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Columbiana County, OH: population growth, jobs and income

Columbiana County lost 299 residents between 2024 and 2025 (−0.3%).

Columbiana County had an estimated 99,377 residents in 2025, down 2.2% (2,284 fewer people) since 2020. That is slower than Ohio as a whole (+0.9%), and the 79th fastest growth of 88 counties in Ohio.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$756/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes10.1%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months702025-10/2026-09
  • Rent growth, 5 yearsIn the report
  • Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
  • IRS income moving in (net AGI)In the report
  • Neighbouring-county comparison tableIn the report

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  2. 2 Ranks and the neighbouring-county table
  3. 3 Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
  4. 4 Rent, vacant homes, permits and employers
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What the numbers say

Net domestic migration added 206 people in 2025: more people moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out.

Private employers had 25,092 paid employees in mid-March 2023, −5.0% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 5.3% in 2025, 0.5 points higher than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 58 new homes in 2025, or 0.6 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $58,180 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +17.8% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 2,523rd.

Part of the Salem, OH micro area.

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Columbiana County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
202599,377−299
202499,676−384
2023100,060−387
2022100,447−871
2021101,318−343
2020101,661–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Columbiana County

Columbiana County lost 2,284 people since 2020 even though 413 more people moved in from other U.S. counties than left: deaths outnumbered births by 2,704, and net international migration added 14.

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths−494−2,704
International migrationfrom and to other countries−13+14
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties+206+413
Census adjustmentbalancing residual+2−7
Total change−299−2,284

Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.

How it ranks

MeasureIn OhioAmong U.S. counties
Population growth79th of 882,523rd of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents48th of 881,545th of 3,108
Private-sector job growth72nd of 882,472nd of 3,092
Median household income72nd of 882,222nd of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate58th of 882,679th of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents71st of 882,363rd of 3,005

1st = highest (lowest for unemployment). Counties are ranked only against others with a figure for the same period.

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Neighbouring counties

Over 2020–25, Columbiana County's population change (−2.2%) was ahead of 3 of its 7 neighbouring counties and behind 4.

6 of its 7 neighbouring counties had a higher median household income than Columbiana County's $58,180 (2020–24).

Columbiana County, OH and its 7 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Columbiana County, OH This county99,377−2.2%2.10.6$58,180
Mahoning County, OH224,706−1.4%2.50.8$56,942
Hancock County, WV27,729−4.5%−1.00.5$61,466
Carroll County, OH26,475−1.1%0.90.0$64,835
Jefferson County, OH63,597−2.4%3.00.0$59,055
Beaver County, PA166,032−1.1%5.81.7$71,089
Lawrence County, PA83,911−2.4%3.40.8$61,931
Stark County, OH373,771−0.2%2.61.7$67,934

Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.

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Questions

Is Columbiana County growing?

No. Its population fell 2.2% between 2020 and 2025, about 2,284 fewer people (Census Bureau population estimates). Ohio as a whole changed +0.9% over the same years. That ranks 79th of 88 counties in Ohio for population growth.

How many people moved to Columbiana County?

On net, about 206 people in 2025: that many more moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Columbiana County?

It averaged 5.3% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Columbiana County?

About 99,377 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Columbiana County?

Private employers there had 25,092 paid employees in mid-March 2023, −5.0% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

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Sources and method

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Jobs outside North and South Carolina use County Business Patterns (paid private-sector employees in mid-March); wages and government jobs are not included.