Counties in Ohio by unemployment rate

Meigs County had the highest unemployment rate of 88 counties in August 2025, at 6.4%. Medina County had the lowest, at 3%. The median was 4.45% and the figure for Ohio was 4.4%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest6.4Meigs County
Median4.4588 counties
Ohio4.4History

Top 40 counties, August 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

Meigs CountyMeigs County: 6.4 %6.4Pike CountyPike County: 6.4 %6.4Scioto CountyScioto County: 6.4 %6.4Monroe CountyMonroe County: 5.8 %5.8Noble CountyNoble County: 5.8 %5.8Ross CountyRoss County: 5.8 %5.8Athens CountyAthens County: 5.7 %5.7Lucas CountyLucas County: 5.7 %5.7Trumbull CountyTrumbull County: 5.6 %5.6Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 5.5 %5.5Adams CountyAdams County: 5.4 %5.4Vinton CountyVinton County: 5.4 %5.4Highland CountyHighland County: 5.3 %5.3Jackson CountyJackson County: 5.3 %5.3Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 5.2 %5.2Belmont CountyBelmont County: 5.1 %5.1Mahoning CountyMahoning County: 5.1 %5.1Sandusky CountySandusky County: 5.1 %5.1Gallia CountyGallia County: 5 %5Guernsey CountyGuernsey County: 5 %5Hardin CountyHardin County: 5 %5Richland CountyRichland County: 5 %5Clark CountyClark County: 4.9 %4.9Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 4.9 %4.9Perry CountyPerry County: 4.9 %4.9Columbiana CountyColumbiana County: 4.8 %4.8Coshocton CountyCoshocton County: 4.8 %4.8Crawford CountyCrawford County: 4.8 %4.8Harrison CountyHarrison County: 4.8 %4.8Morgan CountyMorgan County: 4.8 %4.8Allen CountyAllen County: 4.7 %4.7Brown CountyBrown County: 4.7 %4.7Fayette CountyFayette County: 4.7 %4.7Fulton CountyFulton County: 4.7 %4.7Summit CountySummit County: 4.7 %4.7Williams CountyWilliams County: 4.7 %4.7Butler CountyButler County: 4.6 %4.6Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 4.6 %4.6Stark CountyStark County: 4.6 %4.6Washington CountyWashington County: 4.6 %4.6
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesAugust 2025 (%)Change on August 2024
1Meigs County6.4-0.3 pts
1Pike County6.4+1.2 pts
1Scioto County6.4+0.5 pts
4Monroe County5.8-0.2 pts
4Noble County5.8-0.3 pts
4Ross County5.8+1.1 pts
7Athens County5.7-0.6 pts
7Lucas County5.7-0.3 pts
9Trumbull County5.6+0.4 pts
10Jefferson County5.5-0.8 pts
11Adams County5.4-0.1 pts
11Vinton County5.4+0.8 pts
13Highland County5.3+0.9 pts
13Jackson County5.3+0.2 pts
15Lawrence County5.20 pts
16Belmont County5.10 pts
16Mahoning County5.1+0.2 pts
16Sandusky County5.1+0.6 pts
19Gallia County5-0.1 pts
19Guernsey County5-0.1 pts
19Hardin County5+0.1 pts
19Richland County5+0.2 pts
23Clark County4.9+0.1 pts
23Montgomery County4.9+0.1 pts
23Perry County4.9+0.1 pts
26Columbiana County4.80 pts
26Coshocton County4.8+0.1 pts
26Crawford County4.80 pts
26Harrison County4.8-0.1 pts
26Morgan County4.80 pts
31Allen County4.7+0.2 pts
31Brown County4.7-0.1 pts
31Fayette County4.7+0.2 pts
31Fulton County4.7+0.2 pts
31Summit County4.7+0.2 pts
31Williams County4.7+0.3 pts
37Butler County4.6+0.1 pts
37Hamilton County4.6+0.1 pts
37Stark County4.6+0.1 pts
37Washington County4.6-0.4 pts
41Marion County4.50 pts
41Ottawa County4.5-0.1 pts
41Portage County4.5+0.1 pts
41Seneca County4.5+0.1 pts
45Carroll County4.4-0.1 pts
45Champaign County4.4+0.2 pts
45Greene County4.4+0.1 pts
45Henry County4.4+0.1 pts
45Huron County4.40 pts
45Wood County4.4-0.1 pts
51Erie County4.3+0.1 pts
51Franklin County4.30 pts
51Hancock County4.3+0.1 pts
51Knox County4.30 pts
55Clermont County4.20 pts
55Defiance County4.2+0.1 pts
55Hocking County4.2-0.3 pts
55Licking County4.20 pts
55Muskingum County4.2-0.1 pts
55Pickaway County4.2+0.1 pts
61Ashland County4.1-0.2 pts
61Miami County4.1+0.1 pts
61Paulding County4.1+0.2 pts
64Clinton County4-0.1 pts
64Fairfield County4-0.1 pts
64Logan County4-0.1 pts
64Morrow County4-0.2 pts
64Shelby County4+0.1 pts
64Tuscarawas County40 pts
64Van Wert County40 pts
64Warren County40 pts
72Madison County3.9+0.1 pts
72Wayne County3.9-0.1 pts
74Cuyahoga County3.8-0.1 pts
74Darke County3.80 pts
74Delaware County3.8-0.1 pts
74Preble County3.8-0.1 pts
78Ashtabula County3.7-0.3 pts
78Lorain County3.7-0.2 pts
80Auglaize County3.60 pts
80Union County3.6+0.1 pts
82Wyandot County3.4-0.1 pts
83Putnam County3.3-0.2 pts
84Lake County3.2-0.2 pts
84Mercer County3.20 pts
86Holmes County3.1-0.3 pts
87Geauga County3-0.2 pts
87Medina County3-0.2 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.

Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not. Countries without a national or Eurostat series get the annual ILO modelled estimate, a model output rather than a survey result.

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. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Meigs County, with 6.4% in August 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Medina County, with 3% in August 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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