RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 88 SHOWN OF 88

Most unemployed people, Ohio counties · 2020

Ohio counties with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2020 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. The median across all 88 is 1,277.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS –

01Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,92547,781–

02Franklin County, OHOH1,361,53634,844–

03Hamilton County, OHOH838,41823,304–

04Summit County, OHOH538,37616,590–

05Montgomery County, OHOH539,59816,574–

06Lucas County, OHOH423,34715,436–

07Stark County, OHOH373,7719,618–

08Butler County, OHOH400,1289,603–

09Mahoning County, OHOH224,7068,976–

10Lorain County, OHOH323,2197,337–

11Lake County, OHOH232,2175,882–

12Portage County, OHOH163,4045,157–

13Clermont County, OHOH216,9774,549–

14Clark County, OHOH135,3404,370–

15Trumbull County, OHOH198,9724,322–

16Greene County, OHOH174,3224,231–

17Warren County, OHOH257,1814,062–

18Wood County, OHOH134,1763,578–

19Licking County, OHOH185,5643,282–

20Ashtabula County, OHOH96,7133,141–

21Richland County, OHOH124,8933,118–

22Fairfield County, OHOH169,7523,056–

23Columbiana County, OHOH99,3772,901–

24Allen County, OHOH100,8812,848–

25Medina County, OHOH185,0252,778–

26Delaware County, OHOH242,0322,774–

27Tuscarawas County, OHOH92,3732,516–

28Miami County, OHOH112,6342,241–

29Muskingum County, OHOH87,0142,159–

30Erie County, OHOH73,2962,153–

31Scioto County, OHOH71,3652,038–

32Ross County, OHOH76,4291,984–

33Wayne County, OHOH116,7581,905–

34Athens County, OHOH63,1971,791–

35Belmont County, OHOH64,4341,720–

36Marion County, OHOH65,1151,712–

37Jefferson County, OHOH63,5971,676–

38Hancock County, OHOH75,0341,453–

39Geauga County, OHOH95,6761,365–

40Shelby County, OHOH48,0651,346–

41Huron County, OHOH58,2501,334–

42Sandusky County, OHOH58,6551,322–

43Washington County, OHOH58,3891,302–

44Knox County, OHOH64,0021,277–

45Lawrence County, OHOH55,7101,269–

46Clinton County, OHOH42,3011,167–

47Pickaway County, OHOH62,9781,157–

48Seneca County, OHOH54,5221,155–

49Champaign County, OHOH38,8201,115–

50Crawford County, OHOH41,8961,085–

51Jackson County, OHOH32,8171,030–

52Coshocton County, OHOH37,1881,022–

53Ashland County, OHOH52,5231,014–

54Logan County, OHOH46,302995–

55Perry County, OHOH35,918992–

56Fulton County, OHOH41,853941–

57Highland County, OHOH43,823933–

58Guernsey County, OHOH38,379889–

59Brown County, OHOH44,397881–

60Defiance County, OHOH38,292879–

61Union County, OHOH73,446846–

62Auglaize County, OHOH45,909790–

63Madison County, OHOH46,985781–

64Meigs County, OHOH21,587777–

65Hardin County, OHOH30,072769–

66Van Wert County, OHOH29,013737–

67Adams County, OHOH27,865735–

68Ottawa County, OHOH39,481721–

69Williams County, OHOH36,549701–

70Darke County, OHOH51,520697–

71Preble County, OHOH40,664659–

72Fayette County, OHOH28,552644–

73Henry County, OHOH27,598624–

74Gallia County, OHOH29,072580–

75Pike County, OHOH27,061571–

76Putnam County, OHOH34,380561–

77Mercer County, OHOH42,737547–

78Hocking County, OHOH27,512513–

79Morrow County, OHOH36,305484–

80Holmes County, OHOH44,970476–

81Carroll County, OHOH26,475461–

82Paulding County, OHOH18,727396–

83Harrison County, OHOH14,070379–

84Wyandot County, OHOH21,567378–

85Vinton County, OHOH12,645337–

86Monroe County, OHOH12,994267–

87Morgan County, OHOH13,626246–

88Noble County, OHOH14,276222–

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