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Which counties in Ohio have the lowest unemployment?

Holmes County (3.3%), Mercer County (3.4%) and Geauga County (3.5%) had the lowest unemployment in Ohio in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 88 ranked Ohio counties

Ohio counties ranked by lowest unemployment rate
RankCountyRate 2025Change since 2019Residents
1Holmes County3.3%+0.2 pts44,970
2Mercer County3.4%+0.6 pts42,737
3Geauga County3.5%+0.0 pts95,676
4Medina County3.5%+0.0 pts185,025
5Union County3.6%+0.6 pts73,446
6Auglaize County3.8%+0.7 pts45,909
7Delaware County3.8%+0.6 pts242,032
8Lake County3.8%+0.0 pts232,217
9Putnam County3.8%+0.6 pts34,380
10Wyandot County4.0%+0.5 pts21,567
11Cuyahoga County4.1%+0.0 pts1,232,925
12Madison County4.1%+0.6 pts46,985
13Warren County4.1%+0.6 pts257,181
14Shelby County4.2%+0.8 pts48,065
15Wayne County4.2%+0.6 pts116,758
16Clinton County4.3%+0.3 pts42,301
17Fairfield County4.3%+0.5 pts169,752
18Logan County4.3%+0.6 pts46,302
19Lorain County4.3%−0.1 pts323,219
20Preble County4.3%+0.4 pts40,664
21Van Wert County4.3%+1.0 pts29,013
22Clermont County4.4%+0.6 pts216,977
23Darke County4.4%+0.7 pts51,520
24Franklin County4.4%+0.9 pts1,361,536
25Greene County4.4%+0.6 pts174,322
26Hancock County4.4%+1.0 pts75,034
27Licking County4.4%+0.5 pts185,564
28Miami County4.4%+0.6 pts112,634
29Paulding County4.4%+0.6 pts18,727
30Ashtabula County4.5%−0.1 pts96,713
31Defiance County4.5%+0.6 pts38,292
32Knox County4.5%+0.4 pts64,002
33Morrow County4.5%+0.4 pts36,305
34Tuscarawas County4.5%+0.2 pts92,373
35Wood County4.5%+0.8 pts134,176
36Butler County4.6%+0.7 pts400,128
37Champaign County4.6%+0.7 pts38,820
38Hamilton County4.6%+0.9 pts838,418
39Pickaway County4.6%+0.6 pts62,978
40Ashland County4.7%+0.6 pts52,523
41Allen County4.8%+0.8 pts100,881
42Marion County4.8%+0.7 pts65,115
43Portage County4.8%+0.5 pts163,404
44Hocking County4.9%+0.2 pts27,512
45Stark County4.9%+0.3 pts373,771
46Summit County4.9%+0.7 pts538,376
47Washington County4.9%−0.3 pts58,389
48Williams County4.9%+1.4 pts36,549
49Fayette County5.0%+0.7 pts28,552
50Montgomery County5.0%+0.8 pts539,598
51Muskingum County5.0%+0.1 pts87,014
52Seneca County5.0%+0.9 pts54,522
53Carroll County5.1%−0.1 pts26,475
54Hardin County5.1%+1.1 pts30,072
55Coshocton County5.2%−0.1 pts37,188
56Brown County5.3%+0.4 pts44,397
57Clark County5.3%+0.9 pts135,340
58Columbiana County5.3%+0.5 pts99,377
59Crawford County5.3%+0.9 pts41,896
60Fulton County5.3%+1.0 pts41,853
61Highland County5.3%+0.6 pts43,823
62Lawrence County5.3%+0.3 pts55,710
63Richland County5.3%+0.8 pts124,893
64Erie County5.4%+0.5 pts73,296
65Harrison County5.4%−0.4 pts14,070
66Mahoning County5.4%−0.1 pts224,706
67Gallia County5.5%+0.2 pts29,072
68Henry County5.5%+1.1 pts27,598
69Athens County5.6%+0.7 pts63,197
70Belmont County5.6%+0.0 pts64,434
71Perry County5.6%+0.4 pts35,918
72Sandusky County5.6%+1.0 pts58,655
73Huron County5.7%+0.1 pts58,250
74Ross County5.7%+1.1 pts76,429
75Jefferson County5.8%+0.4 pts63,597
76Guernsey County5.9%+0.0 pts38,379
77Jackson County5.9%+0.4 pts32,817
78Trumbull County5.9%+0.0 pts198,972
79Vinton County5.9%+0.6 pts12,645
80Lucas County6.0%+1.3 pts423,347
81Morgan County6.0%−1.0 pts13,626
82Adams County6.5%−0.4 pts27,865
83Ottawa County6.5%+0.6 pts39,481
84Monroe County6.7%−1.0 pts12,994
85Scioto County6.7%+0.3 pts71,365
86Pike County6.8%+0.7 pts27,061
87Noble County7.0%−0.4 pts14,276
88Meigs County7.1%+0.2 pts21,587

How this is ranked

The annual average unemployment rate for 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics). Lowest first. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Which county in Ohio has the lowest unemployment rate?

Holmes County: 3.3%, ahead of Mercer County (3.4%) and Geauga County (3.5%), of 88 Ohio counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

The annual average unemployment rate for 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics). Lowest first. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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