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Counties in Ohio by homeownership rate (US, housing units)

Geauga County had the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units) of 88 counties in 2021, at 87.2%. Franklin County had the lowest, at 53.6%. The median was 73% and the figure for Ohio was 66.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest87.2Geauga County
Lowest53.6Franklin County
Median7388 counties
Ohio66.6History

Top 40 counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Geauga CountyGeauga County: 87.2 %87.2Putnam CountyPutnam County: 85.5 %85.5Union CountyUnion County: 81.2 %81.2Ottawa CountyOttawa County: 81 %81Morrow CountyMorrow County: 80.6 %80.6Fulton CountyFulton County: 80.5 %80.5Paulding CountyPaulding County: 80.2 %80.2Medina CountyMedina County: 79.8 %79.8Mercer CountyMercer County: 79.6 %79.6Noble CountyNoble County: 79.3 %79.3Delaware CountyDelaware County: 79.1 %79.1Warren CountyWarren County: 78.7 %78.7Monroe CountyMonroe County: 78.6 %78.6Henry CountyHenry County: 78.3 %78.3Hocking CountyHocking County: 78.3 %78.3Van Wert CountyVan Wert County: 78 %78Preble CountyPreble County: 78 %78Defiance CountyDefiance County: 77.9 %77.9Holmes CountyHolmes County: 77.7 %77.7Meigs CountyMeigs County: 77.5 %77.5Harrison CountyHarrison County: 77.3 %77.3Morgan CountyMorgan County: 77.1 %77.1Williams CountyWilliams County: 76.9 %76.9Gallia CountyGallia County: 76.7 %76.7Perry CountyPerry County: 76.7 %76.7Ashland CountyAshland County: 76.5 %76.5Carroll CountyCarroll County: 76.3 %76.3Auglaize CountyAuglaize County: 76.2 %76.2Vinton CountyVinton County: 76 %76Belmont CountyBelmont County: 75.8 %75.8Logan CountyLogan County: 75.8 %75.8Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 75.1 %75.1Jackson CountyJackson County: 75 %75Champaign CountyChampaign County: 74.8 %74.8Wayne CountyWayne County: 74.7 %74.7Lake CountyLake County: 74.5 %74.5Washington CountyWashington County: 74.1 %74.1Madison CountyMadison County: 73.8 %73.8Columbiana CountyColumbiana County: 73.6 %73.6Brown CountyBrown County: 73.5 %73.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Geauga County87.2
2Putnam County85.5
3Union County81.2
4Ottawa County81
5Morrow County80.6
6Fulton County80.5
7Paulding County80.2
8Medina County79.8
9Mercer County79.6
10Noble County79.3
11Delaware County79.1
12Warren County78.7
13Monroe County78.6
14Henry County78.3
15Hocking County78.3
16Van Wert County78
17Preble County78
18Defiance County77.9
19Holmes County77.7
20Meigs County77.5
21Harrison County77.3
22Morgan County77.1
23Williams County76.9
24Gallia County76.7
24Perry County76.7
26Ashland County76.5
27Carroll County76.3
28Auglaize County76.2
29Vinton County76
30Belmont County75.8
31Logan County75.8
32Fairfield County75.1
33Jackson County75
34Champaign County74.8
35Wayne County74.7
36Lake County74.5
37Washington County74.1
38Madison County73.8
39Columbiana County73.6
40Brown County73.5
41Licking County73.4
42Adams County73.2
42Clermont County73.2
44Coshocton County73
44Miami County73
46Sandusky County72.9
47Pickaway County72.7
48Seneca County72.6
49Knox County72.6
50Wyandot County72.5
51Lorain County72.5
52Lawrence County72.1
53Huron County72
54Darke County71.9
55Guernsey County71.9
56Highland County71.6
57Hardin County71.6
58Ashtabula County71.6
59Trumbull County71.4
60Shelby County71.4
61Jefferson County70.9
62Ross County70.8
63Portage County70.4
64Muskingum County70.3
65Tuscarawas County69.9
66Mahoning County69.8
67Erie County69.8
68Hancock County69.6
69Butler County69.6
70Clinton County69.2
71Crawford County69.1
72Scioto County68.3
73Clark County68.1
74Stark County68
75Marion County67.3
76Richland County67.2
77Allen County66.9
78Pike County66.9
79Greene County66.9
80Summit County66.8
81Fayette County64.4
82Wood County64.2
83Montgomery County62
84Lucas County61.2
85Athens County59.8
86Hamilton County58.7
87Cuyahoga County58.2
88Franklin County53.6

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About this ranking

Owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of all occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts households (occupied housing units), not people. The ACS five-year rate differs from the quarterly homeownership rate of the Census Bureau Housing Vacancies and Homeownership survey (CPS/HVS), the usual national headline figure. EU home ownership rates count people living in owner-occupied dwellings, so they are not comparable. Calculated from counts in ACS table B25003, which are stored as inputs.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?

Geauga County, with 87.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?

Franklin County, with 53.6% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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