Defiance, Ohio Population History 1990 - 2018

Quick Facts

Defiance, Ohio is the 2,108th largest city in the United States as of 2018.

Defiance, Ohio is a city.

Defiance, Ohio is currently 0.8% smaller than it was in 1990, the year of its peak recorded population.

Defiance, Ohio's growth is extremely below average. 80% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.

Similarly Sized Cities In US

US Rank	Name	Population	Growth 2000-2018
2098	Artesia, California	16,750	2.0%
2099	Cañon City, Colorado	16,750
2100	Sunnyside, Washington	16,742	17.7%
2101	Tahlequah, Oklahoma	16,738	14.6%
2102	El Segundo, California	16,719	4.1%
2103	Tifton, Georgia	16,715	6.2%
2104	Lansdale, Pennsylvania	16,707	3.8%
2105	Washington, Illinois	16,704	42.3%
2106	Dallas, Oregon	16,701	33.0%
2107	Mount Vernon, Ohio	16,701	6.0%
2108	Defiance, Ohio	16,663	0.1%
2109	Cohoes, New York	16,655	6.8%
2110	Aberdeen, Washington	16,654	1.3%
2111	Ham Lake, Minnesota	16,646	29.4%
2112	Waterville, Maine	16,646	6.6%
2113	Gainesville, Texas	16,612	6.3%
2114	Donna, Texas	16,611	8.7%
2115	Lake Wales, Florida	16,577	48.9%
2116	North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina	16,573	46.3%
2117	Norcross, Georgia	16,563	96.3%
2118	Truckee, California	16,561	18.2%

Similarly Sized Cities In Ohio

US Rank	Name	Population	Growth 2000-2018
1187	Massillon	32,410	2.5%
1196	Westlake	32,233	1.4%
1216	North Olmsted	31,591	-7.3%
1218	Bowling Green	31,578	6.4%
1266	North Royalton	30,239	5.3%
1288	Kent	29,662	5.3%
1361	Garfield Heights	27,687	-9.7%
1380	Shaker Heights	27,302	-6.9%
1415	Xenia	26,783	10.1%
1424	Wooster	26,560	5.0%
1448	Troy	26,132	18.2%
1452	Barberton	26,072	-6.6%
1453	Medina	26,072	3.1%
1463	Green	25,783	12.4%
1487	Zanesville	25,364	-0.7%
1504	Riverside	25,151	-6.8%
1532	Sandusky	24,714	-11.1%
1534	Athens	24,688	15.5%
1560	Trotwood	24,435	-10.7%
1561	Avon Lake	24,391	32.8%
1567	Marysville	24,267	49.4%
1594	Wadsworth	23,781	27.8%
1595	Centerville	23,772	3.1%
1625	Avon	23,263	100.4%
1638	Willoughby	22,988	1.6%
1643	Solon	22,911	4.9%
1646	Oxford	22,885	4.1%
1677	Hudson	22,285	-0.9%
1679	Maple Heights	22,278	-14.6%
1713	Chillicothe	21,698	-2.0%
1720	Alliance	21,616	-6.8%
1722	Perrysburg	21,570	22.2%
1735	South Euclid	21,473	-8.5%
1746	Pickerington	21,201	111.4%
1747	Piqua	21,200	2.0%
1781	Lebanon	20,727	20.5%
1793	Sidney	20,516	0.8%
1800	Ashland	20,423	-3.8%
1808	Portsmouth	20,340	-2.5%
1821	Rocky River	20,135	-2.6%
1838	Parma Heights	19,955	-7.7%
1839	Miamisburg	19,941	1.9%
1842	Oregon	19,918	3.2%
1847	Painesville	19,881	12.7%
1849	Norwood	19,834	-8.1%
1897	Broadview Heights	19,202	19.9%
1906	Twinsburg	19,068	11.7%
1907	Sylvania	19,030	0.0%
1908	Whitehall	19,011	-0.9%
1924	Springboro	18,794	48.8%
1940	Forest Park	18,678	-3.7%
1941	Berea	18,655	-1.5%
1946	Mayfield Heights	18,606	-3.7%
1952	Brook Park	18,533	-12.4%
1963	Niles	18,325	-12.2%
1979	Eastlake	18,131	-10.3%
1986	Ashtabula	18,079	-13.5%
1999	Steubenville	17,864	-10.0%
2032	Tallmadge	17,582	6.9%
2039	Tiffin	17,546	-3.2%
2050	New Philadelphia	17,417	1.7%
2060	North Canton	17,277	3.2%
2073	East Cleveland	17,109	-36.9%
2087	Norwalk	16,923	1.8%
2107	Mount Vernon	16,701	6.0%
2108	Defiance	16,663	0.1%
2129	Streetsboro	16,503	33.6%
2154	Fairview Park	16,284	-7.1%
2160	Aurora	16,230	18.8%
2183	Fremont	16,034	-8.7%
2211	Pataskala	15,780	51.9%
2237	Middleburg Heights	15,540	0.0%
2256	Bay Village	15,295	-4.7%
2279	Vandalia	15,045	2.8%
2313	Worthington	14,725	4.4%
2373	New Franklin	14,168	-2.5%
2374	Washington Court House	14,159	4.2%
2376	Willowick	14,146	-1.3%
2399	Circleville	13,965	3.4%
2409	Monroe	13,887	74.8%
2416	Bexley	13,854	5.0%
2418	Sharonville	13,836	0.8%
2433	Maumee	13,722	-8.5%
2446	Brecksville	13,632	1.7%
2451	Marietta	13,604	-6.9%
2471	Lyndhurst	13,484	-11.5%
2473	Englewood	13,475	9.8%
2490	Powell	13,309	110.7%
2498	Fostoria	13,251	-4.6%
2503	Clayton	13,223	-0.9%
2505	Warrensville Heights	13,216	-12.3%
2512	Bellefontaine	13,166	0.0%
2525	Loveland	13,107	11.8%
2540	Trenton	13,012	47.4%
2551	University Heights	12,938	-8.3%
2557	West Carrollton	12,914
2577	Wickliffe	12,758	-5.2%
2579	Dover	12,755	3.9%
2586	Greenville	12,694	-6.4%
2601	Conneaut	12,567	0.7%
2602	Bedford	12,561	-11.4%
2627	Wilmington	12,401	3.7%
2651	Blue Ash	12,274	-1.9%
2675	Amherst	12,148	3.1%
2702	Norton	12,017	4.2%
2714	Macedonia	11,927	28.7%
2738	Bucyrus	11,785	-10.7%
2750	Salem	11,715	-5.8%
2757	Franklin	11,686	1.6%
2760	Beachwood	11,658	-4.1%
2764	Seven Hills	11,654	-3.5%
2770	Harrison	11,608	55.0%
2796	Ravenna	11,476	-2.8%
2810	Urbana	11,372	-2.0%
2839	Springdale	11,205	6.4%
2864	Coshocton	11,054	-5.3%
2895	New Albany	10,889	169.0%
2898	Heath	10,861	26.4%
2909	Montgomery	10,805	6.6%
2920	Brooklyn	10,737	-7.0%
2924	East Liverpool	10,713	-18.1%
2929	Van Wert	10,680	-1.8%
2934	Ironton	10,635	-5.9%
2951	Bedford Heights	10,534	-7.2%
2985	Vermilion	10,437	-4.4%
3000	Richmond Heights	10,380	-5.1%
3005	Cambridge	10,360	-10.1%
3018	Celina	10,296	-0.8%
3025	London	10,271	16.6%
3027	Reading	10,264	-8.7%
3043	Struthers	10,207	-12.9%
3072	Tipp City	10,056	8.6%
3095	Galion	9,962	-14.1%
3137	Wapakoneta	9,733	2.0%
3164	Willoughby Hills	9,571	11.4%
3211	Louisville	9,320	4.0%
3215	Girard	9,314	-14.4%
3224	North College Hill	9,281	-7.5%
3231	Madeira	9,219	3.2%
3270	Shelby	9,030	-8.0%
3284	Oakwood	8,980	1391.6%
3292	Sheffield Lake	8,960	-4.0%
3313	Olmsted Falls	8,889	10.5%
3394	Canal Winchester	8,604	88.6%
3403	Wyoming	8,576	3.6%
3431	Orrville	8,450	-1.4%
3449	Highland Heights	8,405	3.4%

Demographics

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Population History

Year	Population	Rank in US
2018	16,663	2,108
2017	16,687	2,096
2016	16,676	2,082
2015	16,776	2,059
2014	16,776	2,051
2013	16,836	2,033
2012	16,838	2,018
2011	16,947	2,010
2010	16,494	2,025
2009	16,012	2,054
2008	16,046	2,036
2007	16,039	2,019
2006	16,062	2,001
2005	15,957	1,983
2004	16,101	1,946
2003	16,230	1,913
2002	16,367	1,891
2001	16,517	1,862
2000	16,632	1,837
1990	16,801	1,609