2023 Population Estimates of Columbus Metro Places


2023 population estimates

New 2023 population estimates of Columbus metro places were just released by the US Census. In general, they showed that most places are now recovering from the pandemic population decline blip.

First, the full list of all available population estimates for Columbus metro area incorporated places. This list does not include Census Designated Places, as estimates for those are only done once per decade. Red places have moved down in the rankings, green have moved up.


Out of Ohio’s 925 incorporated communities, 660 showed a population loss between 2020-2023, or 71.35%. 27 saw no population change, and 238- or 25.73%- saw population growth.
In the Columbus metro, however, 60% of its communities saw growth, with 6% seeing no change and 34% seeing a loss. The Columbus metro places represented just 5.15% of the total communities seeing loss within the state, but 25.73% of all the communities seeing growth. This shows just how poorly most of the state is doing in comparison to the Columbus area.

Cool Link 2021 State of Downtown Report

cool link 2021 state of downtown report

Capital Crossroads has released its latest report for the state of Downtown. The annual report includes population estimates, information on construction and more.

For 2021, Downtown’s population reached 11,200, and is expected to rise to around 15,000 over the next 3 years.

2021 State of Downtown

For more local and national population and demographic data, visit:
Demographics and Population
US Census



2020 Downtown Population Growth




2020 downtown population growth Columbus, Ohio

With the latest US Census data for 2020, we can once again take a closer look at how the Downtown area is doing.


Looking at the graph above, we can see that the Downtown population peaked in 1950 and declined through 2000. The last 20 years have seen accelerating growth and the population was the highest in 2020 since 1970. One caveat with this is that the census tract boundaries that are used to make up this graph have changed some over the years. They haven’t changed significantly, but the area that’s being covered in 2020 is slightly different than it was in 1950. As such, it’s more of an approximation per year rather than exact figures based on the exact same area. Still, the rapid decline after 1950 is well-documented. Highways were either being planned or already under construction through the neighborhood during the 1950s, and this also helped the beginning stages of the suburban flight from the urban core.

The urban core of the city overall reached its population peak in 1950, and the 1950 boundaries represent the oldest, arguably most urban part of the city today. Let’s examine how the population within that boundary changed over the same time.

The 1950 boundary peaked in 1960 and then declined through 2010. Between 2010-2020, the 1950 boundary area gained more than 22,000 new residents, a significant increase which puts the area back to where it was around 1995.

So in both cases, the urban core of Columbus is in recovery, though it is unlikely to ever regain its 1950 population. Average household size is much smaller now than it was 70 years ago, so it would require a massive amount of infill that would be far denser than much of what is getting built in recent years. Outdated zoning codes, among other reasons, have been limiting many projects in the urban core from reaching their potential.



Breaking things down a bit further, let’s look at the census tracts that made up the 1950 boundary in 2020 and rank them for population and growth.

1950 Boundary Census Tracts by Population Rank 2010 and 2020
2010————————————2020

1. 1121: 7,300——————–1. 1121: 12,131
2. 13: 6,583———————–2. 49: 5,686
3. 10: 5,830———————–3. 10: 5,613
4. 49: 5,651———————–4. 12: 5,201
5. 43: 5,613———————–5. 47: 5,138
6. 50: 5,205———————–6. 45: 5,048
7. 45: 5,154———————–7. 1810: 4,324
8. 47: 4,971———————–8. 22: 4,279
9. 12: 4,822———————–9. 4002: 4,245
10. 1810: 4,434—————–10. 30: 4,189
11. 55: 4,228———————11. 5: 4,187
12. 5: 4,057———————–12. 220: 4,186
13. 26: 4,028———————13. 1902: 4,063
14. 6: 3,780———————–14. 55: 4,062
15. 220: 3,727——————–15. 1901: 4,059
16. 1110: 3,688——————-16. 17: 3,994
17. 57: 3,629———————-17. 26: 3,920
18. 1902: 3,410——————-18. 6: 3,839
19. 910: 3,409———————19. 1110: 3,751
20. 4610: 3,368——————-20. 57: 3,715
21. 110: 3,344———————21. 910: 3,693
22. 37: 3,303———————-22. 730: 3,629
23. 20: 3,252———————-23: 32: 3,500
24. 120: 3,162———————24. 4301: 3,532
25. 1122: 3,159——————–25. 110: 3,489
26. 310: 3,147———————-26. 37: 3,389
27. 420: 3,139———————-27. 310: 3,377
28. 820: 3,121———————-28. 710: 3,339
29. 30: 3,105———————–29. 2760: 3,331
30. 710: 3,102———————30. 420: 3,316
31. 730: 3,090———————31. 4610: 3,298
32. 2760: 3,066——————-32. 1122: 3,268
33. 53: 3,054———————–33. 20: 3,259
34. 40: 2,941———————–34. 120: 3,220
35: 210: 2,935———————35. 820: 3,193
36. 4810: 2,891——————-36. 2510: 3,144
37. 2510: 2,856——————-37. 52: 3,125
38. 17: 2,704———————–38. 5002: 3,095
39. 4620: 2,659——————–39. 210: 3,049
40. 2520: 2,648——————–40. 1302: 3,039
41. 28: 2,629————————41. 4810: 2,929
42. 4820: 2,589———————42. 1301: 2,903
43. 810: 2,540———————–43. 29: 2,887
44. 410: 2,419———————–44. 2520: 2,784
45. 320: 2,390———————–45. 810: 2,747
46. 720: 2,384———————–46. 5810: 2,719
47. 330: 2,314———————–47. 4820: 2,685
48. 1820: 2,598———————-48. 53: 2,676
49. 52: 2,584————————-49. 4620: 2,609
50. 5810: 2,548———————-50. 720: 2,583
51. 59: 2,546————————-51. 2750: 2,554
52. 2780: 2,423———————-52. 51: 2,548
53. 61: 2,398————————-53. 61: 2,534
54. 29: 2,368————————-54. 320: 2,505
55. 2750: 2,349———————-55. 1820: 2,478
56. 60: 2,345————————-56. 28: 2,461
57. 2740: 2,316———————-57. 21: 2,456
58. 5820: 2,230———————-58. 2740: 2,447
59. 5420: 2,151———————-59. 410: 2,439
60. 32: 2,147————————-60. 330: 2,427
61. 2730: 2,104———————-61. 5620: 2,422
62. 920: 2,069————————62. 16: 2,399
63. 15: 2,031————————-63. 59: 2,365
64. 1901: 2,031———————-64. 2780: 2,353
65. 2770: 1,995———————-65. 2770: 2,300
66. 51: 1,928————————–66. 60: 2,224
67. 38: 1,896————————–67. 920: 2,209
68. 2710: 1,858———————-68. 2730: 2,183
69. 22: 1,851————————-69. 5820: 2,127
70. 21: 1,808————————-70. 38: 2,105
71. 5610: 1,784———————-71. 15: 2,092
72. 16: 1,682————————-72. 5420: 2,082
73. 14: 1,543————————-73. 36: 2,039
74. 23: 1,453————————-74. 2710: 1,908
75. 36: 1,442————————-75. 4302: 1,740
76. 42: 1,370————————-76. 5001: 1,647
77. 5410: 1,362———————-77. 5610: 1,646                                                           ———————————————78. 14: 1,531
——————————————79. 23: 1,503
——————————————80. 5410: 1,418
——————————————81. 4001: 1,253 
——————————————82. 42: 1,107
The color coding is Green: Growing since 2010, Red: Declining since 2010, and Pink: New Tracts that did not exist in 2010. New tracts: 13 became 1301 and 1302, 40 became 4001 and 4002, 43 became 4301 and 4302, 50 became 5001 and 5002.

Top 10 Fastest-Growing 1950 Boundary Census Tracts by Total 2010-2020
1. 1121: +4,831
The tract is the main OSU Campus. The explosive growth is mostly due to the recent requirement that sophomores also have to now live on Campus, prompting thousands of students to move to the tract from nearby neighborhoods.
2. 4002: +2,592
This new tract was split off of Tract 40 and includes the southwest area of Downtown, including RiverSouth.
3. 22: +2,428
This tract is the heart of Italian Village and includes the large, new Jeffrey Park development.
4. 1901: +2,028
Includes the 5th Avenue corridor to just east of 5thxNW.
5. 32: +1,353
This tract covers the southern part of Victorian Village/Harrison West, as well as the far western sections of the Arena District where the new White Castle HQ complex is.
6. 17: +1,290
Western Weinland Park, which has seen rapid revitalization in recent years.
7. 30: +1,084
This area includes all of the norther half of Downtown north of Broad Street and west to Neil Avenue in the Arena District.
8. 16: +717
Eastern Weinland Park, which has seen hundreds of new housing units constructed along and near Grant Avenue.
9. 1902: +653
Includes the 5th Avenue corridor through 5thxNW.
10. 21: +648
The heart of the High Street strip in the Short North continued to add people. It reached its highest population in 60 years.

Top 10 Tracts with the Highest Population Densities in 2020
1. 1121: 34,888.8
2. 1810: 28,351.1
3. 1302: 24,740.7
4. 1301: 20,549.1
5. 17: 20,158.6
6. 12: 20,069.6
7. 1110: 18,353.2
8. 10: 16,260.2
9. 16: 12,675.6
10. 21: 12,196.7
All of these tracts are either in the Short North or surrounding Ohio State’s campus. They include the highest densities anywhere in Ohio.

So there you have it. The urban core of Columbus is clearly on a positive path. So long as infill development continues, population growth should also continue to increase. Perhaps someday, this increasing population and density may facilitate the construction of more amenities, including rail lines, BRT and more biking infrastructure, all of which lags in the area.
To see Census Tract data in map form, the Census Tract Maps page provides it.



2020 Population of Ohio Counties




2020 population of Ohio counties

Continuing with the latest data dump, we’ll look at 2020 populations of Ohio counties.

Top 30 Largest Counties by Population by Year
Census 2010——————————–Census 2020
1. Cuyahoga: 1,280,122—————–1. Franklin: 1,323,807
2. Franklin: 1,163,414——————–2. Cuyahoga: 1,264,817
3. Hamilton: 802,374———————3. Hamilton: 830,639
4. Summit: 541,781———————–4. Summit: 540,428
5. Montgomery: 535,153—————–5. Montgomery: 537,309
6. Lucas: 441,815————————-6. Lucas: 431,279
7. Stark: 375,586————————–7. Butler: 390,357
8. Butler: 368,130————————-8. Stark: 374,853
9. Lorain: 301,356————————-9. Lorain: 312,964
10. Mahoning: 238,823—————–10. Warren: 242,337
11. Lake: 230,041————————11. Lake: 232,603
12. Warren: 212,693———————12. Mahoning: 228,614
13. Trumbull: 210,312——————-13. Delaware: 214,124
14. Clermont: 197,363——————-14. Clermont: 208,601
15. Delaware: 174,214——————-15. Trumbull: 201,977
16. Medina: 172,332———————-16. Medina: 182,470
17. Licking: 166,492———————–17. Licking: 178,519
18. Greene: 161,573———————-18. Greene: 167,966
19. Portage: 161,419———————-19. Portage: 161,791
20. Fairfield: 146,156———————-20. Fairfield: 158,921
21. Clark: 138,333————————–21. Clark: 136,001
22. Wood: 125,488————————-22. Wood: 132,248
23. Richland: 124,475———————23. Richland: 124,936
24. Wayne: 114,520————————24. Wayne: 116,894
25. Columbiana: 107,841—————–25. Miami: 108,774
26. Allen: 106,331————————–26. Allen: 102,206
27. Miami: 102,506————————-27. Columbiana: 101,877
28. Ashtabula: 101,497——————-28. Ashtabula: 97,574
29. Geauga: 93,389———————–29. Geauga: 95,397
30. Tuscarawas: 92,582——————30. Tuscarawas: 93,263

Franklin County moved into the top spot to be the state’s most populated county.

Top 20 Fastest-Growing Counties by Total Growth 2010-2020
1. Franklin: +160,393
2. Delaware: +39,910
3. Warren: +29,644
4. Hamilton: +28,265
5. Butler: +22,227
6. Fairfield: +12,765
7. Licking: +12,027
8. Lorain: +11,608
9. Clermont: +11,238
10. Union: +10,484
11. Medina: +10,138
12. Wood: +6,760
13. Greene: +6,393
14. Miami: +6,268
15. Pickaway: +2,841
16. Lake: +2,562
17. Wayne: +2,374
18. Montgomery: +2,156
19. Geauga: +2,008
20. Holmes: +1,857

Franklin blew away the competition, adding more than 4x as many people as 2nd place Delaware County. Delaware County may be called the state’s fastest-growing by percent, but it’s clear what the dominant destination is in Ohio.



Top 20 Shrinking Counties by Total Decline 2010-2020
1. Cuyahoga: -15,305
2. Lucas: -10,536
3. Mahoning: -10,209
4. Trumbull: -8,335
5. Columbiana: -5,964
6. Scioto: -5,491
7. Jefferson: -4,460
8. Lawrence: -4,210
9. Allen: -4,125
10. Ashtabula: -3,923
11. Belmont: -3,903
12. Athens: -2,326
13. Carroll: -2,115
14. Sandusky: -2,048
15. Washington: -2,007
16. Crawford: -1,759
17. Gallia: -1,714
18. Seneca: -1,676
19. Guernsey: -1,649
20. Pike: -1,621

Core counties in Northern Ohio, as well as pretty much all of Appalachia and rural counties saw large population losses. This pattern of urban/metro counties gaining while exurban and rural counties declined was repeated nationally. 52% of all US counties lost population, with the vast majority of them being exurban and rural. There was clearly a strong trend towards people moving to or near major cities.

All US counties can be found at 2020 Census Population and Housing Map, while Franklin County historic population and demographic data is located at the Franklin County page.



2019 Metro Population Estimates



2019 metro population estimates

The Census has released 2019 metro population estimates. This comparison uses those figures to rank the Columbus metro with other metros under the following categories:
Ohio metros with at least 250,000 people.
Midwest metros with at least 500,000 people.
National metros with 1.5-2.599 million people.

Total Metro Area Population Census 2010, July 1, 2018 and July 1, 2019
Census 2010——————————-July 1, 2018————————July 1, 2019

1. Chicago, IL: 9,461,105————-1. Chicago: 9,484,158———–1. Chicago: 9,458,539
2. Detroit, MI: 4,296,250—————2. Detroit: 4,322,084————-2. Detroit: 4,319,629
3. Minneapolis, MN: 3,348,8459—-3. Minneapolis: 3,610,061–3. Minneapolis: 3,640,043
4. St. Louis, MO: 2,787,701———-4. St. Louis: 2,803,958———4. St. Louis: 2,803,228
5. Pittsburgh, PA: 2,356,285——5. San Antonio: 2,512,379—5. San Antonio: 2,550,960
6. San Juan, PR: 2,350,126———-6. Portland: 2,473,350———6. Portland: 2,492,412
7. Portland, OR: 2,226,009——-7. Sacramento: 2,341,940—–7. Sacramento: 2,363,730
8. Sacramento, CA: 2,149,127—–8. Pittsburgh: 2,322,653——–8. Pittsburgh: 2,317,600
9. San Antonio, TX: 2,142,516—–9. Las Vegas: 2,226,115——-9. Las Vegas: 2,266,715
10. Cincinnati: 2,114,580———–10. Cincinnati: 2,211,936——-10. Austin: 2,227,083
11. Cleveland: 2,077,240———–11. Austin: 2,165,497———–11. Cincinnati: 2,221,208
12. Kansas City, MO: 2,009,342-12. Kansas City: 2,144,427–12. Kanas City: 2,157,990
13. Las Vegas, NV: 1,951,269—–13. Columbus: 2,104,194—–13. Columbus: 2,122,271
14. Columbus: 1,901,974——-14. Cleveland: 2,053,795—–14. Indianapolis: 2,074,537
15. Indianapolis, IN: 1,887,877—15. Indianapolis: 2,052,368—15. Cleveland: 2,048,449
16. San Jose, CA: 1,836,911—16. San Juan: 2,022,139———16. San Juan: 2,023,227
17. Austin, TX: 1,716,289————17. San Jose: 1,993,804—–17. San Jose: 1,990,660
18. Virginia Beach, VA: 1,676,822—18. Nashville: 1,904,726—18. Nashville: 1,934,317
19. Nashville: 1,670,890—19. Virginia Beach: 1,763,713–19. Virginia Beach: 1,768,901
20. Providence, RI: 1,600,852—-20. Providence: 1,622,379—20. Providence: 1,624,578
21. Milwaukee, WI: 1,555,908—–21. Milwaukee: 1,573,995—21. Milwaukee: 1,575,179
22. Jacksonville, FL: 1,345,596-22. Jacksonville: 1,532,663–22. Jacksonville: 1,559,514
23. Grand Rapids: 988,938–23. Grand Rapids: 1,071,370-23. Grand Rapids: 1,077,370
24. Omaha, NE: 865,350————–24. Omaha: 940,970—-24. Omaha: 949,442
25. Dayton: 799,232——————–25. Dayton: 805,088—–25. Dayton: 807,611
26. Akron: 703,200———————26. Akron: 703,855——–26. Akron: 703,479
27. Wichita, KS: 630,919————27. Des Moines: 690,915—27. Des Moines: 699,292
28. Toledo: 610,001——————28.Madison: 659,927——–28. Madison: 664,865
29. Madison, WI: 605,435———–29. Toledo: 643,089——–29. Toledo: 641,816
30. Des Moines, IA: 569,633——-30. Wichita: 637,519——30. Wichita: 640,218
31. Youngstown: 565,773———–31. Lansing: 548,674—–31. Lansing: 550,391
32. Lansing, MI: 534,684————32. Youngstown: 538,226—32. Youngstown: 536,081
33. Canton: 404,422——————33. Canton: 401,165—-33. Canton: 399,927

Charlotte and Orlando metros, previous national peers, have grown past the population standard limit of 2.599 million and are no longer used. Lansing and San Juan have been added.

Metro Area Total Growth Census 2010-July 1, 2019 and July 1, 2018-July 1, 2019
Census 2010-July 1, 2019—————————–July 1, 2018-July 1, 2019

1. Austin: +510,794————————————–1. Austin: +61,586
2. San Antonio: +408,452——————————2. Las Vegas: +40,600
3. Las Vegas: +315,446——————————–3. San Antonio: +38,581
4. Minneapolis: +306,410——————————4. Minneapolis: +29,982
5. Nashville: +288,117———————————-5. Nashville: +29,591
6. Portland: +266,403———————————–6. Jacksonville: +26,851
7. Columbus: +220,297——————————–7. Indianapolis: +22,169
8. Sacramento: +214,603——————————8. Sacramento: +21,790
9. Jacksonville: +213,918——————————9. Portland: +19,062
10. Indianapolis: +186,660—————————-10. Columbus: +18,077
11. San Jose: +153,749——————————–11. Kansas City: +13,563
12. Kansas City: +148,648—————————–12. Cincinnati: +9,272
13. Des Moines: +92,817——————————-13. Omaha: +8,472
14. Omaha: +84,092————————————-14. Des Moines: +8,377
15. Grand Rapids: +83,700—————————–15. Grand Rapids: +6,000
16. Cincinnati: +83,541———————————-16. Virginia Beach: +5,188
17. Madison: +59,430————————————17. Madison: +4,938
18. Virginia Beach: +54,947—————————-18. Wichita: +2,699
19. Providence: +23,726——————————–19. Dayton: +2,523
20. Detroit: +23,379—————————————20. Providence: +2,199
21. Milwaukee: +19,271———————————21. Lansing: +1,717
22. Wichita: +17,157————————————-22. Milwaukee: +1,184
23. Lansing: +15,707————————————23. San Juan: +1,088
24. St. Louis: +15,527———————————–24. Akron: -376
25. Dayton: +8,379—————————————25. St. Louis: -730
26. Akron: +279——————————————-26. Canton: -810
27. Chicago: -2,566————————————–27. Toledo: -1,273
28. Canton: -6,902—————————————28. Youngstown: -2,45
29. Toledo: -9,613—————————————-29. Detroit: -2,455
30. Cleveland: -28,791———————————-30. San Jose: -3,144
31. Youngstown: -29,692——————————-31. Pittsburgh: -5,053
32. Pittsburgh: -36,685———————————32. Cleveland: -5,346
33. San Juan: -326,899——————————–33. Chicago: -25,619



Now let’s look at the components of population change for metro areas.

Total Births By Metro Census 2010-July 1, 2019 and July 1, 2018-July 1, 2019
Census 2010-July 1, 2019———————–July 1, 2018-July 1, 2019

1. Chicago: 1,085,985——————————-1. Chicago: 108,425
2. Detroit: 462,696————————————2. Detroit: 48,879
3. Minneapolis: 419,634—————————–3. Minneapolis: 44,602
4. St. Louis: 310,273———————————4. San Antonio: 32,592
5. San Antonio: 300,032—————————-5. St. Louis: 31,686
6. Kansas City: 253,384—————————-6. Columbus: 27,096
7. Cincinnati: 253,180——————————-7. Las Vegas: 27,048
8. Portland: 253,110———————————8. Cincinnati: 26,892
9. Sacramento: 252,144—————————9. Sacramento: 26,752
10. Columbus: 251,291—————————10. Kanas City: 26,497
11. Las Vegas: 247,787—————————11. Indianapolis: 26,300
12. Indianapolis: 246,099————————-12. Portland: 26,204
13. Austin: 239,673———————————13. Austin: 26,115
14. San Jose: 220,891—————————–14. Nashville: 24,308
15. Pittsburgh: 218,159—————————-15. Pittsburgh: 22,570
16. Nashville: 216,969—————————–16. San Jose: 22,487
17. Cleveland: 212,523—————————-17. Cleveland: 22,003
18. Virginia Beach: 209,617———————-18. Virginia Beach: 21,589
19. Milwaukee: 182,815—————————19. Milwaukee: 18,927
20. Jacksonville: 167,526————————-20. Jacksonville: 18,592
21. Providence: 152,794————————–21. Providence: 16,182
22. Grand Rapids: 125,556———————-22. Grand Rapids: 13,339
23. Omaha: 122,306——————————23. Omaha: 12,848
24. Dayton: 88,783——————————–24. Dayton: 9,391
25. Des Moines: 85,530————————–25. Des Moines: 9,311
26. Wichita: 81,503——————————–26. Wichita: 8,057
27. Toledo: 71,848———————————27. Toledo: 7,428
28. Akron: 69,159———————————-28. Akron: 7,196
29. Madison: 67,559——————————29. Madison: 6,988
30. Lansing: 54,679——————————-30. Lansing: 5,702
31. Youngstown: 51,745————————-31. Youngstown: 5,450
32. Canton: 40,730——————————–32. Canton: 4,254

Components of change stats are not available for San Juan.

Total Deaths By Metro Census 2010-July 1, 2019 and July 1, 2018-July 1, 2019
Census 2010-July 1, 2019———————————July 1, 2018-July 1, 2019

1. Chicago: -647,739——————————————-1. Chicago: -74,501
2. Detroit: -377,943———————————————2. Detroit: -42,151
3. Pittsburgh: -253,686—————————————-3. St. Louis: -27,669
4. St. Louis: -241,884——————————————4. Pittsburgh: -27,387
5. Minneapolis: -210,510————————————-5. Minneapolis: -24,290
6. Cleveland: -198,044—————————————-6. Cleveland: -21,464
7. Cincinnati: -179,563—————————————-7. Cincinnati: -20,279
8. Sacramento: -157,234————————————-8. Sacramento: -18,933
9. Portland: -156,592——————————————9. San Antonio: -18,551
10. Kansas City: -155,166———————————–10. Portland: -18,458
11. San Antonio: -153,339———————————–11. Las Vegas: -17,919
12. Indianapolis: -148,608———————————–12. Kansas City: -17,692
13. Columbus: -142,665————————————–13. Columbus: -16,704
14. Las Vegas: -142,415————————————-14. Indianapolis: -16,678
15. Providence: -139,006————————————15. Virginia Beach: -15,280
16. Virginia Beach: -131,065——————————–16. Providence: -15,189
17. Nashville: -128,228—————————————17. Nashville: -15,122
18. Milwaukee: -123,806————————————-18. Jacksonville: -14,089
19. Jacksonville: -114,660———————————–19. Milwaukee: -13,810
20. San Jose: -94,587—————————————-20. San Jose: -11,582
21. Austin: -89,867——————————————–21. Austin: -11,445
22. Dayton: -77,893——————————————-22. Dayton: -8,506
23. Grand Rapids: -69,869———————————-23. Grand Rapids: -7,947
24. Akron: -65,852——————————————–24. Akron: -7,196
25. Youngstown: -64,558————————————25. Omaha: -6,931
26. Omaha: -62,030——————————————26. Youngstown: -6,842
27. Toledo: -59,436——————————————-27. Toledo: -6,624
28. Wichita: -51,734——————————————28. Wichita: 5,732
29. Des Moines: -44,857————————————29. Des Moines: 5,175
30. Canton: -41,233——————————————30. Lansing: -4,577
31. Lansing: -40,586—————————————–31. Madison: -4,453
32. Madison: -39,499—————————————-32. Canton: -4,395

Total Net Natural Change (Births vs. Deaths) By Metro Census 2010-July 1, 2019 and July 1, 2018-July 1, 2019
Census 2010-July 1, 2019———————————July 1, 2018-July 1, 2019

1. Chicago: 438,246———————————————1. Chicago: 33,924
2. Minneapolis: 209,124—————————————-2. Minneapolis: 20,312
3. Austin: 149,806———————————————–3. Austin: 14,670
4. San Antonio: 146,693—————————————4. San Antonio: 14,041
5. San Jose: 126,304——————————————-5. San Jose: 10,905
6. Columbus: 108,626——————————————6. Columbus: 10,392
7. Las Vegas: 105,372—————————————–7. Indianapolis: 9,622
8. Kansas City: 98,218—————————————–8. Nashville: 9,186
9. Indianapolis: 97,491—————————————–9. Las Vegas: 9,129
10. Portland: 96,518——————————————-10. Kansas City: 8,805
11. Sacramento: 94,910————————————–11. Sacramento: 7,819
12. Nashville: 88,741——————————————12. Portland: 7,746
13. Detroit: 84,753———————————————-13. Detroit: 6,728
14. Virginia Beach: 78,552———————————–14. Cincinnati: 6,613
15. Cincinnati: 73,617—————————————–15. Virginia Beach: 6,309
16. St. Louis: 68,389——————————————-16. Omaha: 5,917
17. Omaha: 60,276———————————————17. Grand Rapids: 5,392
18. Milwaukee: 59,009—————————————–18. Milwaukee: 5,117
19. Grand Rapids: 55,687————————————19. Jacksonville: 4,503
20. Jacksonville: 52,866————————————–20. Des Moines: 4,136
21. Des Moines: 40,673————————————–21. St. Louis: 4,017
22. Wichita: 29,769——————————————–22. Madison: 2,535
23. Madison: 28,060——————————————23. Wichita: 2,325
24. Cleveland: 14,479—————————————-24. Lansing: 1,125
25. Lansing: 14,093——————————————25. Providence: 993
26. Providence: 13,788————————————–26. Dayton: 885
27. Toledo: 12,412——————————————–27. Toledo: 804
28. Dayton: 10,890——————————————-28. Cleveland: 539
29. Akron: 3,307———————————————-29. Akron: 0
30. Canton: -503———————————————-30. Canton: -141
31. Youngstown: -12,813———————————–31. Youngstown: -1,392
32. Pittsburgh: -35,527————————————–32. Pittsburgh: -4,817

Total Domestic Migration By Metro Census 2010-July 1, 2019 and July 1, 2018-July 1, 2019
Census 2010-July 1, 2019———————————July 1, 2018-July 1, 2019

1. Austin: 293,162———————————————–1. Austin: 41,334
2. San Antonio; 214,509—————————————2. Las Vegas: 31,643
3. Las Vegas: 185,570—————————————–3. San Antonio: 21,987
4. Nashville: 158,336——————————————-4. Jacksonville: 20,051
5. Jacksonville: 126,483—————————————5. Nashville: 15,482
6. Portland: 121,473——————————————–6. Sacramento: 9,941
7. Sacramento: 69,723—————————————-7. Portland: 8,374
8. Columbus: 53,301——————————————-8. Indianapolis: 6,196
9. Indianapolis: 46,076—————————————-9. Columbus: 3,746
10. Des Moines: 40,183————————————–10. Des Moines: 3,718
11. Kansas City: 24,457————————————–11. Minneapolis: 3,202
12. Madison: 15,880——————————————12. Kansas City: 2,437
13. Minneapolis: 11,638————————————–13. Madison: 1,418
14. Grand Rapids: 10,903———————————–14. Cincinnati: 1,193
15. Omaha: 7,537———————————————-15. Omaha: 1,068
16. Canton: -7,124———————————————16. Dayton: 896
17. Dayton: -15,586——————————————–17. Wichita: -291
18. Akron: -15,683———————————————-18. Grand Rapids: -669
19. Lansing: -18,240——————————————-19. Canton: -677
20. Youngstown: -19,317————————————-20. Youngstown: -751
21. Cincinnati: -19,944—————————————-21. Lansing: -840
22. Wichita: -21,454——————————————-22. Akron: -1,190
23. Toledo: -27,740——————————————–23. Virginia Beach: -2,197
24. Pittsburgh: -31,804—————————————24. Toledo: -2,339
25. Providence: -38,503————————————-25. Pittsburgh: -2,658
26. Virginia Beach: -59,729———————————26. Providence: -3,185
27. Milwaukee: -64,395————————————–27. Milwaukee: -5,140
28. Cleveland: -78,763————————————–28. Cleveland: -7,250
29. St. Louis: -85,003—————————————-29. St. Louis: -7,685
30. San Jose: -124,105————————————-30. Detroit: -16,655
31. Detroit: -172,225—————————————–31. San Jose: -27,495
32. Chicago: -638,599—————————————32. Chicago: -74,950

Total International Migration By Metro Census 2010-July 1, 2019 and July 1, 2018-July 1, 2019
Census 2010-July 1, 2019———————————July 1, 2018-July 1, 2019
1. Chicago: 197,093——————————————-1. Chicago: 15,257
2. San Jose: 152,520—————————————–2. San Jose: 13,371
3. Detroit: 110,907———————————————3. Detroit: 7,516
4. Minneapolis: 87,847—————————————4. Minneapolis: 6,645
5. Austin: 62,740———————————————–5. Indianapolis: 6,394
6. Columbus: 58,853——————————————6. Austin: 5,280
7. Sacramento: 51,225—————————————7. Nashville: 4,937
8. Providence: 49,015—————————————-8. Providence: 4,455
9. Portland: 47,983——————————————–9. Sacramento: 4,053
10. San Antonio: 45,348————————————10. Columbus: 4,032
11. Indianapolis: 43,502————————————-11. St. Louis: 2,991
12. Nashville: 39,422—————————————–12. Portland: 2,960
13. Virginia Beach: 36,319———————————-13. Pittsburgh: 2,555
14. Cleveland: 36,318—————————————-14. San Antonio: 2,504
15. Jacksonville: 34,089————————————-15. Kansas City: 2,377
16. St. Louis: 32,872—————————————–16. Jacksonville: 2,251
17. Cincinnati: 31,157—————————————-17. Cincinnati: 1,547
18. Pittsburgh: 30,654—————————————-18. Omaha: 1,517
19. Kansas City: 27,259————————————-19. Lansing: 1,452
20. Milwaukee: 25,298—————————————20. Cleveland: 1,433
21. Las Vegas: 23,319—————————————21. Grand Rapids: 1,316
22. Lansing: 19,865——————————————22. Milwaukee: 1,277
23. Grand Rapids: 17,629———————————-23. Virginia Beach: 1,165
24. Omaha: 16,785——————————————24. Madison: 988
25. Madison: 15,600—————————————–25. Akron: 836
26. Dayton: 13,473——————————————26. Dayton: 785
27. Akron: 13,086——————————————–27. Wichta: 688
28. Des Moines: 11,716————————————28. Des Moines: 519
29. Wichita: 9,096——————————————-29. Toledo: 270
30. Toledo: 5,646——————————————–30. Canton: 25
31. Youngstown: 2,675————————————-31. Youngstown: 25
32. Canton: 1,073——————————————–32. Las Vegas: -360

Total Net Migration By Metro Census 2010-July 1, 2019 and July 1, 2018-July 1, 2019
Census 2010-July 1, 2019———————————July 1, 2018-July 1, 2019

1. Austin: 355,902———————————————1. Austin: 46,614
2. San Antonio: 259,857————————————-2. Las Vegas: 31,283
3. Las Vegas: 208,889—————————————3. San Antonio: 24,491
4. Nasvhille: 197,758—————————————–4. Jacksonville: 22,302
5. Portland: 169,456——————————————5. Nashville: 20,419
6. Jacksonville: 160,572————————————-6. Sacramento: 13,994
7. Sacramento: 120,948————————————-7. Indianapolis: 12,590
8. Columbus: 112,154—————————————-8. Portland: 11,334
9. Minneapolis: 99,458—————————————9. Minneapolis: 9,847
10. Indianapolis: 89,578————————————10. Columbus: 7,778
11. Des Moines: 51,899————————————-11. Kansas City: 4,814
12. Kansas City: 51,716————————————-12. Des Moines: 4,237
13. Madison: 31,480——————————————13. Cincinnati: 2,740
14. Grand Rapids: 28,352———————————–14. Omaha: 2,585
15. San Jose: 28,415—————————————-15. Madison: 2,406
16. Omaha: 24,322——————————————-16. Dayton: 1,681
17. Cincinnati: 11,213—————————————-17. Providence: 1,270
18. Providence: 10,512————————————–18. Grand Rapids: 647
19. Lansing: 1,625——————————————–19. Lansing: 612
20. Pittsburgh: -1,150—————————————-20. Wichita: 397
21. Dayton: -2,113——————————————–21. Pittsburgh: -103
22. Akron: -2,597———————————————-22. Akron: -354
23. Canton: -6,051——————————————–23. Canton: -652
24. Wichita: -12,358——————————————24. Youngstown: -726
25. Youngstown: -16,642————————————25. Virginia Beach: -1,032
26. Toledo: -22,094——————————————-26. Toledo: -2,069
27. Virginia Beach: -23,410——————————–27. Milwaukee: -3,863
28. Milwaukee: -39,097————————————-28. St. Louis: -4,694
29. Cleveland: -42,445————————————–29. Cleveland: -5,817
30. St. Louis: -52,131—————————————-30. Detroit: -9,139
31. Detroit: -61,318——————————————31. San Jose: -14,124
32. Chicago: -441,506————————————–32. Chicago: -59,693

The 2019 metro population estimates show Columbus largely holding its own against state, regional and national peers.