Portsmouth, Ohio Population History 1990 - 2017

Quick Facts

Portsmouth, Ohio is the 1,790th largest city in the United States as of 2017.

Portsmouth, Ohio is a city.

Portsmouth, Ohio is currently 13.1% smaller than it was in 1990, the year of its peak recorded population.

Portsmouth, Ohio's growth is extremely below average. 82% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.

Similarly Sized Cities In US

US Rank	Name	Population	Growth 2000-2017
1780	Lockport, New York	20,569	-7.4%
1781	Universal City, Texas	20,532	41.9%
1782	Kinston, North Carolina	20,509	-13.8%
1783	North Salt Lake, Utah	20,507	132.4%
1784	Libertyville, Illinois	20,490	-1.5%
1785	Hammond, Louisiana	20,480	15.8%
1786	Northfield, Minnesota	20,474	18.7%
1787	Evans, Colorado	20,470	95.0%
1788	Ashland, Ohio	20,455	-3.7%
1789	Elko, Nevada	20,451	20.4%
1790	Portsmouth, Ohio	20,443	-2.0%
1791	Elmwood Park, New Jersey	20,429	7.9%
1792	Clemmons, North Carolina	20,420	29.0%
1793	La Cañada Flintridge, California	20,413
1794	Pickerington, Ohio	20,402	103.4%
1795	Mountain Brook, Alabama	20,381	-1.9%
1796	Dickinson, Texas	20,359	18.9%
1797	Forney, Texas	20,336	252.5%
1798	Ellensburg, Washington	20,326	30.7%
1799	Prosper, Texas	20,312	776.6%
1800	Mokena, Illinois	20,293	37.6%

Similarly Sized Cities In Ohio

US Rank	Name	Population	Growth 2000-2017
952	Lancaster	40,280	13.4%
965	Westerville	39,737	11.9%
969	Warren	39,562	-17.7%
981	Delaware	39,267	51.6%
1014	Huber Heights	37,986	-0.6%
1020	Reynoldsburg	37,847	17.5%
1036	Lima	37,149	-11.0%
1072	Marion	35,997	-3.4%
1073	Hilliard	35,939	47.2%
1091	Upper Arlington	35,337	4.9%
1092	Gahanna	35,297	8.4%
1103	Brunswick	34,867	3.9%
1105	Stow	34,769	7.1%
1141	Fairborn	33,541	6.5%
1143	North Ridgeville	33,436	49.0%
1152	Mason	33,235	47.8%
1183	Massillon	32,342	2.3%
1187	Westlake	32,297	1.6%
1198	Bowling Green	31,820	7.2%
1202	North Olmsted	31,734	-6.9%
1255	North Royalton	30,294	5.5%
1267	Kent	29,915	6.2%
1352	Garfield Heights	27,835	-9.2%
1368	Shaker Heights	27,440	-6.4%
1410	Wooster	26,618	5.2%
1415	Xenia	26,562	9.2%
1436	Medina	26,190	3.6%
1439	Barberton	26,120	-6.5%
1450	Troy	25,865	17.0%
1458	Green	25,747	12.2%
1474	Zanesville	25,388	-0.6%
1484	Athens	25,214	17.9%
1497	Riverside	25,094	-7.0%
1517	Sandusky	24,845	-10.7%
1547	Trotwood	24,386	-10.9%
1559	Avon Lake	24,184	31.7%
1578	Marysville	23,912	47.2%
1583	Centerville	23,787	3.2%
1599	Wadsworth	23,476	26.2%
1621	Avon	23,054	98.6%
1627	Solon	22,962	5.1%
1633	Willoughby	22,860	1.0%
1634	Oxford	22,859	4.0%
1657	Maple Heights	22,400	-14.1%
1666	Hudson	22,245	-1.1%
1693	Alliance	21,791	-6.0%
1705	South Euclid	21,598	-8.0%
1712	Chillicothe	21,499	-2.9%
1714	Perrysburg	21,482	21.7%
1747	Piqua	20,987	1.0%
1776	Lebanon	20,622	19.9%
1777	Sidney	20,614	1.3%
1788	Ashland	20,455	-3.7%
1790	Portsmouth	20,443	-2.0%
1794	Pickerington	20,402	103.4%
1807	Rocky River	20,216	-2.3%
1817	Parma Heights	20,053	-7.3%
1821	Miamisburg	19,985	2.1%
1824	Oregon	19,973	3.4%
1832	Norwood	19,870	-7.9%
1837	Painesville	19,813	12.3%
1882	Broadview Heights	19,227	20.1%
1902	Twinsburg	18,959	11.0%
1907	Sylvania	18,941	-0.5%
1908	Whitehall	18,913	-1.4%
1910	Berea	18,850	-0.5%
1927	Forest Park	18,690	-3.6%
1929	Mayfield Heights	18,682	-3.3%
1932	Brook Park	18,626	-12.0%
1934	Springboro	18,610	47.4%
1946	Niles	18,473	-11.5%
1971	Eastlake	18,172	-10.1%
1972	Ashtabula	18,144	-13.2%
1984	Steubenville	18,003	-9.3%
2025	Tallmadge	17,552	6.7%
2027	Tiffin	17,546	-3.2%
2041	New Philadelphia	17,424	1.8%
2045	North Canton	17,290	3.3%
2055	East Cleveland	17,187	-36.7%
2082	Norwalk	16,824	1.3%
2096	Defiance	16,687	0.3%
2099	Mount Vernon	16,659	5.8%
2131	Streetsboro	16,365	32.5%
2143	Fairview Park	16,292	-7.0%
2152	Fremont	16,193	-7.8%
2177	Aurora	15,982	17.0%
2216	Middleburg Heights	15,587	0.2%
2218	Pataskala	15,566	49.9%
2242	Bay Village	15,344	-4.4%
2269	Vandalia	15,053	2.9%
2305	Worthington	14,646	3.8%
2352	Washington Court House	14,215	4.6%
2355	New Franklin	14,165	-2.6%
2360	Willowick	14,148	-1.3%
2391	Circleville	13,930	3.1%
2409	Sharonville	13,797	0.6%
2411	Maumee	13,787	-8.0%
2412	Bexley	13,786	4.5%
2430	Monroe	13,683	72.3%
2432	Marietta	13,673	-6.5%
2435	Brecksville	13,632	1.7%
2450	Lyndhurst	13,557	-11.0%
2464	Englewood	13,470	9.7%
2483	Fostoria	13,256	-4.6%
2484	Warrensville Heights	13,251	-12.1%
2489	Clayton	13,215	-0.9%
2491	Powell	13,204	109.0%
2498	Bellefontaine	13,161	0.0%
2518	University Heights	13,028	-7.6%
2536	West Carrollton	12,924
2537	Trenton	12,912	46.3%
2561	Greenville	12,771	-5.9%
2562	Loveland	12,770	8.9%
2564	Dover	12,766	3.9%
2571	Wickliffe	12,736	-5.4%
2582	Conneaut	12,642	1.3%
2585	Bedford	12,627	-10.9%
2621	Wilmington	12,398	3.6%
2654	Blue Ash	12,199	-2.5%
2671	Amherst	12,088	2.6%
2686	Norton	12,013	4.1%
2696	Macedonia	11,940	28.9%
2717	Bucyrus	11,817	-10.5%
2722	Salem	11,782	-5.3%
2732	Franklin	11,735	2.1%
2741	Beachwood	11,696	-3.7%
2746	Seven Hills	11,663	-3.4%
2780	Ravenna	11,461	-2.9%
2791	Urbana	11,405	-1.7%
2808	Harrison	11,300	50.9%
2824	Springdale	11,213	6.5%
2854	Coshocton	11,044	-5.3%
2889	Brooklyn	10,792	-6.6%
2898	Montgomery	10,746	6.0%
2902	Ironton	10,722	-5.1%
2903	New Albany	10,718	164.8%
2904	Heath	10,713	24.7%
2910	East Liverpool	10,691	-18.3%
2918	Van Wert	10,654	-2.1%
2936	Bedford Heights	10,580	-6.8%
2963	Vermilion	10,453	-4.3%
2970	Richmond Heights	10,417	-4.7%
2974	Cambridge	10,411	-9.7%
3007	Celina	10,290	-0.9%
3015	Reading	10,260	-8.7%
3016	Struthers	10,254	-12.5%

Demographics

• Demographics For Portsmouth, Ohio
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Population History

Year	Population	Rank in US
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