Perry County, Ohio

Not to be confused with Perry, Ohio.

Perry County, Ohio
County
Perry County Courthouse
Flag Seal
Location within the U.S. state of Ohio
Coordinates: 39°44′N 82°14′W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
Founded	March 1, 1818
Named for	Oliver Hazard Perry
Seat	New Lexington
Largest City	New Lexington
Area
• Total	412 sq mi (1,070 km2)
• Land	408 sq mi (1,060 km2)
• Water	4.5 sq mi (12 km2)  1.1%
Population  (2020)
• Total	35,408
• Estimate  (2025)	35,918
• Density	86/sq mi (33/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	12th
Website	perrycountyohio.gov

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Perry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 35,408. Its county seat is New Lexington. It was established on March 1, 1818, from parts of Fairfield, Washington and Muskingum counties. The county is named for Oliver Hazard Perry, a hero of the War of 1812. Perry County is included in the Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. One of the poorest counties in the state, this is where the lawsuit challenging Ohio's school funding system, DeRolph v. State, began.