Northeast Ohio refers to the northeastern region of the
U.S. state of
Ohio. The region contains six
Metropolitan Statistical Areas:
Cleveland–Elyria;
Akron;
Canton–Massillon;
Youngstown–Warren–Boardman;
Mansfield, and
Sandusky, along with six
Micropolitan Statistical Areas:
Ashland,
Ashtabula,
New Philadelphia–Dover,
Norwalk,
Salem, and
Wooster. Most of the region, with the exception of the Youngstown–Warren–Boardman and Mansfield metropolitan areas, is also part of the Cleveland–Akron–Canton
Combined Statistical Area and
media market, while
Mahoning,
Trumbull, and
Columbiana counties form part of the Youngstown–Warren CSA and media market with
Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Northeast Ohio also includes most of the area known historically as the
Connecticut Western Reserve. In 2011, the
Intelligent Community Forum ranked Northeast Ohio as a global Smart 21 Communities list.