Demographics of Meigs County, Ohio

Meigs County, Ohio had 21,587 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −581 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Meigs County, in four figures

21,587
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.6%
Change since July 2020: −581 people.; 44.1 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $46,873 ±$3,283
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Meigs County, Ohio's population shrank 2.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Meigs County, Ohio's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Meigs County, Ohio's population shrank 2.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Meigs County, Ohio's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	22,168	100.0	100.0
2021	22,073	99.6	100.2
2022	21,942	99.0	100.7
2023	21,774	98.2	101.6
2024	21,562	97.3	102.5
2025	21,587	97.4	103.1

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Population of Meigs County, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	22,168	−46	−28	0	−19
2021	22,073	−95	−185	+7	+67
2022	21,942	−131	−177	+17	+42
2023	21,774	−168	−141	+23	−46
2024	21,562	−212	−113	+2	−102
2025	21,587	+25	−120	−3	+151

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.1 ±0.4: for men 43.1 ±1.1 and for women 45.3 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Meigs County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	1,016 ±28	4.6% ±0.1	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,493 ±250	16.0% ±1.1	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,655 ±248	7.6% ±1.1	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,956 ±304	22.6% ±1.4	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,137 ±317	28.0% ±1.4	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,639 ±325	21.2% ±1.5	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $46,873 ±$3,283, and income per person $26,289 ±$1,385, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,389 ±$321 in Ohio and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Meigs County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	2,378 ±328	26.1% ±3.5	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,462 ±327	27.0% ±3.5	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,404 ±215	15.4% ±2.3	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,201 ±235	13.2% ±2.6	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,096 ±203	12.0% ±2.2	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	431 ±147	4.7% ±1.6	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	65 to 195	0.7% to 2.1%	9.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Meigs County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	4,688 ±650	21.8% ±3.0	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,299 ±247	30.1% ±5.0	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,276 ±379	21.1% ±3.3	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,113 ±241	17.3% ±3.6	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Meigs County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Meigs County	Ohio	United States
Housing units	10,675 ±24	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.3% ±2.4	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.7% ±2.4	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.4% ±3.0	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.6% ±3.0	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$119,300 ±$8,941	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$722 ±$53	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±3	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Meigs County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	33 to 199	0.2% to 0.9%	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	20,974 ±60	95.8% ±0.3	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	92 to 306	0.4% to 1.4%	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1 to 111	< 0.1% to 0.5%	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 8	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 70	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	517 ±125	2.4% ±0.6	4.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Meigs County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	14,804 ±496	67.6% ±2.3	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,921 ±491	31.6% ±2.2	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	11 to 117	0.1% to 0.5%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	48 to 166	0.2% to 0.8%	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1 to 65	< 0.1% to 0.3%	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	17 to 131	0.1% to 0.6%	2.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Meigs County among the counties of Ohio

81st of 88 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Counties of Ohio near Meigs County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Adams County	27,865	+1.5%
Henry County	27,598	−0.2%
Hocking County	27,512	−1.9%
Pike County	27,061	> −0.1%
Carroll County	26,475	−1.1%
Meigs County	21,587	−2.6%
Wyandot County	21,567	−1.4%
Paulding County	18,727	−0.4%
Noble County	14,276	+1.3%
Harrison County	14,070	−3.0%
Morgan County	13,626	−0.9%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026