The official site for Ohio statistics. Information Timetables and other information pertaining to the release of state-level data. County Profiles Ohio county profiles in Adobe Acrobat format. Ohio's People Population estimates, demographic trends, and historical data. It's hardly surprising that people are so fascinated whenever the Census Bureau releases the latest figures from the decennial count.
Numbers are money.
The amount an area gets from the federal government for various programs is largely based on population. Numbers are clout. The states with the most people get the largest representation in Congress. That's a downer for Ohio, which will lose two seats in the House of Representatives. Fortunately, the Columbus area will continue to have two seats.