Columbus metropolitan area, Ohio
Columbus metropolitan area | |||
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| Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||
Columbus–Marion–Zanesville, OH CSA
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| Coordinates: 40°N 83°W / 40°N 83°W | |||
| Country | United States | ||
| State | Ohio | ||
| Largest city | Columbus | ||
| Other cities | - Dublin - Gahanna - Newark - Delaware - Lancaster - Pickerington - London - Marysville - Circleville - Westerville - Marion - Zanesville - Chillicothe - Athens | ||
| Area | |||
• Total | 3,169.2 sq mi (8,208 km2) | ||
| Highest elevation | 1,480 ft (450 m) | ||
| Lowest elevation | 630 ft (192 m) | ||
| Population (2024 Estimate) | |||
• Total | 2,225,377 | ||
| • Rank | 32nd in the U.S. | ||
| • Density | 490.3/sq mi (189.3/km2) | ||
| GDP | |||
| • MSA | $169.1 billion (2022) | ||
The Columbus, Ohio metropolitan area is a metropolitan area in Central Ohio surrounding the state capital of Columbus. As defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, it includes the counties of Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Hocking, Licking, Madison, Morrow, Perry, Pickaway, and Union. At the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 2,138,926, making it 32nd-most populous in the United States and the second largest in Ohio, behind the Cincinnati metropolitan area. The metro area, also known as Central Ohio or Greater Columbus, is one of the largest and fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the Midwestern United States.
The larger combined statistical area (the Columbus–Marion–Zanesville combined statistical area) adds the counties of Athens, Fayette, Guernsey, Knox, Logan, Marion, Muskingum, and Ross. It includes the Micropolitan Statistical Areas of Athens, Bellefontaine, Cambridge, Chillicothe, Marion, Mount Vernon, Washington Court House, and Zanesville, due to strong ties with Columbus. The population of the CSA was 2,544,048 at the 2020 census, 26th largest in the nation and ranking second in Ohio behind the Cleveland-Akron-Canton combined statistical area.