Ohio County Distress Index
Financial distress scores for all 88 counties in Ohio, scored 0–100 across five domains. A county's score is the share of U.S. counties it is more distressed than; the average Ohio county scores 47.3. 18 counties score high, very high, or extreme.
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Urban Institute, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts | Scores as of Aug 2026
Ohio Snapshot
88 Counties Scored
47.3 Mean Score
48.3 Median Score
91 Scioto County Most Distressed
1 Mercer County Least Distressed
1 extreme county distress6 very high county distress11 high county distress13 moderate-high county distress10 moderate county distress14 moderate-low county distress8 low-moderate county distress14 low county distress2 very low county distress9 exceptionally low county distress
Score Label Distribution Ohio County Map
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Low county distress Moderate-low county distress Moderate county distress High county distress Extreme county distress
All 88 Ohio counties colored by county distress score range. Hover for details; click released counties for full reports.
Most & Least Distressed
Most Distressed
Least Distressed
Score Distribution
How Ohio's 88 county scores are distributed across the 0–100 scale.
All Ohio Counties
88 counties ranked by distress score. Click column headers to sort.
| State Rank | Nat'l Rank | County | Score | Score Label | Primary Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | Scioto County | 91 | extreme county distress | Labor |
| 2 | — | Pike County | 89 | very high county distress | Labor |
| 3 | — | Adams County | 88 | very high county distress | Labor |
| 4 | — | Jackson County | 87 | very high county distress | Delinquency |
| 5 | — | Mahoning County | 81 | very high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 6 | — | Ross County | 81 | very high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 7 | — | Lucas County | 80 | very high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 8 | — | Gallia County | 79 | high county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 9 | — | Meigs County | 78 | high county distress | Labor |
| 10 | — | Clark County | 78 | high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 11 | — | Lawrence County | 77 | high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 12 | — | Ashtabula County | 75 | high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 13 | — | Trumbull County | 75 | high county distress | Labor |
| 14 | — | Cuyahoga County | 73 | high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 15 | — | Marion County | 73 | high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 16 | — | Athens County | 72 | high county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 17 | — | Montgomery County | 72 | high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 18 | — | Jefferson County | 72 | high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 19 | — | Columbiana County | 69 | moderate-high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 20 | — | Vinton County | 68 | moderate-high county distress | Labor |
| 21 | — | Brown County | 68 | moderate-high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 22 | — | Belmont County | 67 | moderate-high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 23 | — | Fayette County | 66 | moderate-high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 24 | — | Guernsey County | 65 | moderate-high county distress | Labor |
| 25 | — | Coshocton County | 64 | moderate-high county distress | Labor |
| 26 | — | Harrison County | 64 | moderate-high county distress | Labor |
| 27 | — | Perry County | 63 | moderate-high county distress | Labor |
| 28 | — | Franklin County | 63 | moderate-high county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 29 | — | Hamilton County | 62 | moderate-high county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 30 | — | Hocking County | 60 | moderate-high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 31 | — | Muskingum County | 60 | moderate-high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 32 | — | Richland County | 59 | moderate county distress | Default & Legal |
| 33 | — | Allen County | 59 | moderate county distress | Default & Legal |
| 34 | — | Summit County | 59 | moderate county distress | Default & Legal |
| 35 | — | Morgan County | 58 | moderate county distress | Labor |
| 36 | — | Crawford County | 55 | moderate county distress | Default & Legal |
| 37 | — | Huron County | 54 | moderate county distress | Default & Legal |
| 38 | — | Highland County | 54 | moderate county distress | Default & Legal |
| 39 | — | Butler County | 50 | moderate county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 40 | — | Clinton County | 50 | moderate county distress | Default & Legal |
| 41 | — | Erie County | 50 | moderate county distress | Default & Legal |
| 42 | — | Pickaway County | 49 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 43 | — | Hardin County | 49 | moderate-low county distress | Delinquency |
| 44 | — | Sandusky County | 48 | moderate-low county distress | Default & Legal |
| 45 | — | Seneca County | 48 | moderate-low county distress | Default & Legal |
| 46 | — | Stark County | 46 | moderate-low county distress | Default & Legal |
| 47 | — | Lorain County | 46 | moderate-low county distress | Default & Legal |
| 48 | — | Monroe County | 45 | moderate-low county distress | Labor |
| 49 | — | Washington County | 45 | moderate-low county distress | Delinquency |
| 50 | — | Morrow County | 44 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 51 | — | Williams County | 43 | moderate-low county distress | Default & Legal |
| 52 | — | Tuscarawas County | 43 | moderate-low county distress | Default & Legal |
| 53 | — | Carroll County | 42 | moderate-low county distress | Labor |
| 54 | — | Portage County | 41 | moderate-low county distress | Default & Legal |
| 55 | — | Licking County | 40 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 56 | — | Noble County | 39 | low-moderate county distress | Labor |
| 57 | — | Clermont County | 35 | low-moderate county distress | Default & Legal |
| 58 | — | Preble County | 35 | low-moderate county distress | Default & Legal |
| 59 | — | Fairfield County | 34 | low-moderate county distress | Default & Legal |
| 60 | — | Ashland County | 34 | low-moderate county distress | Default & Legal |
| 61 | — | Madison County | 33 | low-moderate county distress | Default & Legal |
| 62 | — | Logan County | 32 | low-moderate county distress | Default & Legal |
| 63 | — | Miami County | 30 | low-moderate county distress | Default & Legal |
| 64 | — | Knox County | 29 | low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 65 | — | Champaign County | 28 | low county distress | Default & Legal |
| 66 | — | Paulding County | 28 | low county distress | Default & Legal |
| 67 | — | Darke County | 27 | low county distress | Default & Legal |
| 68 | — | Hancock County | 26 | low county distress | Default & Legal |
| 69 | — | Defiance County | 24 | low county distress | Default & Legal |
| 70 | — | Wood County | 24 | low county distress | Default & Legal |
| 71 | — | Wayne County | 23 | low county distress | Default & Legal |
| 72 | — | Lake County | 23 | low county distress | Default & Legal |
| 73 | — | Ottawa County | 22 | low county distress | Labor |
| 74 | — | Greene County | 22 | low county distress | Default & Legal |
| 75 | — | Van Wert County | 21 | low county distress | Delinquency |
| 76 | — | Fulton County | 21 | low county distress | Default & Legal |
| 77 | — | Henry County | 20 | low county distress | Default & Legal |
| 78 | — | Shelby County | 17 | very low county distress | Delinquency |
| 79 | — | Wyandot County | 17 | very low county distress | Delinquency |
| 80 | — | Warren County | 8 | exceptionally low county distress | Default & Legal |
| 81 | — | Holmes County | 7 | exceptionally low county distress | Labor |
| 82 | — | Medina County | 7 | exceptionally low county distress | Default & Legal |
| 83 | — | Auglaize County | 6 | exceptionally low county distress | Default & Legal |
| 84 | 3,045 | Union County | 3 | exceptionally low county distress | Default & Legal |
| 85 | 3,076 | Geauga County | 2 | exceptionally low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 86 | 3,092 | Putnam County | 1 | exceptionally low county distress | Delinquency |
| 87 | 3,102 | Delaware County | 1 | exceptionally low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 88 | 3,103 | Mercer County | 1 | exceptionally low county distress | Default & Legal |
How County Scores Work
Each county is scored 0–100 using five equal-weighted domains. Each domain averages its member indicators' county ranks, the domains are averaged, and that average is ranked against every U.S. county. So a county's score is the share of U.S. counties it is more distressed than. National ranks are shown only for the 100 most and 100 least distressed counties, because ranks in between move between updates. Counties with identical composite scores share a rank, marked T- for tied.
extreme county distress — 1 Ohio county
very high county distress — 6 Ohio counties
high county distress — 11 Ohio counties
moderate-high county distress — 13 Ohio counties
moderate county distress — 10 Ohio counties
moderate-low county distress — 14 Ohio counties
low-moderate county distress — 8 Ohio counties
low county distress — 14 Ohio counties
very low county distress — 2 Ohio counties
exceptionally low county distress — 9 Ohio counties