The
U.S. State of Ohio currently has 55
statistical areas that have been delineated by the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated 11
combined statistical areas , 15
metropolitan statistical areas , and 29
micropolitan statistical areas in Ohio. As of 2023, the largest of these is the
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH CSA , comprising
Cleveland and other cities in the northeast region of the state.
Background
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico . These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau , planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.
The OMB defines a core-based statistical area (commonly referred to as a CBSA ) as the county or counties (or county-equivalents ) surrounding at least one densely-settled core of at least 10,000 population, "plus adjacent counties having a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured through commuting ties with the counties containing the core". The OMB further divides core-based statistical areas based on population into metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) for those with at least 50,000 and micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs) for those with 10,000 to 49,999 people.
The OMB defines a combined statistical area (CSA) as two or more adjacent core-based statistical areas where the employment interchange rate (% commuting from A to B plus % commuting from B to A) is at least 15%. The primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area.
Table
The 55 United States statistical areas and 88 counties of the State of Ohio
Combined statistical area
2023 population (est.)
Core-based statistical area
2023 population (est.)
County
2023 population (est.)
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH CSA
3,732,803
Cleveland, OH MSA
2,158,932
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
1,233,088
Lorain County, Ohio
317,910
Lake County, Ohio
231,640
Medina County, Ohio
184,042
Ashtabula County, Ohio
96,845
Geauga County, Ohio
95,407
Akron, OH MSA
698,398
Summit County, Ohio
535,733
Portage County, Ohio
162,665
Canton–Massillon, OH MSA
399,474
Stark County, Ohio
372,716
Carroll County, Ohio
26,758
Wooster, OH μSA
116,510
Wayne County, Ohio
116,510
Sandusky, OH MSA
113,838
Erie County, Ohio
74,035
Ottawa County, Ohio
39,803
New Philadelphia-Dover, OH μSA
91,874
Tuscarawas County, Ohio
91,874
Fremont, OH μSA
58,709
Sandusky County, Ohio
58,709
Norwalk, OH μSA
58,199
Huron County, Ohio
58,199
Coshocton, OH μSA
36,869
Coshocton County, Ohio
36,869
Columbus–Marion–Zanesville, OH CSA
2,646,917
Columbus, OH MSA
2,180,271
Franklin County, Ohio
1,326,063
Delaware County, Ohio
231,636
Licking County, Ohio
183,201
Fairfield County, Ohio
165,360
Union County, Ohio
69,637
Pickaway County, Ohio
61,086
Madison County, Ohio
44,602
Morrow County, Ohio
35,595
Perry County, Ohio
35,551
Hocking County, Ohio
27,540
Zanesville, OH μSA
86,305
Muskingum County, Ohio
86,305
Chillicothe, OH μSA
76,501
Ross County, Ohio
76,501
Marion, OH μSA
64,851
Marion County, Ohio
64,851
Mount Vernon, OH μSA
63,320
Knox County, Ohio
63,320
Athens, OH μSA
62,706
Athens County, Ohio
62,706
Bellefontaine, OH μSA
46,057
Logan County, Ohio
46,057
Cambridge, OH μSA
38,089
Guernsey County, Ohio
38,089
Washington Court House, OH μSA
28,817
Fayette County, Ohio
28,817
Cincinnati–Wilmington, OH–KY–IN CSA
2,313,417 1,769,936 (OH )
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN MSA
2,271,479 1,727,998 (OH)
Hamilton County, Ohio
827,058
Butler County, Ohio
393,043
Warren County, Ohio
252,148
Clermont County, Ohio
211,972
Kenton County, Kentucky
171,321
Boone County, Kentucky
140,495
Campbell County, Kentucky
93,720
Dearborn County, Indiana
51,215
Brown County, Ohio
43,777
Grant County, Kentucky
25,619
Franklin County, Indiana
23,096
Pendleton County, Kentucky
14,810
Gallatin County, Kentucky
8,792
Bracken County, Kentucky
8,426
Ohio County, Indiana
6,004
Wilmington, OH μSA
41,938
Clinton County, Ohio
41,938
Dayton–Springfield–Kettering, OH CSA
1,086,998
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH MSA
814,363
Montgomery County, Ohio
533,796
Greene County, Ohio
169,691
Miami County, Ohio
110,876
Springfield, OH MSA
134,610
Clark County, Ohio
134,610
Greenville, OH μSA
51,415
Darke County, Ohio
51,415
Sidney, OH μSA
47,765
Shelby County, Ohio
47,765
Urbana, OH μSA
38,845
Champaign County, Ohio
38,845
none
Toledo, OH MSA
600,141
Lucas County, Ohio
425,484
Wood County, Ohio
132,650
Fulton County, Ohio
42,007
Youngstown–Warren-Salem, OH CSA
526,151
Youngstown–Warren, OH MSA
425,969
Mahoning County, Ohio
225,596
Trumbull County, Ohio
200,373
Salem, OH μSA
100,182
Columbiana County, Ohio
100,182
Mansfield–Ashland–Bucyrus, OH CSA
218,783
Mansfield, OH MSA
125,064
Richland County, Ohio
125,064
Ashland, OH μSA
52,190
Ashland County, Ohio
52,190
Bucyrus, OH μSA
41,529
Crawford County, Ohio
41,529
Lima–Van Wert–Celina, OH CSA
218,031
Lima, OH MSA
100,838
Allen County, Ohio
100,838
Wapakoneta, OH μSA
46,050
Auglaize County, Ohio
46,050
Celina, OH μSA
42,439
Mercer County, Ohio
42,439
Van Wert, OH μSA
28,704
Van Wert County, Ohio
28,704
Findlay-Tiffin, OH CSA
129,231
Findlay, OH μSA
74,704
Hancock County, Ohio
74,704
Tiffin, OH μSA
54,527
Seneca County, Ohio
54,527
Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY CSA
643,394 128,087 (OH)
Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY MSA
368,261 56,118 (OH)
Cabell County, West Virginia
92,082
Putnam County, West Virginia
56,962
Lawrence County, Ohio
56,118
Boyd County, Kentucky
47,826
Wayne County, West Virginia
37,686
Greenup County, Kentucky
35,221
Carter County, Kentucky
26,366
Lawrence County, Kentucky
16,000
Charleston, WV MSA
203,164
Kanawha County, West Virginia
174,805
Boone County, West Virginia
20,576
Clay County, West Virginia
7,783
Portsmouth, OH μSA
71,969
Scioto County, Ohio
71,969
none
Wheeling, WV-OH MSA
135,517 64,918 (OH)
Belmont County, Ohio
64,918
Ohio County, West Virginia
41,194
Marshall County, West Virginia
29,405
Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville PA-OH-WV CSA
2,727,866 64,026 (OH)
Pittsburgh, PA MSA
2,422,725
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
1,224,825
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
351,163
Washington County, Pennsylvania
210,232
Butler County, Pennsylvania
198,413
Beaver County, Pennsylvania
165,631
Fayette County, Pennsylvania
123,915
Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
84,472
Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
64,074
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MSA
113,544 64,026 (OH)
Jefferson County, Ohio
64,026
Hancock County, West Virginia
28,145
Brooke County, West Virginia
21,373
Hermitage, PA μSA
108,503
Mercer County, Pennsylvania
108,503
Indiana, PA μSA
83,094
Indiana County, Pennsylvania
83,094
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH CSA
146,629 58,577 (OH)
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MSA
88,052
Wood County, West Virginia
83,052
Wirt County, West Virginia
5,000
Marietta, OH μSA
58,577
Washington County, Ohio
58,577
none
Defiance, OH μSA
38,315
Defiance County, Ohio
38,315
Gallipolis, OH μSA
28,986
Gallia County, Ohio
28,986
none
Holmes County, Ohio
44,386
Highland County, Ohio
43,614
Preble County, Ohio
40,556
Williams County, Ohio
36,591
Putnam County, Ohio
34,199
Jackson County, Ohio
32,606
Hardin County, Ohio
30,368
Adams County, Ohio
27,521
Henry County, Ohio
27,520
Pike County, Ohio
27,001
Meigs County, Ohio
21,767
Wyandot County, Ohio
21,457
Paulding County, Ohio
18,706
Noble County, Ohio
14,311
Harrison County, Ohio
14,159
Morgan County, Ohio
13,646
Monroe County, Ohio
13,153
Vinton County, Ohio
12,474
State of Ohio
11,657,548
Primary statistical areas
Primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area. Of the 55 statistical areas of Ohio, 15 are PSAs comprising 11 combined statistical areas, two metropolitan statistical areas and two micropolitan statistical areas.
The 15 primary statistical areas of the State of Ohio
2020 rank
Primary statistical area
Population
2023 estimate
Change
2020 Census
Change
2010 Census
1
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH CSA
3,732,803
−0.98 %
3,769,834
+0.01 %
3,769,439
2
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH CSA
2,646,917
+1.55 %
2,606,479
+9.83 %
2,373,266
3
Cincinnati-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN CSA (OH)
1,769,936
+0.70 %
1,757,628
+5.41 %
1,667,446
4
Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH CSA
1,086,998
−0.17 %
1,088,875
+0.82 %
1,080,044
5
Toledo, OH MSA
600,141
−1.01 %
606,240
−0.62 %
610,001
6
Youngstown-Warren-Salem, OH CSA
526,151
−1.19 %
532,468
−4.40 %
556,976
7
Lima-Van Wert-Celina, OH CSA
218,031
−0.93 %
220,087
−0.79 %
221,838
8
Mansfield-Ashland-Bucyrus, OH CSA
218,783
−0.28 %
219,408
−0.90 %
221,398
9
Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY CSA (OH)
128,087
−3.15 %
132,248
−6.83 %
141,949
10
Findlay-Tiffin, OH CSA
129,231
−0.58 %
129,989
−1.17 %
131,527
11
Wheeling, WV-OH MSA (OH)
64,918
−2.37 %
66,497
−5.54 %
70,400
12
Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV CSA (OH)
64,026
−1.87 %
65,249
−6.40 %
69,709
13
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH CSA (OH)
58,577
−2.00 %
59,771
−3.25 %
61,778
14
Defiance, OH μSA
38,315
+0.08 %
38,286
−1.92 %
39,037
15
Gallipolis, OH μSA
28,986
−0.80 %
29,220
−5.54 %
30,934
Cincinnati-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN CSA
2,313,417
+0.94 %
2,291,815
+5.51 %
2,172,191
Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY CSA
643,394
−2.63 %
660,768
−4.70 %
693,345
Wheeling, WV-OH MSA
135,517
−2.86 %
139,513
−5.70 %
147,950
Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV CSA
2,727,866
−1.44 %
2,767,801
−0.34 %
2,777,365
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH CSA
146,629
−1.76 %
149,261
−3.36 %
154,451
See also
Notes
^ An out-of-state area and its population are displayed in green. An area that extends into more than one state is displayed in purple. A purple population number over a black population number show the total population versus the in-state population. The state's abbreviation is also shown next to the in-state total.
^ For PSAs comprising populations from multiple states, they are listed twice to show both their intrastate population within that PSA as well as the PSA's total population. Only the intrastate population is ranked.
References
^ Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas (July 21, 2023). "0MB BULLETIN NO. 23-01" (PDF) . Office of Management and Budget . Retrieved October 23, 2023 . {{cite web }}
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^ "2020 Standards for Delineating Core Based Statistical Areas" . Office of Management and Budget . July 16, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021 .
^ "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023" . United States Census Bureau , Population Division. March 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024 .
^ "PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS" . U.S. Census Bureau . 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2024 .
^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019" . U.S. Census Bureau . 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2024 .
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