Adams County

County

Adams County, Ohio

Ohio · 27,865 residents (July 2025 estimate) · 9 ZIP codes · 19 cities, villages and townships

27,865 people (July 2025 estimate), +1.4% since the 2020 census; life expectancy 70.6 years; median household income $55,832 (2024). The county in numbers

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Adams County, Ohio

Adams County in numbers

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Population

How many people live here, how the count has moved since 2020 and since 1900, and how the USDA classes the county.

residents, July 2025 estimate: 27,865; Census Bureau vintage 2025

since the April 2020 census: +1.4%; 27,481 counted in 2020

births since April 2020: 1,639

deaths since April 2020: 2,095

net migration since April 2020: +876; people who moved in, minus people who moved out

net domestic migration, 2025: +246; moved in from elsewhere in the U.S., minus moved out

net international migration, 2025: +30

Adams County peaked at 28,550 people in 2010.

It is 1.1 times its 1900 size.

USDA rural-urban continuum code 8 of 9 (1 is the most metropolitan): nonmetro - urban population of fewer than 5,000, adjacent to a metro area.

USDA ERS county typology (2015 codes): a nonmetro county with a nonspecialized economy, flagged for low employment, persistent child poverty.

Adams County population by census year (Census Bureau)
Year	People	Source
1800	3,432	first census that counted the county
1850	18,883	decennial census
1900	26,328	decennial census
1950	20,499	decennial census
1970	18,957	decennial census
2000	27,303	decennial census
2020	27,481	decennial census
2025	27,865	July estimate

Source: Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (vintage 2025, join_popest.py); decennial counts 1900-1990 from 'Population of States and Counties of the United States 1790-1990', 2000/2010 from intercensal files; USDA ERS Rural-Urban Continuum Codes, 2023; USDA ERS county typology codes, 2015 edition · Census population estimates · USDA ERS county codes · USDA ERS county typology · About this topic

Moving in and out

Households that changed county between the tax returns they filed in 2022 and 2023, counted by the IRS.

households moved in, 2022 to 2023: 943; tax returns filed from a new county

households moved out: 910

net households: +33; moved in, minus moved out

households stayed put: 19,842

Where arriving households came from (IRS returns, 2022 to 2023)
From	Households
Brown, OH	188
Clermont, OH	142
Highland, OH	88

Where leaving households went (IRS returns, 2022 to 2023)
To	Households
Brown, OH	203
Highland, OH	101
Clermont, OH	90

Source: IRS Statistics of Income county-to-county migration flows, 2022-2023 · IRS migration data · About this topic

Income and poverty

The Census Bureau's 2024 small-area estimates for the county.

of residents below the poverty line, 2024: 17.4%

of children below the poverty line, 2024: 21.3%

median household income, 2024: $55,832

Source: Census SAIPE 2024 county estimates · Census SAIPE · About this topic

Jobs and wages

Unemployment in the latest month and what employers in the county pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

unemployment rate, July 2026: 4.4%; 6.0% a year earlier

people in the labor force, July 2026: 11,304

looking for work: 497

average weekly wage, first quarter of 2026: $1,049; +0.5% on the year

jobs covered by unemployment insurance: 6,815; -1.1% on the year

establishments: 675

Largest private sectors, first quarter of 2026 (BLS QCEW)
Sector	Jobs	Average weekly wage
manufacturing	929	$2,073
retail	805	$667
restaurants and hotels	557	$350

Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics; BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2026 Q1 · BLS local unemployment · BLS QCEW · About this topic

The county economy

What the county produces and earns, from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

real GDP, 2024 (2017 dollars): $801 million; +10.0% since 2019

personal income per person, 2024: $48,003; 78th of Ohio's 88 counties

change in income per person since 2019: +34.7%; before inflation

Source: BEA regional accounts: county GDP (CAGDP1), per capita personal income (CAINC1), 2024 · BEA county GDP · About this topic

Federal money

What the federal government obligated to the county in fiscal 2025, by county of performance; Social Security, Medicare and most benefits are not counted.

in federal contracts performed in the county, fiscal 2025: $42,120; $2 a resident

in federal grants, fiscal 2025: $17 million; $605 a resident

in federal loans and loan guarantees: $100,611

in direct federal payments to people and organizations: $171 million

Source: USAspending federal awards by county of performance, fiscal 2025 · USAspending · About this topic

Health rankings

County Health Rankings 2025 measures for the county, with the Ohio figure alongside.

life expectancy at birth: 70.6 years; Ohio 75.2

years of life lost before 75, per 100,000 (premature death): 14,357.6; Ohio 9,740

population health group among U.S. counties: 7 of 10; 1 is healthiest

community conditions group among U.S. counties: 8 of 10; 1 is best

of children in poverty: 25.8%; Ohio 17.5%

uninsured: 8.9%; Ohio 7.1%

No community water system in the county had a health-based drinking water violation in the rankings' reporting year.

County Health Rankings 2025: Adams County and Ohio
Measure	Adams County	Ohio
Life expectancy at birth (years)	70.6	75.2
Years of potential life lost before 75, per 100,000 (premature death)	14,357.6	9,740
Adults in fair or poor health	23.4%	17.9%
Uninsured	8.9%	7.1%
Children in poverty	25.8%	17.5%
Median household income	$55,693	$67,873
Income inequality (80th to 20th percentile household income ratio)	5.5	4.6
Households with severe housing problems	13.1%	12.7%
People per primary care physician	2,295	1,328
People per mental health provider	423	286
People per dentist	2,493	1,535
Preventable hospital stays per 100,000 Medicare enrollees	4,230	3,033
Medicare enrollees with a flu vaccination	39%	51%
Injury deaths per 100,000	126.9	100.7
Suicides per 100,000	26.2	14.7
Child deaths per 100,000 (under 18)	69.3	59.2
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births		7.0
Teen births per 1,000 females 15 to 19	32.5	17.4
Average daily fine-particle pollution (PM2.5, µg/m³)	7.9	7.8
Any drinking water violation in the county	No
Population used by the rankings	27,521
Population health group (1 to 10 among U.S. counties; 1 is healthiest)	7
Community conditions group (1 to 10 among U.S. counties; 1 is best)	8

Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute) · County Health Rankings · About this topic

Cancer

New cancers and cancer deaths per 100,000 people, age-adjusted, from the National Cancer Institute's State Cancer Profiles.

new cancers a year per 100,000 people, age-adjusted, 2018 to 2022: 510.5; Ohio 472.9 · U.S. 448.6

cases a year: 187

incidence trend: stable

cancer deaths a year per 100,000, age-adjusted, 2019 to 2023: 230.6; Ohio 160.3 · U.S. 145.4

cancer deaths a year: 87

death-rate trend: stable

Cancer incidence by site, 2018 to 2022 (NCI State Cancer Profiles)
Site	Per 100,000	Ohio	Cases a year	Trend
Lung	90.0	63.6	36	stable
Colorectal	51.8	38.4	19	stable
Female breast	115.0	133.0	21	stable
Prostate	81.7	120.8	15	falling
Leukemia	19.0	13.0	6	not reported
Bladder	30.9	21.8	11	rising

Source: NCI State Cancer Profiles, county incidence 2018-2022 and mortality 2019-2023 · NCI cancer profiles · About this topic

Drug overdoses

Provisional overdose death counts by county from the CDC, 12 months at a time.

overdose deaths in the 12 months ending February 2025: 10; CDC provisional count

deaths per 100,000 residents: 36.3; Ohio 20.8 in the 12 months ending December 2025

deaths a year earlier: 15

highest 12-month total since 2020: 22; 12 months ending June 2022

The county count has been suppressed (1 to 9 deaths) in every month after February 2025.

Source: CDC NCHS provisional county drug overdose deaths, 12-month-ending counts; CDC VSRR for the Ohio row · CDC overdose data · About this topic

Medicare

Who in the county is on Medicare and how they are covered, from CMS enrollment counts.

people on Medicare, 2025: 7,261; 26% of residents

aged 65 or over: 5,948

younger people with disabilities: 1,312

chose a Medicare Advantage plan: 56.5%

also on Medicaid: 24.9%

with Part D drug coverage: 83.3%

enrollment since 2020: +11.4%; 6,520 enrollees then

Source: CMS Medicare Monthly Enrollment by county, 2025 · CMS Medicare Monthly Enrollment · About this topic

Severe weather

Hail, wind, flooding and tornado reports logged for the county in NOAA's Storm Events database.

severe weather reports, 2016 to 2026: 112; NOAA Storm Events log

death: 1

injury: 1

in reported damage: $2 million

largest hail: 1.75 in; June 8, 2022

The costliest event was flash floods on June 8, 2018, $750,000 in damage. The gravel from a railroad bed was washed away.

Severe weather reports by kind, 2016 to 2026 (NOAA Storm Events)
Kind	Reports
damaging thunderstorm wind	48
river and street flooding	30
flash floods	25
hail	7

Zone-wide advisories by kind, 2016 to 2026 (NOAA Storm Events)
Kind	Reports
winter weather	40
winter storms	11
high wind	3

Source: NOAA Storm Events database, 2016-2026 · NOAA storm events · About this topic

Weather warnings

Every warning, watch and advisory the National Weather Service has issued for the county since 2015.

tornado warnings since 2015: 25

severe thunderstorm warnings: 231

flash flood warnings: 36

winter storm or blizzard warnings: 16

warnings, watches and advisories in all: 1,194

National Weather Service products for Adams County since 2015 (Iowa Environmental Mesonet archive)
Product	Count
Tornado Warning	25
Tornado Watch	30
Severe Thunderstorm Warning	231
Flash Flood Warning	36
Flood Warning	71
Areal Flood Warning	21
Areal Flood Advisory	158
Winter Storm Warning	16
Winter Weather Advisory	82
Excessive Heat Warning	5
Heat Advisory	37
Extreme Cold Warning	1
Wind Chill Warning	2
Snow Squall Warning	1

Tornado warnings by year
Year	Warnings
2015	1
2016	3
2017	1
2020	2
2022	2
2023	2
2024	2
2025	6
2026	6

Source: National Weather Service warnings/watches/advisories, Iowa Environmental Mesonet VTEC archive, since 2015 · IEM warning archive · About this topic

Drought

How often the U.S. Drought Monitor has put the county in drought since 2000.

weeks in moderate drought or worse since 2020: 22

of them severe or worse: 0

weeks at least abnormally dry since 2020: 59

of all weeks since 2000 in drought: 8%

The worst reading since 2000 was extreme drought in October 2007.

As of September 1, 2026: no drought.

Source: U.S. Drought Monitor weekly county statistics, 2000-2026 · U.S. Drought Monitor · About this topic

Hazard mitigation

FEMA-funded projects in the county that reduce future flood, storm and other losses: buyouts, plans, studies and equipment.

hazard mitigation project since 2006: 1; FEMA grants

total project worth: $25,000; $18,750 federal

Largest: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan for Adams (County), $25,000 (fiscal 2006).

Mitigation projects by type since 2006 (OpenFEMA)
Project type	Projects
Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1

Source: OpenFEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance projects, v4 API · OpenFEMA · About this topic

Clean air standards

Which federal air standards the county fails or once failed, from the EPA's Green Book.

Adams County is a maintenance area for the fine particulate (1997) standard (Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH area, redesignated 2012), meaning it once failed that standard and must keep a plan to stay clean.

EPA Green Book status for Adams County (September 2026)
Standard	Area	Classification	Status	Redesignated
fine particulate (1997)	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	Former Subpart 1	maintenance	2012

Source: EPA Green Book county nonattainment/maintenance status (nayro.xls, September 2026) · EPA Green Book · About this topic

Air toxics

The EPA's modeled lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics across the county.

lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 30 in a million; EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Mostly formaldehyde (18.2 in a million) and carbon tetrachloride (2.9 in a million).

Source: EPA AirToxScreen 2020 · EPA AirToxScreen · About this topic

Fluoridated water

The share of county residents on community water whose water is fluoridated, from the Ohio Department of Health.

of residents on community water receive fluoridated water: 93.4%

Source: Ohio Department of Health county fluoridation profiles (DataOhio) · ODH fluoridation report (DataOhio) · EPA SDWIS search · About this topic

Firefighting foam (PFAS)

PFAS-based aqueous film-forming foam registered in the county with Ohio EPA, which is collecting it for disposal so it is never sprayed again.

fire departments or other holders registered: 1

of PFAS-based AFFF foam registered with Ohio EPA: 85 gal

in sealed containers: 0 gal

in opened containers: 85 gal

Source: Ohio EPA AFFF firefighting-foam inventory · Ohio EPA PFAS · About this topic

Rail accidents

Accidents railroads reported to the Federal Railroad Administration in the county since 2010. Yard mishaps at walking speed dominate; main-line derailments are the rare, dangerous ones.

rail equipment accidents since 2010: 1; FRA Form 54

derailments: 1

Source: FRA Form 54 rail equipment accident reports, county fallback for railAccidentLine() · FRA rail equipment accidents (Form 54) · About this topic

House records

Where the house-by-house records on this county's ZIP pages come from, and how current they are.

parcel records placed on the map: 10,547; snapshot of June 22, 2023

OGRIP Ohio Statewide Parcels, Adams County (thin records).

Office: Ohio Department of Administrative Services, Office of Information Technology (OGRIP), from the Adams County Auditor.

These are thin parcel records from the state's OGRIP compilation: location and class, without the auditor's appraisal detail.

0.2% of the parcels carry no land-use class.

Source: OGRIP Ohio Statewide Parcels, Adams County (thin records), snapshot 2023-06-22 · Ohio Department of Administrative Services · About this topic

Places

The 19 cities, villages and townships whose residents live mostly in Adams County, with the population of each.

Villages 5

Townships 14

ZIP codes

The 9 ZIP codes whose residents live mostly in Adams County, largest first. Each links to its own page; the water system column links to the utility serving most of its residents.

ZIP codes of Adams County: residents (2020 census), the water system serving most residents, radon, home value, school district and flood exposure
ZIP	Name	Residents	Water system	Radon	Home value	School district	Flood
45693	West Union	8,797	West Union Public Water System 39% Mostly private wells	0.8 pCi/L average radon	Median home $181,800	Adams County/Ohio Valley Local 3 stars overall	0.5% of residents in the 1% floodplain
45660	Meigs Township and Peebles	8,011	Peebles Public Water System 22% Mostly private wells	5.0 pCi/L average radon	Median home $161,600	Adams County/Ohio Valley Local 3 stars overall	2.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain
45697	Wayne Township and Winchester	4,828	Winchester Public Water System 17% Mostly private wells	4.7 pCi/L average radon	Median home $205,900	Adams County/Ohio Valley Local 3 stars overall	0.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain
45144	Manchester	3,912	Manchester Village 48% Groundwater (wells)	2.2 pCi/L average radon	Median home $136,400	Manchester Local 3.5 stars overall	26% of residents in the 1% floodplain
45679	Scott Township and Seaman	3,097	Seaman Village 29% Mostly private wells	Too few radon tests	Median home $157,700	Adams County/Ohio Valley Local 3 stars overall	1.2% of residents in the 1% floodplain
45616	Brush Creek Township and Blue Creek	1,187	no mapped system	Too few radon tests	Median home $182,700	Adams County/Ohio Valley Local 3 stars overall	2.4% of residents in the 1% floodplain
45650	Brush Creek Township and Lynx	348	no mapped system	Too few radon tests	Median home $94,400	Adams County/Ohio Valley Local 3 stars overall	2.9% of residents in the 1% floodplain
45618	Wayne Township and Cherry Fork	29	Adams County Regional Wd 100% Groundwater (wells)	Too few radon tests	No Census data	Adams County/Ohio Valley Local 3 stars overall	0.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain
45105	Sprigg Township and Bentonville	15	Adams County Regional Wd 100% Groundwater (wells)	4.3 pCi/L average radon	No Census data	Manchester Local 3.5 stars overall	0.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain

Source: residents: 2020 Census (POP100, ZCTA) · water systems: EPA SDWIS + service-area-boundary join · radon: Ohio Department of Health radon test results by ZIP since 2010 · home value: Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year by ZCTA (housing/commute tables) · school districts: Ohio school district boundaries (OGRIP via ODOT) · flood: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer.

On the map

The map has no county view of its own yet: open it at 45693, the county's most populous ZIP code, and zoom out. Every ZIP code in the table above links to its page, and each page opens the map at that ZIP.

Rankings within the county

The county's ZIP codes ranked by what the map measures; each heading links to the topic's page.

Highest radon

45660Meigs Township and Peebles5.0 pCi/L
45697Wayne Township and Winchester4.7 pCi/L
45105Sprigg Township and Bentonville4.3 pCi/L
45144Manchester2.2 pCi/L
45693West Union0.8 pCi/L

Most snow

45693West Union20.2 in a year
45679Scott Township and Seaman20.2 in a year
45660Meigs Township and Peebles20.2 in a year
45650Brush Creek Township and Lynx20.2 in a year
45618Wayne Township and Cherry Fork20.2 in a year

Highest home values

45697Wayne Township and Winchester$205,900
45616Brush Creek Township and Blue Creek$182,700
45693West Union$181,800
45660Meigs Township and Peebles$161,600
45679Scott Township and Seaman$157,700

Best school stars

45144Manchester3.5 stars
45105Sprigg Township and Bentonville3.5 stars
45697Wayne Township and Winchester3.0 stars
45693West Union3.0 stars
45679Scott Township and Seaman3.0 stars

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Ohio Hometown Atlas (Open Shower Co), "Adams County", https://hometownatlas.openshowerco.com/county/adams/, built 2026-09-15, accessed [date].

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