Counties in Ohio by median household income

Delaware County had the highest median household income of 88 counties in 2021, at $116,284. Scioto County had the lowest, at $43,266. The median was $58,169 and the figure for Ohio was $61,938. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest116,284Delaware County
Lowest43,266Scioto County
Median58,16988 counties
Ohio61,938History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Delaware CountyDelaware County: 116,284 USD116,284Union CountyUnion County: 96,634 USD96,634Warren CountyWarren County: 95,709 USD95,709Geauga CountyGeauga County: 90,285 USD90,285Medina CountyMedina County: 82,894 USD82,894Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 77,241 USD77,241Greene CountyGreene County: 75,901 USD75,901Putnam CountyPutnam County: 73,122 USD73,122Clermont CountyClermont County: 73,013 USD73,013Madison CountyMadison County: 72,811 USD72,811Licking CountyLicking County: 72,771 USD72,771Butler CountyButler County: 72,281 USD72,281Lake CountyLake County: 70,168 USD70,168Holmes CountyHolmes County: 69,454 USD69,454Auglaize CountyAuglaize County: 69,315 USD69,315Mercer CountyMercer County: 68,692 USD68,692Shelby CountyShelby County: 66,536 USD66,536Wood CountyWood County: 66,337 USD66,337Miami CountyMiami County: 66,284 USD66,284Franklin CountyFranklin County: 65,999 USD65,999Defiance CountyDefiance County: 65,779 USD65,779Fulton CountyFulton County: 65,418 USD65,418Wayne CountyWayne County: 64,594 USD64,594Henry CountyHenry County: 64,513 USD64,513Ottawa CountyOttawa County: 64,463 USD64,463Knox CountyKnox County: 64,439 USD64,439Logan CountyLogan County: 64,196 USD64,196Portage CountyPortage County: 64,163 USD64,163Pickaway CountyPickaway County: 63,629 USD63,629Morrow CountyMorrow County: 63,411 USD63,411Summit CountySummit County: 63,111 USD63,111Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 63,080 USD63,080Champaign CountyChampaign County: 62,865 USD62,865Lorain CountyLorain County: 62,390 USD62,390Wyandot CountyWyandot County: 61,626 USD61,626Hancock CountyHancock County: 60,828 USD60,828Preble CountyPreble County: 60,527 USD60,527Erie CountyErie County: 60,149 USD60,149Paulding CountyPaulding County: 59,987 USD59,987Brown CountyBrown County: 59,766 USD59,766
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD
1Delaware County116,284
2Union County96,634
3Warren County95,709
4Geauga County90,285
5Medina County82,894
6Fairfield County77,241
7Greene County75,901
8Putnam County73,122
9Clermont County73,013
10Madison County72,811
11Licking County72,771
12Butler County72,281
13Lake County70,168
14Holmes County69,454
15Auglaize County69,315
16Mercer County68,692
17Shelby County66,536
18Wood County66,337
19Miami County66,284
20Franklin County65,999
21Defiance County65,779
22Fulton County65,418
23Wayne County64,594
24Henry County64,513
25Ottawa County64,463
26Knox County64,439
27Logan County64,196
28Portage County64,163
29Pickaway County63,629
30Morrow County63,411
31Summit County63,111
32Hamilton County63,080
33Champaign County62,865
34Lorain County62,390
35Wyandot County61,626
36Hancock County60,828
37Preble County60,527
38Erie County60,149
39Paulding County59,987
40Brown County59,766
41Van Wert County59,210
42Huron County59,049
43Perry County58,616
44Stark County58,170
45Ashland County58,168
46Tuscarawas County57,545
47Darke County57,440
48Clinton County57,409
49Hocking County56,755
50Montgomery County56,543
51Sandusky County56,414
52Seneca County56,043
53Carroll County55,954
54Allen County55,114
55Cuyahoga County55,109
56Williams County55,030
57Clark County54,869
58Belmont County54,191
59Washington County54,167
60Ross County54,004
61Lucas County53,176
62Fayette County52,964
63Richland County52,605
64Highland County52,376
65Muskingum County52,224
66Hardin County52,112
67Harrison County51,993
68Columbiana County51,664
69Marion County51,144
70Jackson County50,983
71Gallia County50,773
72Mahoning County50,750
73Monroe County50,503
74Trumbull County50,258
75Ashtabula County49,680
76Coshocton County49,297
77Jefferson County49,211
78Lawrence County48,947
79Crawford County48,449
80Guernsey County48,434
81Athens County47,061
82Vinton County46,653
83Noble County46,144
84Pike County44,961
85Morgan County44,848
86Adams County44,467
87Meigs County44,113
88Scioto County43,266

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About this ranking

Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US dollars. For Spanish places use net_income_per_household (average, EUR).

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 B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median household income?

Delaware County, with $116,284 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Scioto County, with $43,266 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 B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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