Ranking · Ohio
Fastest-growing and fastest-shrinking places in Ohio
South Bloomfield has the highest population change, 2020 to 2025 of Ohio's 1,589 ranked places (+94.1%); Bexley has the lowest (−10.6%). Ranked: places with 1,000 or more residents in the 2020 Census that are incorporated (the Census Bureau estimates only those each year).
Which are the fastest-growing places?
Fastest-growing places in Ohio, first to fifth: South Bloomfield (+94.1%), West Jefferson (+40.6%), Lithopolis (+38.0%), Obetz (+33.9%) and Sunbury (+33.6%).
| Rank | Place | Population change, 2020 to 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Bloomfield | +94.1% |
| 2 | West Jefferson | +40.6% |
| 3 | Lithopolis | +38.0% |
| 4 | Obetz | +33.9% |
| 5 | Sunbury | +33.6% |
| 6 | Harrison Township, Pickaway County | +29.2% |
| 7 | Powell | +28.1% |
| 8 | Columbia Township, Lorain County | +25.9% |
| 9 | Jefferson Township, Madison County | +23.7% |
| 10 | Liberty Township, Delaware County | +22.2% |
| 11 | Hamilton Township, Franklin County | +20.5% |
| 12 | Cass Township, Hancock County | +20.2% |
| 13 | Dover Township, Union County | +19.7% |
| 14 | Taylor Township | +19.5% |
| 15 | York Township, Union County | +19.4% |
| 16 | Allen Township, Union County | +19.4% |
| 17 | Liberty Township, Union County | +19.3% |
| 18 | Millcreek Township | +19.2% |
| 19 | Claibourne Township | +19.0% |
| 20 | Richwood | +19.0% |
| 21 | Leesburg Township | +19.0% |
| 22 | Union Township, Union County | +18.8% |
| 23 | Jerome Township | +18.0% |
| 24 | Paris Township, Union County | +17.9% |
| 25 | Marysville | +17.9% |
Source: Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025) · Census population estimates
Which are the fastest-shrinking places?
Fastest-shrinking places in Ohio, first to fifth: Bexley (−10.6%), Ada (−6.4%), University Heights (−5.2%), Portsmouth (−5.2%) and Liberty Township, Hardin County (−5.2%).
| Rank | Place | Population change, 2020 to 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 1,589 | Bexley | −10.6% |
| 1,588 | Ada | −6.4% |
| 1,587 | University Heights | −5.2% |
| 1,586 | Portsmouth | −5.2% |
| 1,585 | Liberty Township, Hardin County | −5.2% |
| 1,584 | Middleport | −5.0% |
| 1,583 | South Point | −4.8% |
| 1,582 | Perry Township, Lawrence County | −4.7% |
| 1,581 | Union Township, Lawrence County | −4.7% |
| 1,580 | Huron | −4.6% |
| 1,579 | Sandusky | −4.5% |
| 1,578 | Rome Township, Lawrence County | −4.5% |
| 1,577 | Florence Township, Erie County | −4.5% |
| 1,576 | Oxford Township, Erie County | −4.4% |
| 1,575 | Coal Grove | −4.3% |
| 1,574 | Upper Township | −4.3% |
| 1,573 | Fayette Township | −4.3% |
| 1,572 | Pandora | −4.3% |
| 1,571 | Lawrence Township, Lawrence County | −4.2% |
| 1,570 | Ironton | −4.2% |
| 1,569 | New Boston | −4.1% |
| 1,568 | Elizabeth Township, Lawrence County | −4.1% |
| 1,567 | Windsor Township, Lawrence County | −4.0% |
| 1,566 | Salisbury Township | −3.9% |
| 1,565 | East Liverpool | −3.9% |
Source: Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025) · Census population estimates
How is this ranking made?
Each place's population change, 2020 to 2025 is read from the Census Bureau's April 1, 2020 estimates base and its July 1, 2025 estimate. A place enters the ranking if it had 1,000 or more residents in the 2020 Census and is incorporated. Ties in the published figure share a rank. This is a measurement of one figure, not a judgment of a place.
Towns and townships are ranked beside cities, villages and census-designated places, and a census-designated place can lie inside a township, so one area can appear twice, once as each.
Source: PlainCities ranking method applied to the Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025) · How ranks are computed
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