RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 88 SHOWN OF 88

Lowest unemployment, Ohio counties · 2020

Ohio counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2020 ACS). This list covers the 88 counties in Ohio that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 88 is 4.8%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS –

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