The Cincinnati-Middletown metro area is a fifteen county metro area located primarily in southern Ohio, with Cincinnati, also known as the Queen City, as its anchor city.

After the mid 20th century, Cincinnati saw a significant drop in immigration, and foreign-born population. However, in recent years that trend has started to change. With a new plan set in place to make the city more immigrant friendly, Cincinnati looks to greatly increase their immigrant population. Over the past decade the immigrant population has almost doubled, and the city looks to keep this up in the future.

Total Population: 2,157,719

(An increase of 2.04 % in the past 5 years.)

Census Data

• Foreign Born - 72,598
• Language Spoken at Home - 94,305

Quick Facts

• The greater Cincinnati area is the largest MSA in the state of Ohio, and it has counties in Kentucky, and Indiana as well.


• Over-the-Rhine, a neighborhood in Cincinnati built during a period of high German immigration, is considered to be the largest, most intact urban historic district in the United States. It also has the largest collection of Italianate Architecture in the country.


• The greater Cincinnati area has seen over a 75% increase in the foreign-born population in the last decade, and over a 100% increase in the subuarbs.


• The greater Cincinnati area is home to over 25,000 refugees.


• Since 2008 over one thousand Bhutanese refugees have resettled in Cincinnati.