Cities in Ohio by population

Columbus, OH had the highest population of 176 cities in 2023, at 919,569. Canal Winchester, OH had the lowest, at 9,771. The median was 19,746 and the figure for Ohio was 11.81 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest919,569Columbus, OH

Lowest9,771Canal Winchester, OH

Median19,746176 cities

Ohio11,808,390History

Top 40 cities, 2023

persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2023 persons	Change on 2022
1	Columbus, OH	919,569	+1%
2	Cleveland, OH	363,056	0%
3	Cincinnati, OH	312,728	+0.8%
4	Toledo, OH	265,250	-0.4%
5	Akron, OH	188,934	+0.1%
6	Dayton, OH	135,989	0%
7	Parma, OH	79,004	-0.4%
8	Canton, OH	69,205	-0.5%
9	Lorain, OH	65,279	0%
10	Hamilton, OH	63,638	+0.5%
11	Youngstown, OH	59,073	-0.2%
12	Springfield, OH	58,276	+0.6%
13	Kettering, OH	57,122	+0.1%
14	Elyria, OH	53,050	+0.5%
15	Middletown, OH	51,815	+1%
16	Newark, OH	50,972	+0.5%
17	Cuyahoga Falls, OH	50,766	+0.3%
18	Lakewood, OH	49,429	-0.6%
19	Dublin, OH	49,178	+0.2%
20	Euclid, OH	48,234	-0.5%
21	Mansfield, OH	47,509	-0.2%
22	Beavercreek, OH	47,216	+0.6%
23	Mentor, OH	46,862	-0.2%
24	Strongsville, OH	45,560	-0.3%
25	Delaware, OH	44,999	+2.3%
26	Fairfield, OH	44,649	+0.4%
27	Cleveland Heights, OH	43,983	-0.6%
28	Huber Heights, OH	43,448	+0.2%
29	Grove City, OH	43,055	+1.7%
30	Lancaster, OH	41,502	+0.6%
31	Reynoldsburg, OH	41,446	+0.5%
32	Findlay, OH	40,151	-0%
33	Warren, OH	38,662	-0.5%
34	Westerville, OH	38,330	-0.2%
35	Hilliard, OH	37,496	+0.2%
36	North Ridgeville, OH	37,119	+0.9%
37	Upper Arlington, OH	35,992	-0.3%
38	Mason, OH	35,815	+0.7%
39	Marion, OH	35,513	+0.6%
40	Gahanna, OH	35,459	+0.6%
41	Brunswick, OH	35,053	-0.4%
42	Lima, OH	34,799	-0.3%
43	Fairborn, OH	34,753	+0.1%
44	Stow, OH	33,910	-0.8%
45	Westlake, OH	33,881	+0.3%
46	Massillon, OH	31,885	0%
47	North Olmsted, OH	31,565	-0.5%
48	North Royalton, OH	31,064	+0.7%
49	Bowling Green, OH	30,317	+2.4%
50	Garfield Heights, OH	28,986	-0.5%
51	Shaker Heights, OH	28,641	-0.5%
52	Marysville, OH	28,503	+4.9%
53	Kent, OH	27,589	+1.7%
54	Green, OH	27,377	+0.3%
55	Wooster, OH	27,069	-0%
56	Troy, OH	26,899	+0.7%
57	Avon Lake, OH	25,904	+1.3%
58	Medina, OH	25,882	-0.4%
59	Xenia, OH	25,764	+0.6%
60	Avon, OH	25,362	+0.2%
61	Pickerington, OH	25,290	+2.9%
62	Perrysburg, OH	25,230	+0.2%
63	Centerville, OH	24,999	-0.2%
64	Wadsworth, OH	24,681	+0.6%
65	Athens, OH	24,657	+8.7%
65	Zanesville, OH	24,657	+0.2%
67	Barberton, OH	24,595	-1%
68	Riverside, OH	24,462	+0.3%
69	Sandusky, OH	24,264	-1.3%
70	Willoughby, OH	24,157	+0.3%
71	Solon, OH	23,710	-0.3%
72	Maple Heights, OH	23,034	-0.5%
73	Trotwood, OH	22,970	+0.2%
74	Hudson, OH	22,954	+0.2%
75	Oxford, OH	22,380	+6.6%
76	Chillicothe, OH	21,884	-0%
77	Lebanon, OH	21,771	+1.3%
78	Alliance, OH	21,504	+0.2%
79	South Euclid, OH	21,309	-0.5%
80	Rocky River, OH	21,244	-0.3%
81	Piqua, OH	20,754	+0.6%
82	Painesville, OH	20,618	0%
83	Parma Heights, OH	20,439	+0.2%
84	Sidney, OH	20,341	+0.2%
85	Forest Park, OH	19,933	+0.2%
86	Whitehall, OH	19,887	-0.3%
87	Miamisburg, OH	19,861	+0.6%
88	Mayfield Heights, OH	19,791	-0.5%
89	Oregon, OH	19,700	-0.3%
90	Broadview Heights, OH	19,691	0%
91	Springboro, OH	19,538	+0.5%
92	Norwood, OH	19,167	+0.1%
93	Sylvania, OH	18,991	-0.1%
94	Twinsburg, OH	18,976	-0.9%
95	Ashland, OH	18,665	-0.5%
96	Tallmadge, OH	18,402	+0.7%
97	Pataskala, OH	18,337	+0.7%
98	Niles, OH	18,250	-0.3%
99	Brook Park, OH	18,100	-0.4%
100	Steubenville, OH	18,058	+0.5%
101	Berea, OH	17,917	-1.5%
102	Tiffin, OH	17,828	-0.3%
103	Streetsboro, OH	17,759	+0.4%
104	Aurora, OH	17,704	+1.1%
105	North Canton, OH	17,643	-0.3%
106	Ashtabula, OH	17,619	-0.5%
107	Portsmouth, OH	17,524	-0.1%
108	New Philadelphia, OH	17,464	+0.1%
109	Eastlake, OH	17,366	-0.1%
110	Norwalk, OH	17,125	+0.4%
111	Defiance, OH	17,002	+0.2%
112	Fairview Park, OH	16,854	-0.3%
113	Mount Vernon, OH	16,812	-0.4%
114	Bay Village, OH	15,827	-0.3%
115	Fremont, OH	15,820	+0.1%
116	Monroe, OH	15,637	+0.9%
117	Middleburg Heights, OH	15,633	-0.3%
118	Powell, OH	15,347	+0.2%
119	Vandalia, OH	14,898	-0.1%
120	Worthington, OH	14,600	-0.4%
121	Washington Court House, OH	14,373	-0%
122	Circleville, OH	14,265	+1.6%
123	Willowick, OH	14,148	-0.1%
124	Bellefontaine, OH	14,081	-0.1%
125	Sharonville, OH	13,962	+0.3%
126	Brecksville, OH	13,833	+2.6%
127	Trenton, OH	13,821	+2.4%
128	New Franklin, OH	13,795	+0.3%
129	Beachwood, OH	13,669	-0.1%
130	Maumee, OH	13,635	-0.5%
131	Lyndhurst, OH	13,633	+0.1%
132	Blue Ash, OH	13,467	+0.6%
133	Harrison, OH	13,441	+2.4%
134	Warrensville Heights, OH	13,423	-0.3%
135	East Cleveland, OH	13,318	-0.7%
136	Clayton, OH	13,271	+0.2%
137	Englewood, OH	13,270	0%
138	University Heights, OH	13,247	-0.8%
139	Loveland, OH	13,196	+0.6%
140	Marietta, OH	13,122	-0.7%
141	Fostoria, OH	13,033	+0.1%
142	Dover, OH	12,965	0%
143	Amherst, OH	12,925	+0.4%
144	West Carrollton, OH	12,890	-0.1%
145	Bexley, OH	12,885	-0.4%
146	Bedford, OH	12,801	-0.5%
147	Greenville, OH	12,626	-0.3%
147	Wickliffe, OH	12,626	+0.3%
149	Wilmington, OH	12,601	+0.1%
150	Conneaut, OH	12,277	-0.3%
151	Macedonia, OH	12,044	-0.9%
152	Salem, OH	11,714	-0.2%
153	Franklin, OH	11,681	+0.5%
154	New Albany, OH	11,558	+1%
155	Seven Hills, OH	11,535	-0.3%
156	Bucyrus, OH	11,520	+0.1%
157	Norton, OH	11,418	-1%
158	Ravenna, OH	11,205	-0.2%
159	Urbana, OH	11,131	-0.2%
160	Springdale, OH	11,107	+2.2%
161	Coshocton, OH	11,077	+0.8%
162	Brooklyn, OH	11,046	-0.5%
163	Van Wert, OH	11,021	-0.2%
164	Celina, OH	10,862	-0.1%
165	Montgomery, OH	10,826	+0.7%
166	Bedford Heights, OH	10,742	-0.4%
167	Heath, OH	10,720	+0.6%
168	Vermilion, OH	10,696	+0.2%
169	Richmond Heights, OH	10,530	-0.4%
170	London, OH	10,527	+0.8%
171	Tipp City, OH	10,484	+0.7%
172	Reading, OH	10,445	+0.2%
173	Galion, OH	10,258	-0.4%
174	Ironton, OH	10,200	-0.5%
175	Cambridge, OH	9,991	0%
176	Canal Winchester, OH	9,771	+1.2%

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Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). Norway: Statistics Norway, 1 January. United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. United Kingdom regions and local authorities: Office for National Statistics estimates for 30 June. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals) (Cities in Ohio by population, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/

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Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Cities in Ohio by population, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/ohio-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Cities in Ohio by population, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/ohio-cities?period=2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Cities in Ohio by population, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/ohio-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{census_cities_in_ohio_by_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals): Cities in Ohio by population, 2023}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/ohio-cities?period=2023. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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