Akron is a city located in Summit County, Ohio, in the United States. It serves as the county seat and is situated in Northeast Ohio along the Little Cuyahoga River, approximately 40 miles south of Cleveland.
As of the 2020 census, Akron had a population of 190,469, making it the fifth-most populous city in the state of Ohio. The broader Akron metropolitan area has an estimated population of 702,000 residents.