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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 2022, at 70.4%. Noble County had the lowest, at 37.4%. The median was 61% and the figure for Ohio was 63.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest70.4Delaware County
Lowest37.4Noble County
Median6188 counties
Ohio63.2History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 51 %Allen County: 61 %Ashland County: 60.7 %Ashtabula County: 57.9 %Athens County: 56.3 %Auglaize County: 67.4 %Belmont County: 54.3 %Brown County: 57 %Butler County: 63.5 %Carroll County: 56.3 %Champaign County: 63 %Clark County: 59.6 %Clermont County: 65.2 %Clinton County: 63 %Columbiana County: 58.1 %Coshocton County: 57.1 %Crawford County: 60.3 %Cuyahoga County: 63.4 %Darke County: 61.7 %Defiance County: 64.6 %Delaware County: 70.4 %Erie County: 61.5 %Fairfield County: 64.8 %Fayette County: 58.9 %Franklin County: 69.8 %Fulton County: 63.2 %Gallia County: 52.7 %Geauga County: 64.5 %Greene County: 62.8 %Guernsey County: 56.7 %Hamilton County: 66.6 %Hancock County: 64.5 %Hardin County: 59.7 %Harrison County: 50.4 %Henry County: 64.8 %Highland County: 58.3 %Hocking County: 58.7 %Holmes County: 65 %Huron County: 61.9 %Jackson County: 56.7 %Jefferson County: 54.7 %Knox County: 60 %Lake County: 65.4 %Lawrence County: 52.7 %Licking County: 63.2 %Logan County: 60.8 %Lorain County: 60.6 %Lucas County: 63 %Madison County: 57.8 %Mahoning County: 59.7 %Marion County: 54.2 %Medina County: 67.2 %Meigs County: 49.5 %Mercer County: 68.4 %Miami County: 65 %Monroe County: 52.1 %Montgomery County: 62.7 %Morgan County: 51.1 %Morrow County: 62.9 %Muskingum County: 60.2 %Noble County: 37.4 %Ottawa County: 57.7 %Paulding County: 59.2 %Perry County: 56.4 %Pickaway County: 56.6 %Pike County: 50.4 %Portage County: 65.2 %Preble County: 62.8 %Putnam County: 66.1 %Richland County: 56.9 %Ross County: 53.8 %Sandusky County: 60.9 %Scioto County: 48.3 %Seneca County: 62.6 %Shelby County: 67 %Stark County: 62 %Summit County: 64.8 %Trumbull County: 54.9 %Tuscarawas County: 61.7 %Union County: 67.8 %Van Wert County: 64.2 %Vinton County: 50.9 %Warren County: 65.5 %Washington County: 57.8 %Wayne County: 62.2 %Williams County: 61.8 %Wood County: 67.2 %Wyandot County: 63.6 %
  • Under 55
  • 55 to 58
  • 58 to 61
  • 61 to 63
  • 63 to 65
  • 65 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Delaware County: 70.4 %Delaware County70.4Franklin County: 69.8 %Franklin County69.8Mercer County: 68.4 %Mercer County68.4Union County: 67.8 %Union County67.8Auglaize County: 67.4 %Auglaize County67.4Wood County: 67.2 %Wood County67.2Medina County: 67.2 %Medina County67.2Shelby County: 67 %Shelby County67Hamilton County: 66.6 %Hamilton County66.6Putnam County: 66.1 %Putnam County66.1Warren County: 65.5 %Warren County65.5Lake County: 65.4 %Lake County65.4Portage County: 65.2 %Portage County65.2Clermont County: 65.2 %Clermont County65.2Miami County: 65 %Miami County65Holmes County: 65 %Holmes County65Summit County: 64.8 %Summit County64.8Fairfield County: 64.8 %Fairfield County64.8Henry County: 64.8 %Henry County64.8Defiance County: 64.6 %Defiance County64.6Geauga County: 64.5 %Geauga County64.5Hancock County: 64.5 %Hancock County64.5Van Wert County: 64.2 %Van Wert County64.2Wyandot County: 63.6 %Wyandot County63.6Butler County: 63.5 %Butler County63.5Cuyahoga County: 63.4 %Cuyahoga County63.4Fulton County: 63.2 %Fulton County63.2Licking County: 63.2 %Licking County63.2Lucas County: 63 %Lucas County63Champaign County: 63 %Champaign County63Clinton County: 63 %Clinton County63Morrow County: 62.9 %Morrow County62.9Greene County: 62.8 %Greene County62.8Preble County: 62.8 %Preble County62.8Montgomery County: 62.7 %Montgomery County62.7Seneca County: 62.6 %Seneca County62.6Wayne County: 62.2 %Wayne County62.2Stark County: 62 %Stark County62Huron County: 61.9 %Huron County61.9Williams County: 61.8 %Williams County61.8Delaware County: 70.4 %Delaware County70.4Franklin County: 69.8 %Franklin County69.8Mercer County: 68.4 %Mercer County68.4Union County: 67.8 %Union County67.8Auglaize County: 67.4 %Auglaize County67.4Wood County: 67.2 %Wood County67.2Medina County: 67.2 %Medina County67.2Shelby County: 67 %Shelby County67Hamilton County: 66.6 %Hamilton County66.6Putnam County: 66.1 %Putnam County66.1Warren County: 65.5 %Warren County65.5Lake County: 65.4 %Lake County65.4Portage County: 65.2 %Portage County65.2Clermont County: 65.2 %Clermont County65.2Miami County: 65 %Miami County65Holmes County: 65 %Holmes County65Summit County: 64.8 %Summit County64.8Fairfield County: 64.8 %Fairfield County64.8Henry County: 64.8 %Henry County64.8Defiance County: 64.6 %Defiance County64.6Geauga County: 64.5 %Geauga County64.5Hancock County: 64.5 %Hancock County64.5Van Wert County: 64.2 %Van Wert County64.2Wyandot County: 63.6 %Wyandot County63.6Butler County: 63.5 %Butler County63.5Cuyahoga County: 63.4 %Cuyahoga County63.4Fulton County: 63.2 %Fulton County63.2Licking County: 63.2 %Licking County63.2Lucas County: 63 %Lucas County63Champaign County: 63 %Champaign County63Clinton County: 63 %Clinton County63Morrow County: 62.9 %Morrow County62.9Greene County: 62.8 %Greene County62.8Preble County: 62.8 %Preble County62.8Montgomery County: 62.7 %Montgomery County62.7Seneca County: 62.6 %Seneca County62.6Wayne County: 62.2 %Wayne County62.2Stark County: 62 %Stark County62Huron County: 61.9 %Huron County61.9Williams County: 61.8 %Williams County61.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Delaware County70.4-0.1 pts
2Franklin County69.8-0.2 pts
3Mercer County68.4-1 pts
4Union County67.8+0.4 pts
5Auglaize County67.4+0.1 pts
6Wood County67.2-1 pts
7Medina County67.2-0.4 pts
8Shelby County67-0.9 pts
9Hamilton County66.6-0.2 pts
10Putnam County66.1-1 pts
11Warren County65.5+0.3 pts
12Lake County65.4-0 pts
13Portage County65.2-0.3 pts
14Clermont County65.2-0.3 pts
15Miami County650 pts
16Holmes County65-0.1 pts
17Summit County64.8-0.1 pts
18Fairfield County64.8+0.4 pts
19Henry County64.8+0.9 pts
20Defiance County64.6-0.9 pts
21Geauga County64.5-0.7 pts
22Hancock County64.5-0.5 pts
23Van Wert County64.2+0.3 pts
24Wyandot County63.6-0.8 pts
25Butler County63.5-0.6 pts
26Cuyahoga County63.4-0 pts
27Fulton County63.2-0.2 pts
28Licking County63.2+0.3 pts
29Lucas County63-0.2 pts
30Champaign County63+0.5 pts
31Clinton County63+0.1 pts
32Morrow County62.9-1 pts
33Greene County62.8-0.1 pts
34Preble County62.8+1.2 pts
35Montgomery County62.7+0.3 pts
36Seneca County62.6-0.3 pts
37Wayne County62.2-0.4 pts
38Stark County62-0.1 pts
39Huron County61.9+0.1 pts
40Williams County61.8-0.3 pts
41Darke County61.7-0.9 pts
42Tuscarawas County61.7-0.2 pts
43Erie County61.5-0.5 pts
44Allen County610 pts
45Sandusky County60.9-0.5 pts
46Logan County60.8-0.5 pts
47Ashland County60.7-1.6 pts
48Lorain County60.6+0.1 pts
49Crawford County60.3+0.1 pts
50Muskingum County60.2+0.5 pts
51Knox County60-0.6 pts
52Hardin County59.7+0.7 pts
53Mahoning County59.7-0.6 pts
54Clark County59.6-0.4 pts
55Paulding County59.2+1.1 pts
56Fayette County58.9+0.7 pts
57Hocking County58.70 pts
58Highland County58.3+0.2 pts
59Columbiana County58.1+0.1 pts
60Ashtabula County57.9+1.1 pts
61Washington County57.8-0.3 pts
62Madison County57.8+1 pts
63Ottawa County57.7-0.2 pts
64Coshocton County57.1-0.7 pts
65Brown County570 pts
66Richland County56.90 pts
67Guernsey County56.7+1.2 pts
68Jackson County56.7-1.1 pts
69Pickaway County56.6+1 pts
70Perry County56.4+0.8 pts
71Carroll County56.3-0.8 pts
72Athens County56.3+0.7 pts
73Trumbull County54.9+0.2 pts
74Jefferson County54.7-0.5 pts
75Belmont County54.3-0.1 pts
76Marion County54.2+1 pts
77Ross County53.8+0.3 pts
78Lawrence County52.7+0.1 pts
79Gallia County52.7-0.3 pts
80Monroe County52.1+1.5 pts
81Morgan County51.1+0.5 pts
82Adams County51-0.5 pts
83Vinton County50.9-3.7 pts
84Pike County50.4+0.6 pts
85Harrison County50.4-0.6 pts
86Meigs County49.5-0.7 pts
87Scioto County48.3+1.8 pts
88Noble County37.4-0 pts

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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 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/ohio-counties?period=2022. 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. Counties in Ohio by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/ohio-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/ohio-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/ohio-counties?period=2022. 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 70.4% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Noble County, with 37.4% in 2022.

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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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