28 cities
| City | Rank | 2025 Pop. ↓ | 2020 Pop. | Change | Density | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wooster | 1 | 26,892 | 27,236 | -0.26% | 1,542 | 17.44 | City |
| Chippewa township | 2 | 9,857 | 9,806 | 0.23% | 281 | 35.11 | Township |
| Orrville | 3 | 8,396 | 8,460 | -0.15% | 1,497 | 5.61 | City |
| Sugar Creek township | 4 | 7,139 | 7,186 | -0.13% | 192 | 37.23 | Township |
| East Union township | 5 | 6,968 | 6,951 | 0.06% | 196 | 35.50 | Township |
| Rittman | 6 | 6,085 | 6,134 | -0.16% | 966 | 6.30 | City |
| Canaan township | 7 | 5,101 | 5,112 | -0.02% | 138 | 36.96 | Township |
| Baughman township | 8 | 4,752 | 4,765 | -0.04% | 129 | 36.81 | Township |
| Sterling township | 9 | 4,729 | 4,694 | 0.19% | 167 | 28.40 | Township |
| Wooster township | 10 | 4,590 | 4,613 | -0.09% | 242 | 18.96 | Township |
| Salt Creek township | 11 | 4,493 | 4,512 | -0.04% | 190 | 23.71 | Township |
| Congress township | 12 | 4,449 | 4,472 | -0.09% | 103 | 43.11 | Township |
| Paint township | 13 | 3,467 | 3,492 | -0.09% | 141 | 24.53 | Township |
| Plain township | 14 | 3,065 | 3,071 | -0.03% | 73 | 41.74 | Township |
| Doylestown | 15 | 3,055 | 3,050 | 0.03% | 1,642 | 1.86 | Village |
| Milton township | 16 | 2,949 | 2,964 | -0.1% | 94 | 31.29 | Township |
| Creston | 17 | 2,137 | 2,139 | 0% | 976 | 2.19 | Village |
| Dalton | 18 | 1,920 | 1,930 | -0.1% | 1,148 | 1.67 | Village |
| Shreve | 19 | 1,496 | 1,501 | -0.07% | 1,729 | 0.86 | Village |
| West Salem | 20 | 1,434 | 1,433 | 0% | 1,344 | 1.07 | Village |
| Smithville | 21 | 1,327 | 1,341 | -0.23% | 1,074 | 1.24 | Village |
| Apple Creek | 22 | 1,181 | 1,186 | -0.08% | 2,012 | 0.59 | Village |
| Kidron | 23 | 1,015 | 1,094 | 0.5% | 347 | 2.93 | CDP |
| Marshallville | 24 | 790 | 790 | 0% | 1,337 | 0.59 | Village |
| Fredericksburg | 25 | 403 | 407 | -0.25% | 1,248 | 0.32 | Village |
| Burbank | 26 | 292 | 294 | 0% | 820 | 0.36 | Village |
| Sterling | 27 | 246 | 342 | -5.38% | 252 | 0.98 | CDP |
| Mount Eaton | 28 | 167 | 172 | -0.6% | 982 | 0.17 | Village |
Wooster is the largest city in Wayne County, with a population of 26,892.
Mount Eaton is the smallest city in Wayne County.
There are 28 cities in Wayne County, Ohio.