Portsmouth, Ohio Population History 1990 - 2018

Quick Facts

Portsmouth, Ohio is the 1,808th largest city in the United States as of 2018.

Portsmouth, Ohio is a city.

Portsmouth, Ohio is currently 13.5% smaller than it was in 1990, the year of its peak recorded population.

Portsmouth, 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
1798	Lockport, New York	20,434	-8.0%
1799	Adrian, Michigan	20,423	-8.3%
1800	Ashland, Ohio	20,423	-3.8%
1801	Rolla, Missouri	20,390	23.6%
1802	Ashland, Kentucky	20,382	-6.9%
1803	Pleasantville, New Jersey	20,376	7.2%
1804	Mokena, Illinois	20,375	38.2%
1805	American Canyon, California	20,359	105.4%
1806	Libertyville, Illinois	20,359	-2.1%
1807	Elko, Nevada	20,341	19.7%
1808	Portsmouth, Ohio	20,340	-2.5%
1809	Mountain Brook, Alabama	20,306	-2.3%
1810	Tukwila, Washington	20,294	18.2%
1811	Warrensburg, Missouri	20,262	23.4%
1812	Havelock, North Carolina	20,232	-9.9%
1813	Sulphur, Louisiana	20,230	-1.1%
1814	La Cañada Flintridge, California	20,227
1815	Forest Lake, Minnesota	20,220	39.2%
1816	Nogales, Arizona	20,188	-3.4%
1817	Ozark, Missouri	20,188	96.7%
1818	Charleston, Illinois	20,186	-4.6%

Similarly Sized Cities In Ohio

US Rank	Name	Population	Growth 2000-2018
955	Lancaster	40,414	13.8%
957	Westerville	40,387	13.8%
973	Delaware	39,930	54.2%
1011	Warren	38,382	-20.2%
1012	Reynoldsburg	38,278	18.9%
1018	Huber Heights	38,174	-0.1%
1048	Lima	36,862	-11.7%
1069	Hilliard	36,414	49.1%
1075	Marion	36,087	-3.2%
1093	Gahanna	35,551	9.2%
1095	Upper Arlington	35,522	5.5%
1107	Brunswick	34,897	4.0%
1108	Stow	34,857	7.4%
1142	North Ridgeville	33,889	51.1%
1149	Fairborn	33,658	6.8%
1152	Mason	33,586	49.3%
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%

Demographics

• Demographics For Portsmouth, Ohio
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Population History

Year	Population	Rank in US
2018	20,340	1,808
2017	20,443	1,790
2016	20,422	1,778
2015	20,409	1,764
2014	20,326	1,763
2013	20,430	1,737
2012	20,302	1,732
2011	20,395	1,706
2010	20,226	1,711
2009	20,354	1,690
2008	20,332	1,679
2007	20,142	1,675
2006	20,037	1,664
2005	20,032	1,646
2004	19,989	1,641
2003	20,058	1,619
2002	20,561	1,571
2001	20,625	1,563
2000	20,867	1,522
1990	23,514	1,178