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Ohio population 2026

Ohio has 11,900,510 people on the latest official figure, for 1 July 2025, 39,889 more than a year earlier (+0.34%). It is 7th of the US’s 50 states and DC by population, home to 3.5% of the US’s people.

If last year’s change continues: about 11.9 million by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.

Ohio in numbers

Population
11.9 million 1 July 2025
Change in a year
+0.34% +39,889 people
Change since 2020
+0.86% from 11.8 million
Share of the US
3.5% 7th of 50 states and DC
Population density
113per km² 105,824 km²
Births in the year
127 thousand deaths: 128 thousand
International migration
+29 thousand net arrivals from abroad
Moves within the US
+12 thousand more people moved in than left

In the latest year deaths outnumbered births by 729, 28,505 more people arrived from abroad than left, and 11,926 more people moved in from the rest of the US than moved out.

That is about as many people as Belgium (11.8 million).

Population of Ohio by year

Population of Ohio
11.9M
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YearPopulation
201011,539,449
201111,545,735
201211,550,971
201311,579,692
201411,606,573
201511,622,315
201611,640,060
201711,665,706
201811,680,892
201911,696,507
202011,798,534
202111,761,443
202211,764,950
202311,808,390
202411,860,621
202511,900,510
YearPopulationChange
2025 11,900,510 +39,889
2024 11,860,621 +52,231
2023 11,808,390 +43,440
2022 11,764,950 +3,507
2021 11,761,443 −37,091
2020 11,798,534 +102,027
2019 11,696,507 +15,615
2018 11,680,892 +15,186
2017 11,665,706 +25,646
2016 11,640,060 +17,745
2015 11,622,315 +15,742
2014 11,606,573 +26,881
2013 11,579,692 +28,721
2012 11,550,971 +5,236
2011 11,545,735 +6,286

2010–2019 are Vintage 2020 estimates and 2020–2025 are Vintage 2025, so the step between 2019 and 2020 is partly a change of base.

Ohio among the US’s states

Full ranking →
States of the US by population
#
1 California39,355,309−0.02%
2 Texas31,709,821+1.25%
3 Florida23,462,518+0.84%
4 New York State20,002,427+0.01%
5 Pennsylvania13,059,432+0.10%
6 Illinois12,719,141+0.13%
7 Ohio11,900,510+0.34%
8 Georgia (US State)11,302,748+0.88%
9 North Carolina11,197,968+1.32%
10 Michigan10,127,884+0.28%
11 New Jersey9,548,215+0.44%
12 Virginia8,880,107+0.69%
13 Washington State8,001,020+0.92%
14 Arizona7,623,818+0.89%
15 Tennessee7,315,076+0.88%
16 Massachusetts7,154,084+0.22%
17 Indiana6,973,333+0.56%
18 Missouri6,270,541+0.43%
19 Maryland6,265,347+0.32%
20 Colorado6,012,561+0.40%
21 Wisconsin5,972,787+0.26%
22 Minnesota5,830,405+0.57%
23 South Carolina5,570,274+1.46%
24 Alabama5,193,088+0.58%
25 Louisiana4,618,189+0.07%
26 Kentucky4,606,864+0.50%
27 Oregon4,273,586+0.19%
28 Oklahoma4,123,288+0.62%
29 Connecticut3,688,496+0.38%
30 Utah3,538,904+1.02%
31 Nevada3,282,188+0.88%
32 Iowa3,238,387+0.25%
33 Arkansas3,114,791+0.60%
34 Kansas2,977,220+0.40%
35 Mississippi2,954,160+0.14%
36 New Mexico2,125,498−0.06%
37 Idaho2,029,733+1.44%
38 Nebraska2,018,006+0.62%
39 West Virginia1,766,147−0.07%
40 Hawaii1,432,820−0.15%
41 New Hampshire1,415,342+0.48%
42 Maine1,414,874+0.46%
43 Montana1,144,694+0.63%
44 Rhode Island1,114,521+0.37%
45 Delaware1,059,952+0.94%
46 South Dakota935,094+0.86%
47 North Dakota799,358+0.75%
48 Alaska737,270+0.10%
49 District of Columbia693,645+0.34%
50 Vermont644,663−0.29%
51 Wyoming588,753+0.35%

Largest cities in Ohio

City proper, not the wider metro area; latest figure in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), so years differ.

  1. Columbus913,175
  2. Cleveland365,379
  3. Cincinnati311,097
  4. Toledo265,638
  5. Akron197,542
  6. Dayton135,512

Air quality in Ohio today

Hourly AQI and a 48-hour forecast.

Columbus

Questions

What is the population of Ohio in 2026?
The latest official figure is 11,900,510, for 1 July 2025 (US Census Bureau). If last year’s change continues, Ohio would have about 11.9 million people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. The Census Bureau publishes new state estimates each December.

Is Ohio’s population growing or shrinking?
It grew by 39,889 people (+0.34%) in the latest year, and has changed +0.86% since 2020. In the latest year deaths outnumbered births by 729, 28,505 more people arrived from abroad than left, and 11,926 more people moved in from the rest of the US than moved out.

How does Ohio rank in the US?
Ohio is 7th of the US’s 50 states and DC, with 3.5% of the people. California is the largest, with 39.4 million.

What is the population density of Ohio?
About 113 people per km², on 105,824 km². Land area, US Census Bureau Gazetteer.

What is the largest city in Ohio?
Columbus, with about 913 thousand people in the city proper. Metro areas are larger, and years differ (GeoNames).

Source and method

US Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 population estimates. US government work, public domain. Land area, US Census Bureau Gazetteer. The Census Bureau publishes new state estimates each December. Ranks, shares and changes are our arithmetic on the published figures. National figures can differ from the UN’s projection for the US, which uses a different method. The 2026 figure above carries last year’s change forward; it does not come from the source.

Cite this page: Ohio population, US Census Bureau, 1 July 2025. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/united-states/ohio/

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