2019 City Population Estimates



2019 city population estimates

The Census has just released 2019 city population estimates. These estimates are good for July 1, 2019. Let’s take a look at how Columbus compares to other cities in Ohio.

Ohio Top 30 Largest Cities by Rank
Census 2010————————————–July 1, 2019
1. Columbus: 787,033————————1. Columbus: 898,553
2. Cleveland: 396,815————————2. Cleveland: 381,009
3. Cincinnati: 296,943——————-—–3. Cincinnati: 303,940
4. Toledo: 287,208———————-——4. Toledo: 272,779
5. Akron: 199,110————————-—–5. Akron: 197,597
6. Dayton: 141,527—————————-6. Dayton: 140,407
7. Parma: 81,601—————————––7. Parma: 78,103
8. Canton: 73,007———————–——-8. Canton: 70,447
9. Youngstown: 66,982————————9. Youngstown: 65,469
10. Lorain: 64,097——————–———10. Lorain: 63,855
11. Hamilton: 62,477——————–——11. Hamilton: 62,082
12. Springfield: 60,608————————12. Springfield: 58,877
13. Kettering: 56,163————————-–13. Kettering: 54,855
14. Elyria: 54,533—————————-—14. Elyria: 53,757
15. Lakewood: 52,131———————––15. Newark: 50,315
16. Cuyahoga Falls: 49,652——————16. Lakewood: 49,678
17. Euclid: 48,920————————–—–17. Cuyahoga Falls: 49,106
18. Middletown: 48,694————————18. Dublin: 49,037
19. Mansfield: 47,821———————-—–19. Middletown: 48,807
20. Newark: 47,573————————–—-20. Beavercreek: 47,741
21. Mentor: 47,159—————————––21. Mentor: 47,262
22. Cleveland Heights: 46,121—————-22. Mansfield: 46,599
23. Beavercreek: 45,193——————–—-23. Euclid: 46,550
24. Strongsville: 44,750————————–24. Strongsville: 44,660
25. Fairfield: 42,510——————————25. Cleveland Heights: 43,992
26. Dublin: 41,751———————————26. Fairfield: 42,558
27. Warren: 41,557—————————-—-27. Grove City: 41,820
28. Findlay 41,202—————————–—-28. Delaware: 41,283
29. Lancaster: 38,780—————————–29. Findlay: 41,225
30. Lima: 38,771———————————–30. Westerville: 41,103

In 2010, 4 Columbus metro communities were in the top 30.  By last year, 6 were, with more poised to enter the list in the coming years.  This represents the Columbus region’s growing influence in the state and how its share of the state’s population continues to increase.

Top 30 Ohio Cities with the Highest Total Growth Census 2010 to July 1, 2019
1. Columbus: +111,520
2. Hilliard: +8,099
3. Dublin: +7,286
4. Cincinnati: +6,997
5. Delaware: +6,530
6. Grove City: +6,245
7. Westerville: +4,983
8. North Ridgeville: +4,927
9. Pickerington: +3,867
10. New Albany: +3,209
11. Mason: +3,158
12. Newark: +2,742
13. Marysville: +2,573
14. Beavercreek: +2,548
15. Wadsworth: +2,479
16. Reynoldsburg: +2,434
17. Gahanna: +2,235
18. Avon: +2,206
19. Harrison: +1,999
20. Sunbury: +1,978
21. Avon Lake: +1,923
22. Powell: +1,875
23. Grandview Heights: +1,797
24. Oxford: +1,739
25. Lancaster: +1,725
26. Canal Winchester: +1,717
27. Upper Arlington: +1,595
28. Monroe: +1,573
29. Fairborn: +1,524
30. Springboro: +1,522

The Columbus Metro had 18 of the top 30, including 8 of the top 10.



Top 30 Ohio Cites with the Highest Total Growth July 1, 2018 to July 1, 2019
1. Columbus: +7,684
2. Cincinnati: +1,663
3. Delaware: +1,356
4. Pickerington: +932
5. Westerville: +771
6. Youngstown: +609
7. North Ridgeville: +580
8. Sunbury: +483
9. Marysville: +471
10. Dublin: +443
11. Beavercreek: +415
12. Warren: +381
13. Newark: +314
14. Wadsworth: +291
15. Mason: +290
16. Harrison: +274
17. Grove City: +247
18. Oxford: +239
19. Miamisburg: +231
20. Troy: +229
21. Canal Winchester: +220
22. Xenia: +219
23. Cedarville: +209
24. Hilliard: +201
25. Fairborn: +182
26. Piqua: +182
27. Avon: +170
28. Plain City: +168
29. Aurora: +157
30. Springboro: +157

2018 to 2019, Columbus had 12 cities in the top 30, a lower number than the average of the decade. This is not necessarily indicating a slowdown in growth within the metro, however. The final year before a decennial census, population estimates tend to be used for final adjustments. This means that if a city is thought to have been estimated too high or too low through the decade, the final estimate year is adjusted accordingly and not necessarily according to true growth. The point of estimates is to get a snapshot of the population at the time of the estimate, but they are constantly being changed every time a new estimate comes out. This usually leaves the final estimate year as showing the slowest growth. This was true for 2008-2009 as well.

Finally, here is every Columbus Metro community ranked and the population change 2010-2019.
1. Columbus: 898,533 +111,520
2. Newark: 50,315 +2,742
3. Dublin: 49,037 +7,286
4. Grove City: 41,820 +6,245
5. Delaware: 41,283 +6,530
6. Westerville: 41,103 +4,983
7. Lancaster: 40,505 +1,725
8. Reynoldsburg: 38,327 +2,434
9. Hilliard: 36,534 +8,099
10. Gahanna: 35,483 +2,235
11. Upper Arlington: 35,366 +1,595
12. Marysville: 24,667 +2,573
13. Pickerington: 22,158 +3,867
14. Whitehall: 18,926 +864
15. Pataskala: 15,883 +921
16. Worthington: 14,692 +1,117
17. Circleville: 14,050 +736
18. Bexley: 13,770 +713
19. Powell: 13,375 +1,875
20. New Albany: 10,933 +3,209
21. Heath: 10,942 +632
22. London: 10,328 +424
23. Canal Winchester: 8,818 +1,717
24. Grandview Heights: 8,333 +1,797
25. Logan: 7,020 -132
26. Sunbury: 6,367 +1,978
27. Granville: 5,916 +270
28. Groveport: 5,621 +258
29. Obetz: 5,196 +664
30. Johnstown: 5,098 +466
31. New Lexington: 4,671 -60
32. Plain City: 4,586 +361
33. West Jefferson: 4,431 +209
34. Ashville: 4,385 +288
35. Baltimore: 3,004 +38
36. Buckeye Lake: 2,871 +125
37. Crooksville: 2,482 -52
38. Richwood: 2,480 +251
39. Hebron: 2,477 +141
40. Utica: 2,260 +128
41. Cardington: 2,071 +24
42. South Bloomfield: 1,979 +235
43. Roseville: 1,839 -13
44. Lithopolis: 1,796 +690
45. Mount Sterling: 1,793 +11
46. Commercial Point: 1,679 +97
47. Ashley: 1,608 +278
48. Somerset: 1,455 -26
49. Bremen: 1,452 +27
50. Minerva Park: 1,321 +49
51. Hanover: 1,204 +283
52. Millersport: 1,074 +30
53. Williamsport: 1,074 +51
54. Thornville: 1,008 +17
55. Urbancrest: 993 +33
56. Pleasantville: 959 -1
57. Milford Center: 902 +110
58. New Holland: 851 +50
59. Shawnee Hills: 820 +139
60. Junction City: 805 -14
61. Ostrander: 749 +106
62. Galena: 742 +89
63. Amanda: 738 +1
64. Marble Cliff: 732 +159
65. New Straitsville: 710 -12
66. Shawnee: 642 -13
67. Valleyview: 638 +18
68. Thurston: 604 +0
69. Corning: 568 -15
70. Buchtel: 567 +9
71. Carroll: 566 +42
72. Riverlea: 565 +20
73. Stoutsvlle: 565: +5
74. Kirkersville: 552 +27
75. Alexandria: 542 +25
76. Laurelville: 503 -24
77. Edison: 443 +6
78. Murray City: 435 -14
79. Sugar Grove: 426 +0
80. Hartford: 410 +13
81. St. Louisville: 386 +13
82. South Solon: 364 +9
83. Harrisburg: 341 +21
84. Marengo: 341 -1
85. Midway: 328 +1
86. Rushville: 309 +7
87. Magnetic Springs: 298 +30
88. Tarlton: 290 +8
89. Orient: 277 -1
90. Fulton: 255 -3
91. Lockbourne: 249 +12
92. Chesterville: 232 +4
93. Darbyville: 229 +7
94. Unionville Center: 229 -4
95. Gratiot: 220 -1
96. Glenford: 169 -4
97. Sparta: 160 -1
98. Hemlock: 152 -3
99. West Rushville: 143 +9
100. Brice: 120 +6
101. Rendville: 36 +0

Out of the 101 communities of any size in the Metro, 81 of them have either steady populations or estimated growth since 2010. Most of the 20 that have shown declines are very small communities in the Appalachia counties of Perry and Hocking, the furthest removed from Columbus’ influence.



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.



Columbus Christmases Past Photos


These Columbus Christmases past photos give a short walk down memory lane of one of the most popular and favorite holidays.

Date: 1952
Location: Corner of W. Town Street and S. Ludlow Street along the Scioto River.
Columbus Christmases Past Photos
Santa and Mrs. Claus ride on a float in the annual Lazarus Christmas parade.

Date: 1980
Location: Ohio Expo Center Multipurpose Building at 717 E. 17th Avenue.

The Festival of Trees was an annual event sponsored by Children’s Hospital and Nationwide for charities. In 1980, there were 82 themed Christmas trees on display, which people could buy for at prices up to $1,000 each.

Date: Christmas Day, 1983
Location: Corner of Ebner and Columbus Street, German Village

Christmas 1983 was one of the coldest on record, with a high of just 1 degree above zero and an average temperature of -6. The cold caused water mains to burst in several locations, including in German Village, which some children took advantage of for a little fun.

Date: 1965
Location: 518 E. Broad Street

State Auto Mutual Insurance began holding a Christmas lighting event every year beginning in 1931.

Date: Around 1955
Location: Lazarus Department Store, South High Street

Lazarus was famous for its window Christmas displays for well over 100 years, with many being very elaborate. The Christmas displays continued until the 2000s.

Date: 1992
Location: Scioto Riverfront, Downtown

The replica of Christopher Columbus’ Santa Maria, decorated for Christmas in the photo, sat in Battelle Riverfront Park from 1991 until it was permanently dismantled during construction of Scioto Greenways in 2014.



2017 County Population Estimates




2017 county population estimates

Early this morning, the Census released the most recent population figures for counties, Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Consolidated Statistical Areas. The 2017 county population estimates, among others, cover the year from July 1, 2016 to July 1, 2017.


Here are Ohio’s 88 counties and their population Census 2010, July 1, 2016 and July 1, 2017.

Census 2010——————————July 1, 2016————————-July 1, 2017
1. Cuyahoga: 1,280,122———–1. Franklin: 1,269,998———–1. Franklin: 1,291,981
2. Franklin: 1,163,414————2. Cuyahoga: 1,253,454——–2. Cuyahoga: 1,248,514
3. Hamilton: 802,374 ————–3. Hamilton: 810,087————-3. Hamilton: 813,822
4. Summit: 541,781—————-4. Summit: 540,394—————4. Summit: 541,228
5. Montgomery: 535,153——5. Montgomery: 531,395——–5. Montgomery: 530,604
6. Lucas: 441,815——————6. Lucas: 432,562—————–6. Lucas 430,887
7. Stark: 375,586——————-7. Butler: 377,933——————7. Butler: 380,604
8. Butler: 368,130——————8. Stark: 373,528——————8. Stark: 372,542
9. Lorain: 301,356—————–9. Lorain: 306,590——————9. Lorain: 307,924
10. Mahoning: 238,823———10. Mahoning: 230,169————10. Lake: 230,117
11. Lake: 230,041—————–11. Lake: 229,270——————11. Mahoning: 229,796
12. Warren: 212,693————-12. Warren: 226,476—————12. Warren: 228,882
13. Trumbull: 210,312———–13. Clermont: 203,016————13. Clermont: 204,214
14. Clermont: 197,363———–14. Trumbull: 201,701————-14. Delaware: 200,464
15. Delaware: 174,214———–15. Delaware: 196,777————15. Trumbull: 200,380
16. Medina: 172,332————-16. Medina: 176,903—————16. Medina: 178,371
17. Licking: 166,492————–17. Licking: 171,822—————17. Licking: 173,448
18. Greene: 161,573————–18. Greene: 165,109—————-18. Greene: 166,752
19. Portage: 161,419————-19. Portage: 162,162—————19. Portage: 162,277
20. Fairfield: 146,156————20. Fairfield: 152,681—————-20. Fairfield: 154,733
21. Clark: 138,333—————–21. Clark: 134,621——————–21. Clark: 134,557
22. Wood: 125,488—————22. Wood: 129,704——————-22. Wood: 130,492
23. Richland: 124,475————23. Richland: 121,167—————-23. Richland: 120,589
24. Wayne: 114,520————–24. Wayne: 116,422——————24. Wayne: 116,038
25. Columbiana: 107,841——-25. Miami: 104,382——————–25. Miami: 105,122
26. Allen: 106,331—————-26. Columbiana: 103,744————26. Allen: 103,198
27. Miami: 102,506————–27. Allen: 103,626——————27. Columbiana: 103,077
28. Ashtabula: 101,497———28. Ashtabula: 98,169————–28. Ashtabula: 97,807
29. Geauga: 93,389————-29. Geauga: 93,848—————–29. Geauga: 93,918
30. Tuscarawas: 92,582——–30. Tuscarawas: 92,485————30. Tuscarawas: 92,297
31. Muskingum: 86,074———31. Muskingum: 85,929————-31. Muskingum: 86,149
32. Scioto: 79,499—————-32. Ross: 76,910———————32. Ross: 77,313
33. Ross: 78,064—————–33. Scioto: 76,240——————–33. Scioto: 75,929
34. Erie: 77,079——————34. Hancock: 75,590—————–34. Hancock: 75,754
35. Hancock: 74,782————35. Erie: 74,944———————–35. Erie: 74,817
36. Belmont: 70,400————-36. Belmont: 68,568—————–36. Belmont: 68,029
37. Jefferson: 69,709————37. Jefferson: 66,914—————37. Athens: 66,597
38. Marion: 66,501—————38. Athens: 66,320——————38. Jefferson: 66,359
39. Athens: 64,757—————39. Marion: 65,334——————39. Marion: 64,967
40. Lawrence: 62,450———–40. Knox: 60,832———————40. Knox: 61,261
41. Washington: 61,778———41. Lawrence: 60,729————–41. Washington: 60,418
42. Sandusky: 60,944————42. Washington: 60,535———–42. Lawrence: 60,249
43. Knox: 60,921——————43. Sandusky: 59,281————–43. Sandusky: 59,195
44. Huron: 59,626—————–44. Huron: 58,391——————-44. Huron: 58,494
45. Seneca: 56,745—————45. Pickaway: 57,530—————45. Pickaway: 57,830
46. Pickaway: 55,698————-46. Union: 55,456——————-46. Union: 56,741
47. Ashland: 53,139—————47. Seneca: 55,357—————–47. Seneca: 55,243
48. Darke: 53,139—————–48. Ashland: 53,417—————–48. Ashland: 53,628
49. Union: 52,300——————49. Darke: 51,636——————-49. Darke: 51,536
50. Shelby: 49,423—————–50. Shelby: 48,726—————–50. Shelby: 48,759
51. Auglaize: 45,949————–51. Auglaize: 45,797—————-51. Auglaize: 45,778
52. Logan: 45,858—————–52. Logan: 45,171——————-52. Logan: 45,325
53. Brown: 44,846—————–53. Holmes: 43,832—————–53. Madison: 44,036
54. Crawford: 43,784————-54. Brown: 43,644——————-54. Holmes: 43,957
55. Highland: 43,589————-55. Madison: 43,354—————–55. Brown: 43,576
56. Madison: 43,435————-56. Highland: 42,993—————–56. Highland: 42,971
57. Fulton: 42,698—————-57. Fulton: 42,325——————–57. Fulton: 42,289
58. Holmes: 42,366————–58. Crawford: 42,037—————–58. Clinton: 42,009
59. Preble: 42,270—————-59. Clinton: 41,881——————-59. Crawford: 41,746
60. Clinton: 42,040—————60. Preble: 41,105——————–60. Preble: 41,120
61. Ottawa: 41,428—————61. Mercer: 40,710——————-61. Mercer: 40,873
62. Mercer: 40,814—————62. Ottawa: 40,495——————-62. Ottawa: 40,657
63. Champaign: 40,097———63. Guernsey: 39,200—————63. Guernsey: 39,093
64. Guernsey: 40,087———–64. Champaign: 38,737————-64. Champaign: 38,840
65. Defiance: 39,037————65. Defiance: 38,121—————–65. Defiance: 38,156
66. Williams: 37,642————66. Williams: 36,921——————66. Williams: 36,784
67. Coshocton: 36,901———-67. Coshocton: 36,644————-67. Coshocton: 36,544
68. Perry: 36,058—————–68. Perry: 36,019——————–68. Perry: 36,024
69. Morrow: 34,827————–69. Morrow: 34,827——————69. Morrow: 34,994
70. Putnam: 34,499————–70. Putnam: 34,016—————–70. Putnam: 33,878
71. Jackson: 33,225————-71. Jackson: 32,534—————–71. Jackson: 32,449
72. Hardin: 32,058—————72. Hardin: 31,407——————-72. Hardin: 31,364
73. Gallia: 30,934—————-73. Gallia: 29,996———————73. Gallia: 29,973
74. Hocking: 29,380————-74. Fayette: 28,662——————74. Fayette: 28,752
75. Fayette: 29,030————–75. Hocking: 28,386—————–75. Hocking: 28,474
76. Carroll: 28,836—————76. Pike: 28,237———————–76. Pike: 28,270
77. Van Wert: 28,744————77. Van Wert: 28,166—————-77. Van Wert: 28,217
78. Pike: 28,709——————-78. Adams: 27,832——————-78. Adams: 27,726
79. Adams: 28,550—————79. Carroll: 27,637——————–79. Carroll: 27,385
80. Henry: 28,215—————-80. Henry: 27,269———————80. Henry: 27,185
81. Meigs: 23,770—————-81. Meigs: 23,177———————81. Meigs: 23,080
82. Wyandot: 22,615————-82. Wyandot: 22,042—————-82. Wyandot: 22,029
83. Paulding: 19,614————83. Paulding: 18,839——————83. Paulding: 18,845
84. Harrison: 15,864————-84. Harrison: 15,257——————84. Harrison: 15,216
85. Morgan: 15,054————–85. Morgan: 14,762——————-85. Morgan: 14,709
86. Noble: 14,645—————–86. Noble: 14,443———————86. Noble: 14,406
87. Monroe: 14,642————–87. Monroe: 14,097——————–87. Monroe: 13,946
88. Vinton: 13,435—————-88. Vinton: 13,021———————88. Vinton: 13,092

Columbus’ counties tended to move up in the rankings 2010-2017.




Let’s now take a look at total growth for the periods July 1, 2016-July 1, 2017 and Census 2010 to July 1, 2017.
Census 2010-July 1, 2017————————-July 1, 2016-July 1, 2017

1. Franklin: +128,452—————————–1. Franklin: +21,983
2. Delaware: +26,275—————————–2. Hamilton: +3,735
3. Warren: +16,049——————————–3. Delaware: +3,687
4. Butler: +12,474———————————-4. Butler: +2,671
5. Hamilton: +11,435——————————5. Warren: +2,406
6. Fairfield: +8,556——————————–6. Fairfield: +2,052
7. Licking: +6,956———————————7. Greene: +1,643
8. Clermont: +6,862——————————-8. Licking: +1,626
9. Lorain: +6,555———————————–9. Medina: +1,468
10. Medina: +6,038——————————-10. Lorain: +1,334
11. Greene: +5,178——————————-11. Union: +1,285
12. Wood: +5,003———————————12. Clermont: +1,198
13. Union: +4,482———————————13. Lake: +847
14. Miami: +2,621———————————14. Summit: +834
15. Pickaway: +2,152—————————–15. Wood: +788
16. Athens: +1,833——————————–16. Miami: +740
17. Holmes: +1,593——————————–17. Madison: +682
18. Wayne: +1,522———————————18. Knox: +429
19. Hancock: +965———————————19. Ross: +403
20. Portage: +856———————————-20. Pickaway: +300
21. Madison: +598———————————21. Athens: +277
22. Geauga: +508———————————-22. Muskingum: +220
23. Ashland: +489———————————23. Ashland: +211
24. Knox: +331————————————-24. Hancock: +164
25. Morrow: +167———————————25. Mercer: +163
26. Lake: +67————————————–26. Ottawa: +162
27. Muskingum: +63—————————–27. Logan: +154
28. Mercer: +59———————————-28. Montgomery: +147
29. Perry: -15————————————-29. Clinton: +128
30. Clinton: -28———————————–30. Holmes: +125
31. Auglaize: -171——————————-31. Portage: +115
32. Noble: -239———————————–32. Champaign: +103
33. Fayette: -273——————————–33. Huron: +103
34. Tuscarawas: -285————————–34. Fayette: +90
35. Vinton: -338———————————35. Hocking: +88
36. Morgan: -347——————————-36. Vinton: +71
37. Coshocton: -354—————————37. Geauga: +70
38. Fulton: -409———————————38. Van Wert: +51
39. Pike: -432———————————–39. Morrow: +40
40. Van Wert: -526—————————-40. Defiance: +35
41. Logan: -529———————————41. Pike: +33
42. Summit: -554——————————-42. Shelby: +33
43. Wyandot: -586——————————43. Preble: +15
44. Putnam: -618——————————-44. Paulding: +6
45. Highland: -629—————————–45. Perry: +5
46. Harrison: -646——————————46. Wyandot: -13
47. Shelby: -659——————————–47. Auglaize: -19
48. Meigs: -687———————————48. Highland: -22
49. Hardin: -696——————————–49. Gallia: -23
50. Monroe: -696——————————-50. Fulton: -36
51. Ross: -752———————————-51. Noble: -37
52. Paulding: -770——————————52. Harrison: -41
53. Jackson: -777——————————53. Hardin: -43
54. Ottawa: -777——————————-54. Morgan: -53
55. Adams: -826——————————-55. Clark: -64
56. Williams: -864—————————–56. Brown: -68
57. Defiance: -875—————————-57. Henry: -84
58. Hocking: -899—————————–58. Jackson: -85
59. Gallia: -973——————————–59. Sandusky: -86
60. Guernsey: -998————————–60. Meigs: -97
61. Henry: -1,030—————————–61. Coshocton: -100
62. Huron: -1,131—————————–62. Darke: -100
63. Preble: -1,139—————————-63. Adams: -106
64. Champaign: -1,253———————64. Guernsey: -107
65. Brown: -1,267—————————-65. Seneca: -114
66. Washington: -1,360———————66. Washington: -117
67. Darke: -1,433—————————-67. Erie: -127
68. Carroll: -1,451—————————68. Williams: -137
69. Seneca: -1,499————————-69. Putnam: -138
70. Marion: -1,534————————–70. Monroe: -151
71. Sandusky: -1,751———————-71. Tuscarawas: -188
72. Crawford: -2,039———————–72. Carroll: -252
73. Lawrence: -2,199———————-73. Crawford: -291
74. Erie: -2,249—————————–74. Scioto: -311
75. Belmont: -2,373————————75. Ashtabula: -362
76. Stark: -3,050—————————-76. Marion: -367
77. Allen: -3,128—————————-77. Mahoning: -373
78. Jefferson: -3,350———————-78. Wayne: -384
79. Scioto: -3,568————————–79. Allen: -428
80. Montgomery: -3,634——————80. Lawrence: -480
81. Ashtabula: -3,681———————81. Belmont: -539
82. Clark: -3,790—————————82. Jefferson: -555
83. Richland: -3,887———————-83. Richland: -578
84. Columbiana: -4,764——————84. Columbiana: -667
85. Mahoning: -9,011———————85. Stark: -986
86. Trumbull: -9,938———————-86. Trumbull: -1,321
87. Lucas: -10,928————————87. Lucas: -1,675
88. Cuyahoga: -31,595——————88. Cuyahoga: -4,940

Finally, let’s examine the components of population change, but top 15 only.

Top 15 Counties with the Most Births Census 2010-July 1, 2017 and July 1, 2016-July 1, 2017
Census 2010-July 1, 2017——————————–July 1, 2016-July 1, 2017

1. Franklin: +134,9580———————————–1. Franklin: +19,039
2. Cuyahoga: +107,949———————————-2. Cuyahoga: +14,637
3. Hamilton: +79,087————————————-3. Hamilton: +10,787
4. Montgomery: +48,275——————————–4. Montgomery: +6,576
5. Summit: +44,151—————————————5. Summit: +5,945
6. Lucas: +40,874—————————————–6. Lucas: +5,494
7. Butler: +32,888—————————————–7. Butler: +4,531
8. Stark: +30,188——————————————8. Stark: +4,163
9. Lorain: +24,497—————————————-9. Lorain: +3,329
10. Warren: +17,492————————————-10. Mahoning: +2,382
11. Mahoning: +17,312———————————11. Warren: +2,376
12. Clermont: +16,980———————————-12. Clermont: +2,307
13. Lake: +16,465—————————————–13. Lake: +2,244
14. Delaware: +15,662———————————-14. Delaware: +2,146
15. Trumbull: +15,153———————————–15. Trumbull: +2,059

Top 15 Counties with the Fewest Births Census 2010-July 1, 2017 and July 1, 2016-July 1, 2017
Census 2010-July 1, 2017——————————–July 1, 2016-July 1, 2017

1. Noble: +1,020——————————————-1. Noble: +131
2. Morgan: +1,050—————————————–2. Monroe: +135
3. Vinton: +1,051——————————————-3. Morgan: +139
4. Monroe: +1,083—————————————–4. Vinton: +144
5. Harrison: +1,150—————————————-5. Harrison: +149
6. Paulding: +1,595—————————————-6. Paulding: +213
7. Meigs: +1,762——————————————-7. Meigs: +228
8. Wyandot: +1,849—————————————8. Wyandot: +240
9. Carroll: +2,011—————————————–9. Carroll: +271
10. Hocking: +2,282————————————-10. Henry: +291
11. Henry: +2,295—————————————–11. Hocking: +309
12. Van Wert: +2,373————————————-12. Adams: +322
13. Adams: +2,431—————————————-13. Pike: +328
14. Ottawa: +2,489—————————————-14. Van Wert: +328
15. Pike: +2,504——————————————–15. Ottawa: +334

Top 15 Counties with the Most Deaths Census 2010-July 1, 2017 and July 1, 2016-July 1, 2017
Census 2010-July 1, 2017——————————–July 1, 2016-July 1, 2017

1. Cuyahoga: -98,692———————————–1. Cuyahoga: -13,439
2. Franklin: -65,458————————————–2. Franklin: -9,542
3. Hamilton: -56,157————————————-3. Hamilton: -7,768
4. Montgomery: -42,353——————————-4. Montgomery: -5,883
5. Summit: -40,895————————————–5. Summit: -5,735
6. Lucas: -31,778—————————————-6. Lucas: -4,465
7. Stark: -29.531—————————————–7. Stark: -4,077
8. Butler: -22,747—————————————-8. Butler: -3,347
9. Mahoning: -22,021———————————–9. Lorain: -2,947
10. Lorain: -21,265————————————-10. Mahoning: -2,920
11. Trumbull: -18,189———————————-11. Trumbull: -2,459
12. Lake: -17,265—————————————-12. Lake: -2,444
13. Clark: -12,267—————————————-13. Warren: -1,785
14. Clermont: -11,924———————————-14. Clermont: -1,706
15. Warren: -11,411————————————-15. Clark: -1,680

Top 15 Counties with the Fewest Deaths Census 2010-July 1, 2017 and July 1, 2016-July 1, 2017
Census 2010-July 1, 2017——————————–July 1, 2016-July 1, 2017

1. Noble: -916————————————————1. Noble: -131
2. Vinton: -1,025———————————————2. Vinton: -147
3. Morgan: -1,215——————————————-3. Morgan: -152
4. Monroe: -1,260——————————————-4. Harrison: -186
5. Paulding: -1,405—————————————–5. Paulding: -186
6. Harrison: -1,449——————————————6. Monroe: -189
7. Wyandot: -1,756—————————————–7. Wyandot: -246
8. Meigs: -2,004———————————————8. Henry: -249
9. Henry: -2,007———————————————9. Carroll: -289
10. Hocking: -2,131—————————————10. Meigs: -290
11. Putnam: -2,153—————————————–11. Hocking: -294
12. Carroll: -2,191—————————————–12. Putnam: -303
13. Holmes: -2,191—————————————–13. Van Wert: -306
14. Van Wert: -2,275—————————————14. Morrow: -308
15. Hardin: -2,284——————————————-15. Fayette: -318

Top 15 Counties with the Highest Natural Increase (Births vs. Deaths) Census 2010-July 1, 2017 and July 1, 2016-July 1, 2017
Census 2010-July 1, 2017——————————–July 1, 2016-July 1, 2017

1. Franklin: +69,500————————————-1. Franklin: +9,497
2. Hamilton: +22,930————————————2. Hamilton: +3,019
3. Butler: +10,141—————————————-3. Cuyahoga: +1,198
4. Cuyahoga: +9,257————————————4. Butler: +1,184
5. Lucas: +9,096——————————————5. Lucas: +1,029
6. Delaware: +8,339————————————-6. Delaware: +1,013
7. Warren: +6,081—————————————-7. Montgomery: +693
8. Montgomery: +5,922——————————–8. Clermont: +601
9. Clermont: +5,056————————————-9. Warren: +591
10. Holmes: +3,410————————————–10. Holmes: +445
11. Fairfield: +3,380————————————-11. Guernsey: +414
12. Wayne: +3,313—————————————12. Licking: +408
13. Summit: +3,256————————————-13. Wayne: +406
14. Lorain: +3,232—————————————14. Lorain: +382
15. Licking: +3,173————————————–15. Fairfield: +378

Top 15 Counties with the Lowest Natural Increase (Births vs. Deaths) Census 2010-July 1, 2017 and July 1, 2016-July 1, 2017
Census 2010-July 1, 2017——————————–July 1, 2016-July 1, 2017

1. Mahoning: -4,709—————————————1. Mahoning: -538
2. Trumbull: -3,036—————————————-2. Trumbull: -400
3. Jefferson: -2,097—————————————–3. Jefferson: -276
4. Belmont: -1,370——————————————4. Lake: -200
5. Erie: -990————————————————–5. Belmont: -197
6. Ottawa: -977———————————————-6. Ottawa: -171
7. Columbiana: -891—————————————7. Washington: -134
8. Washington: -829—————————————8. Erie: -132
9. Lake: -800———————————————–9. Columbiana: -130
10. Clark: -694———————————————10. Clark: -119
11. Scioto: -493——————————————–11. Scioto: -68
12. Crawford: -363—————————————-12. Lawrence: -67
13. Ashtabula: -354—————————————13. Meigs: -62
14. Harrison: -299—————————————–14. Monroe: -54
15. Lawrence: -285—————————————15. Harrison: -37

Top 15 Counties with the Most Domestic Migration Census 2010-July 1, 2017 and July 1, 2016-July 1, 2017
Census 2010-July 1, 2017——————————–July 1, 2016-July 1, 2017

1. Franklin: +18,270———————————-1. Franklin: +5,861
2. Delaware: +15,671———————————2. Delaware: +2,346
3. Warren: +6,996————————————-3. Fairfield: +1,491
4. Fairfield: +4,106————————————4. Warren: +1,332
5. Licking: +3,332————————————-5. Licking: +1,137
6. Medina: +2,900————————————-6. Medina: +1,058
7. Union: +1,953—————————————7. Union: +871
8. Pickaway: +1,489———————————-8. Greene: +763
9. Wood: +1,447—————————————9. Lake: +748
10. Clermont: +1,372——————————–10. Butler: +668
11. Miami: +1,293————————————-11. Madison: +639
12. Ottawa: +224————————————–12. Miami: +547
13. Madison: +177————————————13. Clermont: +515
14. Morgan: -186————————————–14. Ross: +379
15. Lorain: -271—————————————-15. Ottawa: +337

Top 15 Counties with the Least Domestic Migration Census 2010-July 1, 2017 and July 1, 2016-July 1, 2017
Census 2010-July 1, 2017——————————–July 1, 2016-July 1, 2017

1. Cuyahoga: -65,672————————————-1. Cuyahoga: -10,087
2. Hamilton: -25,292—————————————2. Lucas: -3,249
3. Lucas: -23,401——————————————-3. Montgomery: -1,656
4. Montgomery: -16,752———————————-4. Hamilton: -1,533
5. Summit: -10,630—————————————–5. Stark: -1,232
6. Trumbull: -6,852—————————————–6. Trumbull: -923
7. Mahoning: -6,113—————————————7. Wayne: -897
8. Allen: -4,673———————————————–8. Allen: -618
9. Stark: -4,510———————————————-9. Richland: -613
10. Richland: -4,240—————————————-10. Columbiana: -528
11. Columbiana: -3,802————————————11. Portage: -425
12. Ashtabula: -3,779—————————————12. Ashtabula: -412
13. Scioto: -3,267——————————————–13. Lawrence: -392
14. Clark: -3,198———————————————14. Marion: -389
15. Portage: -2,797—————————————–15. Tuscarawas: -382

Top 15 Counties with the Most International Migration Census 2010-July 1, 2017 and July 1, 2016-July 1, 2017
Census 2010-July 1, 2017——————————–July 1, 2016-July 1, 2017

1. Franklin: +40,914—————————————1. Franklin: +6,584
2. Cuyahoga: +24,799————————————2. Cuyahoga: +3,961
3. Hamilton: +14,063————————————–3. Hamilton: +2,288
4. Montgomery: +7,418————————————4. Montgomery: +1,131
5. Summit: +7,132——————————————5. Summit: +1,101
6. Butler: +5,226——————————————–6. Butler: +839
7. Lorain: +3,810——————————————–7. Lorain: +641
8. Greene: +3,443——————————————8. Portage: +546
9. Portage: +3,281—————————————–9. Lucas: +539
10. Lucas: +3,247——————————————10. Warren: +499
11. Warren: +3,140—————————————-11. Greene: +473
12. Delaware: +2,178————————————-12. Delaware: +336
13. Athens: +2,081—————————————–13. Athens: +326
14. Mahoning: +1,917————————————-14. Mahoning: +326
15. Lake: +1,740——————————————–15. Lake: +314

Top 15 Counties with the Least International Migration Census 2010-July 1, 2017 and July 1, 2016-July 1, 2017
Census 2010-July 1, 2017——————————–July 1, 2016-July 1, 2017

1. Lawrence: -168——————————————1. Lawrence: -19
2. Belmont: -113——————————————–2. Belmont: -18
3. Jefferson: -108——————————————-3. Jefferson: -16
4. Columbiana: -44—————————————–4. Columbiana: -7
5. Williams: -40———————————————-5. Williams: -6
6. Brown: -39————————————————6. Brown: -4
7. Holmes: -16———————————————–7. Holmes: -3
8. Monroe: -5————————————————8. Monroe: -1
9. Vinton: -2————————————————–9. Van Wert: -1
10. Meigs: 0————————————————10. Harrison: 0
11. Trumbull: +2——————————————-11. Ottawa: 0
12. Harrison: +4——————————————-12. Vinton: 0
13. Adams: +7———————————————13. Meigs: +1
14. Van Wert: +10—————————————-14. Noble: +1
15. Noble: +10——————————————–15. Pike: +1
16. Morgan: +10

Top 15 Counties with the Most Net Migration Census 2010-July 1, 2017 and July 1, 2016-July 1, 2017
Census 2010-July 1, 2017——————————–July 1, 2016-July 1, 2017

1. Franklin: +59,184—————————————1. Franklin: +12,445
2. Delaware: +17,849————————————–2. Delaware: +2,682
3. Warren: +10,136—————————————-3. Warren: +1,831
4. Fairfield: +5,274—————————————–4. Fairfield: +1,686
5. Licking: +3,928——————————————5. Butler: +1,507
6. Lorain: +3,539——————————————–6. Greene: +1,236
7. Medina: +3,492——————————————-7. Licking: +1,225
8. Wood: +2,720———————————————8. Medina: +1,142
9. Butler: +2,527——————————————–9. Lake: +1,062
10. Union: +2,415—————————————–10. Lorain: +969
11. Greene: +2,038—————————————-11. Union: +952
12. Clermont: +1,975————————————-12. Hamilton: +755
13. Miami: +1,662——————————————-13. Madison: +679
14. Pickaway: +1,556————————————-14. Summit: +649
15. Athens: +1,285——————————————15. Clermont +609

Top 15 Counties with the Least Net Migration Census 2010-July 1, 2017 and July 1, 2016-July 1, 2017
Census 2010-July 1, 2017——————————–July 1, 2016-July 1, 2017

1. Cuyahoga: -40,873————————————1. Cuyahoga: -6,126
2. Lucas: -20,154——————————————2. Lucas: -2,710
3. Hamilton: -11,229————————————–3. Stark: -1,061
4. Montgomery: -9,334———————————–4. Trumbull: -918
5. Trumbull: -6,850—————————————-5. Wayne: -794
6. Allen: -4,504———————————————6. Allen: -596
7. Mahoning: -4,196————————————–7. Richland: -587
8. Richland: -4,087—————————————-8. Columbiana: -535
9. Columbiana: -3,846————————————9. Montgomery: -525
10. Summit: -3,496—————————————-10. Lawrence: -411
11. Stark: -3,408——————————————-11. Marion: -379
12. Ashtabula: -3,327————————————-12. Belmont: -341
13. Scioto: -3,064——————————————13. Ashtabula: -336
14. Clark: -3,032——————————————–14. Tuscarawas: -326
15. Huron: -2,359——————————————-15. Holmes: -319

So there you have it for counties. Visit here for the 2017 metro statistics.




2014 State GDP



New 2014 state GDP figures were recently released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Where does Ohio stand in comparison to other states?

First, let’s look at the top 20 states for total GDP in 2014.

2014 Total, in Millions
1. California: 2,311,616
2. Texas: 1,648,036
3. New York: 1,404,518
4. Florida: 839,944
5. Illinois: 745,875
6. Pennsylvania: 662,890
7. Ohio: 583,261
8. New Jersey: 549,099
9. North Carolina: 483,126
10. Georgia: 476,483
11. Virginia: 463,613
12. Massachusetts: 459,937
13. Michigan: 451,516
14. Washington: 427,052
15. Maryland: 348,631
16. Indiana: 317,840
17. Minnesota: 316,204
18. Colorado: 306,663
19. Tennessee: 300,604
20. Wisconsin: 292,891

Ohio maintained its 7th-place position through 2014.
Now let’s look at the 20 states that had the biggest increases.

Total GDP Growth in Millions 2013-2014
1. California: +98,625
2. Texas: +90,843
3. New York: +62,927
4. Florida: +39,247
5. Pennsylvania: +22,596
6. Illinois: +21,080
7. Ohio: +20,416
8. Georgia: +20,000
9. Washington: +19,892
10. Massachusetts: +18,470
11. Colorado: +18,325
12. Michigan: +16,842
13. North Carolina: +16,051
14. New Jersey: +11,703
15. Oregon: +10,810
16. Tennessee: +10,479
17. Arizona: +9,422
18. Maryland: +9,222
19. Minnesota: +8,934
20. Virginia: +8,629

So Ohio is growing at the same position as its overall ranking. No states below it are set to pass it anytime in the near future. In fact, the gap is widening from its nearest threats.

What about per-capita GDP, which is a measure of the state’s total GDP divided by its population?

Per-Capita GDP, in Dollars 2014
1. Alaska: 66,160
2. North Dakota: 65,225
3. New York: 64,818
4. Connecticut: 64,676
5. Wyoming: 64,309
6. Massachusetts: 63,005
7. Delaware: 60,551
8. New Jersey: 56,405
9. Washington: 55,298
10. California: 54,462
11. Texas: 54,433
12. Maryland: 53,759
13. Illinois: 52,827
14. Minnesota: 52,801
15. Nebraska: 52,724
16. Colorado: 52,214
17. Virginia: 51,338
18. Oregon: 51,329
19. New Hampshire: 49,951
20. Hawaii: 49,686

27. Ohio: 45,887

Ohio is in the bottom half. Not great, as it indicates that it’s actually underperforming in GDP given its population.

So there you have it, a quick 2014 GDP update. Other Ohio data can be found at the Ohio Demographics and Population page.