WKSU News: Population drain slows in Cuyahoga

Tuesday, March 23, 2010 Population drain slows in Cuyahoga Economy may have a slight upside for Northeast Ohio's biggest County by WKSU's M.L. SCHULTZE	Web Editor M.L. Schultze

Cleveland State University Professor Tom Bier says a slowed ecomony has also slowed flight from Cuyahoga County

Courtesy of Cleveland State University

There's relatively good news within the relatively bad news in the latest Census estimates for Northeast Ohio. The population drain is slowing. But Cleveland State professor Tom Bier predicts the flight from Cuyahoga County will pick up again as the economy recovers.

M.L. Schultze and Tom Bier talk about newest Census estimates

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Cleveland State's Bier on the economy and population shifts

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Geographic Area	Population Estimates														April 1, 2000
Geographic Area	July 1, 2009	July 1, 2008	Change 2008-09	Percent change 2008-09	Change 2000-2009	Percent change 2000-2009	July 1, 2007	July 1, 2006	July 1, 2005	July 1, 2004	July 1, 2003	July 1, 2002	July 1, 2001	July 1, 2000	Estimates Base	Census
.Adams County	28,043	28,183	-140	-0.497%	713	2.609%	28,098	28,210	28,177	28,062	27,913	27,705	27,480	27,337	27,330	27,330
.Allen County	104,357	104,826	-469	-0.447%	-4116	-3.794%	104,895	105,126	105,528	105,780	106,527	107,845	108,193	108,577	108,473	108,473
*.Ashland County*	*55,044*	*54,982*	62	0.113%	2517	4.792%	*54,810*	*54,317*	*53,958*	*53,609*	*53,454*	*53,045*	*52,823*	*52,584*	*52,527*	*52,523*
*.Ashtabula County*	*100,767*	*100,973*	-206	-0.204%	-1961	-1.909%	*101,400*	*101,686*	*102,051*	*102,262*	*102,473*	*102,609*	*102,665*	*102,745*	*102,728*	*102,728*
.Athens County	63,026	63,199	-173	-0.274%	803	1.291%	62,863	63,136	63,143	62,475	63,258	63,055	62,832	62,323	62,223	62,223
.Auglaize County	46,699	46,748	-49	-0.105%	88	0.189%	46,513	46,512	46,626	46,388	46,310	46,391	46,566	46,589	46,611	46,611
.Belmont County	68,066	68,063	3	0.004%	-2170	-3.090%	68,409	68,659	68,662	68,998	69,263	69,663	69,574	70,124	70,236	70,226
.Brown County	44,003	43,909	94	0.214%	1718	4.063%	43,810	43,735	43,660	43,607	43,500	43,201	42,768	42,583	42,285	42,285
.Butler County	363,184	360,775	2,409	0.668%	30479	9.161%	358,116	353,888	348,425	344,914	341,766	338,958	336,587	333,695	332,705	332,807
*.Carroll County*	*28,539*	*28,677*	-138	-0.481%	-300	-1.040%	*28,769*	*28,888*	*28,885*	*29,115*	*29,187*	*29,100*	*28,936*	*28,869*	*28,839*	*28,836*
.Champaign County	39,713	39,718	-5	-0.013%	823	2.116%	39,589	39,531	39,195	39,237	39,155	39,134	38,968	38,925	38,890	38,890
.Clark County	139,671	139,818	-147	-0.105%	-5070	-3.503%	140,187	140,875	141,543	141,565	141,915	143,412	143,929	144,661	144,741	144,742
.Clermont County	196,364	195,417	947	0.485%	18389	10.332%	193,971	191,859	189,276	187,275	184,574	182,539	180,392	178,629	177,975	177,977
.Clinton County	43,058	43,152	-94	-0.218%	2515	6.203%	42,990	42,837	42,063	41,798	41,441	41,220	40,912	40,660	40,543	40,543
*.Columbiana County*	*107,722*	*108,106*	-384	-0.355%	-4353	-3.884%	*108,785*	*109,319*	*109,481*	*110,395*	*110,824*	*111,061*	*111,395*	*112,093*	*112,075*	*112,075*
.Coshocton County	35,767	35,917	-150	-0.418%	-888	-2.423%	36,247	36,497	36,648	36,843	36,842	36,858	36,817	36,691	36,655	36,655
.Crawford County	43,403	43,738	-335	-0.766%	-3563	-7.586%	44,147	44,460	45,159	45,490	45,722	46,173	46,512	46,881	46,966	46,966
*.Cuyahoga County*	*1,275,709*	*1,282,880*	-7,171	-0.559%	-118139	-8.476%	*1,293,600*	*1,305,273*	*1,323,972*	*1,341,479*	*1,355,668*	*1,369,224*	*1,381,483*	*1,392,073*	*1,393,848*	*1,393,978*
.Darke County	51,814	51,988	-174	-0.335%	-1495	-2.804%	52,198	52,342	52,639	52,808	52,873	52,833	53,030	53,292	53,309	53,309
.Defiance County	38,432	38,524	-92	-0.239%	-1069	-2.706%	38,470	38,579	38,574	38,739	38,916	39,124	39,367	39,452	39,501	39,500
.Delaware County	168,708	164,913	3,795	2.301%	58716	53.382%	160,698	155,669	149,353	141,958	134,899	127,011	119,098	111,714	109,992	109,989
*.Erie County*	*76,963*	*77,339*	-376	-0.486%	-2588	-3.253%	*77,365*	*77,555*	*77,778*	*78,361*	*78,471*	*78,644*	*79,228*	*79,603*	*79,551*	*79,551*
.Fairfield County	143,712	142,299	1,413	0.993%	20831	16.952%	141,239	139,503	137,457	135,055	131,982	128,860	125,963	123,414	122,881	122,759
.Fayette County	28,117	28,198	-81	-0.287%	-316	-1.111%	28,272	28,227	28,212	28,078	28,133	28,152	28,170	28,434	28,433	28,433
.Franklin County	1,150,122	1,135,643	14,479	1.275%	81250	7.601%	1,122,357	1,111,018	1,101,224	1,096,256	1,092,518	1,087,369	1,082,421	1,072,307	1,068,872	1,068,978
.Fulton County	42,402	42,429	-27	-0.064%	318	0.756%	42,458	42,481	42,638	42,584	42,262	42,212	42,157	42,136	42,084	42,084
.Gallia County	30,694	30,889	-195	-0.631%	-377	-1.213%	30,869	30,828	30,906	30,955	31,034	31,074	31,033	31,094	31,071	31,069
*.Geauga County*	*99,060*	*98,817*	243	0.246%	8165	8.983%	*98,227*	*97,737*	*96,876*	*95,846*	*95,006*	*93,341*	*92,186*	*91,209*	*90,895*	*90,895*
.Greene County	159,823	159,356	467	0.293%	11937	8.072%	158,844	157,705	156,218	155,488	153,251	151,507	149,566	148,213	147,886	147,886
.Guernsey County	40,054	40,182	-128	-0.319%	-738	-1.809%	40,384	40,433	40,606	40,852	41,048	40,952	40,832	40,792	40,792	40,792
.Hamilton County	855,062	853,508	1,554	0.182%	9760	1.155%	855,928	847,656	847,182	846,707	847,484	848,344	849,398	844,316	845,302	845,303
.Hancock County	74,538	74,367	171	0.230%	3239	4.543%	74,328	73,791	73,266	73,289	72,931	72,528	71,940	71,329	71,299	71,295
.Hardin County	31,818	31,804	14	0.044%	-127	-0.398%	31,770	31,604	31,697	31,890	31,541	31,693	31,690	31,931	31,945	31,945
.Harrison County	15,268	15,365	-97	-0.631%	-588	-3.708%	15,462	15,476	15,577	15,593	15,799	15,775	15,732	15,853	15,856	15,856
.Henry County	28,648	28,824	-176	-0.611%	-562	-1.924%	28,940	29,247	29,222	29,184	29,157	29,238	29,136	29,210	29,210	29,210
.Highland County	42,178	42,402	-224	-0.528%	1303	3.188%	42,688	42,536	42,114	42,260	41,760	41,537	41,139	41,016	40,875	40,875
.Hocking County	28,912	28,968	-56	-0.193%	673	2.383%	28,989	28,699	28,718	28,687	28,608	28,511	28,364	28,237	28,239	28,241
*.Holmes County*	*41,854*	*41,475*	379	0.914%	2915	7.486%	*41,327*	*41,366*	*41,237*	*41,062*	*40,608*	*40,331*	*39,738*	*39,050*	*38,939*	*38,943*
.Huron County	59,849	60,067	-218	-0.363%	362	0.609%	60,031	60,020	60,019	59,932	59,873	59,884	59,595	59,585	59,487	59,487
.Jackson County	33,440	33,384	56	0.168%	804	2.464%	33,302	33,252	33,332	33,101	32,931	32,892	32,695	32,634	32,636	32,641
.Jefferson County	67,691	68,242	-551	-0.807%	-6190	-8.378%	68,550	69,264	70,064	70,820	71,381	71,945	72,786	73,624	73,881	73,894
.Knox County	59,637	59,373	264	0.445%	5134	9.420%	58,967	58,403	57,975	57,460	56,818	56,124	55,364	54,642	54,503	54,500
*.Lake County*	*236,775*	*235,854*	921	0.390%	9264	4.072%	*234,492*	*233,471*	*232,578*	*232,422*	*231,394*	*230,735*	*229,351*	*227,683*	*227,511*	*227,511*
.Lawrence County	62,744	62,692	52	0.083%	421	0.676%	62,758	62,773	62,447	62,157	62,183	61,871	61,991	62,252	62,323	62,319
.Licking County	158,488	157,617	871	0.553%	12863	8.833%	156,724	155,369	153,872	152,023	150,126	148,436	147,327	146,065	145,625	145,491
.Logan County	46,582	46,537	45	0.097%	577	1.254%	46,523	46,197	46,310	46,454	46,415	46,225	45,953	46,016	46,005	46,005
*.Lorain County*	*305,707*	*304,639*	1,068	0.351%	21039	7.391%	*302,972*	*301,628*	*299,111*	*295,517*	*293,155*	*289,327*	*286,878*	*285,149*	*284,668*	*284,664*
.Lucas County	463,493	464,938	-1,445	-0.311%	8437	1.854%	466,650	465,064	464,634	463,726	463,174	460,915	458,621	454,889	455,056	455,054
.Madison County	42,539	41,856	683	1.632%	2330	5.795%	41,702	41,269	40,781	40,714	40,578	40,353	40,175	40,208	40,209	40,213
*.Mahoning County*	*236,735*	*238,609*	-1,874	-0.785%	-20825	-8.085%	*240,767*	*243,646*	*245,598*	*248,133*	*250,382*	*252,205*	*254,855*	*257,053*	*257,560*	*257,555*
.Marion County	65,655	65,629	26	0.040%	-558	-0.843%	65,504	65,465	65,712	65,738	65,900	65,878	66,004	66,151	66,213	66,217
*.Medina County*	*174,035*	*171,861*	2,174	1.265%	22940	15.183%	*169,894*	*168,227*	*165,712*	*163,694*	*160,803*	*157,925*	*154,630*	*151,834*	*151,095*	*151,095*
.Meigs County	22,838	22,730	108	0.475%	-234	-1.014%	22,903	22,960	23,061	23,087	23,124	23,103	23,018	23,026	23,072	23,072
.Mercer County	40,666	40,760	-94	-0.231%	-258	-0.630%	40,809	40,814	40,755	40,726	40,712	40,774	40,786	40,908	40,924	40,924
.Miami County	101,256	101,128	128	0.127%	2388	2.415%	100,945	100,943	100,638	100,048	99,552	99,229	99,111	98,976	98,868	98,868
.Monroe County	14,058	14,208	-150	-1.056%	-1122	-7.391%	14,228	14,345	14,543	14,788	14,800	14,845	15,026	15,167	15,180	15,180
.Montgomery County	532,562	534,901	-2,339	-0.437%	-26502	-4.740%	538,123	541,077	544,833	548,002	550,494	552,367	555,128	558,543	559,064	559,062
.Morgan County	14,288	14,358	-70	-0.488%	-609	-4.088%	14,518	14,601	14,711	14,714	14,670	14,679	14,790	14,876	14,897	14,897
.Morrow County	34,642	34,576	66	0.191%	3014	9.530%	34,637	34,283	34,033	33,836	33,376	32,868	32,390	31,795	31,628	31,628
.Muskingum County	84,884	84,986	-102	-0.120%	299	0.353%	85,190	85,321	85,115	85,137	85,079	85,064	84,689	84,707	84,585	84,585
.Noble County	14,311	14,264	47	0.330%	253	1.800%	14,308	14,344	13,981	14,164	14,084	13,955	13,935	14,101	14,058	14,058
.Ottawa County	40,945	40,989	-44	-0.107%	-40	-0.098%	41,196	41,234	41,298	41,305	41,130	40,917	40,974	41,004	40,985	40,985
.Paulding County	18,994	19,069	-75	-0.393%	-1298	-6.397%	19,189	19,273	19,404	19,476	19,635	19,807	20,091	20,233	20,292	20,293
.Perry County	35,359	35,443	-84	-0.237%	1283	3.765%	34,952	34,867	34,780	34,742	34,659	34,455	34,295	34,114	34,076	34,078
.Pickaway County	54,734	54,579	155	0.284%	2007	3.806%	54,272	53,379	52,356	51,754	51,629	51,548	52,259	52,816	52,727	52,727
.Pike County	27,722	27,909	-187	-0.670%	25	0.090%	27,915	27,954	27,776	28,022	27,962	27,903	27,752	27,741	27,697	27,695
*.Portage County*	*157,530*	*156,639*	891	0.569%	5487	3.609%	*155,916*	*154,893*	*155,025*	*154,813*	*154,457*	*153,684*	*153,012*	*152,365*	*152,043*	*152,061*
.Preble County	41,422	41,651	-229	-0.550%	-915	-2.161%	41,651	41,833	41,886	42,056	42,211	42,313	42,284	42,361	42,337	42,337
.Putnam County	34,377	34,450	-73	-0.212%	-349	-1.005%	34,560	34,606	34,652	34,578	34,682	34,615	34,742	34,763	34,726	34,726
*.Richland County*	*124,490*	*125,081*	-591	-0.472%	-4362	-3.385%	*126,039*	*126,398*	*126,946*	*127,459*	*127,826*	*128,068*	*128,009*	*128,797*	*128,852*	*128,852*
.Ross County	75,972	76,129	-157	-0.206%	2628	3.583%	75,927	75,316	74,800	74,326	74,303	73,895	73,590	73,448	73,344	73,345
*.Sandusky County*	*60,071*	*60,265*	-194	-0.322%	-1725	-2.791%	*60,735*	*60,994*	*61,232*	*61,436*	*61,409*	*61,695*	*61,684*	*61,810*	*61,796*	*61,792*
.Scioto County	76,334	76,453	-119	-0.156%	-2861	-3.613%	76,419	76,189	76,155	76,347	77,150	77,906	78,385	79,096	79,195	79,195
.Seneca County	56,152	56,564	-412	-0.728%	-2531	-4.313%	56,739	56,882	57,217	57,511	57,738	57,934	58,310	58,607	58,683	58,683
.Shelby County	48,990	48,853	137	0.280%	1080	2.254%	48,690	48,524	48,501	48,296	48,301	48,259	48,276	47,988	47,910	47,910
*.Stark County*	*379,466*	*380,105*	-639	-0.168%	1334	0.353%	*379,823*	*379,078*	*378,868*	*379,405*	*379,234*	*378,772*	*378,403*	*378,097*	*378,132*	*378,098*
*.Summit County*	*542,405*	*543,315*	-910	-0.167%	-496	-0.091%	*544,643*	*545,120*	*545,624*	*545,774*	*545,829*	*545,922*	*545,276*	*543,606*	*542,901*	*542,899*
*.Trumbull County*	*210,157*	*211,156*	-999	-0.473%	-14957	-6.644%	*213,245*	*215,158*	*217,034*	*218,851*	*220,357*	*222,233*	*223,888*	*224,938*	*225,114*	*225,116*
*.Tuscarawas County*	*91,137*	*91,261*	-124	-0.136%	223	0.245%	*91,307*	*91,163*	*91,345*	*91,600*	*91,436*	*91,385*	*91,141*	*91,028*	*90,914*	*90,914*
.Union County	48,903	48,339	564	1.167%	7994	19.541%	47,719	46,680	45,387	44,642	43,719	42,899	42,479	41,195	40,909	40,909
.Van Wert County	28,496	28,735	-239	-0.832%	-1163	-3.921%	28,893	29,070	29,035	29,145	29,154	29,251	29,393	29,630	29,659	29,659
.Vinton County	13,228	13,219	9	0.068%	425	3.320%	13,362	13,339	13,221	13,188	13,165	13,015	12,930	12,818	12,803	12,806
.Warren County	210,712	207,425	3,287	1.585%	52223	32.951%	204,045	199,298	194,167	187,672	180,779	173,787	166,848	160,702	158,489	158,383
.Washington County	61,048	61,200	-152	-0.248%	-2203	-3.483%	61,448	61,673	61,936	62,439	62,393	62,415	62,751	63,188	63,251	63,251
*.Wayne County*	*114,222*	*114,156*	66	0.058%	2694	2.416%	*113,748*	*113,804*	*113,209*	*112,954*	*112,826*	*112,576*	*112,109*	*111,664*	*111,528*	*111,564*
.Williams County	37,816	38,109	-293	-0.769%	-1371	-3.499%	38,338	38,366	38,392	38,602	38,663	38,919	39,070	39,205	39,187	39,188
.Wood County	125,380	124,989	391	0.313%	4318	3.567%	125,047	124,868	124,592	124,066	122,726	122,208	122,029	121,195	121,062	121,065
.Wyandot County	22,394	22,409	-15	-0.067%	-514	-2.244%	22,488	22,540	22,663	22,797	22,730	22,772	22,776	22,910	22,908	22,908
Ohio	11,542,645	11,528,072	14,573	0.126%	189495	1.669%	11,520,815	11,492,495	11,475,262	11,464,593	11,445,180	11,420,981	11,396,874	11,363,844	11,353,150	11,353,140