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Lowest unemployment, Ohio counties

Ohio counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 88 counties in Ohio that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 88 is 4.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Jackson County, OH, up 49 places to #33.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01▲40Noble County, OHOH14,2761.4%−3.3 pts

02Mercer County, OHOH42,7371.6%−0.9 pts

03▲6Putnam County, OHOH34,3801.8%−1.4 pts

04▲7Wyandot County, OHOH21,5671.9%−1.4 pts

05▼4Holmes County, OHOH44,9702.2%−0.1 pts

06▲21Knox County, OHOH64,0022.5%−1.7 pts

07Union County, OHOH73,4462.6%−0.2 pts

08▲42Lawrence County, OHOH55,7102.7%−2.3 pts

09▲3Auglaize County, OHOH45,9092.7%−0.6 pts

10▼5Darke County, OHOH51,5202.8%+0.1 pts

11▼3Medina County, OHOH185,0252.9%0.0 pts

12▼8Morrow County, OHOH36,3052.9%+0.3 pts

13▼7Geauga County, OHOH95,6763.0%+0.2 pts

14▼11Delaware County, OHOH242,0323.0%+0.4 pts

15▼1Warren County, OHOH257,1813.1%−0.4 pts

16▲28Highland County, OHOH43,8233.1%−1.7 pts

17Ottawa County, OHOH39,4813.1%−0.6 pts

18▲8Miami County, OHOH112,6343.1%−1.0 pts

19▼4Hancock County, OHOH75,0343.1%−0.5 pts

20▼10Preble County, OHOH40,6643.2%−0.1 pts

21▼3Licking County, OHOH185,5643.2%−0.5 pts

22▼9Wayne County, OHOH116,7583.3%0.0 pts

23▲31Van Wert County, OHOH29,0133.4%−1.7 pts

24Morgan County, OHOH13,6263.5%−0.5 pts

25▼3Madison County, OHOH46,9853.5%−0.4 pts

26▲8Gallia County, OHOH29,0723.5%−1.0 pts

27▲5Pickaway County, OHOH62,9783.5%−0.9 pts

28▼3Seneca County, OHOH54,5223.6%−0.6 pts

29▲6Paulding County, OHOH18,7273.6%−0.9 pts

30▼11Ashland County, OHOH52,5233.6%−0.2 pts

31▲47Perry County, OHOH35,9183.7%−2.4 pts

32▲17Fayette County, OHOH28,5523.7%−1.2 pts

33▲49Jackson County, OHOH32,8173.8%−3.1 pts

34▲41Ross County, OHOH76,4293.8%−2.2 pts

35▼12Fairfield County, OHOH169,7523.8%−0.1 pts

36▼5Fulton County, OHOH41,8533.9%−0.6 pts

37▼1Henry County, OHOH27,5983.9%−0.6 pts

38▲4Lake County, OHOH232,2173.9%−0.9 pts

39▲17Stark County, OHOH373,7713.9%−1.3 pts

40▼19Williams County, OHOH36,5494.0%+0.2 pts

41▲16Shelby County, OHOH48,0654.1%−1.1 pts

42▼9Logan County, OHOH46,3024.1%−0.4 pts

43▼15Clermont County, OHOH216,9774.2%−0.1 pts

44▲14Muskingum County, OHOH87,0144.3%−1.0 pts

45▲2Lorain County, OHOH323,2194.3%−0.6 pts

46▲9Greene County, OHOH174,3224.3%−0.8 pts

47▼10Sandusky County, OHOH58,6554.3%−0.2 pts

48▲26Columbiana County, OHOH99,3774.5%−1.5 pts

49▼3Wood County, OHOH134,1764.5%−0.4 pts

50▲11Tuscarawas County, OHOH92,3734.5%−1.0 pts

51▼12Huron County, OHOH58,2504.5%−0.1 pts

52▲10Clinton County, OHOH42,3014.5%−1.1 pts

53▲20Harrison County, OHOH14,0704.6%−1.4 pts

54▼9Franklin County, OHOH1,361,5364.6%−0.3 pts

55▼2Hardin County, OHOH30,0724.6%−0.5 pts

56▼13Trumbull County, OHOH198,9724.7%−0.1 pts

57▲3Crawford County, OHOH41,8964.7%−0.8 pts

58▼20Washington County, OHOH58,3894.8%+0.2 pts

59▲11Champaign County, OHOH38,8204.8%−1.0 pts

60▼31Brown County, OHOH44,3974.9%+0.6 pts

61▲3Jefferson County, OHOH63,5975.0%−0.6 pts

62▼3Hamilton County, OHOH838,4185.0%−0.4 pts

63▲8Summit County, OHOH538,3765.1%−0.8 pts

64▼16Butler County, OHOH400,1285.1%+0.1 pts

65▼35Defiance County, OHOH38,2925.2%+0.7 pts

66▼15Guernsey County, OHOH38,3795.3%+0.2 pts

67▼1Erie County, OHOH73,2965.3%−0.4 pts

68▲1Portage County, OHOH163,4045.3%−0.5 pts

69▼17Pike County, OHOH27,0615.4%+0.3 pts

70▲7Coshocton County, OHOH37,1885.4%−0.7 pts

71▲17Meigs County, OHOH21,5875.4%−2.9 pts

72▼5Richland County, OHOH124,8935.4%−0.3 pts

73▼33Monroe County, OHOH12,9945.4%+0.7 pts

74▼54Hocking County, OHOH27,5125.4%+1.6 pts

75▼12Belmont County, OHOH64,4345.4%−0.2 pts

76▼8Vinton County, OHOH12,6455.5%−0.2 pts

77▼61Carroll County, OHOH26,4755.6%+1.9 pts

78▲1Montgomery County, OHOH539,5985.7%−0.5 pts

79▼14Allen County, OHOH100,8815.7%+0.1 pts

80▲3Scioto County, OHOH71,3655.9%−1.1 pts

81▲4Lucas County, OHOH423,3476.3%−0.9 pts

82▼6Marion County, OHOH65,1156.3%+0.3 pts

83▲4Mahoning County, OHOH224,7066.4%−1.5 pts

84▼4Adams County, OHOH27,8656.4%−0.2 pts

85▼13Athens County, OHOH63,1976.5%+0.7 pts

86▼2Ashtabula County, OHOH96,7136.6%−0.6 pts

87▼1Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,9256.6%−0.8 pts

88▼7Clark County, OHOH135,3406.7%−0.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES