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

Delaware County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 88 counties in 2021, at 70.5%. Noble County had the lowest, at 37.5%. The median was 61.5% and the figure for Ohio was 63.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest70.5Delaware County
Lowest37.5Noble County
Median61.588 counties
Ohio63.3History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 51.5 %Allen County: 61 %Ashland County: 62.3 %Ashtabula County: 56.7 %Athens County: 55.6 %Auglaize County: 67.3 %Belmont County: 54.4 %Brown County: 57 %Butler County: 64.1 %Carroll County: 57.1 %Champaign County: 62.5 %Clark County: 60 %Clermont County: 65.5 %Clinton County: 62.8 %Columbiana County: 58 %Coshocton County: 57.8 %Crawford County: 60.1 %Cuyahoga County: 63.5 %Darke County: 62.6 %Defiance County: 65.4 %Delaware County: 70.5 %Erie County: 62 %Fairfield County: 64.4 %Fayette County: 58.2 %Franklin County: 70 %Fulton County: 63.5 %Gallia County: 52.9 %Geauga County: 65.2 %Greene County: 62.8 %Guernsey County: 55.5 %Hamilton County: 66.7 %Hancock County: 65 %Hardin County: 59.1 %Harrison County: 50.9 %Henry County: 63.9 %Highland County: 58.2 %Hocking County: 58.7 %Holmes County: 65 %Huron County: 61.8 %Jackson County: 57.8 %Jefferson County: 55.3 %Knox County: 60.6 %Lake County: 65.5 %Lawrence County: 52.6 %Licking County: 62.9 %Logan County: 61.3 %Lorain County: 60.5 %Lucas County: 63.3 %Madison County: 56.7 %Mahoning County: 60.3 %Marion County: 53.2 %Medina County: 67.6 %Meigs County: 50.2 %Mercer County: 69.3 %Miami County: 65 %Monroe County: 50.6 %Montgomery County: 62.4 %Morgan County: 50.6 %Morrow County: 64 %Muskingum County: 59.8 %Noble County: 37.5 %Ottawa County: 57.9 %Paulding County: 58.1 %Perry County: 55.6 %Pickaway County: 55.6 %Pike County: 49.8 %Portage County: 65.5 %Preble County: 61.6 %Putnam County: 67.2 %Richland County: 56.9 %Ross County: 53.5 %Sandusky County: 61.4 %Scioto County: 46.5 %Seneca County: 62.8 %Shelby County: 67.9 %Stark County: 62.1 %Summit County: 64.9 %Trumbull County: 54.7 %Tuscarawas County: 61.9 %Union County: 67.4 %Van Wert County: 63.9 %Vinton County: 54.6 %Warren County: 65.2 %Washington County: 58.1 %Wayne County: 62.5 %Williams County: 62.1 %Wood County: 68.2 %Wyandot County: 64.4 %
  • Under 55
  • 55 to 58
  • 58 to 61
  • 61 to 63
  • 63 to 65
  • 65 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Delaware County: 70.5 %Delaware County70.5Franklin County: 70 %Franklin County70Mercer County: 69.3 %Mercer County69.3Wood County: 68.2 %Wood County68.2Shelby County: 67.9 %Shelby County67.9Medina County: 67.6 %Medina County67.6Union County: 67.4 %Union County67.4Auglaize County: 67.3 %Auglaize County67.3Putnam County: 67.2 %Putnam County67.2Hamilton County: 66.7 %Hamilton County66.7Clermont County: 65.5 %Clermont County65.5Portage County: 65.5 %Portage County65.5Lake County: 65.5 %Lake County65.5Defiance County: 65.4 %Defiance County65.4Warren County: 65.2 %Warren County65.2Geauga County: 65.2 %Geauga County65.2Holmes County: 65 %Holmes County65Miami County: 65 %Miami County65Hancock County: 65 %Hancock County65Summit County: 64.9 %Summit County64.9Wyandot County: 64.4 %Wyandot County64.4Fairfield County: 64.4 %Fairfield County64.4Butler County: 64.1 %Butler County64.1Morrow County: 64 %Morrow County64Henry County: 63.9 %Henry County63.9Van Wert County: 63.9 %Van Wert County63.9Cuyahoga County: 63.5 %Cuyahoga County63.5Fulton County: 63.5 %Fulton County63.5Lucas County: 63.3 %Lucas County63.3Licking County: 62.9 %Licking County62.9Clinton County: 62.8 %Clinton County62.8Seneca County: 62.8 %Seneca County62.8Greene County: 62.8 %Greene County62.8Darke County: 62.6 %Darke County62.6Wayne County: 62.5 %Wayne County62.5Champaign County: 62.5 %Champaign County62.5Montgomery County: 62.4 %Montgomery County62.4Ashland County: 62.3 %Ashland County62.3Williams County: 62.1 %Williams County62.1Stark County: 62.1 %Stark County62.1Delaware County: 70.5 %Delaware County70.5Franklin County: 70 %Franklin County70Mercer County: 69.3 %Mercer County69.3Wood County: 68.2 %Wood County68.2Shelby County: 67.9 %Shelby County67.9Medina County: 67.6 %Medina County67.6Union County: 67.4 %Union County67.4Auglaize County: 67.3 %Auglaize County67.3Putnam County: 67.2 %Putnam County67.2Hamilton County: 66.7 %Hamilton County66.7Clermont County: 65.5 %Clermont County65.5Portage County: 65.5 %Portage County65.5Lake County: 65.5 %Lake County65.5Defiance County: 65.4 %Defiance County65.4Warren County: 65.2 %Warren County65.2Geauga County: 65.2 %Geauga County65.2Holmes County: 65 %Holmes County65Miami County: 65 %Miami County65Hancock County: 65 %Hancock County65Summit County: 64.9 %Summit County64.9Wyandot County: 64.4 %Wyandot County64.4Fairfield County: 64.4 %Fairfield County64.4Butler County: 64.1 %Butler County64.1Morrow County: 64 %Morrow County64Henry County: 63.9 %Henry County63.9Van Wert County: 63.9 %Van Wert County63.9Cuyahoga County: 63.5 %Cuyahoga County63.5Fulton County: 63.5 %Fulton County63.5Lucas County: 63.3 %Lucas County63.3Licking County: 62.9 %Licking County62.9Clinton County: 62.8 %Clinton County62.8Seneca County: 62.8 %Seneca County62.8Greene County: 62.8 %Greene County62.8Darke County: 62.6 %Darke County62.6Wayne County: 62.5 %Wayne County62.5Champaign County: 62.5 %Champaign County62.5Montgomery County: 62.4 %Montgomery County62.4Ashland County: 62.3 %Ashland County62.3Williams County: 62.1 %Williams County62.1Stark County: 62.1 %Stark County62.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Delaware County70.5
2Franklin County70
3Mercer County69.3
4Wood County68.2
5Shelby County67.9
6Medina County67.6
7Union County67.4
8Auglaize County67.3
9Putnam County67.2
10Hamilton County66.7
11Clermont County65.5
12Portage County65.5
13Lake County65.5
14Defiance County65.4
15Warren County65.2
16Geauga County65.2
17Holmes County65
18Miami County65
19Hancock County65
20Summit County64.9
21Wyandot County64.4
22Fairfield County64.4
23Butler County64.1
24Morrow County64
25Henry County63.9
26Van Wert County63.9
27Cuyahoga County63.5
28Fulton County63.5
29Lucas County63.3
30Licking County62.9
31Clinton County62.8
31Seneca County62.8
33Greene County62.8
34Darke County62.6
35Wayne County62.5
36Champaign County62.5
37Montgomery County62.4
38Ashland County62.3
39Williams County62.1
40Stark County62.1
41Erie County62
42Tuscarawas County61.9
43Huron County61.8
44Preble County61.6
45Sandusky County61.4
46Logan County61.3
47Allen County61
48Knox County60.6
49Lorain County60.5
50Mahoning County60.3
51Crawford County60.1
52Clark County60
53Muskingum County59.8
54Hardin County59.1
55Hocking County58.7
56Fayette County58.2
57Highland County58.2
58Washington County58.1
59Paulding County58.1
60Columbiana County58
61Ottawa County57.9
62Coshocton County57.8
63Jackson County57.8
64Carroll County57.1
65Brown County57
66Richland County56.9
67Ashtabula County56.7
68Madison County56.7
69Pickaway County55.6
70Perry County55.6
71Athens County55.6
72Guernsey County55.5
73Jefferson County55.3
74Trumbull County54.7
75Vinton County54.6
76Belmont County54.4
77Ross County53.5
78Marion County53.2
79Gallia County52.9
80Lawrence County52.6
81Adams County51.5
82Harrison County50.9
83Monroe County50.6
84Morgan County50.6
85Meigs County50.2
86Pike County49.8
87Scioto County46.5
88Noble County37.5

Other periods

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 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 B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. 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 (Counties 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, Counties 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-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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. Counties 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-counties?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, Counties 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-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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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: Counties in Ohio by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/ohio-counties?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. 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 county has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Delaware County, with 70.5% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Noble County, with 37.5% in 2021.

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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 B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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