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Metropolitan Areas in Ohio (definition of metropolitan) with links to the local Cooperative Extension office:

Notes:
MSA = Metropolitan Statistical Area
(#) = Rural-Urban Continuum Code

Greater than 1 million population (2)

MSA: Cleveland – Elyra

Principal Cities: Cleveland-Elyra
MSA Counties: Cuyahoga County, Geauga County, Lake County, Lorain County, Medina County

MSA: Columbus

Principal Cities: Columbus
MSA Counties: Delaware County, Fairfield County, Franklin County, Hocking County, Licking County, Madison County, Morrow County, Perry County, Pickaway County, Union County

250,000 to 1 million population (4)

MSA: Akron – Canton

Principal Cities: Akron, Canton
MSA Counties: Portage County, Summit County

MSA: Dayton – Kettering

Principal Cities: Dayton, Kettering
MSA Counties: Green County, Miami County, Montgomery County

MSA: Toledo

Principal Cities: Toledo
MSA Counties: Fulton County, Lucas County Ottawa County, Wood County

MSA: Youngstown-Warren-Boardman

Principal Cities: Youngstown, Warren, Boardman
MSA Counties: Mahoning County, Trumbull County

Fewer than 250,000 population (4)

MSA: Lima

Principal Cities: Lima
MSA Counties: Allen County

MSA: Mansfield

Principal Cities: Mansfield
MSA Counties: Richland County

MSA: Springfield

Principal Cities:
MSA Counties: Clark County

MSA: Weirton-Steubenville

Principal Cities: Weirton, Steubenville
MSA Counties: Jefferson County