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Most unemployed people, Ohio counties

Ohio counties with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the unemployment rate. This list covers the 88 counties in Ohio that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020

01Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,92543,117−10%

02Franklin County, OHOH1,361,53633,390−4%

03Hamilton County, OHOH838,41821,946−6%

04Montgomery County, OHOH539,59815,427−7%

05Summit County, OHOH538,37614,320−14%

06Lucas County, OHOH423,34713,537−12%

07Butler County, OHOH400,12810,109+5%

08Stark County, OHOH373,7717,245−25%

09Mahoning County, OHOH224,7066,856−24%

10Lorain County, OHOH323,2196,727−8%

11Lake County, OHOH232,2174,930−16%

12Portage County, OHOH163,4044,688−9%

13Clermont County, OHOH216,9774,558+0%

14Trumbull County, OHOH198,9724,277−1%

15Clark County, OHOH135,3404,249−3%

16Warren County, OHOH257,1814,009−1%

17Delaware County, OHOH242,0323,680+33%

18Greene County, OHOH174,3223,658−14%

19Wood County, OHOH134,1763,184−11%

20Fairfield County, OHOH169,7523,171+4%

21Richland County, OHOH124,8933,076−1%

22Licking County, OHOH185,5642,968−10%

23Ashtabula County, OHOH96,7132,960−6%

24Medina County, OHOH185,0252,894+4%

25Allen County, OHOH100,8812,795−2%

26Columbiana County, OHOH99,3772,123−27%

27Erie County, OHOH73,2962,031−6%

28Tuscarawas County, OHOH92,3732,018−20%

29Athens County, OHOH63,1972,004+12%

30Wayne County, OHOH116,7581,843−3%

31Marion County, OHOH65,1151,776+4%

32Miami County, OHOH112,6341,763−21%

33Muskingum County, OHOH87,0141,744−19%

34Scioto County, OHOH71,3651,698−17%

35Belmont County, OHOH64,4341,616−6%

36Jefferson County, OHOH63,5971,488−11%

37Geauga County, OHOH95,6761,460+7%

38Washington County, OHOH58,3891,351+4%

39Huron County, OHOH58,2501,288−3%

40Ross County, OHOH76,4291,275−36%

41Hancock County, OHOH75,0341,216−16%

42Sandusky County, OHOH58,6551,212−8%

43Pickaway County, OHOH62,9781,013−12%

44Shelby County, OHOH48,0651,008−25%

45Defiance County, OHOH38,2921,003+14%

46Brown County, OHOH44,397989+12%

47Seneca County, OHOH54,522987−15%

48Crawford County, OHOH41,896968−11%

49Clinton County, OHOH42,301949−19%

50Champaign County, OHOH38,820946−15%

51Union County, OHOH73,446936+11%

52Ashland County, OHOH52,523924−9%

53Guernsey County, OHOH38,379922+4%

54Logan County, OHOH46,302908−9%

55Coshocton County, OHOH37,188891−13%

56Fulton County, OHOH41,853826−12%

57Madison County, OHOH46,985755−3%

58Knox County, OHOH64,002748−41%

59Williams County, OHOH36,549731+4%

60Adams County, OHOH27,865719−2%

61Hocking County, OHOH27,512700+36%

62Darke County, OHOH51,520690−1%

63Hardin County, OHOH30,072689−10%

64Carroll County, OHOH26,475678+47%

65Lawrence County, OHOH55,710666−48%

66Auglaize County, OHOH45,909655−17%

67Preble County, OHOH40,664641−3%

68Highland County, OHOH43,823640−31%

69Ottawa County, OHOH39,481604−16%

70Perry County, OHOH35,918597−40%

71Pike County, OHOH27,061588+3%

72Jackson County, OHOH32,817555−46%

73Henry County, OHOH27,598544−13%

74Morrow County, OHOH36,305511+6%

75Van Wert County, OHOH29,013505−31%

76Fayette County, OHOH28,552501−22%

77Holmes County, OHOH44,970467−2%

78Meigs County, OHOH21,587463−40%

79Gallia County, OHOH29,072427−26%

80Mercer County, OHOH42,737353−35%

81Paulding County, OHOH18,727339−14%

82Monroe County, OHOH12,994317+19%

83Putnam County, OHOH34,380310−45%

84Vinton County, OHOH12,645299−11%

85Harrison County, OHOH14,070271−28%

86Wyandot County, OHOH21,567209−45%

87Morgan County, OHOH13,626198−20%

88Noble County, OHOH14,27663−72%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES