RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 88 SHOWN OF 88

Highest labor force participation, Ohio counties · 2020

Ohio counties ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2020 ACS). This list covers the 88 counties in Ohio that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 88 is 61.8%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS –

01Franklin County, OHOH1,361,53669.7%–

02Delaware County, OHOH242,03269.4%–

03Mercer County, OHOH42,73769.0%–

04Wood County, OHOH134,17668.4%–

05Shelby County, OHOH48,06568.1%–

06Putnam County, OHOH34,38067.9%–

07Medina County, OHOH185,02567.5%–

08Union County, OHOH73,44667.3%–

09Hamilton County, OHOH838,41866.8%–

10Auglaize County, OHOH45,90966.6%–

11Clermont County, OHOH216,97765.8%–

12Defiance County, OHOH38,29265.5%–

13Geauga County, OHOH95,67665.3%–

14Portage County, OHOH163,40465.2%–

15Warren County, OHOH257,18165.1%–

16Hancock County, OHOH75,03464.9%–

17Wyandot County, OHOH21,56764.8%–

18Lake County, OHOH232,21764.7%–

19Summit County, OHOH538,37664.7%–

20Van Wert County, OHOH29,01364.5%–

21Morrow County, OHOH36,30564.5%–

22Butler County, OHOH400,12864.3%–

23Henry County, OHOH27,59864.3%–

24Holmes County, OHOH44,97064.2%–

25Fulton County, OHOH41,85363.8%–

26Fairfield County, OHOH169,75263.8%–

27Miami County, OHOH112,63463.6%–

28Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,92563.3%–

29Licking County, OHOH185,56463.3%–

30Darke County, OHOH51,52063.0%–

31Lucas County, OHOH423,34762.9%–

32Wayne County, OHOH116,75862.8%–

33Huron County, OHOH58,25062.5%–

34Clinton County, OHOH42,30162.5%–

35Williams County, OHOH36,54962.4%–

36Ashland County, OHOH52,52362.4%–

37Montgomery County, OHOH539,59862.3%–

38Tuscarawas County, OHOH92,37362.2%–

39Stark County, OHOH373,77162.1%–

40Greene County, OHOH174,32262.1%–

41Seneca County, OHOH54,52262.0%–

42Sandusky County, OHOH58,65562.0%–

43Erie County, OHOH73,29661.9%–

44Allen County, OHOH100,88161.8%–

45Knox County, OHOH64,00261.6%–

46Preble County, OHOH40,66461.6%–

47Logan County, OHOH46,30261.3%–

48Champaign County, OHOH38,82061.2%–

49Mahoning County, OHOH224,70660.2%–

50Lorain County, OHOH323,21960.1%–

51Hardin County, OHOH30,07260.0%–

52Clark County, OHOH135,34059.6%–

53Muskingum County, OHOH87,01459.4%–

54Crawford County, OHOH41,89659.3%–

55Paulding County, OHOH18,72759.1%–

56Hocking County, OHOH27,51258.7%–

57Jackson County, OHOH32,81758.5%–

58Brown County, OHOH44,39758.1%–

59Coshocton County, OHOH37,18857.9%–

60Columbiana County, OHOH99,37757.7%–

61Fayette County, OHOH28,55257.6%–

62Washington County, OHOH58,38957.3%–

63Ottawa County, OHOH39,48157.1%–

64Highland County, OHOH43,82356.9%–

65Perry County, OHOH35,91856.5%–

66Guernsey County, OHOH38,37956.2%–

67Madison County, OHOH46,98556.0%–

68Ashtabula County, OHOH96,71356.0%–

69Richland County, OHOH124,89355.9%–

70Vinton County, OHOH12,64555.8%–

71Carroll County, OHOH26,47555.6%–

72Pickaway County, OHOH62,97855.3%–

73Trumbull County, OHOH198,97255.1%–

74Jefferson County, OHOH63,59754.8%–

75Belmont County, OHOH64,43454.6%–

76Gallia County, OHOH29,07253.9%–

77Marion County, OHOH65,11553.4%–

78Athens County, OHOH63,19753.4%–

79Ross County, OHOH76,42952.9%–

80Lawrence County, OHOH55,71052.8%–

81Morgan County, OHOH13,62651.8%–

82Harrison County, OHOH14,07051.7%–

83Pike County, OHOH27,06151.3%–

84Adams County, OHOH27,86550.9%–

85Meigs County, OHOH21,58750.5%–

86Monroe County, OHOH12,99449.8%–

87Scioto County, OHOH71,36548.1%–

88Noble County, OHOH14,27639.1%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS