Fastest Growing Counties in Ohio (2026)

County
Rank
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2026 Pop.
2020 Pop.
Union County118.77%74,90963,069
Delaware County214.88%247,201215,181
Madison County39.84%48,18243,864
Pickaway County48.68%63,74958,659
Fairfield County57.74%171,798159,451
Warren County66.62%259,323243,211
Clermont County75.22%219,640208,751
Greene County84.97%176,496168,141
Morrow County94.59%36,60234,996
Licking County104.48%186,788178,786
Miami County114.06%113,396108,974
Lorain County123.75%325,279313,514
Franklin County133.47%1,370,4161,324,478
Butler County142.98%402,475390,845
Knox County152.6%64,44062,804
Adams County162.32%28,08827,451
Wood County172.29%135,280132,246
Brown County182.17%44,63143,684
Holmes County192.17%45,19744,239
Coshocton County202.15%37,37736,590
Perry County211.9%36,13135,459
Medina County221.72%185,775182,636
Athens County231.49%63,31462,386
Muskingum County241.46%87,70786,449
Noble County251.35%14,28814,098
Highland County261.34%43,94243,363
Clinton County271.24%42,55642,035
Portage County281.08%163,601161,853
Hamilton County291.03%838,977830,412
Mercer County300.99%42,95442,534
Montgomery County310.96%542,266537,115
Logan County320.9%46,53246,117
Van Wert County330.82%29,16028,922
Geauga County340.7%96,05295,383
Jackson County350.68%32,89332,671
Putnam County360.6%34,60034,392
Crawford County370.57%42,25242,013
Hancock County380.49%75,30774,939
Champaign County390.47%38,92338,741
Ashland County400.24%52,61152,485
Henry County410.1%27,69127,663
Shelby County420.04%48,17848,158
Wayne County430.04%116,941116,899
Guernsey County440.01%38,42938,426
Summit County450%539,807539,833
Defiance County46-0.04%38,25138,268
Stark County47-0.05%374,302374,476
Marion County48-0.05%65,35365,385
Pike County49-0.07%27,04627,064
Lake County50-0.1%232,294232,517
Richland County51-0.11%124,829124,969
Gallia County52-0.13%29,18829,226
Ross County53-0.27%76,86077,067
Huron County54-0.37%58,27258,487
Sandusky County55-0.38%58,65958,880
Vinton County56-0.55%12,73312,803
Darke County57-0.59%51,59551,901
Paulding County58-0.6%18,69718,809
Tuscarawas County59-0.74%92,51493,205
Morgan County60-0.79%13,64713,756
Ashtabula County61-0.84%96,67897,497
Preble County62-0.97%40,61041,007
Clark County63-1.01%134,510135,888
Auglaize County64-1.26%45,88246,466
Allen County65-1.28%100,810102,116
Seneca County66-1.29%54,35055,061
Wyandot County67-1.38%21,57521,878
Carroll County68-1.41%26,38326,761
Mahoning County69-1.48%224,635228,006
Williams County70-1.64%36,47737,084
Hocking County71-1.7%27,56428,040
Trumbull County72-1.75%198,130201,664
Lucas County73-1.95%422,439430,831
Fayette County74-1.98%28,39528,969
Fulton County75-2.38%41,63142,647
Cuyahoga County76-2.41%1,232,2361,262,619
Washington County77-2.48%58,17959,657
Meigs County78-2.51%21,61222,168
Columbiana County79-2.54%99,078101,661
Ottawa County80-2.65%39,23340,303
Hardin County81-2.71%29,89030,724
Jefferson County82-2.81%63,32665,159
Harrison County83-3.15%14,04114,498
Monroe County84-3.21%12,92113,350
Belmont County85-3.29%64,10466,285
Erie County86-3.34%72,94775,471
Scioto County87-3.99%70,90673,849
Lawrence County88-4.61%55,46358,146

Ohio Counties Growth Overview

Ohio's counties show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2026. Union County leads with 2.91% annualized growth, followed by Delaware County (2.34%) and Madison County (1.58%). The largest counties are Franklin County (1,370,416), Cuyahoga County (1,232,236), and Hamilton County (838,977). Of the 88 counties in Ohio, 44 are growing while 44 have experienced population decline. Overall, counties averaged 0.12% annualized growth, with total population growing by 0.2% annually.

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