Union County had the greatest increase in population, growing by 10.4 percent from 63,085 to 69,637 between 2020 and 2023.

However, a handful of counties in the Buckeye State have seen their population boom in recent years. Ohio is the seventh most populous U.S. state, with a 2023 population of 11,785,935, according ...

Drought conditions have improved in Ohio and are down to the lowest classification in the eastern Appalachian counties, which was once the most affected area in the state.