Where records are thin in Ohio

How many records of all species each county has, 2016 to 2025. Fewer records mean less is known about a county, not that fewer species live there. Results there are more often withheld for too few records.

Adams County: Most records (over twice the typical county)Allen County: About typical (half to twice)Ashland County: About typical (half to twice)Ashtabula County: Most records (over twice the typical county)Athens County: Most records (over twice the typical county)Auglaize County: Fewer records (under half the typical county)Belmont County: About typical (half to twice)Brown County: Fewer records (under half the typical county)Butler County: Most records (over twice the typical county)Carroll County: Fewer records (under half the typical county)Champaign County: Most records (over twice the typical county)Clark County: About typical (half to twice)Clermont County: Most records (over twice the typical county)Clinton County: Fewer records (under half the typical county)Columbiana County: About typical (half to twice)Coshocton County: About typical (half to twice)Crawford County: About typical (half to twice)Cuyahoga County: Most records (over twice the typical county)Darke County: About typical (half to twice)Defiance County: Fewer records (under half the typical county)Delaware County: Most records (over twice the typical county)Erie County: Most records (over twice the typical county)Fairfield County: Most records (over twice the typical county)Fayette County: Fewer records (under half the typical county)Franklin County: Most records (over twice the typical county)Fulton County: Fewer records (under half the typical county)Gallia County: Fewer records (under half the typical county)Geauga County: Most records (over twice the typical county)Greene County: Most records (over twice the typical county)Guernsey County: Fewer records (under half the typical county)Hamilton County: Most records (over twice the typical county)Hancock County: About typical (half to twice)Hardin County: About typical (half to twice)Harrison County: About typical (half to twice)Henry County: Fewer records (under half the typical county)Highland County: About typical (half to twice)Hocking County: Most records (over twice the typical county)Holmes County: About typical (half to twice)Huron County: Fewer records (under half the typical county)Jackson County: Fewer records (under half the typical county)Jefferson County: About typical (half to twice)Knox County: About typical (half to twice)Lake County: Most records (over twice the typical county)Lawrence County: About typical (half to twice)Licking County: Most records (over twice the typical county)Logan County: About typical (half to twice)Lorain County: Most records (over twice the typical county)Lucas County: Most records (over twice the typical county)Madison County: About typical (half to twice)Mahoning County: About typical (half to twice)Marion County: About typical (half to twice)Medina County: Most records (over twice the typical county)Meigs County: Fewer records (under half the typical county)Mercer County: Fewer records (under half the typical county)Miami County: About typical (half to twice)Monroe County: Fewer records (under half the typical county)Montgomery County: Most records (over twice the typical county)Morgan County: Fewer records (under half the typical county)Morrow County: About typical (half to twice)Muskingum County: About typical (half to twice)Noble County: Fewer records (under half the typical county)Ottawa County: Most records (over twice the typical county)Paulding County: Fewer records (under half the typical county)Perry County: Fewer records (under half the typical county)Pickaway County: About typical (half to twice)Pike County: About typical (half to twice)Portage County: Most records (over twice the typical county)Preble County: About typical (half to twice)Putnam County: Fewer records (under half the typical county)Richland County: About typical (half to twice)Ross County: About typical (half to twice)Sandusky County: Fewer records (under half the typical county)Scioto County: About typical (half to twice)Seneca County: About typical (half to twice)Shelby County: Fewer records (under half the typical county)Stark County: Most records (over twice the typical county)Summit County: Most records (over twice the typical county)Trumbull County: About typical (half to twice)Tuscarawas County: About typical (half to twice)Union County: About typical (half to twice)Van Wert County: Fewer records (under half the typical county)Vinton County: About typical (half to twice)Warren County: Most records (over twice the typical county)Washington County: About typical (half to twice)Wayne County: Most records (over twice the typical county)Williams County: Fewer records (under half the typical county)Wood County: Most records (over twice the typical county)Wyandot County: About typical (half to twice)
  • No records yet (0)
  • Fewer records (under half the typical county) (24)
  • About typical (half to twice) (36)
  • Most records (over twice the typical county) (28)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table

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Every county’s records

Records in each Ohio county, fewest first
CountyRecordsCompared with the typical county
Paulding County633Fewer records (under half the typical county)
Putnam County667Fewer records (under half the typical county)
Van Wert County716Fewer records (under half the typical county)
Henry County854Fewer records (under half the typical county)
Defiance County1,146Fewer records (under half the typical county)
Mercer County1,163Fewer records (under half the typical county)
Auglaize County1,337Fewer records (under half the typical county)
Fayette County1,380Fewer records (under half the typical county)
Fulton County1,417Fewer records (under half the typical county)
Monroe County1,432Fewer records (under half the typical county)
Williams County1,505Fewer records (under half the typical county)
Noble County1,602Fewer records (under half the typical county)
Huron County1,625Fewer records (under half the typical county)
Shelby County1,635Fewer records (under half the typical county)
Meigs County1,712Fewer records (under half the typical county)
Brown County1,822Fewer records (under half the typical county)
Carroll County2,087Fewer records (under half the typical county)
Jackson County2,167Fewer records (under half the typical county)
Guernsey County2,253Fewer records (under half the typical county)
Morgan County2,258Fewer records (under half the typical county)
Clinton County2,264Fewer records (under half the typical county)
Sandusky County2,287Fewer records (under half the typical county)
Perry County2,569Fewer records (under half the typical county)
Gallia County2,598Fewer records (under half the typical county)
Belmont County2,624About typical (half to twice)
Marion County2,657About typical (half to twice)
Jefferson County2,766About typical (half to twice)
Pike County2,947About typical (half to twice)
Lawrence County3,025About typical (half to twice)
Union County3,325About typical (half to twice)
Preble County3,526About typical (half to twice)
Hardin County3,535About typical (half to twice)
Seneca County3,598About typical (half to twice)
Wyandot County3,609About typical (half to twice)
Pickaway County3,716About typical (half to twice)
Washington County3,860About typical (half to twice)
Vinton County3,944About typical (half to twice)
Ross County3,980About typical (half to twice)
Muskingum County4,034About typical (half to twice)
Tuscarawas County4,037About typical (half to twice)
Harrison County4,086About typical (half to twice)
Morrow County4,150About typical (half to twice)
Holmes County4,412About typical (half to twice)
Madison County4,932About typical (half to twice)
Crawford County5,228About typical (half to twice)
Darke County5,540About typical (half to twice)
Coshocton County5,546About typical (half to twice)
Miami County5,564About typical (half to twice)
Columbiana County5,719About typical (half to twice)
Allen County6,130About typical (half to twice)
Knox County6,463About typical (half to twice)
Trumbull County6,709About typical (half to twice)
Ashland County7,008About typical (half to twice)
Logan County7,996About typical (half to twice)
Mahoning County8,408About typical (half to twice)
Clark County8,892About typical (half to twice)
Scioto County9,077About typical (half to twice)
Hancock County9,325About typical (half to twice)
Richland County9,687About typical (half to twice)
Highland County10,373About typical (half to twice)
Fairfield County10,892Most records (over twice the typical county)
Champaign County11,938Most records (over twice the typical county)
Adams County12,200Most records (over twice the typical county)
Wood County12,798Most records (over twice the typical county)
Ashtabula County12,822Most records (over twice the typical county)
Ottawa County13,333Most records (over twice the typical county)
Erie County14,434Most records (over twice the typical county)
Licking County15,841Most records (over twice the typical county)
Wayne County15,874Most records (over twice the typical county)
Warren County16,872Most records (over twice the typical county)
Hocking County17,716Most records (over twice the typical county)
Geauga County18,220Most records (over twice the typical county)
Delaware County21,087Most records (over twice the typical county)
Medina County24,971Most records (over twice the typical county)
Clermont County25,341Most records (over twice the typical county)
Lorain County26,475Most records (over twice the typical county)
Lake County29,200Most records (over twice the typical county)
Greene County31,407Most records (over twice the typical county)
Portage County31,804Most records (over twice the typical county)
Butler County32,485Most records (over twice the typical county)
Stark County33,891Most records (over twice the typical county)
Montgomery County33,949Most records (over twice the typical county)
Athens County51,499Most records (over twice the typical county)
Lucas County60,335Most records (over twice the typical county)
Hamilton County87,019Most records (over twice the typical county)
Cuyahoga County92,154Most records (over twice the typical county)
Franklin County95,840Most records (over twice the typical county)
Summit County106,876Most records (over twice the typical county)