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Columbus, OH Metro Area Demographics

Columbus, OH Metro Area is the 33rd most populous of 935 metro areas in the United States, with 2,138,926 residents across 4,797 square miles. That is about 446 people per square mile.

At the 2020 census

Population 2,138,926
Land area 4,797 sq mi
Density 446 / sq mi

Data: 2020 Census · American Community Survey 2024

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Counties in the Columbus, OH Metro Area area

Name Population Sq mi Per sq mi
Franklin County 1,323,807 532.4 2,486
Delaware County, OH 214,124 443.1 483
Licking County, OH 178,519 682.4 262
Fairfield County 158,921 504.4 315
County Union 62,784 431.7 145
Pickaway County, OH 58,539 501.2 117
County Madison 43,824 465.9 94
Perry County 35,408 407.9 87
Morrow County, OH 34,950 406.1 86
County Hocking 28,050 421.3 67

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