2%

19Putnam County, OHOH34,38071−1%

20Guernsey County, OHOH38,37973−6%

21Jackson County, OHOH32,81778+1%

22Highland County, OHOH43,82379+7%

23Darke County, OHOH51,52086−3%

24Williams County, OHOH36,54987−7%

25Perry County, OHOH35,91888+5%

26Morrow County, OHOH36,30589+15%

27Champaign County, OHOH38,82090−0%

28Brown County, OHOH44,39791+5%

29Washington County, OHOH58,38992−8%

30Mercer County, OHOH42,73792+4%

31Defiance County, OHOH38,29293−3%

32Preble County, OHOH40,66496−4%

33Seneca County, OHOH54,52299−7%

34Madison County, OHOH46,985101+17%

35Logan County, OHOH46,302101+1%

36Fulton County, OHOH41,853103−1%

37Clinton County, OHOH42,301103+4%

38Crawford County, OHOH41,896104−11%

39Holmes County, OHOH44,970106+15%

40Ross County, OHOH76,429111+4%

41Auglaize County, OHOH45,909114−2%

42Scioto County, OHOH71,365117−10%

43Shelby County, OHOH48,065118+0%

44Huron County, OHOH58,250118−2%

45Belmont County, OHOH64,434121−8%

46Knox County, OHOH64,002122+17%

47Lawrence County, OHOH55,710123−11%

48Ashland County, OHOH52,523124+0%

49Athens County, OHOH63,197125+2%

50Pickaway County, OHOH62,978126+19%

51Muskingum County, OHOH87,014131+3%

52Ashtabula County, OHOH96,713138−6%

53Hancock County, OHOH75,034141+5%

54Sandusky County, OHOH58,655144−5%

55Ottawa County, OHOH39,481155−4%

56Jefferson County, OHOH63,597156−14%

57Marion County, OHOH65,115161−2%

58Tuscarawas County, OHOH92,373163+2%

59Union County, OHOH73,446170+80%

60Columbiana County, OHOH99,377187−11%

61Wayne County, OHOH116,758210+5%

62Wood County, OHOH134,176217+11%

63Geauga County, OHOH95,676239+5%

64Allen County, OHOH100,881251−7%

65Richland County, OHOH124,893252−3%

66Licking County, OHOH185,564272+28%

67Miami County, OHOH112,634277+14%

68Erie County, OHOH73,296292−8%

69Trumbull County, OHOH198,972322−12%

70Portage County, OHOH163,404335+7%

71Fairfield County, OHOH169,752337+38%

72Clark County, OHOH135,340342−6%

73Greene County, OHOH174,322421+18%

74Medina County, OHOH185,025439+22%

75Clermont County, OHOH216,977479+22%

76Mahoning County, OHOH224,706546−13%

77Delaware County, OHOH242,032546+120%

78Warren County, OHOH257,181641+62%

79Stark County, OHOH373,771650−1%

80Lorain County, OHOH323,219659+14%

81Butler County, OHOH400,128858+20%

82Lake County, OHOH232,2171,012+2%

83Montgomery County, OHOH539,5981,170−3%

84Lucas County, OHOH423,3471,246−7%

85Summit County, OHOH538,3761,304−1%

86Hamilton County, OHOH838,4182,068−1%

87Franklin County, OHOH1,361,5362,557+27%

88Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,9252,697−12%

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