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Cities in Ohio by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Harrison, OH had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 176 cities in 2021, at 76.5%. Warren, OH had the lowest, at 45.1%. The median was 64.5% and the figure for Ohio was 63.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest76.5Harrison, OH
Lowest45.1Warren, OH
Median64.5176 cities
Ohio63.3History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Harrison, OH: 76.5 %Harrison, OH76.5Hilliard, OH: 75.5 %Hilliard, OH75.5Lakewood, OH: 74.5 %Lakewood, OH74.5Pickerington, OH: 74.4 %Pickerington, OH74.4Monroe, OH: 74.1 %Monroe, OH74.1Fairview Park, OH: 72.2 %Fairview Park, OH72.2Vandalia, OH: 72.1 %Vandalia, OH72.1Bowling Green, OH: 71.4 %Bowling Green, OH71.4Norwood, OH: 70.8 %Norwood, OH70.8New Albany, OH: 70.8 %New Albany, OH70.8Delaware, OH: 70.8 %Delaware, OH70.8Columbus, OH: 70.6 %Columbus, OH70.6Grove City, OH: 70.6 %Grove City, OH70.6Perrysburg, OH: 70.4 %Perrysburg, OH70.4Twinsburg, OH: 70.4 %Twinsburg, OH70.4Medina, OH: 69.8 %Medina, OH69.8Cuyahoga Falls, OH: 69.8 %Cuyahoga Falls, OH69.8Dublin, OH: 69.7 %Dublin, OH69.7Upper Arlington, OH: 69.7 %Upper Arlington, OH69.7Maumee, OH: 69.6 %Maumee, OH69.6Willowick, OH: 69.5 %Willowick, OH69.5Brunswick, OH: 69.3 %Brunswick, OH69.3Mayfield Heights, OH: 69.1 %Mayfield Heights, OH69.1Forest Park, OH: 69 %Forest Park, OH69Trenton, OH: 68.9 %Trenton, OH68.9Pataskala, OH: 68.8 %Pataskala, OH68.8North Royalton, OH: 68.8 %North Royalton, OH68.8Bay Village, OH: 68.8 %Bay Village, OH68.8Celina, OH: 68.8 %Celina, OH68.8Reynoldsburg, OH: 68.7 %Reynoldsburg, OH68.7Bexley, OH: 68.7 %Bexley, OH68.7Gahanna, OH: 68.6 %Gahanna, OH68.6Troy, OH: 68.3 %Troy, OH68.3Loveland, OH: 68.3 %Loveland, OH68.3Avon, OH: 68.2 %Avon, OH68.2Whitehall, OH: 68.1 %Whitehall, OH68.1Fairfield, OH: 67.9 %Fairfield, OH67.9Wickliffe, OH: 67.9 %Wickliffe, OH67.9Solon, OH: 67.9 %Solon, OH67.9West Carrollton, OH: 67.8 %West Carrollton, OH67.8Harrison, OH: 76.5 %Harrison, OH76.5Hilliard, OH: 75.5 %Hilliard, OH75.5Lakewood, OH: 74.5 %Lakewood, OH74.5Pickerington, OH: 74.4 %Pickerington, OH74.4Monroe, OH: 74.1 %Monroe, OH74.1Fairview Park, OH: 72.2 %Fairview Park, OH72.2Vandalia, OH: 72.1 %Vandalia, OH72.1Bowling Green, OH: 71.4 %Bowling Green, OH71.4Norwood, OH: 70.8 %Norwood, OH70.8New Albany, OH: 70.8 %New Albany, OH70.8Delaware, OH: 70.8 %Delaware, OH70.8Columbus, OH: 70.6 %Columbus, OH70.6Grove City, OH: 70.6 %Grove City, OH70.6Perrysburg, OH: 70.4 %Perrysburg, OH70.4Twinsburg, OH: 70.4 %Twinsburg, OH70.4Medina, OH: 69.8 %Medina, OH69.8Cuyahoga Falls, OH: 69.8 %Cuyahoga Falls, OH69.8Dublin, OH: 69.7 %Dublin, OH69.7Upper Arlington, OH: 69.7 %Upper Arlington, OH69.7Maumee, OH: 69.6 %Maumee, OH69.6Willowick, OH: 69.5 %Willowick, OH69.5Brunswick, OH: 69.3 %Brunswick, OH69.3Mayfield Heights, OH: 69.1 %Mayfield Heights, OH69.1Forest Park, OH: 69 %Forest Park, OH69Trenton, OH: 68.9 %Trenton, OH68.9Pataskala, OH: 68.8 %Pataskala, OH68.8North Royalton, OH: 68.8 %North Royalton, OH68.8Bay Village, OH: 68.8 %Bay Village, OH68.8Celina, OH: 68.8 %Celina, OH68.8Reynoldsburg, OH: 68.7 %Reynoldsburg, OH68.7Bexley, OH: 68.7 %Bexley, OH68.7Gahanna, OH: 68.6 %Gahanna, OH68.6Troy, OH: 68.3 %Troy, OH68.3Loveland, OH: 68.3 %Loveland, OH68.3Avon, OH: 68.2 %Avon, OH68.2Whitehall, OH: 68.1 %Whitehall, OH68.1Fairfield, OH: 67.9 %Fairfield, OH67.9Wickliffe, OH: 67.9 %Wickliffe, OH67.9Solon, OH: 67.9 %Solon, OH67.9West Carrollton, OH: 67.8 %West Carrollton, OH67.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Harrison, OH76.5
2Hilliard, OH75.5
3Lakewood, OH74.5
4Pickerington, OH74.4
5Monroe, OH74.1
6Fairview Park, OH72.2
7Vandalia, OH72.1
8Bowling Green, OH71.4
9Norwood, OH70.8
10New Albany, OH70.8
11Delaware, OH70.8
12Columbus, OH70.6
13Grove City, OH70.6
14Perrysburg, OH70.4
14Twinsburg, OH70.4
16Medina, OH69.8
17Cuyahoga Falls, OH69.8
18Dublin, OH69.7
19Upper Arlington, OH69.7
20Maumee, OH69.6
21Willowick, OH69.5
22Brunswick, OH69.3
23Mayfield Heights, OH69.1
24Forest Park, OH69
25Trenton, OH68.9
26Pataskala, OH68.8
27North Royalton, OH68.8
28Bay Village, OH68.8
29Celina, OH68.8
30Reynoldsburg, OH68.7
31Bexley, OH68.7
32Gahanna, OH68.6
33Troy, OH68.3
34Loveland, OH68.3
35Avon, OH68.2
36Whitehall, OH68.1
37Fairfield, OH67.9
38Wickliffe, OH67.9
39Solon, OH67.9
40West Carrollton, OH67.8
41Mason, OH67.7
42Broadview Heights, OH67.6
43Reading, OH67.6
44Streetsboro, OH67.5
45University Heights, OH67.4
46Springboro, OH67.3
47Worthington, OH67.2
48Stow, OH67.1
49Shaker Heights, OH66.8
50Sidney, OH66.6
51Cincinnati, OH66.4
52Riverside, OH66.3
53Blue Ash, OH66.2
54Wadsworth, OH66.1
55South Euclid, OH66.1
56Westerville, OH66
57Brecksville, OH66
58Piqua, OH65.9
59Powell, OH65.9
60Kettering, OH65.8
61Avon Lake, OH65.8
62Parma, OH65.7
63Strongsville, OH65.7
63Willoughby, OH65.7
65Huber Heights, OH65.6
66Kent, OH65.6
67Hudson, OH65.6
67Macedonia, OH65.6
69Lebanon, OH65.5
70Canal Winchester, OH65.5
71Cleveland Heights, OH65.3
72Sandusky, OH65.3
73Aurora, OH65.3
74Painesville, OH65.3
75Green, OH65.2
76Beavercreek, OH65
77North Canton, OH64.9
78Maple Heights, OH64.9
79North Olmsted, OH64.9
80New Franklin, OH64.9
81Rocky River, OH64.9
82Norton, OH64.8
83Sylvania, OH64.7
84Fairborn, OH64.7
85North Ridgeville, OH64.6
86Mentor, OH64.6
86Richmond Heights, OH64.6
88Ravenna, OH64.6
89Parma Heights, OH64.4
90Findlay, OH64.3
91Oregon, OH64.2
92Salem, OH64.2
93Lyndhurst, OH64.2
94Defiance, OH64.1
95Sharonville, OH64
96Eastlake, OH64
97Montgomery, OH64
98Bellefontaine, OH63.9
99Brooklyn, OH63.9
100Tipp City, OH63.8
101Westlake, OH63.6
102Akron, OH63.6
103Brook Park, OH63.3
104Amherst, OH63.3
105Clayton, OH63.2
106Garfield Heights, OH63.2
107Bedford, OH63.2
108Miamisburg, OH63.1
109Dover, OH62.8
110Urbana, OH62.7
111Fostoria, OH62.7
112Marysville, OH62.6
113New Philadelphia, OH62.4
114Ashland, OH62.3
115Euclid, OH62.2
116Englewood, OH62.2
117Toledo, OH62.2
118Franklin, OH62.1
119Bedford Heights, OH62
120Wooster, OH62
121Van Wert, OH61.9
122Hamilton, OH61.8
123Elyria, OH61.7
124Massillon, OH61.3
125Berea, OH61.3
126Tallmadge, OH61
127Tiffin, OH60.9
128Norwalk, OH60.8
129Centerville, OH60.7
130Heath, OH60.6
131Beachwood, OH60.5
131Warrensville Heights, OH60.5
133Vermilion, OH60.5
134Fremont, OH60.4
135Lancaster, OH60.3
136Coshocton, OH60.2
136London, OH60.2
138Washington Court House, OH60
139Newark, OH59.9
140Springdale, OH59.7
141Canton, OH59.4
142Cleveland, OH59.4
143Galion, OH59.3
144Seven Hills, OH59.1
145Springfield, OH59
146Barberton, OH58.9
147Wilmington, OH58.8
148Middletown, OH58.8
149Lima, OH58.5
150Middleburg Heights, OH58.4
151Bucyrus, OH58.4
152Xenia, OH58.3
153Trotwood, OH58.3
154Alliance, OH58.1
155Mount Vernon, OH58
156Dayton, OH57.7
157Niles, OH57.1
158Lorain, OH56.1
159Chillicothe, OH55.9
160Ashtabula, OH55.7
161Athens, OH55.6
162Marietta, OH55.4
163Zanesville, OH54.8
164Steubenville, OH54.8
165Greenville, OH54.4
166Cambridge, OH54.1
167East Cleveland, OH52.5
168Youngstown, OH51.9
169Circleville, OH51.5
170Conneaut, OH50.5
171Marion, OH49.9
172Mansfield, OH48.1
173Ironton, OH47.3
174Oxford, OH47.1
175Portsmouth, OH45.9
176Warren, OH45.1

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About this ranking

People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The Census Bureau definition used in its data profiles. It differs from the BLS labor_force_participation_rate, which counts the civilian noninstitutional population only.

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

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Ohio by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Ohio by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/ohio-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Ohio by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/ohio-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Ohio by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/ohio-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Ohio by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021}},
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/ohio-cities?period=2021. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which city has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Harrison, OH, with 76.5% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Warren, OH, with 45.1% in 2021.

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