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Counties in Ohio by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Clark County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 88 counties in 2024, at 6.7%. Noble County had the lowest, at 1.4%. The median was 4.3% and the figure for Ohio was 4.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest6.7Clark County
Lowest1.4Noble County
Median4.388 counties
Ohio4.8History

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 6.5 %Allen County: 5.7 %Ashland County: 3.6 %Ashtabula County: 6.6 %Athens County: 6.5 %Auglaize County: 2.7 %Belmont County: 5.4 %Brown County: 4.9 %Butler County: 5.1 %Carroll County: 5.6 %Champaign County: 4.8 %Clark County: 6.7 %Clermont County: 4.2 %Clinton County: 4.6 %Columbiana County: 4.5 %Coshocton County: 5.4 %Crawford County: 4.7 %Cuyahoga County: 6.6 %Darke County: 2.8 %Defiance County: 5.2 %Delaware County: 3 %Erie County: 5.3 %Fairfield County: 3.8 %Fayette County: 3.7 %Franklin County: 4.6 %Fulton County: 3.9 %Gallia County: 3.5 %Geauga County: 3 %Greene County: 4.3 %Guernsey County: 5.3 %Hamilton County: 5 %Hancock County: 3.1 %Hardin County: 4.6 %Harrison County: 4.6 %Henry County: 3.9 %Highland County: 3.1 %Hocking County: 5.4 %Holmes County: 2.2 %Huron County: 4.5 %Jackson County: 3.8 %Jefferson County: 5 %Knox County: 2.5 %Lake County: 3.9 %Lawrence County: 2.7 %Licking County: 3.2 %Logan County: 4.1 %Lorain County: 4.3 %Lucas County: 6.3 %Madison County: 3.5 %Mahoning County: 6.4 %Marion County: 6.3 %Medina County: 2.9 %Meigs County: 5.4 %Mercer County: 1.6 %Miami County: 3.1 %Monroe County: 5.4 %Montgomery County: 5.7 %Morgan County: 3.5 %Morrow County: 2.9 %Muskingum County: 4.3 %Noble County: 1.4 %Ottawa County: 3.1 %Paulding County: 3.6 %Perry County: 3.7 %Pickaway County: 3.6 %Pike County: 5.4 %Portage County: 5.3 %Preble County: 3.2 %Putnam County: 1.8 %Richland County: 5.4 %Ross County: 3.8 %Sandusky County: 4.3 %Scioto County: 5.9 %Seneca County: 3.6 %Shelby County: 4.1 %Stark County: 3.9 %Summit County: 5.1 %Trumbull County: 4.7 %Tuscarawas County: 4.5 %Union County: 2.6 %Van Wert County: 3.4 %Vinton County: 5.5 %Warren County: 3.1 %Washington County: 4.8 %Wayne County: 3.3 %Williams County: 4.1 %Wood County: 4.5 %Wyandot County: 1.9 %
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  • 3.1 to 3.6
  • 3.6 to 4.3
  • 4.3 to 4.8
  • 4.8 to 5.4
  • 5.4 and over
%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Clark County: 6.7 %Clark County6.7Cuyahoga County: 6.6 %Cuyahoga County6.6Ashtabula County: 6.6 %Ashtabula County6.6Athens County: 6.5 %Athens County6.5Adams County: 6.5 %Adams County6.5Mahoning County: 6.4 %Mahoning County6.4Marion County: 6.3 %Marion County6.3Lucas County: 6.3 %Lucas County6.3Scioto County: 5.9 %Scioto County5.9Allen County: 5.7 %Allen County5.7Montgomery County: 5.7 %Montgomery County5.7Carroll County: 5.6 %Carroll County5.6Vinton County: 5.5 %Vinton County5.5Belmont County: 5.4 %Belmont County5.4Hocking County: 5.4 %Hocking County5.4Monroe County: 5.4 %Monroe County5.4Richland County: 5.4 %Richland County5.4Coshocton County: 5.4 %Coshocton County5.4Meigs County: 5.4 %Meigs County5.4Pike County: 5.4 %Pike County5.4Portage County: 5.3 %Portage County5.3Erie County: 5.3 %Erie County5.3Guernsey County: 5.3 %Guernsey County5.3Defiance County: 5.2 %Defiance County5.2Butler County: 5.1 %Butler County5.1Summit County: 5.1 %Summit County5.1Hamilton County: 5 %Hamilton County5Jefferson County: 5 %Jefferson County5Brown County: 4.9 %Brown County4.9Champaign County: 4.8 %Champaign County4.8Washington County: 4.8 %Washington County4.8Crawford County: 4.7 %Crawford County4.7Trumbull County: 4.7 %Trumbull County4.7Hardin County: 4.6 %Hardin County4.6Franklin County: 4.6 %Franklin County4.6Clinton County: 4.6 %Clinton County4.6Harrison County: 4.6 %Harrison County4.6Huron County: 4.5 %Huron County4.5Tuscarawas County: 4.5 %Tuscarawas County4.5Wood County: 4.5 %Wood County4.5Clark County: 6.7 %Clark County6.7Cuyahoga County: 6.6 %Cuyahoga County6.6Ashtabula County: 6.6 %Ashtabula County6.6Athens County: 6.5 %Athens County6.5Adams County: 6.5 %Adams County6.5Mahoning County: 6.4 %Mahoning County6.4Marion County: 6.3 %Marion County6.3Lucas County: 6.3 %Lucas County6.3Scioto County: 5.9 %Scioto County5.9Allen County: 5.7 %Allen County5.7Montgomery County: 5.7 %Montgomery County5.7Carroll County: 5.6 %Carroll County5.6Vinton County: 5.5 %Vinton County5.5Belmont County: 5.4 %Belmont County5.4Hocking County: 5.4 %Hocking County5.4Monroe County: 5.4 %Monroe County5.4Richland County: 5.4 %Richland County5.4Coshocton County: 5.4 %Coshocton County5.4Meigs County: 5.4 %Meigs County5.4Pike County: 5.4 %Pike County5.4Portage County: 5.3 %Portage County5.3Erie County: 5.3 %Erie County5.3Guernsey County: 5.3 %Guernsey County5.3Defiance County: 5.2 %Defiance County5.2Butler County: 5.1 %Butler County5.1Summit County: 5.1 %Summit County5.1Hamilton County: 5 %Hamilton County5Jefferson County: 5 %Jefferson County5Brown County: 4.9 %Brown County4.9Champaign County: 4.8 %Champaign County4.8Washington County: 4.8 %Washington County4.8Crawford County: 4.7 %Crawford County4.7Trumbull County: 4.7 %Trumbull County4.7Hardin County: 4.6 %Hardin County4.6Franklin County: 4.6 %Franklin County4.6Clinton County: 4.6 %Clinton County4.6Harrison County: 4.6 %Harrison County4.6Huron County: 4.5 %Huron County4.5Tuscarawas County: 4.5 %Tuscarawas County4.5Wood County: 4.5 %Wood County4.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Clark County6.7+0.2 pts
2Cuyahoga County6.6-0.3 pts
3Ashtabula County6.6-0.3 pts
4Athens County6.5+0.8 pts
5Adams County6.5-0 pts
6Mahoning County6.4-0 pts
7Marion County6.3+0.4 pts
8Lucas County6.3-0.5 pts
9Scioto County5.9-0.7 pts
10Allen County5.7-0.1 pts
11Montgomery County5.7-0.1 pts
12Carroll County5.6+1.7 pts
13Vinton County5.5+1.9 pts
14Belmont County5.4-0.3 pts
15Hocking County5.4+0.5 pts
15Monroe County5.4-0.6 pts
17Richland County5.4+0.6 pts
18Coshocton County5.4+0.1 pts
18Meigs County5.4-0.7 pts
20Pike County5.40 pts
21Portage County5.30 pts
22Erie County5.3-0.8 pts
23Guernsey County5.3+0.2 pts
24Defiance County5.2+1.1 pts
25Butler County5.1+0.3 pts
26Summit County5.1-0.2 pts
27Hamilton County5-0 pts
28Jefferson County50 pts
29Brown County4.9+0.6 pts
30Champaign County4.8-0.4 pts
31Washington County4.8+0.1 pts
32Crawford County4.7-0.9 pts
33Trumbull County4.7+0.2 pts
34Hardin County4.6+0.5 pts
35Franklin County4.60 pts
36Clinton County4.6-0.2 pts
36Harrison County4.60 pts
38Huron County4.5+0.4 pts
39Tuscarawas County4.5-0.8 pts
40Wood County4.5-0.1 pts
41Columbiana County4.5-0.3 pts
42Sandusky County4.3+0.4 pts
43Greene County4.3+0.3 pts
43Lorain County4.3-0.1 pts
45Muskingum County4.3-0.3 pts
46Clermont County4.2+0.1 pts
47Logan County4.1+0.5 pts
47Shelby County4.1-0.5 pts
49Williams County4.1+0.6 pts
50Lake County3.9-0.4 pts
50Stark County3.90 pts
52Henry County3.9+0.3 pts
53Fulton County3.9+0.3 pts
54Fairfield County3.8+0.2 pts
55Ross County3.8-0.7 pts
56Jackson County3.8-0.3 pts
57Fayette County3.7-0.6 pts
58Perry County3.7-0.3 pts
59Ashland County3.6-0.1 pts
60Paulding County3.6-0.3 pts
61Seneca County3.6-0.4 pts
62Pickaway County3.6-0.6 pts
63Gallia County3.5-0.1 pts
64Madison County3.5-0.5 pts
65Morgan County3.5+0.5 pts
66Van Wert County3.4-0.2 pts
67Wayne County3.30 pts
68Licking County3.2+0.1 pts
69Preble County3.2-0.4 pts
70Hancock County3.1-0.1 pts
71Miami County3.1-0.5 pts
72Ottawa County3.1+0.2 pts
73Highland County3.1-0.9 pts
74Warren County3.1-0.1 pts
75Delaware County30 pts
75Geauga County3-0 pts
77Morrow County2.9-0.1 pts
78Medina County2.9-0.1 pts
79Darke County2.8+0.1 pts
80Auglaize County2.7+0.3 pts
81Lawrence County2.7-0.3 pts
82Union County2.6+0.2 pts
83Knox County2.50 pts
84Holmes County2.2+0.2 pts
85Wyandot County1.9-0.6 pts
86Putnam County1.8-0.3 pts
87Mercer County1.6-0.2 pts
88Noble County1.4-1.5 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

An average over five years of survey responses, so it moves slowly. The official monthly and annual rates for states and counties are unemployment_rate, from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Ohio by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Ohio by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/ohio-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Clark County, with 6.7% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Noble County, with 1.4% in 2024.

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