County
Muskingum County, Ohio
Ohio · county seat Zanesville · 87,014 residents (July 2025 estimate) · 17 ZIP codes · 38 cities, villages and townships
87,014 people (July 2025 estimate), +0.7% since the 2020 census; life expectancy 74.4 years; median household income $63,161 (2024). The county in numbers
Local events in Muskingum County
236 events in the next 90 days from 11 public calendars. All local events in Muskingum County
Checked October 20; the events page is refreshed daily.
Muskingum 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
- 87,014
- Census Bureau vintage 2025
- since the April 2020 census
- +0.7%
- from 86,404 in the Census Bureau's April 2020 estimates base
- births since July 2020
- 4,911
- deaths since July 2020
- 5,761
- net migration since July 2020
- +1,415
- people who moved in, minus people who moved out
- net domestic migration, 2025
- +831
- moved in from elsewhere in the U.S., minus moved out
- net international migration, 2025
- +23
Muskingum County has never had more people than it has today.
It is 1.6 times its 1900 size.
USDA rural-urban continuum code 4 of 9 (1 is the most metropolitan): nonmetro - urban population of 20,000 or more, adjacent to a metro area.
USDA ERS county typology (2015 codes): a nonmetro county with a nonspecialized economy, with none of the ERS distress flags.
| Year | People | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1810 | 10,036 | first census that counted the county |
| 1850 | 45,049 | decennial census |
| 1900 | 53,185 | decennial census |
| 1950 | 74,535 | decennial census |
| 1970 | 77,826 | decennial census |
| 1990 | 82,068 | decennial census |
| 2000 | 84,549 | Census Bureau estimates base, April 1 |
| 2010 | 86,074 | decennial census |
| 2020 | 86,404 | Census Bureau estimates base, April 1 |
| 2025 | 87,014 | 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
- 2,843
- on tax returns filed from a new county
- people moved out
- 2,734
- net people
- +109
- moved in, minus moved out
- people stayed put
- 67,478
- income that moved in
- $84 million
- adjusted gross income on the arrivals' 2023 returns
- income that moved out
- $77 million
- adjusted gross income on the leavers' 2023 returns
| From | People |
|---|---|
| Licking, OH | 470 |
| Franklin, OH | 355 |
| Perry, OH | 301 |
| To | People |
|---|---|
| Licking, OH | 359 |
| Guernsey, OH | 339 |
| Franklin, OH | 304 |
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
- 13.0%
- of children below the poverty line, 2024
- 17.5%
- median household income, 2024
- $63,161
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
- 3.4%
- 5.0% a year earlier
- people in the labor force, July 2026
- 41,218
- looking for work
- 1,382
- average weekly wage, first quarter of 2026
- $1,080
- +3.8% on the year
- jobs covered by unemployment insurance
- 35,001
- -0.7% on the year
- establishments
- 2,026
| Sector | Jobs | Average weekly wage |
|---|---|---|
| health care and social assistance | 7,657 | $1,346 |
| retail | 4,583 | $686 |
| restaurants and hotels | 3,453 | $405 |
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)
- $4.0 billion
- +9.1% since 2019
- GDP in 2024 dollars
- $5.1 billion
- current dollars, before adjusting for inflation
- personal income per person, 2024
- $54,878
- 47th of Ohio's 88 counties
- change in income per person since 2019
- +31%
- 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
- 123
- 104 closed
- net workplaces, 2019 to 2023
- +9
- openings minus closings
- applications to start a business, 2025
- 904
- +129% since 2019
- businesses with no employees, 2023
- 5,698
- +10% 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.
| Years | Opened | Closed | Net |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 to 1989 | 180 | 159 | +22 |
| the 1990s | 167 | 152 | +15 |
| the 2000s | 141 | 156 | -15 |
| the 2010s | 108 | 120 | -12 |
| 2020 to 2023 | 118 | 116 | +2 |
| Year | Opened | Closed | Net |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 103 | 103 | 0 |
| 2020 | 117 | 129 | -12 |
| 2021 | 108 | 120 | -12 |
| 2022 | 126 | 112 | +14 |
| 2023 | 123 | 104 | +19 |
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
- $15 million
- $169 a resident
- in federal grants, fiscal 2025
- $127 million
- $1,471 a resident
- in federal loans and loan guarantees
- $14,598
- in direct federal payments to people and organizations
- $556 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
- 74.4 years
- Ohio 75.2
- years of life lost before 75, per 100,000 (premature death)
- 10,314.4
- Ohio 9,740
- population health group among U.S. counties
- 5 of 10
- 1 is healthiest
- community conditions group among U.S. counties
- 6 of 10
- 1 is best
- of children in poverty
- 24.2%
- Ohio 17.5%
- uninsured
- 6.8%
- Ohio 7.1%
At least one community water system in the county had a health-based drinking water violation in the rankings' reporting year.
| Measure | Muskingum County | Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth (years) | 74.4 | 75.2 |
| Years of potential life lost before 75, per 100,000 (premature death) | 10,314.4 | 9,740 |
| Adults in fair or poor health | 18.8% | 17.9% |
| Uninsured | 6.8% | 7.1% |
| Children in poverty | 24.2% | 17.5% |
| Median household income | $58,806 | $67,873 |
| Income inequality (80th to 20th percentile household income ratio) | 4.8 | 4.6 |
| Households with severe housing problems | 14.0% | 12.7% |
| People per primary care physician | 1,878 | 1,328 |
| People per mental health provider | 440 | 286 |
| People per dentist | 1,625 | 1,535 |
| Preventable hospital stays per 100,000 Medicare enrollees | 3,039 | 3,033 |
| Medicare enrollees with a flu vaccination | 42% | 51% |
| Injury deaths per 100,000 | 103.5 | 100.7 |
| Suicides per 100,000 | 18.9 | 14.7 |
| Child deaths per 100,000 (under 18) | 68.1 | 59.2 |
| Infant deaths per 1,000 live births | 6.7 | 7.0 |
| Teen births per 1,000 females 15 to 19 | 26.3 | 17.4 |
| Average daily fine-particle pollution (PM2.5, µg/m³) | 7.8 | 7.8 |
| Any drinking water violation in the county | Yes | |
| Population used by the rankings | 86,305 | |
| Population health group (1 to 10 among U.S. counties; 1 is healthiest) | 5 | |
| Community conditions group (1 to 10 among U.S. counties; 1 is best) | 6 |
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
- 524.5
- 95% confidence interval 505.0 to 544.5 · Ohio 472.9 · U.S. 448.6
- cases a year
- 589
- incidence trend
- stable
- cancer deaths a year per 100,000, age-adjusted, 2019 to 2023
- 181.6
- Ohio 160.3 · U.S. 145.4
- cancer deaths a year
- 215
- death-rate trend
- falling
- -1.1% a year
| Site | Per 100,000 | Ohio | Cases a year | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lung | 75.8 | 63.6 | 91 | stable |
| Colorectal | 44.1 | 38.4 | 47 | stable |
| Female breast | 140.3 | 133.0 | 79 | stable |
| Prostate | 130.7 | 120.8 | 74 | rising |
| Leukemia | 12.3 | 13.0 | 13 | stable |
| Bladder | 24.8 | 21.8 | 28 | 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
- 13
- CDC provisional count
- deaths per 100,000 residents
- 15.1
- Ohio 20.8
- deaths a year earlier
- 29
- highest 12-month total since 2020
- 46
- 12 months ending January 2021
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
- 21,953
- 25% of residents
- aged 65 or over
- 18,164
- younger people with disabilities
- 3,789
- chose a Medicare Advantage plan
- 56.6%
- also on Medicaid
- 21.6%
- with Part D drug coverage
- 84.5%
- enrollment since 2020
- +7.9%
- 20,343 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
- 185
- NOAA Storm Events log
- injuries
- 9
- in reported damage
- $3 million
- largest hail
- 2 in
- May 3, 2022
- strongest measured gust
- 76 mph
- March 16, 2025
The costliest event was tornadoes on April 2, 2024, $1 million in damage. An NWS damage survey confirmed an EF-1 tornado with peak wind |speeds of 90 mph on the evening of April 2nd, 2024. The length of |the tornado was about 8.25 mil…
| Kind | Reports |
|---|---|
| damaging thunderstorm wind | 114 |
| hail | 35 |
| flash floods | 16 |
| tornadoes | 9 |
| Kind | Reports |
|---|---|
| winter weather | 20 |
| winter storms | 9 |
| drought | 6 |
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
- 14
- severe thunderstorm warnings
- 243
- flash flood warnings
- 31
- winter storm or blizzard warnings
- 11
- warnings, watches and advisories in all
- 845
| Product | Count |
|---|---|
| Tornado Warning | 14 |
| Tornado Watch | 18 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 243 |
| Flash Flood Warning | 31 |
| Areal Flood Warning | 32 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 42 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 11 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 58 |
| Excessive Heat Warning | 3 |
| Heat Advisory | 18 |
| Extreme Cold Warning | 1 |
| Wind Chill Warning | 3 |
| Year | Warnings |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 | 5 |
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
- 31
- of them severe or worse
- 15
- most recently 15 weeks in 2024
- weeks at least abnormally dry since 2020
- 93
- of all weeks since 2000 in drought
- 4%
The worst reading since 2000 was extreme drought in November 2024.
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
- 52.4 °F
- 50.5 °F in 1901 to 1930 · 50.4 °F in 1951 to 1980
- change since 1901 to 1930
- +1.9 °F
- warmest year since 1895
- 2024
- 55.7 °F
- precipitation in the average year, 1996 to 2025
- 42.4 in
- 39.1 in 1901 to 1930 (+8.2%)
- wettest year since 1895
- 2018
- 56.3 inches
- average temperature, 2025
- 52.6 °F
- 38.7 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 project since 2020
- 1
- FEMA grants
- total project worth
- $6 million
- $5 million federal
Largest: Shoreline Stabilization (Riprap, etc.); 302.1: Landslide Stabilization - Structural for Zanesville, $6 million (fiscal 2020).
| Project type | Projects |
|---|---|
| Shoreline Stabilization (Riprap, etc.); 302.1: Landslide Stabilization - Structural | 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 (17.6 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)
- 21.0
- people served by public water systems, 2015
- 70,100
- 58 gallons a person a day used at home
- people supplying their own water at home, 2015
- 16,100
| Use | Million gallons a day |
|---|---|
| All uses | 21.0 |
| Public water systems | 9.9 |
| Power plants (thermoelectric) | 2.9 |
| Industry (own supply) | 2.3 |
| Irrigation | 0.2 |
| Mining | 4.2 |
| Livestock | 0.3 |
| 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
- 93.6%
Source: Ohio Department of Health county fluoridation profiles (DataOhio) · ODH fluoridation report (DataOhio) · EPA SDWIS search · About this topic
Road salt grants
H2Ohio pays for brine makers, calibrated spreaders and covered salt barns so less chloride reaches streams and wells.
- H2Ohio chloride-reduction grants awarded in the county
- 2
Source: Ohio EPA H2Ohio chloride reduction grants · Ohio EPA chloride reduction grants · 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
- 1,301
- 154 acres to a farm on average
- acres in farms
- 200,805
- 94,707 acres of cropland
- of the county's land is cropland
- 22.0%
- farm products sold, 2022
- $121 million
- 62% from livestock, poultry and their products
| Crop or animal | Acres or head |
|---|---|
| Corn for grain (acres harvested) | 24,342 |
| Soybeans (acres harvested) | 19,705 |
| Irrigated land (acres) | 436 |
| Cattle and calves | 24,669 |
| Hogs and pigs | — |
| Egg-laying chickens | 310,206 |
| Broilers and other meat chickens | 871,193 |
| Turkeys | 90 |
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
- 50,605 kg
- USGS estimate (preliminary, high estimate)
- per square mile of land
- 75.1 kg
- 65th of Ohio's 88 counties, most per square mile first
- atrazine
- 7,863 kg
- glyphosate
- 11,444 kg
- compounds with an estimate
- 100
| Compound | Kilograms |
|---|---|
| glyphosate | 11,444 |
| atrazine | 7,863 |
| acetochlor | 5,468 |
| metolachlor | 4,822 |
| simazine | 2,920 |
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
- 5
- FRA Form 54
- derailments
- 5
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
- 33,938
- snapshot of September 9, 2026
Muskingum County Auditor, condensed parcel extract as published on the county GIS office's ArcGIS Online parcel layer, with the office's sales layers and 2019-2022 transfer lists (no dwelling characteristics).
Office: Muskingum County Auditor (Zanesville, Ohio; Real Estate Search site by ISSG Inc) and the Muskingum County GIS office (ArcGIS Online organisation muskcogis, services5.arcgis.com/N1ybEAKiuuUIL8Mz), which publishes the auditor's extract joined to its tax-parcel polygons.
These are full appraisal records: every house's year built, value and sales history opens from its ZIP page.
Source: Muskingum County Auditor, condensed parcel extract as published on the county GIS office's ArcGIS Online parcel layer, with the office's sales layers and 2019-2022 transfer lists (no dwelling characteristics), snapshot 2026-09-09 · Muskingum County Auditor (Zanesville · 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
- 8
- 7 in the worst tenth of the 88
- of the 85 counties with anything flagged
- 39th worst
- economy, health, safety
- losing ground on Ohio
- 2
- the gap to the state is widening
- peer group the engine compares it against
- small metro and micropolitan
- 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, share age 65 and over and share of adults with high blood pressure taking medicine for it move together. Muskingum County is an exception: its share of adults with high blood pressure taking medicine for it is 80.6% (2025), far higher than the statewide pattern predicts from its share age 65 and over of 18.6% (2024). Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; CDC.
Muskingum County's share of GDP from agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting rose from 0.2% in 2015 to 1.3% in 2024, a change of +744%, the 2nd steepest rise among the 79 Ohio counties with the data. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Muskingum County has Ohio's highest private-sector jobs in mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction: 808 jobs (2024). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Across Ohio, share of adults lacking social and emotional support and votes cast for President per 10,000 residents move in opposite directions. Muskingum County is an exception: its votes cast for President per 10,000 residents is 4,542.2 (2024), far lower than the statewide pattern predicts from its share of adults lacking social and emotional support of 20.7% (2025). Sources: CDC; OpenElections.
Across Ohio, drug overdose deaths, 12 months ending 31 December per 10,000 residents and public school revenue, local share move in opposite directions. Muskingum County is an exception: its public school revenue, local share is 42.2% (2023), far lower than the statewide pattern predicts from its drug overdose deaths, 12 months ending 31 December per 10,000 residents of 2.9 (2023). Sources: CDC/NCHS; National Center for Education Statistics.
Muskingum County's TRI off-site transfers fell from 1,447,662 pounds in 2015 to 180,516 pounds in 2024, a change of -88%, the 6th steepest fall among the 85 Ohio counties with the data. Source: U.S. EPA.
Muskingum County's share of GDP from wholesale trade fell from 5.7% in 2015 to 2.6% in 2024, a change of -54%, the 1st steepest fall among the 70 Ohio counties with the data. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Muskingum County has the 2nd-highest private-sector jobs in information per 10,000 residents of Ohio's 88 counties: 87.4 (2024). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
| Measure | Latest | Ohio median | Rank, worst first | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teen birth rate, ages 15-19 | 29.5 births per 1,000 females 15-19 (2020) | 20.2 | 7th of 88 | 29.5 from 41.0 since 2011 · losing ground on Ohio |
| Fatal traffic crashes per 10,000 residents | 1.5 per 10,000 residents (2024) | 1.0 | 22nd of 88 | 1.5 from 0.9 since 2013 · losing ground on Ohio |
| Share of adults with high cholesterol | 34.4% (2025) | 31.9% | 3rd of 88 | |
| Share of adults 65 and over who have lost all their teeth (crude) | 23.0% (2025) | 16.4% | 6th of 88 | |
| Share of adults with obesity | 43.9% (2025) | 39.3% | 6th of 88 | |
| Share of adults with asthma | 11.6% (2025) | 11.2% | 9th of 88 | |
| Share of adults with depression (crude) | 27.8% (2025) | 25.8% | 9th of 88 | |
| Child poverty rate | 24.2% (2025) | 16.9% | 8th 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 38 cities, villages and townships whose residents live mostly in Muskingum County, with the population of each.
Cities 1
Villages 9
Townships 28
- Falls Township8,876
- Newton Township5,079
- Wayne Township4,887
- Muskingum Township4,867
- Washington Township4,094
- Springfield Township3,616
- Hopewell Township3,113
- Perry Township2,714
- Licking Township2,352
- Union Township1,817
- Cass Township1,582
- Brush Creek Township1,286
- Salt Creek Township1,153
- Jackson Township1,071
- Fallsbury Township985
- Highland Township902
- Salem Township807
- Harrison Township801
- Washington Township727
- Pike Township689
- Adams Township623
- Blue Rock Township622
- Monroe Township521
- Madison Township518
- Rich Hill Township489
- Jefferson Township424
- Clay Township286
- Meigs Township228
ZIP codes
The 17 ZIP codes whose residents live mostly in Muskingum County, largest first. Each links to its own page; the water system column links to the utility serving most of its residents.
| ZIP | Name | Residents | Water system | Radon | Home value | School district | Flood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43701 | Zanesville | 55,361 | Zanesville 49% Groundwater (wells) |
6.5 pCi/L average radon | Median home $178,400 | Zanesville City 3 stars overall | 1.2% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 43830 | Muskingum Township and Nashport | 6,593 | Muskingum County Water - Se 35% Mostly private wells |
7.1 pCi/L average radon | Median home $234,100 | Tri-Valley Local 4 stars overall | 1.2% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 43762 | New Concord | 5,346 | New Concord 37% Mostly private wells |
3.7 pCi/L average radon | Median home $241,500 | East Muskingum Local 3.5 stars overall | 2.5% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 43822 | Frazeysburg | 4,668 | Frazeysburg 25% Mostly private wells |
9.2 pCi/L average radon | Median home $207,300 | Tri-Valley Local 4 stars overall | 5.6% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 43777 | Roseville | 4,568 | Roseville 38% Mostly private wells |
4.5 pCi/L average radon | Median home $149,800 | Franklin Local 3.5 stars overall | 5.9% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 43821 | Dresden | 4,557 | Dresden 39% Mostly private wells |
4.0 pCi/L average radon | Median home $179,400 | Tri-Valley Local 4 stars overall | 9.5% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 43771 | Philo | 1,796 | Philo 43% Mostly private wells |
8.8 pCi/L average radon | Median home $153,100 | Franklin Local 3.5 stars overall | 2.5% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 43727 | Salt Creek Township and Chandlersville | 1,517 | Muskingum County Water - Se 11% Mostly private wells |
Too few radon tests | Median home $125,000 | Franklin Local 3.5 stars overall | 2.4% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 43767 | Union Township and Norwich | 1,425 | Muskingum County Water - Se 33% Mostly private wells |
10.0 pCi/L average radon | Median home $175,500 | East Muskingum Local 3.5 stars overall | 0.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 43802 | Adams Township and Adamsville | 1,334 | Muskingum County Water - Se 14% Mostly private wells |
4.9 pCi/L average radon | Median home $205,600 | Tri-Valley Local 4 stars overall | 1.4% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 43720 | Blue Rock Township and Blue Rock | 1,304 | Muskingum County Water - Se 7% Mostly private wells |
Too few radon tests | Median home $207,200 | Franklin Local 3.5 stars overall | 11% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 43746 | Hopewell Township and Hopewell | 1,261 | Muskingum County Water - Se 14% Mostly private wells |
5.0 pCi/L average radon | Median home $230,200 | West Muskingum Local 3.5 stars overall | 6.8% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 43734 | Wayne Township and Duncan Falls | 1,212 | Muskingum County Water - Se 56% Groundwater (wells) |
4.2 pCi/L average radon | Median home $226,200 | Franklin Local 3.5 stars overall | 2.6% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 43735 | Newton Township and East Fultonham | 382 | Maysville Regional Water 82% Groundwater (wells) |
Too few radon tests | Median home $97,300 | Maysville Local 3 stars overall | 0.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 43842 | Cass Township and Trinway | 345 | Dresden 95% Groundwater (wells) |
Too few radon tests | Median home $127,700 | Tri-Valley Local 4 stars overall | 0.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 43791 | Newton Township and White Cottage | 133 | Maysville Regional Water 89% Groundwater (wells) |
Too few radon tests | No Census data | Maysville Local 3 stars overall | 0.0% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 43738 | Fultonham | 73 | Maysville Regional Water 100% Groundwater (wells) |
Too few radon tests | Median home $125,000 | Maysville Local 3 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 Muskingum County. Every ZIP code in the table above links to its page, and each page opens the map at that ZIP.
Historic places: 71 National Register listings in Muskingum 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.
Local government
Who holds office in Muskingum County, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Turnout
| Election | Registered | Ballots cast | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-02 general | 54,500 | 12,177 | 22.3% |
| 2019-11-05 general | 52,261 | 15,526 | 29.7% |
Money issues on the ballot since 2017: 2 of 3 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 0 of 1.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-02 | Issue: Senior Citizen Services Renewal .5 mill 5 yr (0.5 mills, renewal) | 8,417 | 3,613 | Passed (69.97% for) |
| 2017-11-07 | Issue: Muskingum County Health, .5 mills 10 yrs Renewal (0.5 mills, renewal) | 10,734 | 5,995 | Passed (64.16% for) |
| 2017-11-07 | Issue: Muskingum County Jail Bond, 1 mill 30 yrs (1.0 mills) | 6,988 | 9,854 | Failed (41.49% for) |
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 / 16; 2021 0 / 1 / 16; 2022 0 / 1 / 16; 2023 0 / 1 / 16; 2024 0 / 2 / 15; 2025 0 / 2 / 14.
- 3 unresolved findings for recovery on the Auditor of State's list.
- Financial Audit, 2024, released 2025-09-25
- Financial Audit, 2023, released 2024-09-26
Townships and villages without a page of their own
Springfeild Township: 1 of 1 money issues passed since 2017
Money issues on the ballot since 2017: 1 of 1 passed.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-07 | Issue: Springfeild Twp Fire Dist, 1.8 mills 5 yrs New (1.8 mills) | 497 | 343 | Passed (59.17% for) |
Village of Board of
Who holds office
| Office | Name | Party | Term ends | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council | Timothy Parrill | 2023 | 618 Market Street Philo 43771 |
Roster as of 2019: county board of elections.
Village of Connie L. Boyd
Who holds office
| Office | Name | Party | Term ends | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council | Melanie Garey - Gratiot | 2021 | 43740 | |
| Council | Paul W. Tyo - Gratiot | 2021 | 43740 |
Roster as of 2019: county board of elections.
Village of S Zanesville
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-02 | Council Member | Greg Gibson 169, 57.48%; Kimberly St. Clair 125, 42.52% |
| 2019-11-05 | Mayor | Barbara J. Lloyd 186, 75.3% |
| 2019-11-05 | Council Member | Edward E. Harlan 179, 84.04%; Write-in 34, 15.96% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
School districts
East Muskingum Local School District
Auditor of State record
- No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
- Special Audit, 2018 to 2023, released 2026-06-04
- Financial Audit, 2024 to 2025, released 2026-04-09
- Financial Audit, 2023 to 2024, released 2025-04-15
- Financial Audit, 2022 to 2023, released 2024-12-03
East Muskingum School District: 1 of 1 money issues passed since 2018
Money issues on the ballot since 2018: 1 of 1 passed.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-08 | Issue: EMSD Emergency 1.3 mil 5 yrs Renewal (1.3 mills, renewal) | 1,232 | 620 | Passed (66.52% for) |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-02 | Member, Board of Education | Matt Abbott 962, 55.61%; Shala Zemba 768, 44.39% |
| 2019-11-05 | Member, Board of Education | Mike Mathers 1,096, 24.4%; Renee Coll 1,036, 23.06%; Gail Requardt 937, 20.86%; Chad Parker 803, 17.88%; Stacey L. Snider 620, 13.8% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Foxfire High School
Auditor of State record
- No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
- Financial Audit, 2023 to 2024, released 2025-03-27
Foxfire Intermediate School
Auditor of State record
- No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
- Financial Audit, 2023 to 2024, released 2025-05-15
Franklin Local School District
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-02 | Member, Board of Education | Kyle W. Trout 1,125, 50.58%; Marc Carpenter 1,099, 49.42% |
| 2019-11-05 | Member, Board of Education | Jim Swingle 1,360, 37.09%; Susan L. Lent 1,176, 32.07%; John Coler 1,131, 30.84% |
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 2026-03-24
- Financial Audit, 2023 to 2024, released 2025-03-20
- SERS Examination, 2023 to 2024, released 2024-11-07
- STRS Examination, 2023 to 2024, released 2024-11-07
Licking Valley School District
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-02 | Member, Board of Education | Rebecca Clark 1, 33.33%; Jo Lynn Torbert 1, 33.33%; Casey Williams 1, 33.33%; Deb Dingus 0; Carolyn Kollar 0; Drake McArtor 0; Julie Stedman 0 |
| 2019-11-05 | Member, Board of Education | Kimberly Christian 0; Shawn Shumaker 0 |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Maysville 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 2026-03-31
- Financial Audit, 2023 to 2024, released 2025-03-27
Maysville School District
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-02 | Member, Board of Education | Dylan Daniels 988, 30.8%; Matthew S. Wilhite 958, 29.86%; Cynthia K. Rucker 661, 20.6%; Kerry Hartman 601, 18.73% |
| 2019-11-05 | Member, Board of Education | Kelli Israel 1,124, 28.72%; Ralph Smith 944, 24.12%; Robert L. Wilson 942, 24.07%; Craig A. Knox 903, 23.08% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Morgan School District
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-02 | Member, Board of Education | Teresa Bowen 0; Jason Drobina 0; Bryon K. Griffin 0; Andrea L. Jacomet 0; Greg A. Jacomet 0; Owen Morrow 0; Becky Thompson 0; J.R. Wilson 0 |
| 2019-11-05 | Member, Board of Education | Mary Pat Hanson 0; Rick Rose 0; J. R. Wilson 0 |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Ohio Coalition for Equity and Adequacy of School Funding
Auditor of State record
- No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
- Agreed Upon Procedures, 2022 to 2024, released 2025-01-28
Ohio School Benefits Cooperative
Auditor of State record
- No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
- Financial Audit, 2024 to 2025, released 2026-04-07
- Financial Audit, 2023 to 2024, released 2025-01-28
River View Local School District
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-05 | Member, Board of Education | Evan Fischer 0; Gail Gallwitz 0; Daniel L. Hothem 0; David Lapp 0 |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Riverview Local school 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: Riverview Local school district renewal 4.8 mills 5 yrs (4.8 mills, renewal) | 0 | 0 | Failed |
Riverview School District
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-02 | Member, Board of Education | Kennedy Blakley 0; Cordell Brown 0; Matthew Cronin 0; Mindy Duncan 0; Michael J. Warschauer 0; Charlie Wright 0; Bethany Young 0 |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Rolling Hills School District
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-02 | Member, Board of Education | Dennis Dettra 1, 33.33%; Richard Darren Singleton 1, 33.33%; John R. Urdak 1, 33.33% |
| 2019-11-05 | Member, Board of Education | Charles Daugherty 2, 40.0%; Troy Dennis 2, 40.0%; Bert Valentine 1, 20.0%; Bradley Dudley 0; Michael D. Humphrey 0 |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Tri Valley Full Term School District
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-05 | Member, Board of Education | Scott Ford 2,562, 87.5%; Write-in 366, 12.5% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Tri Valley School District
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-02 | Member, Board of Education | Andrea Frueh Collet 2,226, 49.3%; Luke Davis 1,846, 40.89%; Jason P. Schaumleffel 443, 9.81% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Tri-Valley Un-Expired Term School District
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-05 | Member, Board of Education | Martha K. Prince 2,258, 100.0% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Tri-Valley 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 2026-02-24
- Financial Audit, 2023 to 2024, released 2025-03-04
West Muskingum 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 2025-03-18
West Muskingum School District: 1 of 1 money issues passed since 2018
Money issues on the ballot since 2018: 1 of 1 passed.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-08 | Issue: WMSD Emergency 5.4 mill 10 yrs Renewal (5.4 mills, renewal) | 1,886 | 842 | Passed (69.13% for) |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-02 | Member, Board of Education | Dan Ankrum 1,108, 51.04%; Bryan Melsheimer 1,063, 48.96% |
| 2019-11-05 | Member, Board of Education | Ty J. Dierkes 1,306, 38.62%; Albert Vousden 1,099, 32.5%; Kristine Geis 977, 28.89% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Zanesville City School District
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-02 | Member, Board of Education | Janet Johnson-Long 1,515, 51.88%; Lori Y. Lee 1,405, 48.12% |
| 2019-11-05 | Member, Board of Education | Kyle A. Baldwin 2,262, 24.87%; Bret Hickman 2,202, 24.21%; Brian Swope 1,749, 19.23%; Brian Oliver 1,710, 18.8%; Mike Coulson 1,174, 12.91% |
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 2026-03-31
- Financial Audit, 2023 to 2024, released 2025-03-18
Zanesville Community High School
Auditor of State record
- No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
- Audited as Part of Primary Government, 2024 to 2025, released 2026-03-31
- Financial Audit, 2023 to 2024, released 2025-02-11
Courts, districts and other bodies
Coshocton County Career Center: 0 of 1 money issues passed since 2021
Money issues on the ballot since 2021: 0 of 1 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 0 of 1.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-02 | Issue: Coshocton County Career Center Additional 1 mill Continuing (1.0 mills, additional) | 0 | 0 | Failed |
Jefferson Fire Dist New: 0 of 1 money issues passed since 2018
Money issues on the ballot since 2018: 0 of 1 passed.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-11-06 | Issue: Jefferson Fire Dist New 2 mil 5 yrs (2.0 mills) | 0 | 0 | Failed |
Licking County Educational Service Center
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-02 | Governing Board Member | Robert D. Essex 0; Marc D. Guthrie 0; Forest L. Yocum 0 |
| 2019-11-05 | Governing Board Member | Matthew Clark 0; Joseph R. Shannon 0 |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Muskingum Valley Educational Service Center
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-02 | Governing Board Member (this county's part) | Brian D. Hill 6,284, 55.83%; Barbara Hansen 4,971, 44.17% |
| 2021-11-02 | Governing Board Member (this county's part) | Robert W. Doughty 0 |
| 2019-11-05 | Governing Board Member (this county's part) | Larry A. Good 8,520, 100.0% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Muskingum Valley Park District: 1 of 1 money issues passed since 2021
Money issues on the ballot since 2021: 1 of 1 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 1 of 1.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-02 | Issue: Muskingum Valley Park District Additional .2 mill 5 yr (0.2 mills, additional) | 6,015 | 5,955 | Passed (50.25% for) |
Ohio Valley Educational Service Center
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-02 | Governing Board Member (this county's part) | Woody Biggs 3, 75.0%; Robert D. Burrow 1, 25.0%; Write-in 0 |
| 2021-11-02 | Governing Board Member (this county's part) | Stephen B. Ogle 1, 50.0%; Lynn Warner 1, 50.0% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
River View Tax Levy: 1 of 1 money issues passed since 2020
Money issues on the ballot since 2020: 1 of 1 passed.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-11-03 | Issue: River View Tax Levy | 2 | 0 | Passed (100.0% for) |
Rolling Hill SD: 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: Rolling Hill SD Renewal 4.25 Mills 5 yrs (4.25 mills, renewal) | 1 | 2 | Failed (33.33% for) |
Zanesville City: 0 of 1 money issues passed since 2018
Money issues on the ballot since 2018: 0 of 1 passed.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-11-06 | Issue: Zanesville City Schools Renew and Increase 5.2 mil 10 yrs (5.2 mills, renewal) | 0 | 0 | Failed |
7 precinct liquor-option votes are on file for Muskingum County and are not listed here.
How Muskingum County began
Muskingum County was organized by the Ohio General Assembly on March 1, 1804, from parts of Washington and Fairfield counties, and takes its name from the Muskingum River, a Native word most often translated "elk's eye" or, in the account of Moravian missionary David Zeisberger, given because elk once fed in numbers along its banks. Its seat, Zanesville, grew from a ferry crossing that Ebenezer Zane granted to his son-in-law John McIntire where Zane's Trace crossed the Muskingum in 1797, and briefly served as Ohio's second state capital from October 1810 to May 1812 before the legislature returned to Chillicothe and then settled permanently on Columbus. The land had been Shawnee ground before Euro-American settlement, home to the Muskingum River towns collectively called Wakatomika, burned by a Virginia militia expedition in August 1774 and never rebuilt on the Muskingum after that. Today Zanesville is known nationally for its unusual three-way Y-Bridge across the confluence of the Muskingum and Licking rivers, and the county for its pottery industry and its position at the edge of the Flint Ridge and Newark earthwork country.
Zanesville, the county seat, grew from the ferry and inn John McIntire built after Ebenezer Zane -- who had blazed Zane's Trace, the first overland federal road across Ohio, and received land grants at its river crossings in payment -- granted him the crossing of the Muskingum in 1797; the town, first called Westbourne, was renamed Zanesville in 1801. Zanesville's early prominence as a road and river town led the Ohio General Assembly to move the state capital there from Chillicothe: citizens erected a building in 1809 that served as Ohio's capitol from October 1, 1810 to May 1812, after which the legislature returned to Chillicothe, dissatisfied with Zanesville's distance and thin lodging for legislators, before settling permanently on the new town of Columbus in 1816. The old capitol building continued afterward as the Muskingum County courthouse until 1874. Zanesville's other defining landmark is the Y-Bridge, a three-way bridge spanning the confluence of the Muskingum and Licking rivers at the foot of Main Street, first built in 1814, rebuilt several times since and listed on the National Register November 2, 1973; aviator Amelia Earhart is widely quoted as having called Zanesville, because of the bridge's unusual shape, one of the most recognizable cities in the country from the air.
Researched 2026-09-19 · en.wikipedia.org · usgenwebsites.org · en.wikipedia.org · en.wikipedia.org. The full history, with photographs, is on the pages of the county's places.
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Politics
How Muskingum County has voted for president since 1852, turnout since 1996, and what is on its 2026 ballot.
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| Year | Winner | Party | Margin | Matched Ohio's winner | Matched the nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1852 | Winfield Scott | W | 9.2 points | missed | missed |
| 1856 | James Buchanan | D | 2.9 points | missed | matched |
| 1860 | Abraham Lincoln | R | 5.6 points | matched | matched |
| 1864 | Abraham Lincoln | NU | 6.3 points | matched | matched |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant | R | 1.6 points | matched | matched |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant | R | 2.9 points | matched | matched |
| 1876 | Samuel J. Tilden | D | 2.1 points | missed | missed |
| 1880 | James A. Garfield | R | 4.2 points | matched | matched |
| 1884 | James G. Blaine | R | 1.7 points | matched | missed |
| 1888 | Benjamin Harrison | R | 2.8 points | matched | matched |
| 1892 | Grover Cleveland | D | 0.8 points | missed | matched |
| 1896 | William McKinley | R | 2.6 points | matched | matched |
| 1900 | William McKinley | R | 4.9 points | matched | matched |
| 1904 | Theodore Roosevelt | R | 15.0 points | matched | matched |
| 1908 | William Howard Taft | R | 9.7 points | matched | matched |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson | D | 8.9 points | matched | matched |
| 1916 | Charles Evans Hughes | R | 8.6 points | missed | missed |
| 1920 | Warren G. Harding | R | 18.7 points | matched | matched |
| 1924 | Calvin Coolidge | R | 37.4 points | matched | matched |
| 1928 | Herbert Hoover | R | 54.2 points | matched | matched |
| 1932 | Herbert Hoover | R | 9.9 points | missed | missed |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt | D | 2.5 points | matched | matched |
| 1940 | Wendell Willkie | R | 10.4 points | missed | missed |
| 1944 | Thomas E. Dewey | R | 16.0 points | matched | missed |
| 1948 | Thomas E. Dewey | R | 11.4 points | missed | missed |
| 1952 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | R | 26.0 points | matched | matched |
| 1956 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | R | 38.5 points | matched | matched |
| 1960 | Richard Nixon | R | 23.8 points | matched | missed |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson | D | 28.2 points | matched | matched |
| 1968 | Richard Nixon | R | 6.9 points | matched | matched |
| 1972 | Richard Nixon | R | 30.8 points | matched | matched |
| 1976 | Gerald Ford | R | 3.9 points | missed | missed |
| 1980 | Ronald Reagan | R | 16.3 points | matched | matched |
| 1984 | Ronald Reagan | R | 36.7 points | matched | matched |
| 1988 | George H.W. Bush | R | 25.4 points | matched | matched |
| 1992 | George H.W. Bush | R | 7.2 points | missed | missed |
| 1996 | Robert Dole | R | 0.1 points | missed | missed |
| 2000 | George W. Bush | R | 14.0 points | matched | matched |
| 2004 | George W. Bush | R | 15.0 points | matched | matched |
| 2008 | John McCain | R | 7.2 points | missed | missed |
| 2012 | Mitt Romney | R | 6.1 points | missed | missed |
| 2016 | Donald Trump | R | 35.0 points | matched | matched |
| 2020 | Donald J Trump | R | 39.3 points | matched | missed |
| 2024 | Donald J Trump | R | 43.9 points | matched | matched |
Every presidential election in Muskingum 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.
| Year | Registered | Ballots cast | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 50,114 | 33,844 | 67.53% |
| 2000 | 54,355 | 33,520 | 61.67% |
| 2004 | 51,552 | 39,566 | 76.75% |
| 2008 | 54,458 | 39,667 | 72.84% |
| 2012 | 53,963 | 37,603 | 69.68% |
| 2016 | 53,925 | 37,708 | 69.93% |
| 2020 | 55,078 | 40,766 | 74.02% |
| 2024 | 54,637 | 39,845 | 72.93% |
On the 2026 ballot in Muskingum County:
- Attorney General of Ohio
- Auditor of State of Ohio
- Governor of Ohio
- Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-1-2027)
- Justice of the Supreme Court (Full term commencing 1-2-2027)
- Secretary of State of Ohio
- Treasurer of State of Ohio
- U.S. Senator from Ohio
- Ohio State Representative, District 97
- Ohio State Senator, District 31
- U.S. Representative, Ohio's 12th District
| Jurisdiction | Type | Question | Millage or amount | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frazeysburg Village | Tax Levy (Additional) | Authorizes an additional 3-mill property tax levy for the police protection of Frazeysburg Village for 5 years, beginning in 2026. | 3 mills | 5 years |
| Norwich Village | Tax Levy (Additional) | Authorizes an additional 4-mill property tax levy for the current expenses of Norwich Village for 5 years, beginning in 2026. | 4 mills | 5 years |
| Perry North - Norwich Shell Precinct | Liquor Option | Local liquor option on Sunday sales, in Perry North - Norwich Shell Precinct. | — | — |
| Hopewell A - The Golf Club at Crystal Springs LLC Precinct | Liquor Option | Local liquor option on particular location, in Hopewell A - The Golf Club at Crystal Springs LLC Precinct. | — | — |
| Hopewell A - The Golf Club at Crystal Springs LLC Precinct | Liquor Option | Local liquor option on Sunday sales, in Hopewell A - The Golf Club at Crystal Springs LLC Precinct. | — | — |
| North Dresden - Main Street Pizzeria LLC Precinct | Liquor Option | Local liquor option on particular location, in North Dresden - Main Street Pizzeria LLC Precinct. | — | — |
| Brush Creek Township | Tax Levy (Additional) | Authorizes an additional 0.5-mill property tax levy for the fire protection, ambulance & EMS of Brush Creek Township for 5 years, beginning in 2026. | 0.5 mills | 5 years |
| Licking Township | Tax Levy (Renewal) | Renews a 1-mill property tax levy for the streets, roads & bridges of Licking Township for 5 years, beginning in 2026. | 1 mills | 5 years |
| Rich Hill Township | Tax Levy (Renewal) | Renews a 0.25-mill property tax levy to maintain & operate cemeteries of Rich Hill Township for 5 years, beginning in 2026. | 0.25 mills | 5 years |
| Washington Township | Tax Levy (Renewal) | Renews a 2.5-mill property tax levy for the fire protection, ambulance & EMS of Washington Township for 5 years, beginning in 2027. | 2.5 mills | 5 years |
| Wayne A - South 60 Marathon Precinct | Liquor Option | Local liquor option on Sunday sales, in Wayne A - South 60 Marathon Precinct. | — | — |
| Muskingum A - Dillon Duchess Precinct | Liquor Option | Local liquor option on Sunday sales, in Muskingum A - Dillon Duchess Precinct. | — | — |
| Muskingum B - LP Nashport Shell Precinct | Liquor Option | Local liquor option on Sunday sales, in Muskingum B - LP Nashport Shell Precinct. | — | — |
| Springfield Township | Tax Levy (Renewal) | Renews a 0.7-mill property tax levy for the fire protection & EMS of Springfield Township for 5 years, beginning in 2026. | 0.7 mills | 5 years |
| Blue Rock Township | Tax Levy (Renewal) | Renews a 0.4-mill property tax levy to maintain & operate cemeteries of Blue Rock Township for 5 years, beginning in 2027. | 0.4 mills | 5 years |
| Philo Village | Tax Levy (Additional) | Authorizes an additional 7.25-mill property tax levy for the streets, roads & bridges of Philo Village for 5 years, beginning in 2026. | 7.25 mills | 5 years |
| South Zanesville Village | Tax Levy (Additional) | Authorizes an additional 3-mill property tax levy for the fire protection & EMS of South Zanesville Village for 5 years, beginning in 2026. | 3 mills | 5 years |
What's on my ballot · Election 2026
Sources for the presidential results and turnout above
Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0:
- 1852: 1852 United States presidential election in Ohio
- 1856: 1856 United States presidential election in Ohio
- 1860: 1860 United States presidential election in Ohio
- 1864: 1864 United States presidential election in Ohio
- 1868: 1868 United States presidential election in Ohio
- 1872: 1872 United States presidential election in Ohio
- 1876: 1876 United States presidential election in Ohio
- 1880: 1880 United States presidential election in Ohio
- 1884: 1884 United States presidential election in Ohio
- 1888: 1888 United States presidential election in Ohio
- 1892: 1892 United States presidential election in Ohio
- 1896: 1896 United States presidential election in Ohio
- 1900: 1900 United States presidential election in Ohio
- 1904: 1904 United States presidential election in Ohio
- 1908: 1908 United States presidential election in Ohio
- 1912: 1912 United States presidential election in Ohio
- 1916: 1916 United States presidential election in Ohio
- 1920: 1920 United States presidential election in Ohio
- 1924: 1924 United States presidential election in Ohio
- 1928: 1928 United States presidential election in Ohio
- 1932: 1932 United States presidential election in Ohio
- 1936: 1936 United States presidential election in Ohio
- 1940: 1940 United States presidential election in Ohio
- 1944: 1944 United States presidential election in Ohio
- 1948: 1948 United States presidential election in Ohio
- 1952: 1952 United States presidential election in Ohio
- 1956: 1956 United States presidential election in Ohio
- 1960: 1960 United States presidential election in Ohio
- 1964: 1964 United States presidential election in Ohio
- 1968: 1968 United States presidential election in Ohio
- 1972: 1972 United States presidential election in Ohio
- 1976: 1976 United States presidential election in Ohio
- 1980: 1980 United States presidential election in Ohio
- 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 Muskingum County sits
Three measures this atlas holds, set against how all 88 counties voted for president. Muskingum County is the marked dot on each.
This is a pattern across counties, not a fact about any voter.
Muskingum County sits higher than 38 of the 88 counties measured on share white alone. White-alone share and the presidential vote
Muskingum County sits higher than 48 of the 88 counties measured on share 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher. Bachelor's-degree share and the presidential vote
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
| 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 |
Muskingum County sits higher than 46 of the 88 counties measured on adult smoking (County Health Rankings). Adult smoking and the presidential vote
Rain and snow
How much has actually fallen on Muskingum County, day by day, from 1887 to now. Daily totals, not averages.
- rain, last 30 days
- 1.06 in
- 2026-09-30 to 2026-10-29
- rain so far in 2026
- 46.8 in
- 13.4 in above normal for the date
- snow so far in 2026
- 20.2 in
- a normal year brings 26.4 in
- a normal year
- 39.1 in
- average of 30 years, 1991-2020
| Month | Rain (in) | Snow (in) | Days counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 1.06 | — | 29 |
| September 2026 | 4.84 | — | 30 |
| August 2026 | 11.13 | — | 31 |
| July 2026 | 5.53 | — | 31 |
| June 2026 | 3.46 | — | 30 |
| May 2026 | 7.60 | — | 31 |
| April 2026 | 3.20 | — | 30 |
| March 2026 | 7.55 | 4.4 | 31 |
| February 2026 | 1.02 | 2.8 | 28 |
| January 2026 | 1.42 | 13.1 | 31 |
| December 2025 | 1.73 | 10.4 | 31 |
| November 2025 | 2.19 | 0.2 | 30 |
| Wettest year | 2018 — 53.4 in |
|---|---|
| Driest year | 1930 — 21.2 in |
| Snowiest year | 2010 — 63.8 in |
| Wettest day on record | 14 July 1913 — 5.66 in |
| Heaviest snowfall in a day | 4 April 1987 — 14.33 in |
| Deepest snow on the ground | 17 February 2003 — 25.00 in |
Almost every day here is a measurement: 99% of them come from a rain gauge standing inside Muskingum County itself.
49,674 days of records, 1887-08-01 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 Muskingum 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
- 1,808
- everything Ohio EPA files under this county
- private households
- 319
- 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:
- AEP- APPALACHIAN POWER - DRESDEN GENERATING PLANT (wetland and stream fill, air pollution, wastewater and stormwater discharge, hazardous waste, sewer and water-line construction, latest Oct 2, 2026)
| Program | Facilities and sites |
|---|---|
| Sewer and water-line construction | 618 |
| Wastewater and stormwater discharge | 349 |
| Hazardous waste | 205 |
| Air pollution | 109 |
| Public drinking water | 80 |
| Landfills | 75 |
| Wetland and stream fill | 62 |
| Spills and emergencies | 50 |
| Contaminated-site cleanup | 49 |
| State water loans | 39 |
| Scrap tires | 30 |
| State sewer loans | 29 |
| 18 smaller programs |
| Date | Facility or site | What |
|---|---|---|
| NW MUSKINGUM BUSINESS PARK | Wetland and stream fill permit | |
| FRAZEYSBURG VILLAGE | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| PHILO VILLAGE | Public drinking water violation resolved | |
| MAYSVILLE REGIONAL WATER PWS | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| BIMBO QSR OHIO LLC-AIRPORT PLANT | Wastewater and stormwater discharge violation resolved | |
| MUSKINGUM COUNTY WATER - SE PWS | Public drinking water compliance letter | |
| CASTING SOLUTIONS LLC | Air pollution director's orders | |
| MAYSVILLE REGIONAL WATER PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| BFI MUSKINGUM SANITARY LANDFILL | Landfills report | |
| HOPEWELL MHP LLC | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| EAST CENTRAL OHIO BUSINESS PARK PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| AEP- APPALACHIAN POWER - DRESDEN GENERATING PLANT | Air pollution permit | |
| MUSKINGUM COUNTY WATER - SE PWS | Public drinking water compliance letter | |
| PHILO PWS | Public drinking water inspection | |
| Y-CITY CREMATORY DBA BOLIN-DIERKES FUNERAL HOME & CREMA | Air pollution report | |
| HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES INC | Air pollution report | |
| KEYSTONE COOPERATIVE INC- ZANESVILLE | Air pollution report | |
| WHISPERING OAKS PET FUNERAL SERVICE DBA SRS SERVICES | Air pollution report | |
| REX CHANDLERSVILLE COMPRESSOR STATION | Wastewater and stormwater discharge permit | |
| NEW CONCORD PWS | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| BIMBO QSR OHIO LLC- AIRPORT PLANT | Air pollution permit | |
| WILDFIRE GOLF CLUB | Public drinking water violation resolved | |
| MUSKINGUM COUNTY WATER - SE PWS | Public drinking water plan | |
| EAST CENTRAL OHIO BUSINESS PARK STU 1 | Public drinking water notice of violation | |
| BP PLANT 69476 ZANESVILLE | Voluntary cleanup covenant |
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.
Quick answers
What is the county seat of Muskingum County, Ohio?
Zanesville is the county seat of Muskingum County, Ohio. Zanesville, the county seat, grew from the ferry and inn John McIntire built after Ebenezer Zane -- who had blazed Zane's Trace, the first overland federal road across Ohio, and received land grants at its river crossings in payment -- granted him the crossing of the Muskingum in 1797; the town, first called Westbourne, was renamed Zanesville in 1801. Source
What is the population of Muskingum County, Ohio?
Muskingum County had 87,014 residents (July 2025 estimate).
How did Muskingum County, Ohio vote in the 2024 presidential election?
In the November 5, 2024 presidential election, Muskingum County voters cast 39,331 votes for president: Kamala D Harris (D) 27.6%, Chase Oliver (L) 0.4%, Donald J Trump (R) 71.6%. Donald J Trump carried the county. Source
How did Muskingum County get its name?
The county takes its name from the Muskingum River, a Native word whose exact translation is disputed among sources: proposed origins include a Delaware (Lenape) term meaning "town by the river" or "elk's eye," a Shawnee term (mshkikwam) meaning "swampy ground," and a Lenape term (machkigen) referring to thorns or thorn bushes. Source
How many cities, villages and townships are in Muskingum County, Ohio?
Muskingum County has 38 cities, villages and townships, and 17 ZIP codes reach into it.
Notable people from Muskingum County
Ohioans tied to this place, each with a sourced profile. All notable Ohioans
History from Muskingum County
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