Ohio demographics

Study: Rural counties are hemorrhaging population. Immigration can fix that

BY: - September 7, 2023

In Ohio and across the country, 77% of rural counties have been losing working-age people since the Great Recession of 2008-2009, a new demographic analysis says. And if nothing changes, the problem will get much worse, it projects. However, the study proposes a solution — immigration reform. The analysis of Census Bureau and other data […]

Ohio is largely losing population and growing older except in the greater Columbus area, study shows

BY: - November 2, 2022

The vast majority of the state of Ohio is growing older, losing population, and losing workers — a trend offset only by growth happening mostly in Columbus and surrounding areas, a new report shows. From 2000 to 2020, the state of Ohio saw its population grow by 3%, but if the city of Columbus and […]