The Columbus vs Other Cities page compares city, county and metro area population and demographics to both national and Midwestern peers using the latest available data from the US Census
**Last Updated: 4/27/2024- added a new table for metro area populations through 2023.
First up, here are the 25 largest cities in the U.S. 2000-2022. Green cities are those that moved up in the rankings versus the previous year, and red are those that moved down.
Rank | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2022 |
1 | New York: 8,008,278 | New York: 8,175,133 | New York: 8,804,190 | New York: 8,335,897 |
2 | Los Angeles: 3,694,820 | Los Angeles: 3,792,621 | Los Angeles: 3,898,747 | Los Angeles: 3,822,238 |
3 | Chicago: 2,896,016 | Chicago: 2,695,598 | Chicago: 2,746,388 | Chicago: 2,665,039 |
4 | Houston: 1,953,631 | Houston: 2,100,263 | Houston: 2,304,580 | Houston: 2,302,878 |
5 | Philadelphia: 1,517,550 | Philadelphia: 1,526,006 | Phoenix: 1,608,139 | Phoenix: 1,644,409 |
6 | Phoenix: 1,321,045 | Phoenix: 1,445,632 | Philadelphia: 1,603,797 | Philadelphia: 1,567,258 |
7 | San Diego: 1,223,400 | San Antonio: 1,327,407 | San Antonio: 1,434,625 | San Antonio: 1,472,909 |
8 | Dallas: 1,188,580 | San Diego: 1,307,402 | San Diego: 1,386,932 | San Diego: 1,381,162 |
9 | San Antonio: 1,144,646 | Dallas: 1,197,816 | Dallas: 1,304,379 | Dallas: 1,299,544 |
10 | Detroit: 951,270 | San Jose: 945,942 | San Jose: 1,013,240 | Austin: 974,447 |
11 | San Jose: 894,943 | Jacksonville: 821,784 | Austin: 961,855 | Jacksonville: 971,319 |
12 | Indianapolis: 781,926 | Indianapolis: 820,445 | Jacksonville: 949,611 | San Jose: 971,233 |
13 | San Francisco: 776,733 | San Francisco: 805,235 | For Worth: 918,915 | Fort Worth: 956,709 |
14 | Jacksonville: 735,503 | Austin: 790,390 | Columbus: 905,748 | Columbus: 907,971 |
15 | Columbus: 711,470 | Columbus: 787,033 | Indianapolis: 887,642 | Charlotte: 897,720 |
16 | Austin: 656,562 | Fort Worth: 741,206 | Charlotte: 874,579 | Indianapolis: 880,621 |
17 | Baltimore: 651,154 | Charlotte: 731,424 | San Francisco: 873,965 | San Francisco: 808,437 |
18 | Memphis: 650,100 | Detroit: 713,777 | Seattle: 737,015 | Seattle: 749,256 |
19 | Milwaukee: 596,974 | El Paso: 649,121 | Denver: 715,522 | Denver: 713,252 |
20 | Boston: 589,141 | Memphis: 646,889 | Washington DC: 689,545 | Oklahoma City: 694,800 |
21 | Washington DC: 572,059 | Baltimore: 620,961 | Nashville: 689,447 | Nashville: 683,622 |
22 | El Paso: 563,662 | Boston: 617,594 | Oklahoma City: 681,054 | El Paso: 677,456 |
23 | Seattle: 563,374 | Seattle: 608,660 | El Paso: 678,815 | Washington DC: 671,803 |
24 | Denver: 554,636 | Washington DC: 601,723 | Boston: 675,647 | Las Vegas: 656,274 |
25 | Nashville: 545,524 | Nashville: 601,222 | Portland: 652,503 | Boston: 650,706 |
Core City Comparisons
The core city list is made up of national cities with a population of +/- 100,000 from Columbus as of 2020, all major Midwestern cities of at least 200,000 people, and all major Ohio cities.
Rank | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2022 |
1 | Chicago: 2,896,016 | Chicago: 2,695,598 | Chicago: 2,746,388 | Chicago: 2,665,039 |
2 | Detroit: 951,270 | Jacksonville: 821,784 | Austin: 961,855 | Austin: 974,447 |
3 | Indianapolis: 781,926 | Indianapolis: 820,445 | Jacksonville: 949,611 | Jacksonville: 971,319 |
4 | Jacksonville: 735,503 | Austin: 790,390 | Columbus: 905,748 | Columbus: 907,971 |
5 | Columbus: 711,470 | Columbus: 787,033 | Indianapolis: 887,642 | Indianapolis: 880,621 |
6 | Austin: 656,562 | Detroit: 713,777 | Detroit: 639,111 | Detroit: 620,376 |
7 | Milwaukee: 596,974 | Milwaukee: 594,833 | Milwaukee: 577,222 | Milwaukee: 563,305 |
8 | Cleveland: 529,121 | Kansas City: 459,787 | Kansas City: 508,090 | Kansas City: 509,297 |
9 | Kansas City: 441,545 | Omaha: 408,958 | Omaha: 486,051 | Omaha: 485,153 |
10 | Omaha: 390,007 | Cleveland: 396,815 | Minneapolis: 429,954 | Minneapolis: 425,096 |
11 | Minneapolis: 382,618 | Minneapolis: 382,578 | Wichita: 397,532 | Wichita: 396,192 |
12 | St. Louis: 348,189 | Wichita: 382,368 | Cleveland: 372,624 | Cleveland: 361,607 |
13 | Wichita: 344,284 | St. Louis: 319,294 | St. Paul: 311,527 | Cincinnati: 309,513 |
14 | Cincinnati: 331,285 | Cincinnati: 296,945 | Cincinnati: 309,317 | St. Paul: 303,176 |
15 | Toledo: 313,619 | Toledo: 287,208 | St. Louis: 301,578 | Lincoln: 292,627 |
16 | St. Paul: 287,151 | St. Paul: 285,068 | Lincoln: 291,082 | St. Louis: 286,578 |
17 | Lincoln: 225,581 | Lincoln: 258,379 | Toledo: 270,871 | Madison: 272,903 |
18 | Akron: 217,074 | Madison: 233,209 | Madison: 269,840 | Fort Wayne: 267,927 |
19 | Madison: 208,054 | Fort Wayne: 253,691 | Fort Wayne: 263,886 | Toledo: 266,301 |
20 | Fort Wayne: 205,727 | Des Moines: 203,433 | Des Moines: 214,133 | Des Moines: 211,034 |
21 | Des Moines: 198,682 | Grand Rapids: 188,040 | Grand Rapids: 198,917 | Grand Rapids: 196,908 |
22 | Grand Rapids: 197,800 | Akron: 199,110 | Akron: 190,469 | Akron: 188,509 |
23 | Dayton: 166,179 | Dayton: 141,759 | Dayton: 137,644 | Dayton: 135,944 |
24 | Youngstown: 82,026 | Canton: 73,007 | Canton: 70,872 | Canton: 69,671 |
25 | Canton: 80,806 | Youngstown: 66,982 | Youngstown: 60,068 | Youngstown: 59,144 |
City Core Population Change Total and Rank by Period
Rank | 2000-2010 | 2010-2020 | 2020-2022 | 2000-2022 |
1 | Austin: 133,828 | Austin: 171,465 | Jacksonville: 21,708 | Austin: 317,885 |
2 | Jacksonville: 86,281 | Jacksonville: 127,827 | Austin: 12,592 | Jacksonville: 235,816 |
3 | Columbus: 75,563 | Columbus: 118,715 | Fort Wayne: 4,041 | Columbus: 196,501 |
4 | Fort Wayne: 47,964 | Omaha: 77,093 | Madison: 3,063 | Indianapolis: 98,694 |
5 | Indianapolis: 38,519 | Indianapolis: 67,197 | Columbus: 2,223 | Omaha: 95,146 |
6 | Wichita: 38,084 | Chicago: 50,790 | Lincoln: 1,545 | Kansas City: 67,752 |
7 | Lincoln: 32,798 | Kansas City: 48,303 | Kansas City: 1,207 | Lincoln: 66,776 |
8 | Madison: 25,155 | Minneapolis: 47,376 | Cincinnati: 196 | Madison: 64,849 |
9 | Omaha: 18,951 | Madison: 36,631 | Omaha: -898 | Fort Wayne: 6,2200 |
10 | Kansas City: 18,242 | Lincoln: 32,703 | Youngstown: -924 | Wichita: 51,908 |
11 | Des Moines: 4,751 | St. Paul: 26,459 | Canton: -1,201 | Minneapolis: 42,478 |
12 | Minneapolis: -40 | Wichita: 15,164 | Wichita: -1,340 | St. Paul: 16,025 |
13 | St. Paul: -2,083 | Cincinnati: 12,372 | Dayton: -1,700 | Des Moines: 12,352 |
14 | Milwaukee: -2,141 | Grand Rapids: 10,877 | Akron: -1,960 | Grand Rapids: -892 |
15 | Canton: -7,799 | Des Moines: 10,700 | Grand Rapids: -2,009 | Canton: -11,135 |
16 | Grand Rapids: -9,760 | Fort Wayne: 10,195 | Des Moines: -3,099 | Cincinnati: -21,772 |
17 | Youngstown: -15,044 | Canton: -2,135 | Toledo: -4,570 | Youngstown: -22,882 |
18 | Akron: -17,964 | Dayton: -4,115 | Minneapolis: -4,858 | Akron: -28,565 |
19 | Dayton: -24,420 | Youngstown: -6,914 | Indianapolis: -7,021 | Dayton: -30,235 |
20 | Toledo: -26,411 | Akron: -8,641 | St. Paul: -8,351 | Milwaukee: -33,669 |
21 | St. Louis: -28,895 | Toledo: -16,337 | Cleveland: -11,017 | Toledo: -47,318 |
22 | Cincinnati: -34,340 | Milwaukee: -17,611 | Milwaukee: -13,917 | St. Louis: -61,611 |
23 | Cleveland: -81,588 | St. Louis: -17,716 | St. Louis: -15,000 | Cleveland: -167,514 |
24 | Chicago: -200,418 | Cleveland: -24,191 | Detroit: -18,735 | Chicago: -230,977 |
25 | Detroit: -237,493 | Detroit: -74,666 | Chicago: -83,149 | Detroit: -330,894 |
Core City Population Density Per Square Mile
Rank | 2010 | 2020 | 2022 |
1 | Chicago: 11841.8 | Chicago: 12059.8 | Chicago: 11702.6 |
2 | Minneapolis: 6654.7 | Minneapolis: 7966.5 | Minneapolis: 7872.1 |
3 | Milwaukee: 6188.3 | Milwaukee: 6001.2 | Milwaukee: 5856.8 |
4 | St. Paul: 5484.3 | St. Paul: 5994.0 | St. Paul: 5833.7 |
5 | St. Louis: 5157.5 | St. Louis: 4885.0 | Cleveland: 4651.5 |
6 | Detroit: 5144.3 | Cleveland: 4793.5 | St. Louis: 4641.7 |
7 | Cleveland: 5107.2 | Detroit: 4606.8 | Detroit: 4471.8 |
8 | Grand Rapids: 4235.6 | Grand Rapids: 4442.5 | Grand Rapids: 4397.2 |
9 | Cincinnati: 3809.8 | Columbus: 4116.3 | Columbus: 4126.4 |
10 | Columbus: 3624.1 | Cincinnati: 3974.0 | Cincinnati: 3976.3 |
11 | Toledo: 3559.3 | Omaha: 3433.4 | Madison: 3429.7 |
12 | Omaha: 3217.9 | Madison: 3391.2 | Omaha: 3426.9 |
13 | Akron: 3209.8 | Toledo: 3365.4 | Toledo: 3308.5 |
14 | Madison: 3037.0 | Akron: 3075.4 | Austin: 3045.7 |
15 | Lincoln: 2899.4 | Austin: 3006.4 | Akron: 3043.9 |
16 | Canton: 2867.3 | Lincoln: 2979.7 | Lincoln: 2995.5 |
17 | Austin: 2653.2 | Canton: 2692.6 | Canton: 2647.1 |
18 | Dayton: 2543.1 | Dayton: 2466.5 | Wichita: 2445.8 |
19 | Des Moines: 2515.6 | Indianapolis: 2454.5 | Dayton: 2435.8 |
20 | Wichita: 2400.4 | Wichita: 2454.0 | Indianapolis: 2435.1 |
21 | Fort Wayne: 2293.4 | Des Moines: 2428.4 | Fort Wayne: 2419.4 |
22 | Indianapolis: 2270.0 | Fort Wayne: 2382.8 | Des Moines: 2393.2 |
23 | Youngstown: 1972.7 | Youngstown: 1770.5 | Youngstown: 1743.1 |
24 | Kansas City: 1459.9 | Kansas City: 1614.5 | Kansas City: 1618.4 |
25 | Jacksonville: 1100.1 | Jacksonville: 1270.7 | Jacksonville: 1299.8 |
Core City Population Density Change by Period
Rank | 2010-2020 | 2020-2022 | 2010-2022 |
1 | Minneapolis: 1311.8 | Austin: 39.3 | Minneapolis: 1217.4 |
2 | St. Paul: 509.7 | Madison: 38.5 | Columbus: 502.3 |
3 | Columbus: 492.2 | Jacksonville: 29.1 | Madison: 392.7 |
4 | Madison: 354.2 | Lincoln: 15.8 | Austin: 392.5 |
5 | Austin: 353.2 | Columbus: 10.1 | St. Paul: 349.4 |
6 | Chicago: 218.0 | Kansas City: 3.9 | Omaha: 209.0 |
7 | Omaha: 215.5 | Cincinnati: 2.3 | Jacksonville: 199.7 |
8 | Grand Rapids: 206.9 | Omaha: -6.5 | Cincinnati: 166.5 |
9 | Indianapolis: 184.5 | Wichita: -8.2 | Indianapolis: 165.1 |
10 | Jacksonville: 170.6 | Fort Wayne: -9.0 | Grand Rapids: 161.6 |
11 | Cincinnati: 164.2 | Indianpolis: -19.4 | Kansas City: 158.5 |
12 | Kansas City: 154.6 | Youngstown: -27.4 | Lincoln: 96.1 |
13 | Fort Wayne: 89.4 | Dayton: -30.7 | Fort Wayne: 80.4 |
14 | Lincoln: 80.3 | Akron: -31.5 | Wichita: 45.4 |
15 | Wichita: 53.6 | Des Moines: -35.2 | Dayton: -107.3 |
16 | Dayton: -76.6 | Grand Rapids: -45.3 | Des Moines: -122.4 |
17 | Des Moines: -87.2 | Canton: -45.5 | Chicago: -139.2 |
18 | Akron: -134.4 | Toledo: -56.9 | Akron: -165.9 |
19 | Canton: -174.7 | Minneapolis: -94.4 | Canton: -220.2 |
20 | Milawaukee: -187.1 | Detroit: -135 | Youngstown: -229.6 |
21 | Toledo: -193.9 | Cleveland: -142.0 | Toledo: -250.8 |
22 | Youngstown: -202.2 | Milwaukee: -144.4 | Milwaukee: -331.5 |
23 | St. Louis: -272.5 | St. Paul: -160.3 | Cleveland: -455.7 |
24 | Cleveland: -313.7 | St. Louis: -243.3 | St. Louis: -515.8 |
25 | Detroit: -537.5 | Chicago: -357.2 | Detroit: -672.5 |
Core County Comparisons
Core county comparisons are based on the central county of peer and Midwestern metro areas. National metro peers are those with populations of 1.5-2.5 million, Midwest metros with at least 500,000, and all major Ohio metros.
Total Core County Population for Metro/Midwestern Peers by Year
Rank | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2022 |
1 | Cook-Chicago: 5,376,741 | Cook- Chicago: 5,194,675 | Cook- Chicago: 5,275,541 | Cook- Chicago: 5,109,292 |
2 | Wayne-Detroit: 2,061,162 | Clark- Las Vegas: 1,951,269 | Clark- Las Vegas: 2,265,461 | Clark- Las Vegas: 2,322,985 |
3 | Santa Clara- San Jose: 1,682,585 | Wayne- Detroit: 1,820,584 | Santa Clara- San Jose: 1,936,259 | Santa Clara- San Jose: 1,870,945 |
4 | Cuyahoga- Cleveland: 1,393,978 | Santa Clara- San Jose: 1,781,642 | Wayne- Detroit: 1,793,561 | Wayne- Detroit: 1,757,043 |
5 | Clark- Las Vegas: 1,375,765 | Cuyahoga- Cleveland: 1,280,122 | Franklin- Columbus: 1,323,807 | Travis- Austin: 1,326,436 |
6 | Allegheny- Pittsburgh: 1,281,666 | Allegheny- Pittsburgh: 1,223,348 | Travis- Austin: 1,290,188 | Franklin- Columbus: 1,321,820 |
7 | Hennepin- Minneapolis: 1,116,200 | Franklin- Columbus: 1,163,414 | Hennepin- Minneapolis: 1,281,565 | Hennepin- Minneapolis: 1,260,121 |
8 | Franklin- Columbus: 1,068,978 | Hennepin- Minneapolis: 1,152,425 | Cuyahoga- Cleveland: 1,264,817 | Cuyahoga- Cleveland: 1,236,041 |
9 | Milwaukee- Miwaukee: 940,164 | Travis- Austin: 1,024,266 | Allegheny- Pittsburgh: 1,250,578 | Allegheny- Pittsburgh: 1,233,253 |
10 | Marion- Indianapolis: 860,454 | Milwaukee- Milwaukee: 947,735 | Duval- Jacksonville: 995,567 | Duval- Jacksonville: 1,016,536 |
11 | Hamilton- Cincinnati: 845,305 | Marion- Indianapolis: 919,628 | Marion- Indianapolis: 977,203 | Marion- Indianapolis: 969,466 |
12 | Travis- Austin: 812,280 | Duval- Jacksonville: 864,263 | Milwaukee- Milwaukee: 939,489 | Milwaukee- Milwaukee: 918,661 |
13 | Duval- Jacksonville: 778,879 | Hamilton- Cincinnati: 802,374 | Hamilton- Cincinnati: 830,639 | Hamilton- Cincinnati: 825,037 |
14 | Multnomah- Portland: 660,486 | Multnomah- Portland: 735,334 | Multnomah- Portland: 815,428 | Multnomah- Portland: 795,083 |
15 | Jackson- Kansas City: 654,880 | Jackson- Kansas City: 674,158 | Jackson- Kansas City: 717,204 | Jackson- Kansas City: 716,531 |
16 | Providence- Providence: 621,602 | Davidson- Nashville: 626,681 | Davidson- Nashville: 715,884 | Davidson- Nashville: 708,144 |
17 | Kent- Grand Rapids: 574,335 | Providence- Providence: 626,667 | Providence- Providence: 660,741 | Kent- Grand Rapids: 659,083 |
18 | Davidson- Nashville: 569,891 | Kent- Grand Rapids: 602,622 | Kent- Grand Rapids: 657,974 | Providence- Providence: 657,288 |
19 | Montgomery- Dayton: 559,062 | Summit- Akron: 541,781 | Douglas- Omaha: 584,526 | Douglas- Omaha: 586,327 |
20 | Summit- Akron: 542,899 | Montgomery- Dayton: 535,153 | Dane- Madison: 561,504 | Dane- Madison: 568,203 |
21 | Ramsey- St. Paul: 511,035 | Douglas- Omaha: 517,110 | Ramsey- St. Paul: 552,352 | Ramsey- St. Paul: 536,413 |
22 | Douglas- Omaha: 463,585 | Ramsey- St. Paul: 508,640 | Summit- Akron: 540,428 | Summit- Akron: 535,882 |
23 | Lucas- Toledo: 455,054 | Sedgwick- Wichita: 498,365 | Montgomery- Dayton: 537,309 | Montgomery- Dayton: 533,892 |
24 | Sedgwick- Wichita: 452,869 | Dane- Madison: 488,073 | Sedgwick- Wichita: 523,824 | Sedgwick- Wichita: 525,525 |
25 | Dane- Madison: 426,526 | Lucas- Toledo: 441,815 | Polk- Des Moines: 492,401 | Polk- Des Moines: 501,089 |
26 | Virginia Beach- Virginia Beach: 425,257 | Virginia Beach- Virginia Beach: 437,994 | Virginia Beach- Virginia Beach: 459,470 | Virginia Beach- Virginia Beach: 455,618 |
27 | Stark- Canton: 378,098 | Polk- Des Moines: 430,640 | Lucas- Toledo: 431,279 | Lucas- Toledo: 426,643 |
28 | Polk- Des Moines: 374,601 | Stark- Canton: 375,586 | Allen- Fort Wayne: 385,411 | Allen- Fort Wayne: 391,449 |
29 | St. Louis- St. Louis: 348,189 | Allen- Fort Wayne: 355,329 | Stark- Canton: 374,853 | Stark- Canton: 372,657 |
30 | Allen- Fort Wayne: 331,849 | St. Louis- St. Louis: 319,294 | St. Louis- St. Louis: 301,578 | St. Louis- St. Louis: 286,578 |
31 | Mahoning- Youngstown: 257,555 | Mahoning- Youngstown: 238,823 | Mahoning- Youngstown: 228,614 | Mahoning- Youngstown: 225,636 |
Core County Population Change by Period
Rank | 2000-2010 | 2010-2020 | 2020-2022 | 2000-2022 |
1 | Clark- Las Vegas: 575,504 | Clark- Las Vegas: 314,192 | Clark- Las Vegas: 57,524 | Clark- Las Vegas: 947,220 |
2 | Travis- Austsin: 211,986 | Travis- Austin: 265,922 | Travis- Austin: 36,248 | Travis- Austin: 514,156 |
3 | Santa Clara- San Jose: 99,057 | Franklin- Columbus: 160,393 | Duval- Jacksonville: 20,969 | Franklin- Columbus: 252,842 |
4 | Franklin- Columbus: 94,436 | Santa Clara- San Jose: 154,617 | Polk- Des Moines: 8,688 | Duval- Jacksonville: 237,657 |
5 | Duval- Jacksonville: 85,384 | Duval- Jacksonville: 131,304 | Dane- Madison: 6,699 | Santa Clara- San Jose: 188,360 |
6 | Multnomah- Portland: 74,848 | Hennepin- Minneapolis: 129,140 | Allen- Fort Wayne: 6,038 | Hennepin- Minneapolis: 143,921 |
7 | Dane- Madison: 61,547 | Davidson- Nashville: 89,203 | Douglas- Omaha: 1,801 | Dane- Madison: 141,677 |
8 | Marion- Indianapolis: 59,174 | Cook- Chicago: 80,866 | Sedgwick- Wichita: 1,701 | Davidson- Nashville: 138,253 |
9 | Davidson- Nashville: 56,790 | Multnomah- Portland: 80,094 | Kent- Grand Rapids: 1,109 | Multnomah- Portland: 134,597 |
10 | Polk- Des Moines: 56,039 | Dane- Madison: 73,431 | Jackson- Kansas City: -673 | Polk- Des Moines: 126,488 |
11 | Douglas- Omaha: 53,525 | Douglas- Omaha: 67,416 | Franklin- Columbus: -1,987 | Douglas- Omaha: 122,742 |
12 | Sedgwick- Wichita: 45,496 | Polk- Des Moines: 61,761 | Stark- Canton: -2,196 | Marion- Indianapolis: 109,012 |
13 | Hennepin- Minneapolis: 36,225 | Marion- Indianapolis: 57,575 | Mahoning- Youngstown: -2,978 | Kent- Grand Rapids: 84,748 |
14 | Kent- Grand Rapids: 28,287 | Kent- Grand Rapids: 55,352 | Montgomery- Dayton: -3,417 | Sedgwick- Wichita: 72,656 |
15 | Allen- Fort Wayne: 23,480 | Ramsey- St. Paul: 43,712 | Providence- Providence: -3,453 | Jackson- Kansas City: 61,651 |
16 | Jackson- Kansas City: 19,278 | Jackson- Kansas City: 43,046 | Virginia Beach- Virginia Beach: -3,852 | Allen- Fort Wayne: 59,600 |
17 | Virginia Beach- Virginia Beach: 12,737 | Providence- Providence: 34,074 | Summit- Akron: -4,546 | Providence- Providence: 35,686 |
18 | Milwaukee- Milwaukee: 7,571 | Allen- Fort Wayne: 30,082 | Lucas- Toledo: -4,636 | Virginia Beach- Virginia Beach: 30,361 |
19 | Providence- Providence: 5,065 | Hamilton- Cincinnati: 28,265 | Hamilton- Cincinnati: -5,602 | Ramsey- St. Paul: 25,378 |
20 | Summit- Akron: -1,118 | Allegheny- Pittsburgh: 27,230 | Marion- Indianapolis: -7,737 | Stark- Canton: -5,441 |
21 | Ramsey- St. Paul: -2,395 | Sedgwick- Wichita: 25,459 | Davidson- Nashville: -7,740 | Summit- Akron: -7,017 |
22 | Stark- Canton: -2,512 | Virginia Beach- Virginia Beach: 21,476 | St. Louis- St. Louis: -15.000 | Hamilton- Cincinnati: -20,266 |
23 | Lucas- Toledo: -13,239 | Montgomery- Dayton: 2,156 | Ramsey- St. Paul: -15,939 | Milwaukee- Milwaukee: -21,503 |
24 | Mahoning- Youngstown: -18,732 | Stark- Canton: -733 | Allegheny- Pittsburgh: -17,325 | Montgomery- Dayton: -25,170 |
25 | Montgomery- Dayton: -23,909 | Summit- Akron: -1,353 | Multnomah- Portland: -20,345 | Lucas- Toledo: -28,411 |
26 | St. Louis- St. Louis: -28,895 | Milwaukee- Milwaukee: -8,246 | Milwaukee-Milwaukee: -20,828 | Mahoning- Youngstown: -31,919 |
27 | Hamilton- Cincinnati: -42,929 | Mahoning- Youngstown: -10,209 | Hennepin- Minneapolis: -21,444 | Allegheny- Pittsburgh: -48,413 |
28 | Allegheny- Pittsburgh: -58,318 | Lucas- Toledo: -10,536 | Cuyahoga- Cleveland: -28,776 | St. Louis- St. Louis: -61,611 |
29 | Cuyahoga- Cleveland: -113,856 | Cuyahoga- Cleveland: -15,305 | Wayne- Detroit: -36,518 | Cuyahoga- Cleveland: -157,937 |
30 | Cook- Chicago: -182,066 | St. Louis- St. Louis: -17,716 | Santa Clara- San Jose: -65,314 | Cook- Chicago: -267,449 |
31 | Wayne- Detroit: -240,578 | Wayne- Detroit: -27,023 | Cook- Chicago: -166,249 | Wayne- Detroit: -304,119 |
Core County Population Density in 2010 and 2020, Land Only
2010———————————————2020
1. Cook: 5497.0———————–1. Cook: 5582.6
2. St. Louis**: 5158.2—————–2. St. Louis**: 4884.6
3. Milwaukee: 3932.5—————-3. Milwaukee: 3898.3
4. Ramsay: 3346.3——————-4. Ramsay: 3633.9
5. Wayne: 2974.8———————5. Wayne: 2930.7
6. Cuyahoga: 2801.1—————-6. Cuyahoga: 2767.7
7. Marion: 2279.6———————7. Franklin: 2488.4
8. Franklin: 2186.9——————–8. Marion: 2465.8
9. Hennepin: 2080.2—————–9. Hennepin: 2313.3
10. Hamilton: 1976.3—————-10. Hamilton: 2045.9
11. Virginia Beach**: 1789.8——11. Multnomah: 1891.9
12. Multnomah: 1706.1————12. Virginia Beach**: 1877.5
13. Allegheny: 1675.8————–13. Douglas: 1782.1
14. Douglas: 1576.6—————-14. Allegheny: 1713.1
15. Providence: 1528.5————15. Sacramento: 1642.5
16. Sacramento: 1470.2———–16. Bexar: 1620.4
17. Bexar: 1382.9——————-17. Providence: 1611.6
18. Santa Clara: 1381.1———–18. Santa Clara: 1501.0
19. Summit: 1314.7—————–19. Davidson: 1420.4
20. Lucas: 1295.6——————-20. Summit: 1311.5
21. Davidson: 1243.3————–21. Duval: 1306.5
22. Montgomery: 1158.3———-22. Travis: 1303.2
23. Duval: 1134.2——————-23. Lucas: 1264.7
24. Jackson: 1116.2—————-24. Jackson: 1187.4
25. Travis: 1034.6——————25. Montgomery: 1163.0
26. Polk: 750.2———————-26. Polk: 857.8
27. Kent: 711.5———————-27. Kent: 776.8
28. Mahoning: 579.7————–28. Allen: 586.3
29. Allen: 540.6———————29. Mahoning: 554.9
30. Sedgwick: 499.4————–30. Sedgwick: 524.9
31. Dane: 407.7——————–31. Dane: 469.1
32. Clark: 247.3——————–32. Clark: 287.1
**Cities are independent and are not located in any county.
Total Core County Density Change 2010-2020
1. Franklin: +301.5
2. Ramsay: +287.6
3. Travis: +268.6
4. Bexar: +237.5
5. Hennepin: +233.1
6. Douglas: +205.5
7. Marion: +186.2
8. Multnomah: +185.8
9. Davidson: +177.1
10. Sacramento: +172.3
11. Duval: +172.3
12. Santa Clara: +119.9
13. Polk: +107.6
14. Virginia Beach: +87.7
15. Cook: +85.6
16. Providence: +83.1
17. Jackson: +71.2
18. Hamilton: +69.6
19. Kent: +65.3
20. Dane: +61.4
21. Allen: +45.7
22. Clark: +39.8
23. Allegheny: +37.3
24. Sedgwick: +25.5
25. Montgomery: +4.7
26. Summit: -3.2
27. Mahoning: -24.8
28. Lucas: -30.9
29. Cuyahoga: -33.4
30. Milwaukee: -34.2
31. Wayne: -44.1
32. St. Louis**: -273.6
**Cities are independent and are not located in any county.
Metro Area Comparisons
Metro Area Population | |||
Rank | 2010 | 2020 | 2023 |
1 | Chicago: 9,461,105 | Chicago: 9,450,304 | Chicago: 9,262,825 |
2 | Detroit: 4,296,250 | Detroit: 4,392,390 | Detroit: 4,342,304 |
3 | Minneapolis: 3,348,859 | Minneapolis: 3,690,271 | Minneapolis: 3,712,020 |
4 | St. Louis: 2,787,701 | St. Louis: 2,820,285 | St. Louis: 2,796,999 |
5 | Pittsburgh: 2,356,285 | San Antonio: 2,558,115 | San Antonio: 2,703,999 |
6 | Portland: 2,226,009 | Portland: 2,512,843 | Portland: 2,508,050 |
7 | Sacramento: 2,149,127 | Pittsburgh: 2,457,036 | Austin: 2,473,275 |
8 | San Antonio: 2,142,508 | Sacramento: 2,397,388 | Pittsburgh: 2,422,725 |
9 | Cincinnati: 2,114,580 | Austin: 2,283,379 | Sacramento: 2,420,608 |
10 | Cleveland: 2,077,240 | Las Vegas: 2,265,475 | Las Vegas: 2,336,573 |
11 | Kansas City: 2,009,342 | Cincinnati: 2,249,781 | Cincinnati: 2,271,479 |
12 | Las Vegas: 1,951,269 | Kansas City: 2,192,062 | Kansas City: 2,221,343 |
13 | Columbus: 1,901,974 | Cleveland: 2,185,727 | Columbus: 2,180,271 |
14 | Indianapolis: 1,887,877 | Columbus: 2,138,941 | Cleveland: 2,158,932 |
15 | San Jose: 1,836,911 | Indianapolis: 2,089,636 | Indianapolis: 2,138,468 |
16 | Austin: 1,716,289 | Nashville: 2,014,420 | Nashville: 2,102,573 |
17 | Virginia Beach: 1,676,822 | San Jose: 2,000,489 | San Jose: 1,945,767 |
18 | Nashville: 1,670,890 | Virginia Beach: 1,780,062 | Virginia Beach: 1,787,169 |
19 | Providence: 1,600,852 | Providence: 1,676,579 | Jacksonville: 1,713,240 |
20 | Milwaukee: 1,555,908 | Jacksonville: 1,605,844 | Providence: 1,677,803 |
21 | Jacksonville: 1,345,596 | Milwaukee: 1,574,713 | Milwaukee: 1,560,424 |
22 | Grand Rapids: 988,938 | Grand Rapids: 1,149,996 | Grand Rapids: 1,162,950 |
23 | Omaha: 865,350 | Omaha: 967,606 | Omaha: 983,969 |
24 | Dayton: 799,232 | Dayton: 814,050 | Dayton: 814,363 |
25 | Akron: 703,200 | Des Moines: 709,512 | Des Moines: 737,164 |
26 | Toledo: 651,429 | Akron: 702,225 | Akron: 698,398 |
27 | Wichita: 623,061 | Madison: 680,805 | Madison: 694,345 |
28 | Des Moines: 606,475 | Wichita: 647,607 | Wichita: 652,939 |
29 | Madison: 605,435 | Toledo: 606,241 | Toledo: 600,141 |
30 | Youngstown: 565,773 | Youngstown: 430,676 | Youngstown: 425,969 |
31 | Canton: 404,422 | Canton: 401,580 | Canton: 399,474 |
Total Metro Population Change 2010-2020
1. Austin: +567,082
2. San Antonio: +415,635
3. Minneapolis: +343,402
4. Nashville: +343,319
5. Las Vegas: +314,192
6. Portland: +286,850
7. Jacksonville: +260,252
8. Sacramento: +248,255
9. Columbus: +236,952
10. Indianapolis: +223,163
11. Kansas City: +182,693
12. San Jose: +163,557
13. Chicago: +157,397
14. Cincinnati: +119,217
15. Des Moines: +102,991
16. Omaha: +102,254
17. Detroit: +95,791
18. Grand Rapids: +93,922
19. Virginia Beach: +85,720
20. Providence: +75,727
21. Madison: +75,361
22. St. Louis: +32,552
23. Wichita: +24,549
24. Milwaukee: +18,823
25. Dayton: +14,817
26. Pittsburgh: +14,645
27. Cleveland: +11,011
28. Akron: -981
29. Canton: -2,848
30. Toledo: -4,825
31. Youngstown: -24,530
Transit Passenger Trips by City by Year, in Thousands**
2000—————————————-2010————————————–2020
1. New York: 2,451,842.1——1. New York: 3,237,320.2——–1. New York: 1,544,527.5
2. Chicago: 450,530.5————–2. Chicago: 516,873———–2. Los Angeles: 213,681.6
3. Washington DC: 369,288.8—-3. Los Angeles: 453,820.8——3. Chicago: 197.499.9
4. Boston: 352,867.1—————4. Washington DC: 409,843.1—4. Boston: 150,101.3
5. Philadelphia: 295,103———–5. Boston: 373,315————-5. Philadelphia: 127,618.2
6. Atlanta: 166,935——————6. Philadelphia: 327,631.8——-6. Newark: 122,461.8
7. San Francisco: 101,391.5——7. Newark: 247,186.3—–7. Washington DC: 119,488.2
8. Houston: 101,371.6————–8. Atlanta: 143,358.4————-8. Seattle: 59,904.8
9. Seattle: 100,690.2—————-9. Seattle: 112,811.7————-9. Atlanta: 56,353.4
10. Baltimore: 100,303.7———10. San Francisco: 108,275.1—10. Houston: 53,490.5
11. Miami: 84810.9—————-11. Baltimore: 105,374.7———-11. Denver: 52,503.3
12. Pittsburgh: 77,045————-12. Portland: 100,707.3———-12. Baltimore: 52,319.5
13. Minneapolis: 73,477.6——–13. Miami: 98,054.5—————13. Portland: 49,872.4
14. Honolulu: 71,356.9————14. Denver: 83,705.8————–14. Miami: 47,429.5
15. Milwaukee: 62,442.6———-15. Houston: 81,027.6————15. San Diego: 45,950.9
16. Dallas: 60,289.6—————-16. San Diego: 78,997.8———16. Las Vegas: 40,062
17. Cleveland: 59,166.2———–17. Minneapolis: 78,048.1——-17. Dallas: 39,692.7
18. San Jose: 58,268————–18. Honolulu: 71,543.2———18. Minneapolis: 35,905.2
19. Las Vegas: 51,121————19. Pittsburgh: 65,116.3—–19. San Francisco: 35,067.3
20. St. Louis: 50,713.7————20. Oakland: 57,909.7———–20. Honolulu: 32,046.5
21. San Antonio: 41,868.3——-21. Dallas: 56,722.4————–21. Pittsburgh: 30,343.6
22. Detroit: 40,514.2—————22. Milwaukee: 45,203.8——-22. Oakland: 28,179
23. San Diego: 37,155————23. Cleveland: 44,592.4—–23. Salt Lake City: 23,528.4
24. Phoenix: 29,733—————24. San Antonio: 43,188.2—24. San Antonio: 23,490.4
25. Cincinnati: 28,129.3———-25. San Jose: 42,088.6———-25. St. Louis: 20,921.2
26. Sacramento: 27,515.1——26. St. Louis: 41,363.4————26. Phoenix: 19,202.3
27. Buffalo: 26,106.9————-27. Salt Lake City: 38,945.8—–27. Austin: 18,511.1
28. Orlando: 21,526.2———–28. Phoenix: 38,121.3————-28. Cleveland: 16,878.8
29. Columbus: 18,387.5——–29. Detroit: 35,777.7————–29. Milwaukee: 15,870.3
30. Louisville: 15,268.4———30. Austin: 33,860.5—————30. San Jose: 15,810.8
31. Kansas City: 15,258.1——31. Buffalo: 27,516.2————-31. Orlando: 14,523.2
32. Charlotte: 13,752.7———32. Long Beach: 26,846.3——-32. Buffalo: 13,972.9
33. Providence: 13,575.2——33. Orlando: 26,139.5————-33. Long Beach: 13,470
34. El Paso: 13,105.2———–34. Charlotte: 24,518.7———–34. Tucson: 11,344.9
35. Fresno: 13,018————–35. Tucson: 19,695.6————35. Charlotte: 11,330.3
36. Memphis: 11,762.4———36. Columbus: 17,252.1——–36. Columbus: 10,440.1
37. Madison: 10,269.3———-37. Cincinnati: 16,739.5——–37. St. Petersburg: 10,039.2
—————————————-38. Kansas City: 15,124.6
—————————————-39. El Paso: 14,796.9
—————————————-40. Louisville: 13,993.2
—————————————-41. Madison: 13,881.9
—————————————-42. New Orleans: 13,816.9
—————————————-43. Fresno: 13,295.3
—————————————-44. Tampa: 13,151.1
—————————————-45. St. Petersburg: 13,104.2
—————————————-46. Jacksonville: 11,400.9
—————————————–46. Memphis: 11,183.2
**Cities with 250K+ Populations as of 2020, cities with at least 10K trips, and where data is available. Data includes only the main city transit company or organization.
Within Ohio Comparisons
Top 50 Largest Ohio Cities By Population Since 1950
Rank | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | Rank | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 |
1 | Cleveland: 914,808 | Cleveland: 876,050 | Cleveland: 750,903 | Cleveland: 573,822 | 1 | Columbus: 632,910 | Columbus: 711,470 | Columbus: 787,033 | Columbus: 905,748 |
2 | Cincinnati: 503,998 | Cincinnati: 502,550 | Columbus: 539,677 | Columbus: 564,871 | 2 | Cleveland: 505,616 | Cleveland: 478,403 | Cleveland: 396,815 | Cleveland: 372,624 |
3 | Columbus: 375,901 | Columbus: 471,316 | Cincinnati: 452,524 | Cincinnati: 385,457 | 3 | Cincinnati: 364,040 | Cincinnati: 331,285 | Cincinnati: 296,943 | Cincinnati: 309,317 |
4 | Toledo: 303,616 | Toledo: 318,003 | Toledo: 383,818 | Toledo: 354,635 | 4 | Toledo: 332,943 | Toledo: 313,619 | Toledo: 287,208 | Toledo: 270,871 |
5 | Akron: 274,605 | Akron: 290,351 | Akron: 275,425 | Akron: 237,177 | 5 | Akron: 223,019 | Akron: 217,074 | Akron: 199,110 | Akron: 190,469 |
6 | Dayton: 243,872 | Dayton: 262,332 | Dayton: 243,601 | Dayton: 203,371 | 6 | Dayton: 182,044 | Dayton: 166,179 | Dayton: 141,527 | Dayton: 137,644 |
7 | Youngstown: 168,330 | Youngstown: 166,689 | Youngstown: 139,788 | Youngstown: 115,436 | 7 | Youngstown: 95,732 | Parma: 85,655 | Parma: 81,601 | Parma: 81,146 |
8 | Canton: 116,912 | Canton: 113,631 | Canton: 110,053 | Canton: 94,730 | 8 | Canton: 84,161 | Youngstown: 82,026 | Canton: 73,007 | Canton: 70,872 |
9 | Springfield: 78,508 | Parma: 82,845 | Parma: 100,216 | Parma: 92,548 | 9 | Parma: 87,876 | Canton: 80,806 | Youngstown: 66,982 | Lorain: 65,211 |
10 | Lakewood: 68,071 | Springfield: 82,723 | Springfield: 81,926 | Lorain: 75,416 | 10 | Lorain: 71,245 | Lorain: 68,652 | Lorain: 64,097 | Hamilton: 63,399 |
11 | Cleveland Heights: 59,141 | Hamilton: 72,345 | Lorain: 78,185 | Springfield: 72,563 | 11 | Springfield: 70,487 | Springfield: 65,358 | Hamilton: 62,477 | Youngstown: 60,068 |
12 | Hamilton: 57,951 | Lorain: 68,932 | Euclid: 71,552 | Hamilton: 63,189 | 12 | Hamilton: 61,368 | Hamilton: 60,690 | Springfield: 60,608 | Springfield: 58,662 |
13 | Lorain: 51,202 | Lakewood: 66,164 | Lakewood: 70,173 | Lakewood: 61,963 | 13 | Kettering: 60,569 | Kettering: 57,502 | Kettering: 56,163 | Kettering: 57,862 |
14 | Lima: 50,246 | Euclid: 62,998 | Kettering: 69,599 | Kettering: 61,186 | 14 | Lakewood: 59,718 | Lakewood: 56,646 | Elyria: 54,533 | Elyria: 52,656 |
15 | Warren: 49,856 | Cleveland Heights: 61,813 | Hamilton: 67,865 | Euclid: 59,999 | 15 | Elyria: 56,746 | Elyria: 55,953 | Lakewood: 52,131 | Cuyahoga Falls: 51,114 |
16 | Mansfield: 43,564 | Warren: 59,648 | Warren: 63,494 | Elyria: 57,538 | 16 | Euclid: 54,875 | Euclid: 52,717 | Cuyahoga Falls: 49,652 | Middletown: 50,987 |
17 | Euclid: 41,396 | Kettering: 54,462 | Cleveland Heights: 60,767 | Warren: 56,629 | 17 | Cleveland Heights: 54,052 | Middletown: 51,605 | Euclid: 48,920 | Lakewood: 50,942 |
18 | Zanesville: 40,517 | Lima: 51,037 | Mansfield: 55,047 | Cleveland Heights: 56,438 | 18 | Warren: 50,793 | Mentor: 50,278 | Middletown: 48,694 | Newark: 49,934 |
19 | East Cleveland: 40,047 | Cuyahoga Falls: 47,922 | Lima: 53,734 | Mansfield: 53,927 | 19 | Mansfield: 50,627 | Cleveland Heights: 49,958 | Mansfield: 47,821 | Euclid: 49,692 |
20 | Portsmouth: 36,798 | Mansfield: 47,325 | Elyria: 53,427 | Lima: 47,381 | 20 | Cuyahoga Falls: 48,950 | Cuyahoga Falls: 49,374 | Newark: 47,573 | Dublin: 49,328 |
21 | Steubenville: 35,872 | Elyria: 43,782 | Cuyahoga Falls: 49,678 | Cuyahoga Falls: 43,890 | 21 | Mentor: 47,358 | Mansfield: 49,346 | Mentor: 47,159 | Mansfield: 47,534 |
22 | Norwood: 35,001 | Middletown: 42,115 | Middletown: 48,767 | Middletown: 43,719 | 22 | Middletown: 46,022 | Warren: 46,832 | Cleveland Heights: 46,121 | Mentor: 47,450 |
23 | Newark: 34,275 | Newark: 41,790 | Newark: 41,836 | Mentor: 42,065 | 23 | Lima: 45,549 | Newark: 46,279 | Beavercreek: 45,193 | Beavercreek: 46,549 |
24 | Marion: 33,817 | Zanesville: 39,077 | Garfield Heights: 41,417 | Newark: 41,200 | 24 | Newark: 44,389 | Strongsville: 43,858 | Strongsville: 44,750 | Strongsville: 46,491 |
25 | Middletown: 33,695 | Garfield Heights: 38,455 | East Cleveland: 39,600 | Boardman: 39,161 | 25 | Fairfield: 39,729 | Fairfield: 42,097 | Fairfield: 42,510 | Cleveland Heights: 45,312 |
26 | Elyria: 30,307 | East Cleveland: 37,991 | Marion: 38,646 | Marion: 37,040 | 26 | Huber Heights: 38,696 | Lima: 40,081 | Dublin: 41,751 | Fairfield: 44,907 |
27 | Massillon: 29,594 | Marion: 37,079 | Upper Arlington: 38,630 | East Cleveland: 36,957 | 27 | Boardman: 38,596 | Findlay: 38,967 | Warren: 41,557 | Huber Heights: 43,439 |
28 | Sandusky: 29,375 | Shaker Heights: 36,460 | Mentor: 36,912 | North Olmsted: 36,486 | 28 | Findlay: 35,703 | Huber Heights: 38,212 | Findlay: 41,202 | Delaware: 41,302 |
29 | Cuyahoga Falls: 29,195 | Norwood: 34,580 | Shaker Heights: 36,306 | Upper Arlington: 35,648 | 29 | Strongsville: 35,308 | Beavercreek: 37,984 | Lancaster: 38,780 | Grove City: 41,252 |
30 | Cuyahoga Falls: 29,195 | Barberton: 33,805 | Findlay: 35,800 | Findlay: 35,594 | 30 | Lancaster: 34,507 | Boardman: 37,215 | Lima: 38,771 | Reynoldsburg: 41,076 |
31 | Parma: 28,897 | Portsmouth: 33,637 | North Olmsted: 34,861 | Huber Heights: 35,480 | 31 | North Olmsted: 34,204 | Lancaster: 35,335 | Huber Heights: 38,101 | Lancaster: 40,552 |
32 | Shaker Heights: 28,222 | Steubenville: 32,495 | Maple Heights: 34,093 | Lancaster: 34,953 | 32 | Upper Arlington: 34,128 | Marion: 35,318 | Marion: 36,837 | Findlay: 40,313 |
33 | Barberton: 27,820 | Sandusky: 31,989 | Barberton: 33,052 | Garfield Heights: 34,938 | 33 | Marion: 34,075 | Westerville: 35,318 | Westerville: 36,120 | Warren: 39,201 |
34 | Alliance: 26,161 | Maple Heights: 31,667 | Zanesville: 33,045 | Austintown: 33,636 | 34 | Beavercreek: 33,626 | North Olmsted: 34,113 | Reynoldsburg: 35,893 | Westerville: 39,190 |
35 | East Liverpool: 24,217 | Massillon: 31,236 | Lancaster: 32,911 | Shaker Heights: 32,487 | 35 | East Cleveland: 33,096 | Upper Arlington: 33,686 | Grove City: 35,575 | Hilliard: 37,114 |
36 | Lancaster: 24,180 | Findlay: 30,344 | Sandusky: 32,674 | Beavercreek: 31,589 | 36 | Austintown: 32,371 | Brunswick: 33,388 | Boardman: 35,376 | Upper Arlington: 36,800 |
37 | Findlay: 23,845 | Lancaster: 29,916 | Massillon: 32,539 | Sandusky: 31,360 | 37 | Garfield Heights: 31,739 | Gahanna: 32,626 | Stow: 34,837 | Marion: 35,999 |
38 | Ashtabula: 23,696 | Upper Arlington: 28,486 | Fairborn: 32,267 | Fairfield: 30,777 | 38 | Fairborn: 31,300 | Stow: 32,139 | Delaware: 34,753 | Gahanna: 35,726 |
39 | Garfield Heights: 21,662 | Alliance: 28,362 | Boardman: 30,852 | Massillon: 30,557 | 39 | Massillon: 31,007 | Reynoldsburg: 32,069 | Brunswick: 34,255 | Lima: 35,579 |
40 | Chillicothe: 20,133 | South Euclid: 27,569 | Brook Park: 30,774 | Barberton: 29,751 | 40 | Shaker Heights: 30,831 | Fairborn: 32,052 | Upper Arlington: 33,771 | Brunswick: 35,426 |
41 | Tiffin: 18,952 | Chillicothe: 24,957 | Stuebenville: 30,771 | Maple Heights: 29,735 | 41 | Westerville: 30,269 | Westlake: 31,719 | Gahanna: 33,248 | North Ridgeville: 35,280 |
42 | Piqua: 17,447 | Ashtabula: 24,559 | Norwood: 30,420 | Fairborn: 29,702 | 42 | Sandusky: 29,764 | Austintown: 31,627 | Westlake: 32,729 | Mason: 34,792 |
43 | Niles: 16,773 | East Liverpool: 22,306 | South Euclid: 29,579 | Zanesville: 28,655 | 43 | Kent: 28,835 | Dublin: 31,392 | North Olmsted: 32,718 | Fairborn: 34,510 |
44 | Fremont: 16,537 | Tiffin: 21,478 | Austintown: 29,393 | Strongsville: 28,577 | 44 | Brunswick: 28,230 | Massillon: 31,325 | Fairborn: 32,352 | Stow: 34,483 |
45 | Ironton: 16,333 | Whitehall: 20,818 | Kent: 28,183 | Brunswick: 28,104 | 45 | Bowling Green: 28,176 | Garfield Heights: 30,734 | Massillon: 32,149 | Westlake: 34,228 |
46 | Marietta: 16,006 | Xenia: 20,445 | Portsmouth: 27,633 | Delhi Hills: 27,647 | 46 | Gahanna: 27,791 | Bowling Green: 29,636 | Mason: 30,712 | North Olmsted: 32,442 |
47 | Maple Heights: 15,586 | Niles: 19,545 | Parma Heights: 27,192 | Steubenville: 26,400 | 47 | Stow: 27,702 | Shaker Heights: 29,405 | North Royalton: 30,444 | Massillon: 32,146 |
48 | South Euclid: 15,432 | Fairborn: 19,453 | Alliance: 26,547 | Norwood: 26,342 | 48 | Barberton: 27,623 | North Royalton: 28,648 | Bowling Green: 30,028 | North Royalton: 31,322 |
49 | Cambridge: 14,739 | Piqua: 19,219 | Xenia: 25,373 | Brook Park: 26,195 | 49 | Maple Heights: 27,089 | Kent: 27,906 | Austintown: 29,677 | Bowling Green: 30,808 |
50 | Painesville: 14,432 | Fremont: 18,767 | Whitehall: 25,263 | Kent: 26,164 | 50 | Westlake: 27,018 | Barberton: 27,899 | North Ridgeville: 29,465 | Garfield Heights: 29,781 |
Top 50 Most Densely Populated of All Ohio Cities with 10,000+ Populations**
2010——————————————————2020
1. Lakewood: 9419.3———————–1. Lakewood: 9190.3
2. University Heights: 7437.9————-2. University Heights: 7619.9
3. Norwood: 6102.8————————-3. Norwood: 6058.9
4. East Cleveland: 5782.4—————-4. Bexley: 5753.0
5. Cleveland Heights: 5689.3————5. Cleveland Heights: 5618.4
6. Willowick: 5587.0————————6. Willowick: 5598.7
7. Bexley: 5370.9—————————-7. Parma Heights: 4970.9
8. Cleveland: 5107.2———————–8. Mayfield Heights: 4881.5
9. Parma Heights: 4949.9—————–9. Cleveland: 4793.5
10. South Euclid: 4794.0——————10. South Euclid: 4696.9
11. Euclid: 4602.1—————————11. Shaker Heights: 4679.5
12. Mayfield Heights: 4595.4————-12. Euclid: 4663.7
13. Shaker Heights: 4528.2—————13. Rocky River: 4599.4
14. Maple Heights: 4473.6—————-14. Maple Heights: 4585.2
15. Rocky River: 4266.2——————-15. East Cleveland: 4473.6
16. Parma: 4075.1————————–16. Garfield Heights: 4119.1
17. Garfield Heights: 3990.3————–17. Columbus: 4115.2
18. Cincinnati: 3809.8———————-18. Parma: 4052.6
19. Columbus: 3624.1———————19. Cincinnati: 3974.0
20. Fairview Park: 3596.6—————–20. Whitehall: 3813.4
21. Reading: 3591.6————————21. Upper Arlington: 3758.2
22. Toledo: 3559.3————————–22. Reynoldsburg: 3695.2
23. Whitehall: 3435.8———————-23. Fairview Park: 3687.6
24. Upper Arlington: 3432.5————–24. Reading: 3669.1
25. Berea: 3339.3—————————25. Toledo: 3365.4
26. Warrensville Heights: 3277.7——–26. Warrensville Heights: 3344.4
27. Reynoldsburg: 3217.0—————–27. Berea: 3269.6
28. Akron: 3209.8—————————28. Lyndhurst: 3170.1
29. Oxford: 3201.0————————–29. Forest Park: 3130.6
30. Lyndhurst: 3159.3———————30. Westerville: 3109.3
31. Kent: 3150.5—————————-31. Kettering: 3090.9
32. Marion: 3138.8————————-32. Akron: 3075.4
33. Painesville: 3112.7——————–33. Kent: 3059.5
34. Kettering: 3007.0———————-34. Oxford: 2976.5
35. Struthers: 2941.4———————-35. Painesville: 2976.1
36. Barberton: 2937.7———————36. Hamilton: 2955.7
37. Sylvania: 2927.8———————–37. Gahanna: 2873.7
38. Eastlake: 2904.9———————-38. Sylvania: 2863.1
39. Westerville: 2895.9——————-39. Barberton: 2793.7
40. Hamilton: 2893.0———————40. North Canton: 2788.2
41. Forest Park: 2889.9——————41. North Olmsted: 2779.2
42. Canton: 2867.3————————42. Marion: 2776.8
43. Lima: 2858.2————————43. Struthers: 2763.8
44. North Olmsted: 2802.7————–44. Lorain: 2762.4
45. Wickliffe: 2748.7———————-45. Eastlake: 2757.9
46. North Canton: 2732.5 —————46. Wickliffe: 2745.1
47. Lorain: 2707.6————————-47. Brunswick: 2733.5
48. Gahanna: 2675.4———————48. Worthington: 2703.1
49. Brunswick: 2652.2——————-49. Canton: 2692.6
50. Elyria: 2650.9————————-50. Lima: 2612.8
The Population and Demographics links page takes a further look at local historic data.
