Largest Cities in Ohio: Ranked by Population

The largest city in Ohio in our data is Cleveland, OH, with an estimated 1,710,093 people, followed by Cincinnati, OH (1,662,691) and Columbus, OH (1,562,009). This list ranks the top 50 places among the 296 Ohio communities with at least 5,000 residents.

What are the top 50 in Ohio?

How big are the largest cities in Ohio?

Of the 296 places with pages, 9 have more than 100,000 residents, 61 have between 25,000 and 100,000, and 226 have fewer than 25,000. The median place has about 13,143 people. The ten largest places account for about 60% of the combined population of all pages, which shows how concentrated the state's population is across communities. Franklin County contributes 8 of the top 50.

Which counties do the top 50 belong to?

The 50 places on this list are spread across 27 counties of Ohio. Franklin County has 8 (Columbus, Dublin, Grove City, Westerville, Reynoldsburg, Hilliard, Gahanna, Upper Arlingto); Cuyahoga County has 6 (Cleveland, Parma, Lakewood, Euclid, Strongsville, Cleveland Heights); Montgomery County has 3 (Dayton, Kettering, Huber Heights). Counties with several entries are usually centers of a metropolitan area, where one large city is surrounded by many suburbs that each pass the 5,000-resident threshold.

How does Ohio compare with the rest of the country?

The median Ohio place with a page has about 13,143 residents, compared with about 13,459 nationwide, so the state's typical community is about the same size as the national typical place. Cleveland, OH ranks 30th among all US places by estimated population in our data. The state has 1,202 communities in total, of which 296 reach 5,000 residents. See the national ranking of the largest cities for comparison.

Quick answers about Ohio cities

• Which is the largest city in Ohio? Cleveland (1,710,093 people).
• How many Ohio cities have more than 100,000 people? 9 in our data.
• How many have 25,000 to 100,000? 61.
• What is the typical size? About 13,143 residents for a place with a page.

How is this ranking made?

The data comes from the SimpleMaps US Cities Database, which gives each place an estimated population and a density in people per square kilometer. We convert density to people per square mile and rank the places with at least 5,000 residents. Boundaries matter: a city that includes large parks or farmland scores lower on density than a compact city of the same size, and population estimates can include areas that share a city's ZIP codes. Read why population figures differ and how density is calculated before you quote a number.

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Rankings use dataset estimates, not official counts.