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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 2023, at 70.3%. Noble County had the lowest, at 38.4%. The median was 61% and the figure for Ohio was 63.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest70.3Delaware County
Lowest38.4Noble County
Median6188 counties
Ohio63.3History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 51 %Allen County: 61.1 %Ashland County: 60.9 %Ashtabula County: 57.9 %Athens County: 57 %Auglaize County: 66.7 %Belmont County: 54.7 %Brown County: 57.9 %Butler County: 63.5 %Carroll County: 56.3 %Champaign County: 64 %Clark County: 59.2 %Clermont County: 65 %Clinton County: 62.3 %Columbiana County: 58 %Coshocton County: 56.7 %Crawford County: 60.5 %Cuyahoga County: 63.8 %Darke County: 60.7 %Defiance County: 63.9 %Delaware County: 70.3 %Erie County: 61.6 %Fairfield County: 64.5 %Fayette County: 59 %Franklin County: 69.9 %Fulton County: 64.2 %Gallia County: 53.9 %Geauga County: 64.3 %Greene County: 63.2 %Guernsey County: 56.2 %Hamilton County: 66.5 %Hancock County: 64.2 %Hardin County: 60.6 %Harrison County: 50.6 %Henry County: 64.5 %Highland County: 59.3 %Hocking County: 58.8 %Holmes County: 64.8 %Huron County: 61.9 %Jackson County: 56.2 %Jefferson County: 55.5 %Knox County: 60.6 %Lake County: 65.6 %Lawrence County: 53.1 %Licking County: 63.3 %Logan County: 61.3 %Lorain County: 60.9 %Lucas County: 63.3 %Madison County: 57.5 %Mahoning County: 58.8 %Marion County: 53.6 %Medina County: 66.7 %Meigs County: 49.4 %Mercer County: 68 %Miami County: 64.3 %Monroe County: 53.1 %Montgomery County: 62.9 %Morgan County: 51.8 %Morrow County: 61.1 %Muskingum County: 59.6 %Noble County: 38.4 %Ottawa County: 57.5 %Paulding County: 61.8 %Perry County: 56.5 %Pickaway County: 57.7 %Pike County: 50.8 %Portage County: 64.7 %Preble County: 63.2 %Putnam County: 65.3 %Richland County: 56.7 %Ross County: 54 %Sandusky County: 60.4 %Scioto County: 49.8 %Seneca County: 62.3 %Shelby County: 66 %Stark County: 61.8 %Summit County: 64.9 %Trumbull County: 55.2 %Tuscarawas County: 60.9 %Union County: 68.4 %Van Wert County: 63 %Vinton County: 52.1 %Warren County: 66.1 %Washington County: 57.2 %Wayne County: 62.2 %Williams County: 61.6 %Wood County: 66.3 %Wyandot County: 63.3 %
  • Under 55
  • 55 to 58
  • 58 to 61
  • 61 to 63
  • 63 to 65
  • 65 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Delaware County: 70.3 %Delaware County70.3Franklin County: 69.9 %Franklin County69.9Union County: 68.4 %Union County68.4Mercer County: 68 %Mercer County68Auglaize County: 66.7 %Auglaize County66.7Medina County: 66.7 %Medina County66.7Hamilton County: 66.5 %Hamilton County66.5Wood County: 66.3 %Wood County66.3Warren County: 66.1 %Warren County66.1Shelby County: 66 %Shelby County66Lake County: 65.6 %Lake County65.6Putnam County: 65.3 %Putnam County65.3Clermont County: 65 %Clermont County65Summit County: 64.9 %Summit County64.9Holmes County: 64.8 %Holmes County64.8Portage County: 64.7 %Portage County64.7Fairfield County: 64.5 %Fairfield County64.5Henry County: 64.5 %Henry County64.5Miami County: 64.3 %Miami County64.3Geauga County: 64.3 %Geauga County64.3Hancock County: 64.2 %Hancock County64.2Fulton County: 64.2 %Fulton County64.2Champaign County: 64 %Champaign County64Defiance County: 63.9 %Defiance County63.9Cuyahoga County: 63.8 %Cuyahoga County63.8Butler County: 63.5 %Butler County63.5Wyandot County: 63.3 %Wyandot County63.3Licking County: 63.3 %Licking County63.3Lucas County: 63.3 %Lucas County63.3Preble County: 63.2 %Preble County63.2Greene County: 63.2 %Greene County63.2Van Wert County: 63 %Van Wert County63Montgomery County: 62.9 %Montgomery County62.9Seneca County: 62.3 %Seneca County62.3Clinton County: 62.3 %Clinton County62.3Wayne County: 62.2 %Wayne County62.2Huron County: 61.9 %Huron County61.9Paulding County: 61.8 %Paulding County61.8Stark County: 61.8 %Stark County61.8Erie County: 61.6 %Erie County61.6Delaware County: 70.3 %Delaware County70.3Franklin County: 69.9 %Franklin County69.9Union County: 68.4 %Union County68.4Mercer County: 68 %Mercer County68Auglaize County: 66.7 %Auglaize County66.7Medina County: 66.7 %Medina County66.7Hamilton County: 66.5 %Hamilton County66.5Wood County: 66.3 %Wood County66.3Warren County: 66.1 %Warren County66.1Shelby County: 66 %Shelby County66Lake County: 65.6 %Lake County65.6Putnam County: 65.3 %Putnam County65.3Clermont County: 65 %Clermont County65Summit County: 64.9 %Summit County64.9Holmes County: 64.8 %Holmes County64.8Portage County: 64.7 %Portage County64.7Fairfield County: 64.5 %Fairfield County64.5Henry County: 64.5 %Henry County64.5Miami County: 64.3 %Miami County64.3Geauga County: 64.3 %Geauga County64.3Hancock County: 64.2 %Hancock County64.2Fulton County: 64.2 %Fulton County64.2Champaign County: 64 %Champaign County64Defiance County: 63.9 %Defiance County63.9Cuyahoga County: 63.8 %Cuyahoga County63.8Butler County: 63.5 %Butler County63.5Wyandot County: 63.3 %Wyandot County63.3Licking County: 63.3 %Licking County63.3Lucas County: 63.3 %Lucas County63.3Preble County: 63.2 %Preble County63.2Greene County: 63.2 %Greene County63.2Van Wert County: 63 %Van Wert County63Montgomery County: 62.9 %Montgomery County62.9Seneca County: 62.3 %Seneca County62.3Clinton County: 62.3 %Clinton County62.3Wayne County: 62.2 %Wayne County62.2Huron County: 61.9 %Huron County61.9Paulding County: 61.8 %Paulding County61.8Stark County: 61.8 %Stark County61.8Erie County: 61.6 %Erie County61.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Delaware County70.3-0 pts
2Franklin County69.9+0.1 pts
3Union County68.4+0.7 pts
4Mercer County68-0.4 pts
5Auglaize County66.7-0.6 pts
6Medina County66.7-0.5 pts
7Hamilton County66.5-0.1 pts
8Wood County66.3-0.9 pts
9Warren County66.1+0.6 pts
10Shelby County66-1 pts
11Lake County65.6+0.2 pts
12Putnam County65.3-0.8 pts
13Clermont County65-0.2 pts
14Summit County64.9+0.1 pts
15Holmes County64.8-0.1 pts
16Portage County64.7-0.5 pts
17Fairfield County64.5-0.3 pts
18Henry County64.5-0.3 pts
19Miami County64.3-0.7 pts
20Geauga County64.3-0.3 pts
21Hancock County64.2-0.3 pts
22Fulton County64.2+1 pts
23Champaign County64+1 pts
24Defiance County63.9-0.7 pts
25Cuyahoga County63.8+0.3 pts
26Butler County63.5-0 pts
27Wyandot County63.3-0.3 pts
28Licking County63.3+0.1 pts
29Lucas County63.3+0.2 pts
30Preble County63.2+0.5 pts
31Greene County63.2+0.4 pts
32Van Wert County63-1.1 pts
33Montgomery County62.9+0.2 pts
34Seneca County62.3-0.2 pts
35Clinton County62.3-0.7 pts
36Wayne County62.20 pts
37Huron County61.9-0.1 pts
38Paulding County61.8+2.7 pts
39Stark County61.8-0.2 pts
40Erie County61.6+0.1 pts
41Williams County61.6-0.1 pts
42Logan County61.3+0.5 pts
43Morrow County61.1-1.8 pts
44Allen County61.10 pts
45Tuscarawas County60.9-0.8 pts
46Ashland County60.9+0.1 pts
46Lorain County60.9+0.2 pts
48Darke County60.7-1.1 pts
49Hardin County60.6+0.9 pts
50Knox County60.6+0.6 pts
51Crawford County60.5+0.2 pts
52Sandusky County60.4-0.5 pts
53Muskingum County59.6-0.6 pts
54Highland County59.3+0.9 pts
55Clark County59.2-0.4 pts
56Fayette County59+0.2 pts
57Mahoning County58.8-0.9 pts
58Hocking County58.8+0.1 pts
59Columbiana County58-0.1 pts
60Brown County57.9+0.9 pts
61Ashtabula County57.9-0 pts
62Pickaway County57.7+1.1 pts
63Ottawa County57.5-0.2 pts
64Madison County57.5-0.2 pts
65Washington County57.2-0.6 pts
66Athens County57+0.7 pts
67Richland County56.7-0.2 pts
68Coshocton County56.7-0.4 pts
69Perry County56.5+0.1 pts
70Carroll County56.3-0 pts
71Guernsey County56.2-0.5 pts
71Jackson County56.2-0.4 pts
73Jefferson County55.5+0.8 pts
74Trumbull County55.2+0.3 pts
75Belmont County54.7+0.5 pts
76Ross County54+0.2 pts
77Gallia County53.9+1.2 pts
78Marion County53.6-0.6 pts
79Lawrence County53.1+0.3 pts
79Monroe County53.1+1 pts
81Vinton County52.1+1.2 pts
82Morgan County51.8+0.7 pts
83Adams County51-0 pts
84Pike County50.8+0.4 pts
85Harrison County50.6+0.2 pts
86Scioto County49.8+1.5 pts
87Meigs County49.4-0.1 pts
88Noble County38.4+0.9 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/ohio-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/ohio-counties?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/ohio-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Delaware County, with 70.3% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Noble County, with 38.4% in 2023.

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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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