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List of counties in Ohio

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There are eighty-eight counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The elected county officials include three commissioners, a sheriff (the highest law enforcement officer in the county); prosecutor (equivalent of a district attorney in other states); coroner, engineer, auditor, treasurer and clerk of courts.

Counties of Ohio

List of counties change

County
 FIPS Code
[1] 		County Seat
[2] 		Created
[2][3] 		Origin
[4] 		Meaning of name
[3][4] 		Population
(2020)[2] 		Area
[2] 		Map
 
Adams County 001 West Union Jul 10, 1797 Hamilton County John Adams (1735–1826), President of the United States when the county was organized 27,477 583.91 sq mi
(1,512 km2)		  

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Ashland County 005 Ashland Feb 24, 1846 Wayne, Richland, Huron, and Lorain Counties Ashland, home of U.S. Senator from Kentucky Henry Clay 52,447 424.37 sq mi
(1,099 km2)		  
Ashtabula County 007 Jefferson Jun 7, 1807 Trumbull and Geauga Counties Ashtabula River, which means "fish river" in an Algonquian language[6] 97,574 702.44 sq mi
(1,819 km2)		  
Athens County 009 Athens Mar 1, 1805 Washington County Athens in Greece 62,431 506.76 sq mi
(1,313 km2)		  
Auglaize County 011 Wapakoneta Feb 14, 1848 Allen, Mercer, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Shelby, and Van Wert Counties Auglaize River, which means "fallen timbers river" in the Shawnee language 46,422 401.25 sq mi
(1,039 km2)		  
Belmont County 013 St. Clairsville Sep 7, 1801 Jefferson and Washington Counties Belle monte, which means "beautiful mountain" in French 66,497 537.35 sq mi
(1,392 km2)		  
Brown County 015 Georgetown Mar 1, 1818 Adams and Clermont Counties General Jacob Brown (1775–1828), an officer of the War of 1812 43,676 491.76 sq mi
(1,274 km2)		  
Butler County 017 Hamilton May 1, 1803 Hamilton County General Richard Butler (1743–1791), killed at the Battle of the Wabash 390,357 467.27 sq mi
(1,210 km2)		  
Carroll County 019 Carrollton Jan 1, 1833 Columbiana, Stark, Harrison, Jefferson, and Tuscarawas Counties Charles Carroll (1737–1832), last surviving signer of the United States Declaration of Independence 26,721 394.67 sq mi
(1,022 km2)		  
Champaign County 021 Urbana Mar 1, 1805 Greene and Franklin Counties French for "a plain", describing the land in the area 38,714 428.56 sq mi
(1,110 km2)		  
Clark County 023 Springfield Mar 1, 1818 Champaign, Madison, and Greene Counties General George Rogers Clark (1752–1818), defeated the Shawnee Indians in a battle near the Springfield area 136,001 399.86 sq mi
(1,036 km2)		  
Clermont County 025 Batavia Dec 6, 1800 Hamilton County French for "clear mountain" 208,601 451.99 sq mi
(1,171 km2)		  
Clinton County 027 Wilmington Mar 1, 1810 Highland and Warren Counties George Clinton (1739–1812), vice-president when the county was organized 42,018 410.88 sq mi
(1,064 km2)		  
Columbiana County 029 Lisbon May 1, 1803 Jefferson and Washington Counties Christopher Columbus, European explorer of the Americas 101,877 532.46 sq mi
(1,379 km2)		  
Coshocton County 031 Coshocton Jan 31, 1810 Muskingum and Tuscarawas Counties Delaware Indian word meaning "union of waters" 36,612 564.07 sq mi
(1,461 km2)		  
Crawford County 033 Bucyrus Apr 1, 1820 Delaware County Colonel William Crawford (1732–1782), Revolutionary War officer 42,025 402.11 sq mi
(1,041 km2)		  
Cuyahoga County 035 Cleveland Jun 7, 1807 Geauga County Cuyahoga River, which means "crooked river" in an Iroquoian language[7] 1,264,817 458.49 sq mi
(1,187 km2)		  
Darke County 037 Greenville Jan 3, 1809 Miami County General William Darke (1736–1801), Revolutionary War officer 51,881 599.80 sq mi
(1,553 km2)		  
Defiance County 039 Defiance Apr 7, 1845 Williams, Henry, and Paulding Counties Fort Defiance, built in 1794 by General Anthony Wayne 38,286 411.16 sq mi
(1,065 km2)		  
Delaware County 041 Delaware Apr 1, 1808 Franklin County Delaware Indians 214,124 442.41 sq mi
(1,146 km2)		  
Erie County 043 Sandusky Mar 15, 1838 Huron and Sandusky Counties Erie Indians 75,622 254.88 sq mi
(660 km2)		  
Fairfield County 045 Lancaster Dec 9, 1800 Ross and Washington Counties Named for the beauty of its "fair fields" 158,921 505.11 sq mi
(1,308 km2)		  
Fayette County 047 Washington Court House Mar 1, 1810 Ross and Highland Counties Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette, French military officer and aristocrat who participated in both the American and French revolutions 28,951 406.58 sq mi
(1,053 km2)		  
Franklin County 049 Columbus Apr 30, 1803 Ross and Wayne Counties Benjamin Franklin (1706–1791), Founding Father, author, printer, satirist, political theorist, scientist, inventor and statesman 1,323,807 539.87 sq mi
(1,398 km2)		  
Fulton County 051 Wauseon Apr 1, 1850 Lucas, Henry, and Williams Counties Robert Fulton (1765–1815), inventor of the steamboat[8] 42,713 406.78 sq mi
(1,054 km2)		  
Gallia County 053 Gallipolis Apr 30, 1803 Washington and Adams Counties Gaul, the ancient name of France 29,220 468.78 sq mi
(1,214 km2)		  
Geauga County 055 Chardon Mar 1, 1806 Trumbull County A Native American word meaning "raccoon" 95,397 403.66 sq mi
(1,045 km2)		  
Greene County 057 Xenia May 1, 1803 Hamilton and Ross Counties General Nathanael Greene (1742–1786), Revolutionary War officer 167,966 414.88 sq mi
(1,075 km2)		  
Guernsey County 059 Cambridge Mar 1, 1810 Belmont and Muskingum Counties Island of Guernsey, from where most of the settlers originated 38,438 521.90 sq mi
(1,352 km2)		  
Hamilton County 061 Cincinnati Jan 2, 1790 One of the original counties Alexander Hamilton (1755/7-1804), Secretary of the Treasury when the county was organized 830,639 407.36 sq mi
(1,055 km2)		  
Hancock County 063 Findlay Apr 1, 1820 Logan County John Hancock (1737–1793), president of the Continental Congress 74,920 531.35 sq mi
(1,376 km2)		  
Hardin County 065 Kenton Apr 1, 1820 Logan County General John Hardin (1753–1792), Revolutionary War officer 30,696 470.29 sq mi
(1,218 km2)		  
Harrison County 067 Cadiz Feb 1, 1813 Jefferson and Tuscarawas Counties General William Henry Harrison (1773–1841), an officer of the War of 1812 and future President of the United States 14,483 403.53 sq mi
(1,045 km2)		  
Henry County 069 Napoleon Apr 1, 1820 Shelby County Patrick Henry (1736–1799), Revolutionary War-era legislator, orator, and scholar 27,662 416.50 sq mi
(1,079 km2)		  
Highland County 071 Hillsboro May 1, 1805 Ross, Adams, and Clermont Counties Descriptive of the county's terrain 43,317 553.28 sq mi
(1,433 km2)		  
Hocking County 073 Logan Mar 1, 1818 Athens, Ross, and Fairfield Counties Possibly derived from the Delaware Indian word "Hoch-Hoch-ing", meaning "bottle" 28,050 422.75 sq mi
(1,095 km2)		  
Holmes County 075 Millersburg Jan 20, 1824 Coshocton, Wayne, and Tuscarawas Counties Major Andrew Holmes (died 1814), a War of 1812 officer 44,223 422.99 sq mi
(1,096 km2)		  
Huron County 077 Norwalk Mar 7, 1809 Portage and Cuyahoga Counties Huron Indians 58,565 492.69 sq mi
(1,276 km2)		  
Jackson County 079 Jackson Mar 1, 1816 Scioto, Gallia, Athens, and Ross Counties General Andrew Jackson (1767–1845), future President of the United States 32,653 420.28 sq mi
(1,089 km2)		  
Jefferson County 081 Steubenville Jul 29, 1797 Washington County Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), Vice President when the county was organized, future President of the United States, and principal author of the Declaration of Independence 65,249 409.61 sq mi
(1,061 km2)		  
Knox County 083 Mount Vernon Mar 1, 1808 Fairfield County General Henry Knox, the first Secretary of War 62,721 527.12 sq mi
(1,365 km2)		  
Lake County 085 Painesville Mar 6, 1840 Geauga and Cuyahoga Counties Its location on Lake Erie 232,603 228.21 sq mi
(591 km2)		  
Lawrence County 087 Ironton Dec 21, 1815 Gallia and Scioto Counties Captain James Lawrence (1781–1813), naval hero in the War of 1812 58,240 454.96 sq mi
(1,178 km2)		  
Licking County 089 Newark Mar 1, 1808 Fairfield County Licking River, named for the salt licks in the area, or an English pronunciation of the Lenape word W'li/'ik'/nk meaning "where the flood waters recede"[9] 178,519 686.50 sq mi
(1,778 km2)		  
Logan County 091 Bellefontaine Mar 1, 1818 Champaign County General Benjamin Logan (c. 1742 – 1802), who destroyed Shawnee Indian towns in the county 46,150 458.44 sq mi
(1,187 km2)		  
Lorain County 093 Elyria Dec 26, 1822 Huron, Cuyahoga, and Medina Counties Province of Lorraine, France 312,964 492.50 sq mi
(1,276 km2)		  
Lucas County 095 Toledo Jun 20, 1835 Wood, Sandusky, and Huron Counties Robert Lucas (1781–1853), Governor of Ohio when the county was created 431,279 340.46 sq mi
(882 km2)		  
Madison County 097 London Mar 1, 1810 Franklin County James Madison (1751–1836), fourth President of the United States 43,824 465.44 sq mi
(1,205 km2)		  
Mahoning County 099 Youngstown Mar 1, 1846 Columbiana and Trumbull Counties Mahoning River, from a Lenape word meaning "at the licks" 228,614 415.25 sq mi
(1,075 km2)		  
Marion County 101 Marion Apr 1, 1820 Delaware County General Francis Marion (1732–1795), lieutenant colonel in the Continental Army and later brigadier general in the American Revolutionary War 65,359 403.84 sq mi
(1,046 km2)		  
Medina County 103 Medina Feb 18, 1812 Portage County Medina, world-renowned religious site in western Saudi Arabia 182,470 423 sq mi
(1,096 km2)		  
Meigs County 105 Pomeroy Apr 1, 1819 Gallia and Athens Counties Return Jonathan Meigs, Jr. (1764–1825), Governor of Ohio and Postmaster General at the time the county was organized 22,210 429.42 sq mi
(1,112 km2)		  
Mercer County 107 Celina Apr 1, 1820 Darke County General Hugh Mercer (1726–1777), a Revolutionary War officer 42,528 463.27 sq mi
(1,200 km2)		  
Miami County 109 Troy Mar 1, 1807 Montgomery County Miami Indians 108,774 407.04 sq mi
(1,054 km2)		  
Monroe County 111 Woodsfield Jan 29, 1813 Belmont, Washington, and Guernsey Counties James Monroe (1758–1831), Secretary of State when the county was organized and future President of the United States 13,385 455.54 sq mi
(1,180 km2)		  
Montgomery County 113 Dayton May 1, 1803 Hamilton and Wayne Counties General Richard Montgomery (1738–1775), a Revolutionary War officer 537,309 461.68 sq mi
(1,196 km2)		  
Morgan County 115 McConnelsville Dec 29, 1817 Washington, Guernsey, and Muskingum Counties General Daniel Morgan (c. 1735 – 1802), a Revolutionary War officer 13,802 417.66 sq mi
(1,082 km2)		  
Morrow County 117 Mount Gilead Mar 1, 1848 Knox, Marion, Delaware, and Richland Counties Jeremiah Morrow (1771–1852), Governor of Ohio 34,950 406.22 sq mi
(1,052 km2)		  
Muskingum County 119 Zanesville Mar 1, 1804[10][11] Washington and Fairfield Counties An Indian word meaning "A town by the river" or "by the river side" 86,410 664.63 sq mi
(1,721 km2)		  
Noble County 121 Caldwell Apr 1, 1851 Monroe, Washington, Morgan, and Guernsey Counties Warren P. Noble, an early settler in the area[12] 14,115 399.00 sq mi
(1,033 km2)		  
Ottawa County 123 Port Clinton Mar 6, 1840 Erie, Sandusky, and Lucas Counties Named for the Ottawa Indians; Ottawa means "trader" in their language 40,364 254.95 sq mi
(660 km2)		  
Paulding County 125 Paulding Apr 1, 1820 Darke County John Paulding (1758–1818), captor of spy John André during the Revolutionary War 18,806 416.26 sq mi
(1,078 km2)		  
Perry County 127 New Lexington Mar 1, 1818 Washington, Fairfield, and Muskingum Counties Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry (1785–1819), a naval officer of the War of 1812 35,408 409.78 sq mi
(1,061 km2)		  
Pickaway County 129 Circleville Mar 1, 1810 Ross, Fairfield, and Franklin Counties A misspelling of the Piqua tribe, a branch of the Shawnee 58,539 501.91 sq mi
(1,300 km2)		  
Pike County 131 Waverly Feb 1, 1815 Ross, Scioto, and Adams Counties General Zebulon M. Pike (1779–1813), a War of 1812 officer and discoverer of Pikes Peak in Colorado in 1806 27,088 441.49 sq mi
(1,143 km2)		  
Portage County 133 Ravenna Jun 7, 1807 Trumbull County Derived from an Indian portage 161,791 492.39 sq mi
(1,275 km2)		  
Preble County 135 Eaton Mar 1, 1808 Montgomery and Butler Counties Captain Edward Preble (1761–1807), a Naval commander in the Revolutionary War 40,999 424.80 sq mi
(1,100 km2)		  
Putnam County 137 Ottawa Apr 1, 1820 Shelby County General Israel Putnam (1718–1790), a Revolutionary War officer 34,451 483.87 sq mi
(1,253 km2)		  
Richland County 139 Mansfield Mar 1, 1808 Fairfield County Descriptive of the soil in the area 124,936 496.88 sq mi
(1,287 km2)		  
Ross County 141 Chillicothe Aug 20, 1798 Adams and Washington Counties Named for U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania James Ross by territorial governor Arthur St. Clair 77,093 688.41 sq mi
(1,783 km2)		  
Sandusky County 143 Fremont Apr 1, 1820 Huron County An Iroquois word meaning "cold water" 58,896 409.18 sq mi
(1,060 km2)		  
Scioto County 145 Portsmouth May 1, 1803 Adams County Scioto River; Scioto is a Wyandot Indian word meaning "deer" 74,008 612.27 sq mi
(1,586 km2)		  
Seneca County 147 Tiffin Apr 1, 1820 Huron County Seneca Indians, who had a reservation in the county area at the time 55,069 550.59 sq mi
(1,426 km2)		  
Shelby County 149 Sidney Apr 1, 1819 Miami County General Isaac Shelby (1750–1826), a Revolutionary War officer and Governor of Kentucky 48,230 409.27 sq mi
(1,060 km2)		  
Stark County 151 Canton Feb 13, 1808 Columbiana County General John Stark (1728–1822), a Revolutionary War officer; known as the "Hero of Bennington" for his exemplary service at the Battle of Bennington in 1777 374,853 576.14 sq mi
(1,492 km2)		  
Summit County 153 Akron Mar 3, 1840 Medina, Portage, and Stark Counties Its location at the highest elevation along the Ohio and Erie Canal 540,428 419.38 sq mi
(1,086 km2)		  
Trumbull County 155 Warren Jul 10, 1800 Jefferson and Wayne Counties Jonathan Trumbull (1710–1785), Governor of Connecticut when the county was organized 201,977 616.48 sq mi
(1,597 km2)		  
Tuscarawas County 157 New Philadelphia Mar 15, 1808 Muskingum County Tuscarawas River, meaning "open mouth river"
or
the Tuscarawas tribe who lived on the river 		93,263 567.58 sq mi
(1,470 km2)		  
Union County 159 Marysville Apr 1, 1820 Delaware, Franklin, Logan, and Madison Counties It was formed from a union of four counties 62,784 436.65 sq mi
(1,131 km2)		  
Van Wert County 161 Van Wert Apr 1, 1820 Darke County Isaac Van Wart (1760–1828), captor of spy John André during the Revolutionary War 28,931 410.09 sq mi
(1,062 km2)		  
Vinton County 163 McArthur Mar 23, 1850 Athens, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, and Ross Counties Samuel Finley Vinton (1792–1862), Ohio Statesman and U.S. Congressman 12,800 414.08 sq mi
(1,072 km2)		  
Warren County 165 Lebanon May 1, 1803 Hamilton County General Joseph Warren (1741–1775), a Revolutionary War officer 242,337 399.63 sq mi
(1,035 km2)		  
Washington County 167 Marietta Jul 27, 1788 One of the original counties George Washington (1732–1799), commander of the Continental Army, president of the Constitutional Convention, and future President of the United States 59,771 635.15 sq mi
(1,645 km2)		  
Wayne County 169 Wooster Mar 1, 1808 From non-county area General Anthony Wayne (1745–1796), a Revolutionary War officer 116,894 555.36 sq mi
(1,438 km2)		  
Williams County 171 Bryan Apr 1, 1820 Darke County David Williams (1754–1831), captor of spy John André during the Revolutionary War 37,102 421.74 sq mi
(1,092 km2)		  
Wood County 173 Bowling Green Apr 1, 1820 Refactored from non-county territory Eleazer D. Wood (1783–1814), founder of Fort Meigs 132,248 617.32 sq mi
(1,599 km2)		  
Wyandot County 175 Upper Sandusky Feb 3, 1845 Marion, Crawford, and Hardin Counties Wyandot Indians 21,900 405.61 sq mi
(1,051 km2)		  

References change

  1. ↑ "County FIPS Code Listing for the State of OHIO". United States Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 National Association of Counties. "NACo County Explorer". Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Federal Roster: Counties of Ohio, Derivation of Name and Date of Erection" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 12, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Ohio Genealogy Clickable County Map". Archived from the original on 2007-11-18. Retrieved 2007-07-25.
  5. ↑ Resolution of 111th Ohio General Assembly designating John Allen as the person for which Allen County was named.
  6. ↑ Ashtabula, Encyclopædia Britannica, 2007. Accessed 2007-11-19.
  7. ↑ Cuyahoga River, Encyclopædia Britannica, 2007. Accessed 2007-11-19.
  8. ↑ About Fulton County
  9. ↑ Mahr, August C. (April 1957). "Indian River and Place Names in Ohio". Ohio Archaeological and Historical Quarterly. 66 (2): 146–148.
  10. ↑ Downes, p. 368.
  11. ↑ Taylor & Taylor, p. 40.
  12. ↑ "Noble County data". Ohio State University Extension Data Center. Archived from the original on 2008-02-13. Retrieved 2007-04-28.
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