Brown County

County

Brown County, Ohio

Ohio · 44,397 residents (July 2025 estimate) · 11 ZIP codes · 25 cities, villages and townships

44,397 people (July 2025 estimate), +1.6% since the 2020 census; life expectancy 72.6 years; median household income $68,663 (2024). The county in numbers

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Brown County, Ohio

Local events in Brown County

39 events in the next 90 days from 6 public calendars. All local events in Brown County

Monday, November 2

Aberdeen Story Time (2 to 5 years old)

All day · Brown County, see the posting for the place · From Union Township Public Library
Monday, November 2

Drama Practice

3 to 6 p.m. · Brown County, see the posting for the place · From Fayetteville-Perry Local School District
Tuesday, November 3

Toddler Two’sDay (Ripley)

All day · Brown County, see the posting for the place · From Union Township Public Library

Checked October 20; the events page is refreshed daily.

Brown County in numbers

The public records that are kept county by county, in 25 blocks. Every figure names its source; a tile's small line gives the comparison or the date.

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: 44,397; Census Bureau vintage 2025

since the April 2020 census: +1.6%; from 43,681 in the Census Bureau's April 2020 estimates base

births since July 2020: 2,381

deaths since July 2020: 3,129

net migration since July 2020: +1,470; people who moved in, minus people who moved out

net domestic migration, 2025: +346; moved in from elsewhere in the U.S., minus moved out

net international migration, 2025: +12

Brown County peaked at 44,846 people in 2010.

It is 1.6 times its 1900 size.

USDA rural-urban continuum code 1 of 9 (1 is the most metropolitan): metro - counties in metro areas of 1 million population or more.

USDA ERS county typology (2015 codes): a metro county with a nonspecialized economy, flagged for being a retirement destination.

Brown County population by census year (Census Bureau)
Year	People	Source
1820	13,356	first census that counted the county
1850	27,332	decennial census
1900	28,237	decennial census
1950	22,221	decennial census
1970	26,635	decennial census
1990	34,966	decennial census
2000	42,261	Census Bureau estimates base, April 1
2010	44,846	decennial census
2020	43,681	Census Bureau estimates base, April 1
2025	44,397	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

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

people moved in, 2022 to 2023: 2,224; on tax returns filed from a new county

people moved out: 1,897

net people: +327; moved in, minus moved out

people stayed put: 33,458

income that moved in: $62 million; adjusted gross income on the arrivals' 2023 returns

income that moved out: $52 million; adjusted gross income on the leavers' 2023 returns

Where arriving people came from (IRS returns, 2022 to 2023)
From	People
Clermont, OH	899
Adams, OH	203
Hamilton, OH	197

Where leaving people went (IRS returns, 2022 to 2023)
To	People
Clermont, OH	750
Adams, OH	188
Hamilton, OH	149

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: 15.2%

of children below the poverty line, 2024: 20.2%

median household income, 2024: $68,663

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: 3.7%; 5.2% a year earlier

people in the labor force, July 2026: 20,358

looking for work: 758

average weekly wage, first quarter of 2026: $898; +6.3% on the year

jobs covered by unemployment insurance: 7,949; +0.2% on the year

establishments: 787

Largest private sectors, first quarter of 2026 (BLS QCEW)
Sector	Jobs	Average weekly wage
retail	1,055	$624
restaurants and hotels	901	$381
manufacturing	737	$1,031

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): $904 million; +7.3% since 2019

GDP in 2024 dollars: $1.2 billion; current dollars, before adjusting for inflation

personal income per person, 2024: $50,147; 73rd of Ohio's 88 counties

change in income per person since 2019: +29.3%; before inflation

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

Businesses opening and closing

How many workplaces with employees opened and closed each year since 1978, how many people applied to start a business, and how many businesses run with no employees at all.

workplaces opened in 2023: 37; 44 closed

net workplaces, 2019 to 2023: +25; openings minus closings

applications to start a business, 2025: 483; +137% since 2019

businesses with no employees, 2023: 2,843; +2% since 2012

A workplace here is one location with paid employees: a chain with five stores is five. An application to start a business is a request for a federal employer number, not an opening, and most applicants never hire anyone.

Workplaces opened and closed, average per year
Years	Opened	Closed	Net
1978 to 1989	56	50	+5
the 1990s	56	49	+7
the 2000s	59	62	-2
the 2010s	41	40	0
2020 to 2023	42	39	+3

Workplaces opened and closed, 2019 to 2023
Year	Opened	Closed	Net
2019	43	30	+13
2020	31	36	-5
2021	52	36	+16
2022	47	39	+8
2023	37	44	-7

Source: U.S. Census Bureau: Business Dynamics Statistics 1978-2023; Business Formation Statistics, county business applications 2005-2025; Nonemployer Statistics 2012-2023 · Census Business Dynamics Statistics · Census Business Formation Statistics, counties · Census Nonemployer Statistics · 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: $337; under $1 a resident

in federal grants, fiscal 2025: $134 million; $3,071 a resident

in federal loans and loan guarantees: $403,133

in direct federal payments to people and organizations: $285 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: 72.6 years; Ohio 75.2

years of life lost before 75, per 100,000 (premature death): 12,369.4; Ohio 9,740

population health group among U.S. counties: 6 of 10; 1 is healthiest

community conditions group among U.S. counties: 7 of 10; 1 is best

of children in poverty: 22.5%; Ohio 17.5%

uninsured: 7.5%; 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: Brown County and Ohio
Measure	Brown County	Ohio
Life expectancy at birth (years)	72.6	75.2
Years of potential life lost before 75, per 100,000 (premature death)	12,369.4	9,740
Adults in fair or poor health	20.8%	17.9%
Uninsured	7.5%	7.1%
Children in poverty	22.5%	17.5%
Median household income	$68,289	$67,873
Income inequality (80th to 20th percentile household income ratio)	5.1	4.6
Households with severe housing problems	11.0%	12.7%
People per primary care physician	3,969	1,328
People per mental health provider	195	286
People per dentist	6,240	1,535
Preventable hospital stays per 100,000 Medicare enrollees	3,787	3,033
Medicare enrollees with a flu vaccination	44%	51%
Injury deaths per 100,000	118.9	100.7
Suicides per 100,000	19.7	14.7
Child deaths per 100,000 (under 18)	60.2	59.2
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births	7.6	7.0
Teen births per 1,000 females 15 to 19	23.2	17.4
Average daily fine-particle pollution (PM2.5, µg/m³)	8.6	7.8
Any drinking water violation in the county	No
Population used by the rankings	43,777
Population health group (1 to 10 among U.S. counties; 1 is healthiest)	6
Community conditions group (1 to 10 among U.S. counties; 1 is best)	7

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: 505.6; 95% confidence interval 479.2 to 533.0 · Ohio 472.9 · U.S. 448.6

cases a year: 299

incidence trend: stable

cancer deaths a year per 100,000, age-adjusted, 2019 to 2023: 188.3; Ohio 160.3 · U.S. 145.4

cancer deaths a year: 114

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	86.0	63.6	55	stable
Colorectal	50.5	38.4	29	stable
Female breast	124.1	133.0	38	rising
Prostate	88.7	120.8	29	falling
Leukemia	14.5	13.0	8	stable
Bladder	28.0	21.8	17	stable

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 December 2025: 15; CDC provisional count

deaths per 100,000 residents: 34.3; Ohio 20.8

deaths a year earlier: 18

highest 12-month total since 2020: 34; 12 months ending May 2022

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: 10,421; 23% of residents

aged 65 or over: 8,906

younger people with disabilities: 1,515

chose a Medicare Advantage plan: 61.7%

also on Medicaid: 17.7%

with Part D drug coverage: 83.3%

enrollment since 2020: +3.3%; 10,089 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 2025: 179; NOAA Storm Events log

in reported damage: $2 million

largest hail: 1.75 in; April 8, 2020

The costliest event was tornadoes on July 6, 2022, $500,000 in damage. The tornado touched down west of Woodward Road in Brown County, affecting areas of|Woodland Drive before crossing State Route 131. At this point the tornado was…

Severe weather reports by kind, 2016 to 2025 (NOAA Storm Events)
Kind	Reports
damaging thunderstorm wind	95
river and street flooding	34
flash floods	22
hail	18

Zone-wide advisories by kind, 2016 to 2025 (NOAA Storm Events)
Kind	Reports
winter weather	43
winter storms	10
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: 32

severe thunderstorm warnings: 266

flash flood warnings: 45

winter storm or blizzard warnings: 15

warnings, watches and advisories in all: 1,224

National Weather Service products for Brown County since 2015 (Iowa Environmental Mesonet archive)
Product	Count
Tornado Warning	32
Tornado Watch	33
Severe Thunderstorm Warning	266
Flash Flood Warning	45
Flood Warning	10
Areal Flood Warning	22
Areal Flood Advisory	186
Winter Storm Warning	15
Winter Weather Advisory	88
Excessive Heat Warning	5
Heat Advisory	37
Extreme Cold Warning	2
Wind Chill Warning	2
Snow Squall Warning	7

Tornado warnings by year
Year	Warnings
2015	3
2016	2
2017	1
2018	2
2019	2
2020	3
2022	3
2023	3
2024	3
2025	3
2026	7

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: 23

of them severe or worse: 0

weeks at least abnormally dry since 2020: 57

of all weeks since 2000 in drought: 7%

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

The long-run climate

Average temperature and precipitation over the whole county since 1895, from NOAA's county climate series; only complete years count.

average year, 1996 to 2025: 53.9 °F; 52.1 °F in 1901 to 1930 · 52.0 °F in 1951 to 1980

change since 1901 to 1930: +1.8 °F

warmest year since 1895: 2024; 56.1 °F

precipitation in the average year, 1996 to 2025: 47.0 in; 43.6 in 1901 to 1930 (+7.8%)

wettest year since 1895: 2011; 59.6 inches

average temperature, 2025: 53.6 °F; 51.4 inches of precipitation

Source: NOAA nClimDiv county monthly temperature and precipitation, 1895-2026 (climdiv-tmpccy / climdiv-pcpncy) · NOAA climate at a glance · 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 projects since 1997: 4; FEMA grants, program years 1997 to 2011

total project worth: $1 million; $533,973 federal

properties covered: 48

Largest: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine for Village Of Aberdeen, $1 million (fiscal 1997).

Mitigation projects by type since 1997 (OpenFEMA)
Project type	Projects
Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	2
Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1
Mitigation Plan - Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1

Source: OpenFEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance projects, v4 API · OpenFEMA · 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 (18.6 in a million) and carbon tetrachloride (2.9 in a million).

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

Water use

The 2015 figures are the U.S. Geological Survey's last county estimate, made a different way; the two are not a trend.

million gallons of fresh water withdrawn a day, 2015 (USGS estimate): 5.3

people served by public water systems, 2015: 40,900; 54 gallons a person a day used at home

people supplying their own water at home, 2015: 2,900

The U.S. Geological Survey's 2015 county estimate, which also counts small wells (million gallons a day)
Use	Million gallons a day
All uses	5.3
Public water systems	3.1
Power plants (thermoelectric)	0.0
Industry (own supply)	0.0
Irrigation	0.0
Mining	1.9
Livestock	0.2
Fish farms (aquaculture)	0.0

Source: USGS 2015 county water-use census (Dieter and others 2018) · ODNR Water Withdrawal Atlas (archived copy) · USGS county water use 2015 · 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: 90.4%

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: 164 gal

in sealed containers: 152 gal

in opened containers: 12 gal

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

Farms

The county's farms in the 2022 Census of Agriculture. A dash means NASS published no figure: withheld to protect individual farms, or none reported.

farms, 2022: 1,103; 161 acres to a farm on average

acres in farms: 177,509; 122,497 acres of cropland

of the county's land is cropland: 38.8%

farm products sold, 2022: $81 million; 12% from livestock, poultry and their products

Crops and livestock, 2022 Census of Agriculture
Crop or animal	Acres or head
Corn for grain (acres harvested)	16,025
Soybeans (acres harvested)	73,229
Irrigated land (acres)	322
Cattle and calves	14,328
Hogs and pigs	181
Egg-laying chickens	3,764
Broilers and other meat chickens	335
Turkeys	100

Source: USDA NASS 2022 Census of Agriculture county totals (Quick Stats bulk file) · USDA Census of Agriculture · NASS 2022 county profile · About this topic

Farm pesticides

Pesticides applied on the county's farms in 2018 as estimated by the U.S. Geological Survey, in kilograms of active ingredient.

of pesticide active ingredient used on farms, 2018: 162,449 kg; USGS estimate (preliminary, high estimate)

per square mile of land: 329.1 kg; 36th of Ohio's 88 counties, most per square mile first

atrazine: 13,998 kg

glyphosate: 63,399 kg

compounds with an estimate: 128

Largest pesticides by amount applied, 2018 (USGS, kilograms)
Compound	Kilograms
glyphosate	63,399
acetochlor	24,759
metolachlor	14,222
atrazine	13,998
2,4-D	8,406

Source: USGS preliminary county agricultural pesticide-use estimates, 2018 (high estimate) · USGS county pesticide-use estimates, 2018 · 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: 3; FRA Form 54

derailments: 3

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: 18,994; snapshot of September 15, 2026

Brown County Auditor, ISSG real-estate extract (CAMA and tax, XML).

Office: Brown County Auditor (Jill Hall, 800 Mt Orab Pike, Georgetown, Ohio), Real Estate Search site hosted by ISSG Inc.; parcel points from OGRIP's Ohio Statewide Parcels (the county publishes no open parcel service of its own).

These are full appraisal records: every house's year built, value and sales history opens from its ZIP page.

Source: Brown County Auditor, ISSG real-estate extract (CAMA and tax, XML), snapshot 2026-09-15 · Brown County Auditor (Jill Hall · About this topic

What stands out

Where this county sits among Ohio's 88 on the measures the atlas tracks, and the sentences the inference engine built from them. Rankings and associations only: nothing here says one measure causes another, and a county-level pattern is not a fact about anyone who lives here.

measures flagged for this county: 11; 10 in the worst tenth of the 88

of the 85 counties with anything flagged: 27th worst; economy, health

losing ground on Ohio: 5; the gap to the state is widening

peer group the engine compares it against: metro; Appalachian county

"Losing ground on Ohio" compares trends, not levels: a county can be losing ground while its own number improves, if the rest of the state improved faster over the same years.

Across Ohio, median household income and food insecurity move in opposite directions. Brown County is an exception: its food insecurity is 16.6% (2025), far higher than the statewide pattern predicts from its median household income of $71,270 (2024). Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute / RWJF.

Brown County has Ohio's highest Yes share, 2022 statewide Issue 1: 89.2% (2022). Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab.

Brown County has Ohio's highest share of GDP from other services: 3.5% (2024). Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Brown County's TRI-reporting facilities per 10,000 residents fell from 0.9 in 2015 to 0.5 in 2024, a change of -51%, the 2nd steepest fall among the 85 Ohio counties with the data. Source: U.S. EPA.

Brown County has Ohio's lowest farm proprietors' income per resident: $-388 (2024). Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Brown County's establishments, 100 to 249 employees rose from 4 establishments in 2013 to 9 establishments in 2022, a change of +125%, the 3rd steepest rise among the 84 Ohio counties with the data. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Brown County's share of the population below the poverty line is 19.6% (2024), well above what Ohio counties of similar size, ruralness, region and income report; it ranks 6th of 88. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Brown County is among Ohio's ten lowest for real GDP, all industries per resident ($20,403, 2024) and among the ten lowest for total annual wages, all industries per resident ($7,856, 2024), two measures that move together across the state (rank correlation 0.77 with population held fixed). Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Measures where Brown County stands out, worst first
Measure	Latest	Ohio median	Rank, worst first	Change
Share of the population below the poverty line	19.6% (2024)	12.9%	6th of 88	19.6% from 14.9% since 2015 · losing ground on Ohio
Average weekly wage, all industries	$842 (2024)	$1,014	4th of 88	$842 from $660 since 2015 · losing ground on Ohio
Dentists per 1,000 residents	0.2 per 1,000 residents (2019)	0.4	4th of 88	0.2 from 0.1 since 2012 · losing ground on Ohio
Paid employees, all industries (CBP) per 10,000 residents	1,339.8 per 10,000 residents (2023)	3,206.1	5th of 88	1,339.8 from 1,396.8 since 2014 · losing ground on Ohio
Teen birth rate, ages 15-19	25.5 births per 1,000 females 15-19 (2020)	20.2	20th of 88	25.5 from 37.6 since 2011 · losing ground on Ohio
Establishments, all industries (CBP) per 10,000 residents	128.0 per 10,000 residents (2023)	190.4	4th of 88	128.0 from 120.1 since 2014
Share of adults with no leisure-time physical activity (crude)	34.1% (2025)	29.6%	7th of 88
Share of adults with high cholesterol	33.4% (2025)	31.9%	7th of 88
Income inequality ratio (80th/20th percentile) (County Health Rankings)	5.1 ratio (2025)	4.3	8th of 88
Share of adults 65 and over who have lost all their teeth	22.9% (2025)	16.9%	9th of 88
Population 25+ with a bachelor's degree or more	8.8% (2000)	12.5%	9th of 88

Source: Cracked Buckeye inference engine (scripts/inference) over the county-year panel, run 2026-09-21 · What moves with what across Ohio

Places

The 25 cities, villages and townships whose residents live mostly in Brown County, with the population of each.

Villages 9

Townships 16

ZIP codes

The 11 ZIP codes whose residents live mostly in Brown 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 Brown 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
45154	Mount Orab	9,439	Mount Orab Village 56% Inland rivers	3.2 pCi/L average radon	Median home $234,200	Western Brown Local 3.5 stars overall	3.4% of residents in the 1% floodplain
45121	Georgetown	8,927	Georgetown Village 32% Mostly private wells	2.9 pCi/L average radon	Median home $164,600	Georgetown Exempted Village 4.5 stars overall	1.8% of residents in the 1% floodplain
45171	Sardinia	6,174	Waynoka Regional Water and Sewer Dist 19% Mostly private wells	3.2 pCi/L average radon	Median home $182,700	Eastern Local 4 stars overall	1.4% of residents in the 1% floodplain
45118	Perry Township and Fayetteville	3,716	Western Water Company 68% Ohio River	4.1 pCi/L average radon	Median home $255,800	Fayetteville-Perry Local 4 stars overall	1.1% of residents in the 1% floodplain
45130	Clark Township and Hamersville	3,585	Hamersville Village 21% Mostly private wells	1.9 pCi/L average radon	Median home $211,600	Western Brown Local 3.5 stars overall	0.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain
45167	Ripley	3,441	Brown County Rural Water 46% Mostly private wells	2.4 pCi/L average radon	Median home $167,300	Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Local 3.5 stars overall	15% of residents in the 1% floodplain
45101	Aberdeen	2,125	Brown County Rural Water 72% Groundwater (wells)	3.1 pCi/L average radon	Median home $156,700	Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Local 3.5 stars overall	17% of residents in the 1% floodplain
45168	Russellville	1,345	no mapped system	Too few radon tests	Median home $173,100	Eastern Local 4 stars overall	0.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain
45115	Byrd Township and Decatur	217	Adams County Regional Wd 16% Mostly private wells	Too few radon tests	Home value not published	Eastern Local 4 stars overall	0.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain
45131	Higginsport	213	no mapped system	Too few radon tests	Median home $104,200	Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Local 3.5 stars overall	48% of residents in the 1% floodplain
45119	Lewis Township and Feesburg	19	no mapped system	Too few radon tests	Home value not published	Western Brown 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

Open the map fitted to Brown County. Every ZIP code in the table above links to its page, and each page opens the map at that ZIP.

Historic places: 21 National Register listings in Brown County. See every one on the map, each with its record and its National Park Service file.

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

45118Perry Township and Fayetteville4.1 pCi/L
45171Sardinia3.2 pCi/L
45154Mount Orab3.2 pCi/L
45101Aberdeen3.1 pCi/L
45121Georgetown2.9 pCi/L

Most snow

45118Perry Township and Fayetteville26.6 in a year
45171Sardinia17.2 in a year
45168Russellville17.2 in a year
45167Ripley17.2 in a year
45154Mount Orab17.2 in a year

Highest home values

45118Perry Township and Fayetteville$255,800
45154Mount Orab$234,200
45130Clark Township and Hamersville$211,600
45171Sardinia$182,700
45168Russellville$173,100

Best school stars

45121Georgetown4.5 stars
45171Sardinia4.0 stars
45168Russellville4.0 stars
45118Perry Township and Fayetteville4.0 stars
45115Byrd Township and Decatur4.0 stars

Local government

Who holds office in Brown County, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.

Turnout

Election	Registered	Ballots cast	Turnout
2024-03-19 primary	29,257	8,542	29.2%
2021-11-02 general	28,725	5,510	19.2%

Who holds office

Office	Name	Contact
Commissioner	Tony Applegate	937.378.3956 or toll free 888.454.3956 · Commissioners@BrownCountyOhio.gov Administration Building, Suite# 101, 800 Mt. Orab Pike, Georgetown, Ohio 45121
Commissioner	Barry Woodruff	937.378.3956 or toll free 888.454.3956 · Commissioners@BrownCountyOhio.gov Administration Building, Suite# 101, 800 Mt. Orab Pike, Georgetown, Ohio 45121
Commissioner	Gordon Ellis	937.378.3956 or toll free 888.454.3956 · Commissioners@BrownCountyOhio.gov Administration Building, Suite# 101, 800 Mt. Orab Pike, Georgetown, Ohio 45121
Auditor	Jill Hall	937.378.6398 or (toll free) 888.244.6420 · jhall@browncountyauditor.org County Administration Building, Suite# 181, 800 Mt. Orab Pike, Georgetown, Ohio 45121 · website
Clerk of Courts	Clark Gray	· website
Judge, Court of Common Pleas	Scott Gusweiler	937.378.4101 101 South Main St., Georgetown, Ohio 45121
Coroner	Steven A. Battaglia, M.D.	937.378.7170 · Coroner@BrownCountyOhio.gov 800 Mt. Orab Pike, Suite 161, Georgetown, Ohio 45121
Engineer	Todd Cluxton	(937) 378-6456 · eng@browncountyengineer.org 25 Veterans Blvd., Georgetown, Ohio 45121 · website
Judge, Municipal Court	Courtney A. Worley	937.378.6358 770 Mt. Orab Pike, Georgetown, OH 45121
Judge, Probate/Juvenile Court	Val Lewis II	Probate: (937) 378-6549; Juvenile: (937) 378-6726 510 East State St., Suite 1, Georgetown, Ohio 45121 · website
Prosecutor	Zac Corbin	(937) 378-4151 740 Mt. Orab Pike, Suite 1, Georgetown, Ohio 45121
Recorder	Mariah Votel	937.378.6478 · Recorder@BrownCountyRecorder.org Administration Building, Suite 151, 800 Mt. Orab Pike, Georgetown, Ohio 45121 · website
Sheriff	Chris Hodges	937.378.4435 750 Mt. Orab Pike, Georgetown, Ohio 45121 · website
Treasurer	Traci Stamper	937.378.6705 or toll free 800.229.6177 · reasurer@BrownCountyOhio.gov Administration Building, 800 Mt. Orab Pike, Suite 171, Georgetown, Ohio 45121 · website

Roster as of 2026-09-18: county board of elections.

Money issues on the ballot since 2021: 1 of 1 passed.

Ballot issues

Date	Issue	For	Against	Result
2021-11-02	Issue: Brown County Senior Services 0.8 mill/5 yrs. (0.8 mills)	3,654	1,724	Passed (67.94% for)

Elections for office

Date	Office	Candidates and votes
2024-03-19	Treasurer (Republican primary)	Traci Stamper 4,236, 62.9%; Kelly Faas 2,498, 37.1%
2024-03-19	Sheriff (Republican primary)	Chris Hodges 4,252, 58.03%; David Benjamin 3,075, 41.97%
2024-03-19	Recorder (Republican primary)	Mariah Votel 6,233, 100.0%
2024-03-19	Prosecutor (Republican primary)	Zac Corbin 6,617, 100.0%
2024-03-19	Member of County Central Committee - WASHINGTON TWP (Democratic primary)	Johnny A. Bohrer 30, 100.0%
2024-03-19	Member of County Central Committee - SCOTT TWP (Democratic primary)	Ronald J. Meyer 22, 100.0%
2024-03-19	Member of County Central Committee - RIPLEY VILLAGE (Democratic primary)	James Inskeep 53, 100.0%
2024-03-19	Member of County Central Committee - PLEASANT TWP (Democratic primary)	Margery Paeltz 51, 100.0%
2024-03-19	Member of County Central Committee - PIKE TWP EAST (Democratic primary)	Sherry M. Kiernan 24, 100.0%
2024-03-19	Member of County Central Committee - MT ORAB SOUTH (Democratic primary)	Barbara Edmisten 31, 100.0%
2024-03-19	Member of County Central Committee - LEWIS/HIGGINSPORT (Democratic primary)	Kathy Jones 8, 100.0%
2024-03-19	Member of County Central Committee - JEFFERSON/RUSSELLVILLE (Democratic primary)	Teresa Montgomery 43, 100.0%
2024-03-19	Member of County Central Committee - CLARK TWP WEST (Democratic primary)	Susan C. Patton 25, 100.0%
2024-03-19	Engineer (Republican primary)	Todd A. Cluxton 6,231, 100.0%
2024-03-19	Coroner (Democratic primary)	C. Timothy McKinley (WI) 109, 87.2%; Write-in 16, 12.8%
2024-03-19	Commissioner (Republican primary)	Barry L. Woodruff Sr. 6,186, 100.0%
2024-03-19	Commissioner (Republican primary)	Gordon Ellis 6,359, 100.0%
2024-03-19	Clerk of Courts (Republican primary)	Clark Gray 6,454, 100.0%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Auditor of State record

No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
Financial Health Indicators (the Auditor of State's 17 measures; critical / cautionary / positive): 2020 0 / 1 / 14; 2021 0 / 0 / 15; 2022 0 / 0 / 15; 2023 0 / 1 / 14; 2024 1 / 0 / 14; 2025 1 / 0 / 13.
16 unresolved findings for recovery on the Auditor of State's list.
Financial Audit, 2024, released 2025-09-11

Townships and villages without a page of their own

Sterling Township

Who holds office

Office	Name	Contact
Trustee or Fiscal Officer	Sherri Kissinger	513.503.5299 1478 Crosstown Rd, Williamsburg, OH 45176
Trustee or Fiscal Officer	Chad Noble	937.444.9207 17456 Bressler Rd, Williamsburg, OH 45176
Trustee or Fiscal Officer	Todd Richter	513.646.1900 1577 Lost Lake Ct, Williamsburg, OH 45176
Trustee or Fiscal Officer	Marilyn Lawrence	513.638.1354 1268 Leebe Dr, Williamsburg, OH 45176

Roster as of 2026-09-18: county board of elections.

Elections for office

Date	Office	Candidates and votes
2021-11-02	Trustee	Todd Richter 252, 52.39%; Joseph H. Horton 229, 47.61%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Auditor of State record

No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
Financial Audit, 2024 to 2025, released 2026-06-30
Agreed Upon Procedures, 2022 to 2023, released 2024-08-08

School districts

Bethel Tate Local School District

Elections for office

Date	Office	Candidates and votes
2021-11-02	Member of Board of Education (this county's part)	David R. Brannock 0; Melanie R. Jasontek Rubenstein 0; Jamie Jeffers 0; Tiffiany Riddle 0; William Shula 0

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Blanchester Local School District

Elections for office

Date	Office	Candidates and votes
2021-11-02	Member of Board of Education (this county's part)	Jeremy Kaehler 2, 50.0%; Kathy Gephart 1, 25.0%; Mike Williams 1, 25.0%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Brown County Educational Service Center

Elections for office

Date	Office	Candidates and votes
2021-11-02	Board Member	James Castle 2,647, 34.47%; Kenneth L. Snider 2,549, 33.19%; Betty A. Burwinkel 2,484, 32.34%
2021-11-02	Board Member	Jim Ferguson 3,484, 100.0%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Brown County Schools Benefits Consortium

Auditor of State record

No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
Financial Audit, 2023 to 2024, released 2025-03-06

Clermont County Educational Service Center

Elections for office

Date	Office	Candidates and votes
2021-11-02	Board Member (this county's part)	Sharon Averwater 17, 36.17%; Jim Napier 17, 36.17%; Mariann Strosnider 13, 27.66%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Clermont NE School District

Elections for office

Date	Office	Candidates and votes
2021-11-02	Member of Board of Education (this county's part)	Danny Ilhardt 6, 37.5%; Becki Johnson 4, 25.0%; Noah Pennington 3, 18.75%; Jon Stahl 3, 18.75%; Mike Mantel 0

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Eastern Local School District

Elections for office

Date	Office	Candidates and votes
2021-11-02	Member of Board of Education	Edmund McVey 824, 100.0%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Auditor of State record

No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
Financial Audit, 2024 to 2025, released 2026-05-07
Financial Audit, 2023 to 2024, released 2025-05-08
Financial Audit, 2022 to 2023, released 2024-10-17

Fayetteville-Perry Local School District

Auditor of State record

No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
Financial Audit, 2023 to 2024, released 2025-08-26
Financial Audit, 2022 to 2023, released 2024-10-01

Fayetteville/Perry School District

Elections for office

Date	Office	Candidates and votes
2021-11-02	Member of Board of Education	Rachel Ray 435, 72.38%; Merri Kay Adkins (W) 149, 24.79%; Write-in 17, 2.83%
2021-11-02	Member of Board of Education	Paula S. White 528, 100.0%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Georgetown Exempted Village School District

Elections for office

Date	Office	Candidates and votes
2021-11-02	Member of Board of Education	Andrew Ache 721, 37.07%; Jonathan S. Linkous 645, 33.16%; Ralph Sininger 579, 29.77%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Auditor of State record

No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
Financial Audit, 2024 to 2025, released 2026-03-26
Financial Audit, 2023 to 2024, released 2025-01-28

Lynchburg/Clay School District

Elections for office

Date	Office	Candidates and votes
2021-11-02	Member of Board of Education (this county's part)	Susan Blankenship 5, 45.45%; Richard L. Warner Jr. 5, 45.45%; Kristen L. Greenawalt 1, 9.09%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Ripley Union Lewis Huntington Local School District

Auditor of State record

No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
Financial Audit, 2024 to 2025, released 2026-06-16
Financial Audit, 2023 to 2024, released 2025-10-02
Financial Audit, 2022 to 2023, released 2025-05-08

Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Local School District: 1 of 1 money issues passed since 2024

Money issues on the ballot since 2024: 1 of 1 passed.

Ballot issues

Date	Issue	For	Against	Result
2024-03-19	Issue: Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington LSD Renewal - General improvements - 2.6 mills / 5 years (2.6 mills, renewal)	704	615	Passed (53.37% for)

Elections for office

Date	Office	Candidates and votes
2021-11-02	Member of Board of Education	Glenda Huff 659, 35.56%; Daniel Oberschlake 630, 34.0%; Kim Stauffer 564, 30.44%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Southern Hills Joint Vocational School District

Auditor of State record

No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
Financial Audit, 2024 to 2025, released 2026-04-16
Financial Audit, 2023 to 2024, released 2025-05-29

Southern Ohio Educational Service Center

Elections for office

Date	Office	Candidates and votes
2021-11-02	Board Member (this county's part)	Richard Peck 2, 100.0%
2021-11-02	Board Member (this county's part)	Dennis Mount 4, 100.0%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Western Brown Local School District

Auditor of State record

No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
Financial Audit, 2024 to 2025, released 2026-03-10
Financial Audit, 2023 to 2024, released 2025-03-11
STRS Examination, 2023 to 2024, released 2024-09-19
SERS Examination, 2023 to 2024, released 2024-09-19

Western Brown School District

Elections for office

Date	Office	Candidates and votes
2021-11-02	Member of Board of Education	Jennifer Patrick 987, 36.83%; Heather Daugherty 957, 35.71%; Lynette Garrett 736, 27.46%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Williamsburg Local School District: 0 of 1 money issues passed since 2024

Money issues on the ballot since 2024: 0 of 1 passed.

Ballot issues

Date	Issue	For	Against	Result
2024-03-19	Issue: Williamsburg Local School District Renewal - avoiding operating deficit - 5.35mills / 5 years (5.35 mills, renewal)	10	10	Failed (50.0% for)

Elections for office

Date	Office	Candidates and votes
2021-11-02	Member of Board of Education	Jeff Cummins 12, 26.67%; Brandon Lindsey 12, 26.67%; Daniel Knapke 10, 22.22%; Kevin Burroughs 9, 20.0%; R. Josh Clifton 2, 4.44%

Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.

Courts, districts and other bodies

Brown County General Health District: 0 of 1 money issues passed since 2021

Money issues on the ballot since 2021: 0 of 1 passed.

Ballot issues

Date	Issue	For	Against	Result
2021-11-02	Issue: Brown County General Health Dist. 0.5 mill/5 yrs. (0.5 mills)	2,180	3,199	Failed (40.53% for)

How Brown County began

Brown County was organized on March 1, 1818, from parts of Adams and Clermont counties and named for Major General Jacob Brown of the War of 1812, with the seat settled at Georgetown (platted December 1819) in May 1821 after a three-year fight among Ripley, Bridgewater and Georgetown. The entire county lies within the Virginia Military District, the tract Virginia reserved between the Scioto and Little Miami rivers to pay Revolutionary War veterans in land, surveyed by irregular metes and bounds rather than the square-mile grid used elsewhere in Ohio. Its Ohio River towns, Ripley and Aberdeen, sit at a crossing long used by Shawnee and Miami travelers and became, in the 1820s through 1850s, one of Ohio's most active corridors of the Underground Railroad under conductors John Rankin and John P. Parker. The county's other lasting mark on American agriculture came in 1864, when farmer George Webb, growing tobacco near Higginsport, discovered the pale-leaved sport that became White Burley, a variety that reshaped tobacco farming across the Ohio Valley.

Researched 2026-10-13 · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org. The full history, with photographs, is on the pages of the county's places.

Politics

How Brown County has voted for president since 1852, turnout since 1996, and what is on its 2026 ballot.

Presidential election results by margin, BrownBrown's presidential margin has run from 1852 to 2024; bar height is the winning margin, color the winning party.Source: Wikipedia · as of 2026-09-18 · Download this chart

The numbers behind this figure, as a table

Presidential election results by margin, Brown
Year	Winner	Party	Margin	Matched Ohio's winner	Matched the nation
1852	Franklin Pierce	D	16.6 points	matched	matched
1856	James Buchanan	D	18.6 points	missed	matched
1860	Stephen A. Douglas	D	16.6 points	missed	missed
1864	George B. McClellan	D	4.0 points	missed	missed
1868	Horatio Seymour	D	8.8 points	missed	missed
1872	Horace Greeley	LR	12.5 points	missed	missed
1876	Samuel J. Tilden	D	15.8 points	missed	missed
1880	Winfield Scott Hancock	D	15.2 points	missed	missed
1884	Grover Cleveland	D	13.9 points	missed	matched
1888	Grover Cleveland	D	15.8 points	missed	missed
1892	Grover Cleveland	D	15.6 points	missed	matched
1896	William Jennings Bryan	D	17.1 points	missed	missed
1900	William Jennings Bryan	D	18.8 points	missed	missed
1904	Alton B. Parker	D	13.4 points	missed	missed
1908	William Jennings Bryan	D	23.1 points	missed	missed
1912	Woodrow Wilson	D	30.9 points	matched	matched
1916	Woodrow Wilson	D	27.8 points	matched	matched
1920	James M. Cox	D	14.0 points	missed	missed
1924	John W. Davis	D	6.0 points	missed	missed
1928	Herbert Hoover	R	24.7 points	matched	matched
1932	Franklin D. Roosevelt	D	25.0 points	matched	matched
1936	Franklin D. Roosevelt	D	16.3 points	matched	matched
1940	Franklin D. Roosevelt	D	1.5 points	matched	matched
1944	Thomas E. Dewey	R	2.9 points	matched	missed
1948	Harry S. Truman	D	13.3 points	matched	matched
1952	Dwight D. Eisenhower	R	7.7 points	matched	matched
1956	Dwight D. Eisenhower	R	13.4 points	matched	matched
1960	Richard Nixon	R	11.5 points	matched	missed
1964	Lyndon B. Johnson	D	28.3 points	matched	matched
1968	Richard Nixon	R	10.3 points	matched	matched
1972	Richard Nixon	R	27.8 points	matched	matched
1976	Jimmy Carter	D	8.7 points	matched	matched
1980	Ronald Reagan	R	12.0 points	matched	matched
1984	Ronald Reagan	R	33.5 points	matched	matched
1988	George H.W. Bush	R	19.6 points	matched	matched
1992	George H.W. Bush	R	2.5 points	missed	missed
1996	Robert Dole	R	4.2 points	missed	missed
2000	George W. Bush	R	24.7 points	matched	matched
2004	George W. Bush	R	27.7 points	matched	matched
2008	John McCain	R	23.3 points	missed	missed
2012	Mitt Romney	R	24.8 points	missed	missed
2016	Donald Trump	R	52.1 points	matched	matched
2020	Donald J Trump	R	57.4 points	matched	missed
2024	Donald J Trump	R	61.5 points	matched	matched

Every presidential election in Brown County, year by year: its record with Ohio and the nation, closest and widest results, biggest swings, and where it has ranked among the 88.

Voter turnout in Brown County, 1996-2024
Year	Registered	Ballots cast	Turnout
1996	23,794	15,857	66.64%
2000	26,955	16,862	62.56%
2004	28,922	20,281	70.12%
2008	28,451	20,476	71.97%
2012	28,625	19,691	68.79%
2016	28,405	19,889	70.02%
2020	29,069	21,268	73.16%
2024	29,541	21,661	73.33%

On the 2026 ballot in Brown County:

Local questions and issues on Brown County's November 2026 ballot
Jurisdiction	Type	Question	Millage or amount	Length
Russellville Village	Tax Levy (Renewal)	Renews a 4-mill property tax levy for the fire protection & EMS of Russellville Village for 5 years, beginning in 2027.	4 mills	5 years
Ripley Village	Tax Levy (Additional)	Authorizes an additional 2.5-mill property tax levy for the streets, roads & bridges of Ripley Village for 5 years, beginning in 2027.	2.5 mills	5 years
Russellville Village	Tax Levy (Renewal)	Renews a 2-mill property tax levy for the EMS of Russellville Village for 5 years, beginning in 2027.	2 mills	5 years
Brown County	Tax Levy (Renewal)	Renews a 0.8-mill property tax levy for the provide & maintain senior citizens services or facilities of Brown County for 5 years, beginning in 2027.	0.8 mills	5 years
Mount Orab Village	Tax Levy (Renewal)	Renews a 2-mill property tax levy for the fire protection & EMS of Mount Orab Village for 5 years, beginning in 2026.	2 mills	5 years
Green Township	Tax Levy (Additional)	Authorizes an additional 1-mill property tax levy for the fire protection & EMS of Green Township for a continuing period of time, beginning in 2026.	1 mills	—
Eagle Township - Wildflowers Reserve LLC Precinct	Liquor Option	Local liquor option on particular location, in Eagle Township - Wildflowers Reserve LLC Precinct.	—	—
Eagle Township - Wildflowers Reserve LLC Precinct	Liquor Option	Local liquor option on Sunday sales, in Eagle Township - Wildflowers Reserve LLC Precinct.	—	—

What's on my ballot · Election 2026

Sources for the presidential results and turnout above

Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0:

Ohio Secretary of State: oh_1984_general_president_county.xlsx -- Ohio Secretary of State Past Election Results portal
MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL), Harvard Dataverse: County Presidential Election Returns 2000-2024 (V20)

All 44 presidential elections 1852-2024 present. Turnout 1996-2024 per the ruling's storage section (county-level turnout before 1996 is confirmed absent from the OH SOS portal per A/sources/CITATIONS.md; not this task's scope to invent from elsewhere).

Where Brown County sits

Three measures this atlas holds, set against how all 88 counties voted for president. Brown County is the marked dot on each.

This is a pattern across counties, not a fact about any voter.

White-alone share and the presidential voteAcross Ohio's 88 counties the 2024 Republican presidential margin runs higher where a larger share of residents is white alone (Spearman rho 0.82; partial rho 0.56 with log population held fixed; 0.81 without Cuyahoga and Franklin; n = 88).Source: U.S. Census Bureau · as of 2026-09 · Download this chart

The numbers behind this figure, as a table

White-alone share and the presidential vote
County	Share white alone, 2024	Presidential margin, 2024 (R minus D, points)
Adams	96.4%	R+66.1
Allen	80.0%	R+44.5
Ashland	94.7%	R+50.4
Ashtabula	88.6%	R+28.6
Athens	89.7%	D+10.8
Auglaize	94.6%	R+65.1
Belmont	90.9%	R+47.6
Brown	95.2%	R+61.8
Butler	75.8%	R+26.5
Carroll	94.6%	R+55.2
Champaign	92.0%	R+51.2
Clark	82.4%	R+29.8
Clermont	91.6%	R+36.1
Clinton	92.1%	R+55.1
Columbiana	92.6%	R+49.4
Coshocton	94.7%	R+52.6
Crawford	95.1%	R+53.4
Cuyahoga	57.7%	D+31.7
Darke	95.1%	R+65.8
Defiance	86.7%	R+40.2
Delaware	79.9%	R+6.7
Erie	80.8%	R+14.3
Fairfield	81.5%	R+24.3
Fayette	91.2%	R+55.6
Franklin	59.0%	D+28.7
Fulton	89.2%	R+42.8
Gallia	92.9%	R+59.8
Geauga	93.2%	R+24.3
Greene	82.0%	R+20.0
Guernsey	93.8%	R+52.4
Hamilton	63.2%	D+15.0
Hancock	88.7%	R+38.9
Hardin	93.0%	R+55.2
Harrison	94.3%	R+55.7
Henry	90.4%	R+47.1
Highland	95.2%	R+63.7
Hocking	94.9%	R+44.6
Holmes	97.9%	R+69.7
Huron	91.7%	R+44.4
Jackson	95.7%	R+58.4
Jefferson	89.4%	R+44.4
Knox	93.6%	R+45.3
Lake	85.5%	R+14.5
Lawrence	94.0%	R+50.9
Licking	85.7%	R+30.3
Logan	91.9%	R+56.7
Lorain	78.0%	R+5.8
Lucas	68.2%	D+12.7
Madison	86.7%	R+44.1
Mahoning	74.9%	R+9.5
Marion	87.0%	R+41.7
Medina	92.0%	R+25.0
Meigs	96.2%	R+57.4
Mercer	94.9%	R+67.2
Miami	90.4%	R+45.5
Monroe	95.3%	R+60.3
Montgomery	68.4%	D+0.5
Morgan	90.5%	R+53.6
Morrow	94.0%	R+56.2
Muskingum	90.8%	R+44.3
Noble	92.2%	R+65.1
Ottawa	92.0%	R+25.3
Paulding	90.8%	R+56.8
Perry	95.8%	R+54.9
Pickaway	91.1%	R+49.0
Pike	94.9%	R+54.0
Portage	86.5%	R+15.7
Preble	95.5%	R+59.6
Putnam	92.1%	R+69.4
Richland	84.6%	R+42.7
Ross	88.7%	R+39.7
Sandusky	84.4%	R+31.1
Scioto	92.9%	R+48.2
Seneca	89.6%	R+37.9
Shelby	92.0%	R+65.3
Stark	84.5%	R+22.1
Summit	74.0%	D+7.0
Trumbull	85.2%	R+16.9
Tuscarawas	93.5%	R+43.6
Union	85.2%	R+29.9
Van Wert	93.0%	R+59.0
Vinton	96.0%	R+59.0
Warren	82.7%	R+31.8
Washington	93.9%	R+44.1
Wayne	93.3%	R+39.6
Williams	91.7%	R+48.7
Wood	87.1%	R+10.3
Wyandot	94.6%	R+51.6

Brown County sits higher than 79 of the 88 counties measured on share white alone. White-alone share and the presidential vote

Bachelor's-degree share and the presidential voteAcross Ohio's 88 counties the 2024 Republican presidential margin runs lower where a larger share of adults holds a bachelor's degree (Spearman rho -0.72; partial rho -0.29 with log population held fixed; -0.70 without Cuyahoga and Franklin; n = 88).Source: U.S. Census Bureau · as of 2026-09 · Download this chart

The numbers behind this figure, as a table

Bachelor's-degree share and the presidential vote
County	Share 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher, 2024	Presidential margin, 2024 (R minus D, points)
Adams	14.9%	R+66.1
Allen	20.1%	R+44.5
Ashland	22.6%	R+50.4
Ashtabula	16.1%	R+28.6
Athens	34.9%	D+10.8
Auglaize	21.6%	R+65.1
Belmont	18.9%	R+47.6
Brown	15.7%	R+61.8
Butler	32.8%	R+26.5
Carroll	16.1%	R+55.2
Champaign	19.0%	R+51.2
Clark	20.2%	R+29.8
Clermont	31.6%	R+36.1
Clinton	19.3%	R+55.1
Columbiana	17.1%	R+49.4
Coshocton	16.7%	R+52.6
Crawford	17.2%	R+53.4
Cuyahoga	36.5%	D+31.7
Darke	16.5%	R+65.8
Defiance	19.0%	R+40.2
Delaware	59.4%	R+6.7
Erie	29.0%	R+14.3
Fairfield	32.3%	R+24.3
Fayette	14.4%	R+55.6
Franklin	42.1%	D+28.7
Fulton	20.2%	R+42.8
Gallia	20.5%	R+59.8
Geauga	40.9%	R+24.3
Greene	41.7%	R+20.0
Guernsey	15.6%	R+52.4
Hamilton	41.8%	D+15.0
Hancock	30.3%	R+38.9
Hardin	19.5%	R+55.2
Harrison	11.5%	R+55.7
Henry	19.5%	R+47.1
Highland	16.3%	R+63.7
Hocking	13.5%	R+44.6
Holmes	11.1%	R+69.7
Huron	16.7%	R+44.4
Jackson	15.9%	R+58.4
Jefferson	20.3%	R+44.4
Knox	24.7%	R+45.3
Lake	31.6%	R+14.5
Lawrence	18.5%	R+50.9
Licking	29.3%	R+30.3
Logan	18.7%	R+56.7
Lorain	28.5%	R+5.8
Lucas	29.4%	D+12.7
Madison	24.2%	R+44.1
Mahoning	27.0%	R+9.5
Marion	14.7%	R+41.7
Medina	36.2%	R+25.0
Meigs	12.2%	R+57.4
Mercer	21.9%	R+67.2
Miami	26.8%	R+45.5
Monroe	12.1%	R+60.3
Montgomery	31.3%	D+0.5
Morgan	14.4%	R+53.6
Morrow	19.4%	R+56.2
Muskingum	20.6%	R+44.3
Noble	15.7%	R+65.1
Ottawa	29.5%	R+25.3
Paulding	16.9%	R+56.8
Perry	16.2%	R+54.9
Pickaway	21.7%	R+49.0
Pike	16.3%	R+54.0
Portage	32.5%	R+15.7
Preble	18.5%	R+59.6
Putnam	26.4%	R+69.4
Richland	17.9%	R+42.7
Ross	17.4%	R+39.7
Sandusky	18.4%	R+31.1
Scioto	18.2%	R+48.2
Seneca	20.6%	R+37.9
Shelby	21.4%	R+65.3
Stark	25.9%	R+22.1
Summit	35.8%	D+7.0
Trumbull	20.9%	R+16.9
Tuscarawas	19.8%	R+43.6
Union	39.2%	R+29.9
Van Wert	17.1%	R+59.0
Vinton	13.4%	R+59.0
Warren	45.6%	R+31.8
Washington	21.9%	R+44.1
Wayne	25.1%	R+39.6
Williams	13.7%	R+48.7
Wood	36.5%	R+10.3
Wyandot	19.6%	R+51.6

Brown County sits higher than 13 of the 88 counties measured on share 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher. Bachelor's-degree share and the presidential vote

Adult smoking and the presidential voteAcross Ohio's 88 counties the 2024 Republican presidential margin runs higher where a larger share of adults smokes (Spearman rho 0.56; partial rho 0.22 with log population held fixed; 0.54 without Cuyahoga and Franklin; n = 88).Source: University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute / RWJF · as of 2026-09 · Download this chart

The numbers behind this figure, as a table

Adult smoking and the presidential vote
County	Adult smoking (County Health Rankings, 2024)	Presidential margin, 2024 (R minus D, points)
Adams	24.8%	R+66.1
Allen	21.9%	R+44.5
Ashland	21.1%	R+50.4
Ashtabula	26.8%	R+28.6
Athens	21.0%	D+10.8
Auglaize	18.8%	R+65.1
Belmont	22.2%	R+47.6
Brown	24.3%	R+61.8
Butler	18.1%	R+26.5
Carroll	22.5%	R+55.2
Champaign	21.3%	R+51.2
Clark	21.9%	R+29.8
Clermont	19.7%	R+36.1
Clinton	21.9%	R+55.1
Columbiana	22.5%	R+49.4
Coshocton	25.1%	R+52.6
Crawford	23.1%	R+53.4
Cuyahoga	18.7%	D+31.7
Darke	21.6%	R+65.8
Defiance	19.4%	R+40.2
Delaware	11.1%	R+6.7
Erie	20.1%	R+14.3
Fairfield	18.1%	R+24.3
Fayette	24.4%	R+55.6
Franklin	17.0%	D+28.7
Fulton	19.3%	R+42.8
Gallia	23.1%	R+59.8
Geauga	16.4%	R+24.3
Greene	15.9%	R+20.0
Guernsey	23.9%	R+52.4
Hamilton	17.2%	D+15.0
Hancock	19.2%	R+38.9
Hardin	23.1%	R+55.2
Harrison	23.2%	R+55.7
Henry	19.8%	R+47.1
Highland	24.7%	R+63.7
Hocking	24.4%	R+44.6
Holmes	26.8%	R+69.7
Huron	21.6%	R+44.4
Jackson	24.6%	R+58.4
Jefferson	24.1%	R+44.4
Knox	20.5%	R+45.3
Lake	17.2%	R+14.5
Lawrence	24.1%	R+50.9
Licking	17.8%	R+30.3
Logan	21.1%	R+56.7
Lorain	19.4%	R+5.8
Lucas	19.7%	D+12.7
Madison	20.8%	R+44.1
Mahoning	21.4%	R+9.5
Marion	24.1%	R+41.7
Medina	16.1%	R+25.0
Meigs	27.4%	R+57.4
Mercer	18.9%	R+67.2
Miami	18.3%	R+45.5
Monroe	23.6%	R+60.3
Montgomery	18.7%	D+0.5
Morgan	26.4%	R+53.6
Morrow	21.5%	R+56.2
Muskingum	21.5%	R+44.3
Noble	24.5%	R+65.1
Ottawa	18.9%	R+25.3
Paulding	21.8%	R+56.8
Perry	24.5%	R+54.9
Pickaway	21.2%	R+49.0
Pike	27.2%	R+54.0
Portage	19.0%	R+15.7
Preble	20.6%	R+59.6
Putnam	17.3%	R+69.4
Richland	23.5%	R+42.7
Ross	23.1%	R+39.7
Sandusky	20.8%	R+31.1
Scioto	27.4%	R+48.2
Seneca	21.6%	R+37.9
Shelby	21.4%	R+65.3
Stark	21.3%	R+22.1
Summit	19.3%	D+7.0
Trumbull	22.6%	R+16.9
Tuscarawas	22.5%	R+43.6
Union	15.0%	R+29.9
Van Wert	21.0%	R+59.0
Vinton	27.7%	R+59.0
Warren	14.4%	R+31.8
Washington	23.2%	R+44.1
Wayne	20.9%	R+39.6
Williams	21.2%	R+48.7
Wood	16.6%	R+10.3
Wyandot	19.8%	R+51.6

Brown County sits higher than 72 of the 88 counties measured on adult smoking (County Health Rankings). Adult smoking and the presidential vote

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Rain and snow

How much has actually fallen on Brown County, day by day, from 1893 to now. Daily totals, not averages.

rain, last 30 days: 1.91 in; 2026-09-30 to 2026-10-29

rain so far in 2026: 36.4 in; 3.9 in below normal for the date

snow so far in 2026: 14.4 in; a normal year brings 17.6 in

a normal year: 47.4 in; average of 30 years, 1991-2020

The last twelve months
Month	Rain (in)	Snow (in)	Days counted
October 2026	1.91	—	29
September 2026	4.32	—	30
August 2026	4.19	—	31
July 2026	3.84	—	31
June 2026	5.22	—	30
May 2026	5.15	—	31
April 2026	3.31	—	30
March 2026	5.74	0.4	31
February 2026	0.76	5.8	28
January 2026	1.91	8.3	31
December 2025	2.96	9.1	31
November 2025	3.82	1.7	30

On the record, 1893–2026
Wettest year	2011 — 62.4 in
Driest year	1930 — 25.3 in
Snowiest year	1917 — 51.8 in
Wettest day on record	2 March 1997 — 6.68 in
Heaviest snowfall in a day	17 January 1994 — 12.50 in
Deepest snow on the ground	2 February 1977 — 20.00 in

47% of these days are measurements from a gauge inside Brown County; the rest are estimated from the nearest gauges around it.

48,836 days of records, 1893-01-01 to 2026-10-29. Source: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily, 3,240 gauges in and around Ohio. A day is "gauged" when a gauge standing inside the boundary reported it, and the value is the mean of those gauges. Otherwise it is interpolated by inverse distance from every gauge reporting within 50 miles. Nothing is carried forward, back-filled or smoothed. Against NOAA nClimDiv county monthly precipitation over 136,848 complete county-months (checked 2026-10-31): correlation 0.9515, median absolute difference 0.217 in a month. Built 2026-10-31 from the Cracked Buckeye precipitation archive. Snow is the softer number — snowfall is measured by hand with a ruler, no agency publishes a gridded county snowfall series, and blowing snow defeats every observer.

Environmental permits and filings

What Ohio EPA has on file for Brown County: permits, inspections, violations, cleanups and the state loans behind sewer and water work. Every line links to the agency's own document.

facilities and sites on file: 579; everything Ohio EPA files under this county

private households: 77; counted, not named: permits filed under a person's name

Data centers, power and big tech here. Ohio EPA files that name a data-center company, a power plant or substation, or a large technology firm:

BROWN COUNTY LANDFILL GAS POWER STATION (air pollution, latest Sep 8, 2026)
SARDINIA 138KV SUBSTATION (wastewater and stormwater discharge, latest Sep 5, 2023)
ORAM BROWN CO. SUBSTATION EXPANSION (wetland and stream fill, latest Sep 15, 2014)

What kind of permits
Program	Facilities and sites
Sewer and water-line construction	279
Wastewater and stormwater discharge	101
Public drinking water	33
Hazardous waste	27
Wetland and stream fill	26
State sewer loans	24
Spills and emergencies	20
Air pollution	19
Site assessment	7
State water loans	7
Contaminated-site cleanup	6
Composting	4
15 smaller programs

The latest filings
Date	Facility or site	What
Oct 9, 2026	MT ORAB SITE CLEARING SITES - 13527	Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
Oct 9, 2026	MT ORAB SITE CLEARING SITES - 13313	Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
Oct 9, 2026	RUMPKE WASTE INC BROWN COUNTY LANDFILL	Landfills inspection
Oct 9, 2026	BROWN COUNTY SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY SWMD	Solid Waste Management Planning plan
Oct 6, 2026	RIPLEY WWTP	Wastewater and stormwater discharge report
Oct 5, 2026	FAYETTEVILLE VILLAGE PWS	Public drinking water compliance letter
Oct 5, 2026	GEORGETOWN WWTP	Wastewater and stormwater discharge violation resolved
Oct 2, 2026	SARDINIA READY MIX INC	Air pollution permit
Sep 30, 2026	WAYNOKA REGIONAL WATER AND SEWER DIST PWS	Public drinking water violation resolved
Sep 25, 2026	BROWN COUNTY RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION	Beneficial Use inspection
Sep 25, 2026	MILACRON INC - MT ORAB	Wastewater and stormwater discharge inspection
Sep 23, 2026	RUMPKE WASTE INC BROWN COUNTY LANDFILL	Landfills inspection
Sep 23, 2026	WAYNOKA REGIONAL WATER AND SEWER DIST PWS	Public drinking water notice of violation
Sep 21, 2026	RUMPKE WASTE INC BROWN COUNTY LANDFILL	Landfills inspection
Sep 18, 2026	RUMPKE WASTE INC BROWN COUNTY LANDFILL	Landfills report
Sep 17, 2026	BROWN COUNTY RURAL WATER PWS	Public drinking water compliance letter
Sep 15, 2026	MT ORAB WWTP	Wastewater and stormwater discharge monitoring results
Sep 11, 2026	RUMPKE WASTE INC BROWN COUNTY LANDFILL	Landfills permit
Sep 11, 2026	BARBERS SEPTIC SERVICE HOLDING TANK	Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit
Sep 9, 2026	WAYNOKA REGIONAL WATER AND SEWER DIST PWS	Public drinking water compliance letter
Sep 8, 2026	BROWN COUNTY RURAL WATER PWS	Public drinking water compliance letter
Sep 8, 2026	RUMPKE WASTE INC BROWN COUNTY LANDFILL	Landfills permit
Sep 8, 2026	BROWN COUNTY LANDFILL GAS POWER STATION	Air pollution director's approval
Sep 5, 2026	LOCUST RIDGE HEALTHCARE LLC	Wastewater and stormwater discharge monitoring results
Sep 4, 2026	RUMPKE WASTE INC BROWN COUNTY LANDFILL	Landfills inspection

Source: Ohio EPA eDocument portal (edocpub.epa.ohio.gov), indexed 2026-10-14. Facilities are placed on the map from Ohio EPA's own map layers, EPA's Facility Registry, coordinates written in the filings, or a geocoded street address. A permit filed under a private person's name (most are household septic systems) is counted but never named, placed or linked; licenses for individual workers and open-burning notices are left out entirely.

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What is the county seat of Brown County, Ohio?

Georgetown is the county seat of Brown County, Ohio. Source

When was Brown County, Ohio established?

Brown County was established on March 1, 1818. Source

What is the population of Brown County, Ohio?

Brown County had 44,397 residents (July 2025 estimate).

How did Brown County, Ohio vote in the 2024 presidential election?

In the November 5, 2024 presidential election, Brown County voters cast 21,444 votes for president: Kamala D Harris (D) 19.0%, Chase Oliver (L) 0.3%, Donald J Trump (R) 80.5%. Donald J Trump carried the county. Source

How did Brown County get its name?

Brown County was named for Major General Jacob Brown, a War of 1812 officer who commanded American forces at the Battle of Lundy's Lane in 1814 and was wounded there; he had no personal connection to the county. Source

How many cities, villages and townships are in Brown County, Ohio?

Brown County has 25 cities, villages and townships, and 11 ZIP codes reach into it.

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