Parma is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, located approximately 8 miles south of Cleveland. It is a suburb of the Greater Cleveland metropolitan area, which had an estimated population of 2,171,877 residents in 2024. According to the 2020 census, Parma had a population of 81,146, though this declined to an estimated 78,581 by 2025.
Parma holds several significant rankings within Ohio. It is the seventh-most populous city in the state, the largest suburb in Ohio, and the second-largest city in Cuyahoga County after Cleveland itself.