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

Ashtabula County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 88 counties in 2022, at 7.6%. Holmes County had the lowest, at 2%. The median was 4.5% and the figure for Ohio was 5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Adams County: 5.8 %Allen County: 6.1 %Ashland County: 3.7 %Ashtabula County: 7.6 %Athens County: 5.7 %Auglaize County: 2.9 %Belmont County: 6 %Brown County: 4.4 %Butler County: 5.1 %Carroll County: 3.9 %Champaign County: 4.5 %Clark County: 6.8 %Clermont County: 4.1 %Clinton County: 4.8 %Columbiana County: 4.9 %Coshocton County: 6.1 %Crawford County: 5.5 %Cuyahoga County: 7.2 %Darke County: 2.6 %Defiance County: 4.9 %Delaware County: 3.1 %Erie County: 6.1 %Fairfield County: 3.7 %Fayette County: 4.3 %Franklin County: 4.7 %Fulton County: 3.5 %Gallia County: 4.1 %Geauga County: 3.1 %Greene County: 4.6 %Guernsey County: 4.6 %Hamilton County: 5 %Hancock County: 3.7 %Hardin County: 4.7 %Harrison County: 4.5 %Henry County: 4.5 %Highland County: 4.4 %Hocking County: 4.7 %Holmes County: 2 %Huron County: 4.4 %Jackson County: 5.9 %Jefferson County: 5.6 %Knox County: 3.3 %Lake County: 4.4 %Lawrence County: 3.8 %Licking County: 3.3 %Logan County: 3.5 %Lorain County: 4.4 %Lucas County: 6.8 %Madison County: 3.4 %Mahoning County: 7.2 %Marion County: 5.7 %Medina County: 3 %Meigs County: 6.4 %Mercer County: 2 %Miami County: 3.4 %Monroe County: 5.5 %Montgomery County: 5.9 %Morgan County: 4.9 %Morrow County: 2.6 %Muskingum County: 4.6 %Noble County: 4.5 %Ottawa County: 3.4 %Paulding County: 3.9 %Perry County: 4.9 %Pickaway County: 4.1 %Pike County: 5.2 %Portage County: 5.6 %Preble County: 3.4 %Putnam County: 2.2 %Richland County: 4.8 %Ross County: 5.7 %Sandusky County: 4.8 %Scioto County: 7.5 %Seneca County: 4.2 %Shelby County: 4.9 %Stark County: 4.3 %Summit County: 5.3 %Trumbull County: 4.8 %Tuscarawas County: 5.5 %Union County: 2.9 %Van Wert County: 3.8 %Vinton County: 3.6 %Warren County: 3 %Washington County: 5.2 %Wayne County: 3.4 %Williams County: 3.5 %Wood County: 4.9 %Wyandot County: 2.8 %
  • Under 3.4
  • 3.4 to 3.9
  • 3.9 to 4.5
  • 4.5 to 4.9
  • 4.9 to 5.7
  • 5.7 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

Ashtabula County: 7.6 %Ashtabula County7.6Scioto County: 7.5 %Scioto County7.5Mahoning County: 7.2 %Mahoning County7.2Cuyahoga County: 7.2 %Cuyahoga County7.2Clark County: 6.8 %Clark County6.8Lucas County: 6.8 %Lucas County6.8Meigs County: 6.4 %Meigs County6.4Coshocton County: 6.1 %Coshocton County6.1Allen County: 6.1 %Allen County6.1Erie County: 6.1 %Erie County6.1Belmont County: 6 %Belmont County6Jackson County: 5.9 %Jackson County5.9Montgomery County: 5.9 %Montgomery County5.9Adams County: 5.8 %Adams County5.8Ross County: 5.7 %Ross County5.7Athens County: 5.7 %Athens County5.7Marion County: 5.7 %Marion County5.7Jefferson County: 5.6 %Jefferson County5.6Portage County: 5.6 %Portage County5.6Crawford County: 5.5 %Crawford County5.5Tuscarawas County: 5.5 %Tuscarawas County5.5Monroe County: 5.5 %Monroe County5.5Summit County: 5.3 %Summit County5.3Washington County: 5.2 %Washington County5.2Pike County: 5.2 %Pike County5.2Butler County: 5.1 %Butler County5.1Hamilton County: 5 %Hamilton County5Morgan County: 4.9 %Morgan County4.9Wood County: 4.9 %Wood County4.9Columbiana County: 4.9 %Columbiana County4.9Perry County: 4.9 %Perry County4.9Shelby County: 4.9 %Shelby County4.9Defiance County: 4.9 %Defiance County4.9Trumbull County: 4.8 %Trumbull County4.8Richland County: 4.8 %Richland County4.8Sandusky County: 4.8 %Sandusky County4.8Clinton County: 4.8 %Clinton County4.8Hocking County: 4.7 %Hocking County4.7Hardin County: 4.7 %Hardin County4.7Franklin County: 4.7 %Franklin County4.7Ashtabula County: 7.6 %Ashtabula County7.6Scioto County: 7.5 %Scioto County7.5Mahoning County: 7.2 %Mahoning County7.2Cuyahoga County: 7.2 %Cuyahoga County7.2Clark County: 6.8 %Clark County6.8Lucas County: 6.8 %Lucas County6.8Meigs County: 6.4 %Meigs County6.4Coshocton County: 6.1 %Coshocton County6.1Allen County: 6.1 %Allen County6.1Erie County: 6.1 %Erie County6.1Belmont County: 6 %Belmont County6Jackson County: 5.9 %Jackson County5.9Montgomery County: 5.9 %Montgomery County5.9Adams County: 5.8 %Adams County5.8Ross County: 5.7 %Ross County5.7Athens County: 5.7 %Athens County5.7Marion County: 5.7 %Marion County5.7Jefferson County: 5.6 %Jefferson County5.6Portage County: 5.6 %Portage County5.6Crawford County: 5.5 %Crawford County5.5Tuscarawas County: 5.5 %Tuscarawas County5.5Monroe County: 5.5 %Monroe County5.5Summit County: 5.3 %Summit County5.3Washington County: 5.2 %Washington County5.2Pike County: 5.2 %Pike County5.2Butler County: 5.1 %Butler County5.1Hamilton County: 5 %Hamilton County5Morgan County: 4.9 %Morgan County4.9Wood County: 4.9 %Wood County4.9Columbiana County: 4.9 %Columbiana County4.9Perry County: 4.9 %Perry County4.9Shelby County: 4.9 %Shelby County4.9Defiance County: 4.9 %Defiance County4.9Trumbull County: 4.8 %Trumbull County4.8Richland County: 4.8 %Richland County4.8Sandusky County: 4.8 %Sandusky County4.8Clinton County: 4.8 %Clinton County4.8Hocking County: 4.7 %Hocking County4.7Hardin County: 4.7 %Hardin County4.7Franklin County: 4.7 %Franklin County4.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Ashtabula County7.6-0.1 pts
2Scioto County7.5-0.3 pts
3Mahoning County7.2-0.7 pts
4Cuyahoga County7.2-0.3 pts
5Clark County6.8-0.3 pts
6Lucas County6.8-0.5 pts
7Meigs County6.4-1.1 pts
8Coshocton County6.1-0.7 pts
9Allen County6.1-0 pts
10Erie County6.1+0.5 pts
11Belmont County6+0.6 pts
12Jackson County5.9-1.4 pts
13Montgomery County5.9-0.2 pts
14Adams County5.8-0.7 pts
15Ross County5.7-0.3 pts
16Athens County5.7-0.1 pts
16Marion County5.7-0.1 pts
18Jefferson County5.6-0.5 pts
18Portage County5.6-0.4 pts
20Crawford County5.5-0.2 pts
21Tuscarawas County5.5-0.1 pts
22Monroe County5.5-0.1 pts
23Summit County5.3-0.4 pts
24Washington County5.2-0 pts
25Pike County5.2-0.1 pts
26Butler County5.1-0.1 pts
27Hamilton County5-0.1 pts
28Morgan County4.9+0.9 pts
28Wood County4.9-0.3 pts
30Columbiana County4.9-0 pts
31Perry County4.90 pts
31Shelby County4.9-0.3 pts
33Defiance County4.9-0.2 pts
34Trumbull County4.8-0 pts
35Richland County4.8-0.5 pts
36Sandusky County4.8-0.7 pts
37Clinton County4.8-1.3 pts
38Hocking County4.7+0.7 pts
39Hardin County4.7-0.1 pts
40Franklin County4.7-0.1 pts
41Muskingum County4.6+0.2 pts
42Greene County4.6-0.1 pts
43Guernsey County4.6-0.4 pts
44Noble County4.5-0.2 pts
45Champaign County4.5-1.3 pts
46Harrison County4.5-1 pts
47Henry County4.5-0.3 pts
48Lorain County4.4-0.3 pts
49Brown County4.4-0.1 pts
50Highland County4.4-0.8 pts
50Huron County4.40 pts
50Lake County4.4-0.4 pts
53Fayette County4.3-1 pts
54Stark County4.3-0.6 pts
55Seneca County4.2+0.3 pts
56Pickaway County4.1-0 pts
57Clermont County4.1-0.1 pts
58Gallia County4.1-0.5 pts
59Paulding County3.9-0.4 pts
60Carroll County3.9+0.3 pts
61Van Wert County3.8-1.1 pts
62Lawrence County3.8-0.8 pts
63Ashland County3.7+0.1 pts
64Fairfield County3.7-0.4 pts
65Hancock County3.7-0 pts
66Vinton County3.6-1.3 pts
67Williams County3.5+0.1 pts
68Fulton County3.5-0.3 pts
69Logan County3.5-0.9 pts
70Preble County3.4+0.3 pts
71Miami County3.4-0.4 pts
72Madison County3.4+0.3 pts
72Ottawa County3.4-0.6 pts
74Wayne County3.4-0.2 pts
75Knox County3.3+0.3 pts
76Licking County3.3-0.3 pts
77Geauga County3.1-0 pts
78Delaware County3.1+0.2 pts
79Medina County3+0.2 pts
79Warren County3-0.5 pts
81Union County2.9-0.1 pts
82Auglaize County2.9-0.5 pts
83Wyandot County2.8+0.1 pts
84Darke County2.6+0.2 pts
85Morrow County2.6-0.6 pts
86Putnam County2.2-0.4 pts
87Mercer County2-0.4 pts
88Holmes County2-0.2 pts

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.

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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/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: 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), 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: 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), 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/unemployment-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: 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), 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/unemployment-rate-acs/ohio-counties?period=2022.

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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), 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/unemployment-rate-acs/ohio-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Ashtabula County, with 7.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Holmes County, with 2% in 2022.

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