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

Mahoning County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 88 counties in 2021, at 7.9%. Holmes County had the lowest, at 2.2%. The median was 4.8% and the figure for Ohio was 5.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest7.9Mahoning County
Lowest2.2Holmes County
Median4.888 counties
Ohio5.3History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 6.5 %Allen County: 6.1 %Ashland County: 3.6 %Ashtabula County: 7.7 %Athens County: 5.8 %Auglaize County: 3.3 %Belmont County: 5.4 %Brown County: 4.5 %Butler County: 5.2 %Carroll County: 3.6 %Champaign County: 5.8 %Clark County: 7.1 %Clermont County: 4.2 %Clinton County: 6 %Columbiana County: 4.9 %Coshocton County: 6.9 %Crawford County: 5.7 %Cuyahoga County: 7.5 %Darke County: 2.4 %Defiance County: 5.1 %Delaware County: 2.8 %Erie County: 5.6 %Fairfield County: 4.1 %Fayette County: 5.3 %Franklin County: 4.8 %Fulton County: 3.8 %Gallia County: 4.6 %Geauga County: 3.1 %Greene County: 4.7 %Guernsey County: 4.9 %Hamilton County: 5.1 %Hancock County: 3.7 %Hardin County: 4.7 %Harrison County: 5.5 %Henry County: 4.8 %Highland County: 5.2 %Hocking County: 4.1 %Holmes County: 2.2 %Huron County: 4.3 %Jackson County: 7.3 %Jefferson County: 6 %Knox County: 3.1 %Lake County: 4.8 %Lawrence County: 4.6 %Licking County: 3.6 %Logan County: 4.4 %Lorain County: 4.7 %Lucas County: 7.3 %Madison County: 3.1 %Mahoning County: 7.9 %Marion County: 5.8 %Medina County: 2.8 %Meigs County: 7.5 %Mercer County: 2.4 %Miami County: 3.7 %Monroe County: 5.5 %Montgomery County: 6.1 %Morgan County: 4.1 %Morrow County: 3.2 %Muskingum County: 4.5 %Noble County: 4.8 %Ottawa County: 3.9 %Paulding County: 4.3 %Perry County: 4.9 %Pickaway County: 4.2 %Pike County: 5.2 %Portage County: 5.9 %Preble County: 3.1 %Putnam County: 2.6 %Richland County: 5.3 %Ross County: 6 %Sandusky County: 5.5 %Scioto County: 7.9 %Seneca County: 3.9 %Shelby County: 5.2 %Stark County: 4.9 %Summit County: 5.7 %Trumbull County: 4.9 %Tuscarawas County: 5.6 %Union County: 3 %Van Wert County: 4.9 %Vinton County: 4.9 %Warren County: 3.5 %Washington County: 5.3 %Wayne County: 3.6 %Williams County: 3.4 %Wood County: 5.2 %Wyandot County: 2.7 %
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  • 3.4 to 4.2
  • 4.2 to 4.8
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  • 6 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

Mahoning County: 7.9 %Mahoning County7.9Scioto County: 7.9 %Scioto County7.9Ashtabula County: 7.7 %Ashtabula County7.7Cuyahoga County: 7.5 %Cuyahoga County7.5Meigs County: 7.5 %Meigs County7.5Jackson County: 7.3 %Jackson County7.3Lucas County: 7.3 %Lucas County7.3Clark County: 7.1 %Clark County7.1Coshocton County: 6.9 %Coshocton County6.9Adams County: 6.5 %Adams County6.5Allen County: 6.1 %Allen County6.1Montgomery County: 6.1 %Montgomery County6.1Jefferson County: 6 %Jefferson County6Ross County: 6 %Ross County6Clinton County: 6 %Clinton County6Portage County: 5.9 %Portage County5.9Athens County: 5.8 %Athens County5.8Marion County: 5.8 %Marion County5.8Champaign County: 5.8 %Champaign County5.8Crawford County: 5.7 %Crawford County5.7Summit County: 5.7 %Summit County5.7Tuscarawas County: 5.6 %Tuscarawas County5.6Erie County: 5.6 %Erie County5.6Monroe County: 5.5 %Monroe County5.5Harrison County: 5.5 %Harrison County5.5Sandusky County: 5.5 %Sandusky County5.5Belmont County: 5.4 %Belmont County5.4Fayette County: 5.3 %Fayette County5.3Washington County: 5.3 %Washington County5.3Richland County: 5.3 %Richland County5.3Pike County: 5.2 %Pike County5.2Shelby County: 5.2 %Shelby County5.2Wood County: 5.2 %Wood County5.2Highland County: 5.2 %Highland County5.2Butler County: 5.2 %Butler County5.2Hamilton County: 5.1 %Hamilton County5.1Defiance County: 5.1 %Defiance County5.1Columbiana County: 4.9 %Columbiana County4.9Guernsey County: 4.9 %Guernsey County4.9Stark County: 4.9 %Stark County4.9Mahoning County: 7.9 %Mahoning County7.9Scioto County: 7.9 %Scioto County7.9Ashtabula County: 7.7 %Ashtabula County7.7Cuyahoga County: 7.5 %Cuyahoga County7.5Meigs County: 7.5 %Meigs County7.5Jackson County: 7.3 %Jackson County7.3Lucas County: 7.3 %Lucas County7.3Clark County: 7.1 %Clark County7.1Coshocton County: 6.9 %Coshocton County6.9Adams County: 6.5 %Adams County6.5Allen County: 6.1 %Allen County6.1Montgomery County: 6.1 %Montgomery County6.1Jefferson County: 6 %Jefferson County6Ross County: 6 %Ross County6Clinton County: 6 %Clinton County6Portage County: 5.9 %Portage County5.9Athens County: 5.8 %Athens County5.8Marion County: 5.8 %Marion County5.8Champaign County: 5.8 %Champaign County5.8Crawford County: 5.7 %Crawford County5.7Summit County: 5.7 %Summit County5.7Tuscarawas County: 5.6 %Tuscarawas County5.6Erie County: 5.6 %Erie County5.6Monroe County: 5.5 %Monroe County5.5Harrison County: 5.5 %Harrison County5.5Sandusky County: 5.5 %Sandusky County5.5Belmont County: 5.4 %Belmont County5.4Fayette County: 5.3 %Fayette County5.3Washington County: 5.3 %Washington County5.3Richland County: 5.3 %Richland County5.3Pike County: 5.2 %Pike County5.2Shelby County: 5.2 %Shelby County5.2Wood County: 5.2 %Wood County5.2Highland County: 5.2 %Highland County5.2Butler County: 5.2 %Butler County5.2Hamilton County: 5.1 %Hamilton County5.1Defiance County: 5.1 %Defiance County5.1Columbiana County: 4.9 %Columbiana County4.9Guernsey County: 4.9 %Guernsey County4.9Stark County: 4.9 %Stark County4.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Mahoning County7.9
2Scioto County7.9
3Ashtabula County7.7
4Cuyahoga County7.5
4Meigs County7.5
6Jackson County7.3
7Lucas County7.3
8Clark County7.1
9Coshocton County6.9
10Adams County6.5
11Allen County6.1
12Montgomery County6.1
13Jefferson County6
14Ross County6
15Clinton County6
16Portage County5.9
17Athens County5.8
18Marion County5.8
19Champaign County5.8
20Crawford County5.7
21Summit County5.7
22Tuscarawas County5.6
23Erie County5.6
24Monroe County5.5
25Harrison County5.5
26Sandusky County5.5
27Belmont County5.4
28Fayette County5.3
29Washington County5.3
30Richland County5.3
31Pike County5.2
31Shelby County5.2
33Wood County5.2
34Highland County5.2
35Butler County5.2
36Hamilton County5.1
37Defiance County5.1
38Columbiana County4.9
39Guernsey County4.9
39Stark County4.9
41Vinton County4.9
42Trumbull County4.9
42Van Wert County4.9
44Perry County4.9
45Franklin County4.8
45Lake County4.8
47Henry County4.8
47Noble County4.8
49Hardin County4.7
50Greene County4.7
51Lorain County4.7
52Lawrence County4.6
53Gallia County4.6
54Brown County4.5
55Muskingum County4.5
56Logan County4.4
57Huron County4.3
57Paulding County4.3
59Clermont County4.2
60Pickaway County4.2
61Morgan County4.1
62Fairfield County4.1
62Hocking County4.1
64Seneca County3.9
65Ottawa County3.9
66Fulton County3.8
67Miami County3.7
68Hancock County3.7
69Ashland County3.6
70Carroll County3.6
71Wayne County3.6
72Licking County3.6
73Warren County3.5
74Williams County3.4
75Auglaize County3.3
76Morrow County3.2
77Geauga County3.1
78Madison County3.1
79Preble County3.1
80Knox County3.1
81Union County3
82Delaware County2.8
83Medina County2.8
84Wyandot County2.7
85Putnam County2.6
86Mercer County2.4
87Darke County2.4
88Holmes County2.2

Other periods

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.

How to cite

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/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: 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), 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: 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), 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/unemployment-rate-acs/ohio-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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), 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/unemployment-rate-acs/ohio-counties?period=2021.

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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), 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/unemployment-rate-acs/ohio-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Mahoning County, with 7.9% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Holmes County, with 2.2% in 2021.

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