Ohio County Distress Index
Financial distress scores for all 88 counties in Ohio, scored 0–100 across five domains. Mean score: 46.7. 27counties are in the two most distressed fifths.
Data: Census, BLS, Urban Institute, HUD, US Courts | Scores as of 2026-03-26
Ohio Snapshot
88 Counties Scored
46.7 Mean Score
47.5 Median Score
73.0 Pike County Most Distressed
11.4 Holmes County Least Distressed
8 Most distressed fifth19 Second-most distressed fifth24 Middle fifth22 Second-least distressed fifth15 Least distressed fifth
Quintile Distribution Ohio County Map
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Least distressed fifth Second-least distressed fifth Middle fifth Second-most distressed fifth Most distressed fifth
All 88 Ohio counties colored by distress fifth. Hover for details; click released counties for full reports.
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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 | Distress Fifth | Primary Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 339 | Pike County | 73.0 | Most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 2 | 387 | Scioto County | 71.9 | Most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 3 | 404 | Trumbull County | 71.4 | Most distressed fifth | Labor |
| 4 | 454 | Ross County | 70.3 | Most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 5 | 471 | Lucas County | 70.0 | Most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 6 | 475 | Mahoning County | 69.9 | Most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 7 | 481 | Jackson County | 69.8 | Most distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 8 | 590 | Adams County | 67.8 | Most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 9 | 666 | Meigs County | 66.2 | Second-most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 10 | 742 | Clark County | 64.8 | Second-most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 11 | 757 | Lawrence County | 64.6 | Second-most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 12 | 854 | Montgomery County | 62.9 | Second-most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 13 | 867 | Ashtabula County | 62.6 | Second-most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 14 | 873 | Jefferson County | 62.5 | Second-most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 15 | 880 | Cuyahoga County | 62.4 | Second-most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 16 | 914 | Marion County | 61.9 | Second-most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 17 | 990 | Gallia County | 60.5 | Second-most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 18 | 1,084 | Guernsey County | 59.0 | Second-most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 19 | 1,092 | Vinton County | 58.9 | Second-most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 20 | 1,172 | Richland County | 57.5 | Second-most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 21 | 1,177 | Columbiana County | 57.5 | Second-most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 22 | 1,208 | Muskingum County | 57.0 | Second-most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 23 | 1,210 | Hocking County | 56.9 | Second-most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 24 | 1,218 | Fayette County | 56.8 | Second-most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 25 | 1,219 | Perry County | 56.8 | Second-most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 26 | 1,232 | Harrison County | 56.6 | Second-most distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 27 | 1,250 | Coshocton County | 56.2 | Second-most distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 28 | 1,259 | Belmont County | 56.0 | Middle fifth | Default & Legal |
| 29 | 1,262 | Athens County | 56.0 | Middle fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 30 | 1,279 | Franklin County | 55.7 | Middle fifth | Default & Legal |
| 31 | 1,296 | Hamilton County | 55.3 | Middle fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 32 | 1,333 | Brown County | 54.7 | Middle fifth | Default & Legal |
| 33 | 1,336 | Crawford County | 54.7 | Middle fifth | Default & Legal |
| 34 | 1,338 | Summit County | 54.6 | Middle fifth | Default & Legal |
| 35 | 1,348 | Morgan County | 54.5 | Middle fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 36 | 1,462 | Allen County | 52.4 | Middle fifth | Default & Legal |
| 37 | 1,501 | Highland County | 51.7 | Middle fifth | Default & Legal |
| 38 | 1,502 | Huron County | 51.6 | Middle fifth | Default & Legal |
| 39 | 1,525 | Erie County | 51.4 | Middle fifth | Default & Legal |
| 40 | 1,599 | Stark County | 50.0 | Middle fifth | Default & Legal |
| 41 | 1,645 | Hardin County | 49.2 | Middle fifth | Delinquency |
| 42 | 1,649 | Pickaway County | 49.1 | Middle fifth | Default & Legal |
| 43 | 1,673 | Monroe County | 48.6 | Middle fifth | Labor |
| 44 | 1,747 | Williams County | 47.5 | Middle fifth | Default & Legal |
| 45 | 1,748 | Lorain County | 47.5 | Middle fifth | Default & Legal |
| 46 | 1,752 | Portage County | 47.4 | Middle fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 47 | 1,802 | Clinton County | 46.4 | Middle fifth | Default & Legal |
| 48 | 1,812 | Morrow County | 46.3 | Middle fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 49 | 1,822 | Washington County | 46.2 | Middle fifth | Delinquency |
| 50 | 1,831 | Sandusky County | 46.0 | Middle fifth | Default & Legal |
| 51 | 1,832 | Seneca County | 46.0 | Middle fifth | Default & Legal |
| 52 | 1,916 | Butler County | 44.5 | Second-least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 53 | 1,983 | Noble County | 43.4 | Second-least distressed fifth | Labor |
| 54 | 1,984 | Licking County | 43.3 | Second-least distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 55 | 2,016 | Tuscarawas County | 42.9 | Second-least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 56 | 2,077 | Carroll County | 41.8 | Second-least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 57 | 2,162 | Logan County | 40.1 | Second-least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 58 | 2,186 | Lake County | 39.8 | Second-least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 59 | 2,204 | Fairfield County | 39.4 | Second-least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 60 | 2,213 | Miami County | 39.2 | Second-least distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 61 | 2,229 | Madison County | 38.9 | Second-least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 62 | 2,231 | Ashland County | 38.8 | Second-least distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 63 | 2,240 | Clermont County | 38.7 | Second-least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 64 | 2,245 | Ottawa County | 38.5 | Second-least distressed fifth | Labor |
| 65 | 2,299 | Van Wert County | 37.5 | Second-least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 66 | 2,305 | Hancock County | 37.4 | Second-least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 67 | 2,326 | Preble County | 36.9 | Second-least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 68 | 2,342 | Champaign County | 36.7 | Second-least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 69 | 2,393 | Paulding County | 35.4 | Second-least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 70 | 2,421 | Defiance County | 34.9 | Second-least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 71 | 2,445 | Knox County | 34.4 | Second-least distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 72 | 2,457 | Fulton County | 34.1 | Second-least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 73 | 2,460 | Wood County | 34.1 | Second-least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 74 | 2,549 | Shelby County | 32.0 | Least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 75 | 2,572 | Greene County | 31.5 | Least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 76 | 2,607 | Darke County | 30.9 | Least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 77 | 2,655 | Henry County | 29.7 | Least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 78 | 2,707 | Wayne County | 28.3 | Least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 79 | 2,801 | Wyandot County | 25.7 | Least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 80 | 2,866 | Auglaize County | 23.8 | Least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 81 | 2,913 | Medina County | 22.5 | Least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 82 | 2,940 | Warren County | 21.8 | Least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 83 | 3,033 | Putnam County | 17.5 | Least distressed fifth | Delinquency |
| 84 | 3,036 | Union County | 17.3 | Least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 85 | 3,092 | Geauga County | 14.0 | Least distressed fifth | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 86 | 3,099 | Mercer County | 13.5 | Least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 87 | 3,114 | Delaware County | 12.7 | Least distressed fifth | Default & Legal |
| 88 | 3,123 | Holmes County | 11.4 | Least distressed fifth | Safety Net & Buffer |
How County Scores Work
Each county is scored 0–100 using five equal-weighted domains. Each domain averages its member indicators' county ranks, and the composite is the mean of those domain scores. Higher scores indicate greater household financial distress.
Most distressed fifth — 8 Ohio counties
Second-most distressed fifth — 19 Ohio counties
Middle fifth — 24 Ohio counties
Second-least distressed fifth — 22 Ohio counties
Least distressed fifth — 15 Ohio counties