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Ohio Counties by Unemployment Rate

The unemployment rate is the share of the labor force that is jobless and actively seeking work — the standard measure of labor market health.

All 88 counties ranked by Unemployment Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs
# Counties Unemployment Rate ↑
1 Montgomery County, Ohio 0.0%
2 Morgan County, Ohio 0.0%
3 Mercer County, Ohio 1.8%
4 Scioto County, Ohio 1.8%
5 Holmes County, Ohio 2.0%
6 Putnam County, Ohio 2.1%
7 Morrow County, Ohio 2.4%
8 Highland County, Ohio 2.5%
9 Auglaize County, Ohio 2.5%
10 Darke County, Ohio 2.7%
11 Noble County, Ohio 2.9%
12 Ottawa County, Ohio 2.9%
13 Greene County, Ohio 3.0%
14 Geauga County, Ohio 3.0%
15 Medina County, Ohio 3.0%
16 Lawrence County, Ohio 3.0%
17 Warren County, Ohio 3.1%
18 Licking County, Ohio 3.2%
19 Preble County, Ohio 3.5%
20 Williams County, Ohio 3.5%
21 Vinton County, Ohio 3.6%
22 Gallia County, Ohio 3.6%
23 Logan County, Ohio 3.6%
24 Miami County, Ohio 3.6%
25 Ashland County, Ohio 3.7%
26 Van Wert County, Ohio 3.7%
27 Carroll County, Ohio 3.9%
28 Stark County, Ohio 3.9%
29 Hancock County, Ohio 3.9%
30 Paulding County, Ohio 3.9%
31 Sandusky County, Ohio 3.9%
32 Seneca County, Ohio 3.9%
33 Monroe County, Ohio 4.0%
34 Fayette County, Ohio 4.0%
35 Guernsey County, Ohio 4.0%
36 Perry County, Ohio 4.0%
37 Hocking County, Ohio 4.1%
38 Hardin County, Ohio 4.1%
39 Clermont County, Ohio 4.1%
40 Huron County, Ohio 4.1%
41 Lucas County, Ohio 4.2%
42 Pickaway County, Ohio 4.2%
43 Lake County, Ohio 4.3%
44 Brown County, Ohio 4.3%
45 Defiance County, Ohio 4.4%
46 Lorain County, Ohio 4.4%
47 Ross County, Ohio 4.5%
48 Trumbull County, Ohio 4.5%
49 Franklin County, Ohio 4.5%
50 Washington County, Ohio 4.6%
51 Wood County, Ohio 4.6%
52 Clinton County, Ohio 4.7%
53 Columbiana County, Ohio 4.8%
54 Butler County, Ohio 4.8%
55 Richland County, Ohio 4.8%
56 Delaware County, Ohio 4.9%
57 Tuscarawas County, Ohio 4.9%
58 Jefferson County, Ohio 5.0%
59 Hamilton County, Ohio 5.0%
60 Henry County, Ohio 5.1%
61 Champaign County, Ohio 5.2%
62 Muskingum County, Ohio 5.3%
63 Portage County, Ohio 5.3%
64 Coshocton County, Ohio 5.3%
65 Pike County, Ohio 5.4%
66 Crawford County, Ohio 5.6%
67 Belmont County, Ohio 5.7%
68 Athens County, Ohio 5.8%
69 Allen County, Ohio 5.9%
70 Marion County, Ohio 6.0%
71 Union County, Ohio 6.1%
72 Meigs County, Ohio 6.1%
73 Erie County, Ohio 6.1%
74 Mahoning County, Ohio 6.4%
75 Adams County, Ohio 6.5%
76 Clark County, Ohio 6.5%
77 Shelby County, Ohio 6.8%
78 Cuyahoga County, Ohio 6.9%
79 Ashtabula County, Ohio 6.9%
80 Wyandot County, Ohio 7.8%
81 Fulton County, Ohio 8.2%
82 Harrison County, Ohio 8.8%
83 Knox County, Ohio 9.9%
84 Summit County, Ohio 14.7%
85 Wayne County, Ohio 16.8%
86 Jackson County, Ohio 20.4%
87 Madison County, Ohio 25.6%
88 Fairfield County, Ohio 31.3%