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Lowest unemployment, Ohio counties · 2020

Ohio counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2023 ACS). This list covers the 88 counties in Ohio that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2000

01Holmes County, OHOH44,9702.3%–

02Mercer County, OHOH42,7372.5%–

03Delaware County, OHOH242,0322.5%–

04Morrow County, OHOH36,3052.7%–

05Darke County, OHOH51,5202.7%–

06Geauga County, OHOH95,6762.8%–

07Union County, OHOH73,4462.8%–

08Medina County, OHOH185,0252.9%–

09Putnam County, OHOH34,3803.2%–

10Preble County, OHOH40,6643.2%–

11Wyandot County, OHOH21,5673.3%–

12Auglaize County, OHOH45,9093.3%–

13Wayne County, OHOH116,7583.3%–

14Warren County, OHOH257,1813.4%–

15Hancock County, OHOH75,0343.7%–

16Carroll County, OHOH26,4753.7%–

17Ottawa County, OHOH39,4813.7%–

18Licking County, OHOH185,5643.7%–

19Ashland County, OHOH52,5233.8%–

20Hocking County, OHOH27,5123.8%–

21Williams County, OHOH36,5493.8%–

22Madison County, OHOH46,9853.8%–

23Fairfield County, OHOH169,7523.9%–

24Morgan County, OHOH13,6264.0%–

25Seneca County, OHOH54,5224.2%–

26Miami County, OHOH112,6344.2%–

27Knox County, OHOH64,0024.2%–

28Clermont County, OHOH216,9774.2%–

29Brown County, OHOH44,3974.4%–

30Defiance County, OHOH38,2924.4%–

31Fulton County, OHOH41,8534.4%–

32Pickaway County, OHOH62,9784.4%–

33Logan County, OHOH46,3024.5%–

34Gallia County, OHOH29,0724.5%–

35Paulding County, OHOH18,7274.5%–

36Henry County, OHOH27,5984.5%–

37Sandusky County, OHOH58,6554.5%–

38Washington County, OHOH58,3894.6%–

39Huron County, OHOH58,2504.7%–

40Monroe County, OHOH12,9944.7%–

41Noble County, OHOH14,2764.8%–

42Lake County, OHOH232,2174.8%–

43Trumbull County, OHOH198,9724.8%–

44Highland County, OHOH43,8234.8%–

45Franklin County, OHOH1,361,5364.8%–

46Wood County, OHOH134,1764.9%–

47Lorain County, OHOH323,2194.9%–

48Butler County, OHOH400,1284.9%–

49Fayette County, OHOH28,5524.9%–

50Lawrence County, OHOH55,7105.0%–

51Guernsey County, OHOH38,3795.0%–

52Pike County, OHOH27,0615.0%–

53Hardin County, OHOH30,0725.1%–

54Van Wert County, OHOH29,0135.1%–

55Greene County, OHOH174,3225.1%–

56Stark County, OHOH373,7715.1%–

57Shelby County, OHOH48,0655.2%–

58Muskingum County, OHOH87,0145.3%–

59Hamilton County, OHOH838,4185.4%–

60Crawford County, OHOH41,8965.5%–

61Tuscarawas County, OHOH92,3735.5%–

62Clinton County, OHOH42,3015.6%–

63Belmont County, OHOH64,4345.6%–

64Jefferson County, OHOH63,5975.6%–

65Allen County, OHOH100,8815.6%–

66Erie County, OHOH73,2965.7%–

67Richland County, OHOH124,8935.7%–

68Vinton County, OHOH12,6455.8%–

69Portage County, OHOH163,4045.8%–

70Champaign County, OHOH38,8205.8%–

71Summit County, OHOH538,3765.8%–

72Athens County, OHOH63,1975.8%–

73Harrison County, OHOH14,0705.9%–

74Columbiana County, OHOH99,3776.0%–

75Ross County, OHOH76,4296.0%–

76Marion County, OHOH65,1156.1%–

77Coshocton County, OHOH37,1886.1%–

78Perry County, OHOH35,9186.1%–

79Montgomery County, OHOH539,5986.3%–

80Adams County, OHOH27,8656.6%–

81Clark County, OHOH135,3406.8%–

82Jackson County, OHOH32,8176.9%–

83Scioto County, OHOH71,3656.9%–

84Ashtabula County, OHOH96,7137.2%–

85Lucas County, OHOH423,3477.2%–

86Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,9257.4%–

87Mahoning County, OHOH224,7067.9%–

88Meigs County, OHOH21,5878.3%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES