County Data

Ohio County Distress Index

Financial distress scores for all 88 counties in Ohio, scored 0–100 across five domains. Mean score: 50.5. 12counties are in Serious or Crisis.

Data: Census, BLS, Urban Institute, HUD, US Courts | Scores as of 2026-03-26

Ohio Snapshot

88 Counties Scored
50.5 Mean Score
52.3 Median Score
72.3 Ashtabula County Most Distressed
19.4 Holmes County Least Distressed
12 Serious 37 Elevated 26 Normal 13 Healthy
Zone Distribution

Ohio County Map

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Healthy Normal Elevated Serious Crisis

All 88 Ohio counties colored by distress zone. Hover for details; click released counties for full reports.

Most & Least Distressed

Most Distressed

#1 Ashtabula County
72.3 Serious
Consumer Credit Distress
#2 Ross County
71.4 Serious
Consumer Credit Distress
#3 Clark County
69.5 Serious
Consumer Credit Distress

Least Distressed

#88 Holmes County
19.4 Healthy
Consumer Credit Distress
#87 Delaware County
20.8 Healthy
Housing Cost Burden
#86 Geauga County
22.3 Healthy
Housing Cost Burden

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 Zone Primary Driver
1 304 Ashtabula County 72.3 Serious Consumer Credit Distress
2 335 Ross County 71.4 Serious Consumer Credit Distress
3 413 Clark County 69.5 Serious Consumer Credit Distress
4 439 Jackson County 69.0 Serious Consumer Credit Distress
5 448 Pike County 68.7 Serious Consumer Credit Distress
6 458 Scioto County 68.5 Serious Consumer Credit Distress
7 477 Marion County 68.2 Serious Consumer Credit Distress
8 497 Adams County 67.9 Serious Consumer Credit Distress
9 555 Lucas County 66.9 Serious Consumer Credit Distress
10 578 Montgomery County 66.4 Serious Consumer Credit Distress
11 591 Trumbull County 66.2 Serious Consumer Credit Distress
12 597 Mahoning County 66.0 Serious Consumer Credit Distress
13 643 Lawrence County 65.0 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
14 731 Jefferson County 63.6 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
15 741 Cuyahoga County 63.5 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
16 784 Muskingum County 62.8 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
17 806 Franklin County 62.3 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
18 876 Brown County 61.1 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
19 884 Hocking County 60.9 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
20 894 Fayette County 60.8 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
21 904 Guernsey County 60.8 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
22 949 Hamilton County 60.0 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
23 957 Athens County 59.8 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
24 971 Columbiana County 59.8 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
25 1,025 Perry County 59.0 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
26 1,032 Meigs County 58.8 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
27 1,039 Coshocton County 58.5 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
28 1,059 Richland County 58.3 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
29 1,083 Gallia County 57.9 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
30 1,139 Allen County 57.2 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
31 1,153 Summit County 56.8 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
32 1,179 Belmont County 56.4 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
33 1,216 Crawford County 55.8 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
34 1,230 Harrison County 55.6 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
35 1,248 Highland County 55.4 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
36 1,253 Huron County 55.3 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
37 1,256 Pickaway County 55.2 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
38 1,287 Hardin County 54.8 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
39 1,289 Lorain County 54.8 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
40 1,333 Portage County 54.1 Elevated Housing Cost Burden
41 1,360 Vinton County 53.8 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
42 1,407 Butler County 52.9 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
43 1,419 Stark County 52.7 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
44 1,422 Erie County 52.6 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
45 1,456 Clinton County 52.0 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
46 1,463 Morgan County 51.9 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
47 1,488 Seneca County 51.5 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
48 1,518 Tuscarawas County 51.1 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
49 1,574 Fairfield County 50.1 Elevated Consumer Credit Distress
50 1,595 Miami County 49.6 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
51 1,620 Williams County 49.3 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
52 1,662 Morrow County 48.8 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
53 1,708 Washington County 48.1 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
54 1,717 Champaign County 48.0 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
55 1,738 Licking County 47.6 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
56 1,753 Lake County 47.5 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
57 1,771 Clermont County 47.1 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
58 1,792 Madison County 46.8 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
59 1,797 Sandusky County 46.7 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
60 1,894 Logan County 45.1 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
61 1,898 Ashland County 45.0 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
62 1,902 Preble County 44.9 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
63 1,927 Hancock County 44.5 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
64 1,946 Van Wert County 44.1 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
65 1,983 Paulding County 43.5 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
66 2,043 Carroll County 42.5 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
67 2,052 Knox County 42.3 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
68 2,061 Shelby County 42.1 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
69 2,107 Monroe County 41.3 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
70 2,123 Wood County 41.0 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
71 2,200 Noble County 40.0 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
72 2,217 Defiance County 39.6 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
73 2,257 Greene County 39.0 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
74 2,292 Darke County 38.4 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
75 2,437 Ottawa County 35.8 Normal Consumer Credit Distress
76 2,485 Wayne County 34.8 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
77 2,501 Wyandot County 34.5 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
78 2,531 Fulton County 33.9 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
79 2,594 Auglaize County 32.9 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
80 2,616 Henry County 32.5 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
81 2,727 Medina County 30.6 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
82 2,867 Warren County 27.6 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
83 2,944 Putnam County 25.6 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
84 2,955 Union County 25.4 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
85 2,992 Mercer County 24.0 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress
86 3,028 Geauga County 22.3 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
87 3,054 Delaware County 20.8 Healthy Housing Cost Burden
88 3,085 Holmes County 19.4 Healthy Consumer Credit Distress

How County Scores Work

Each county is scored 0–100 using PCA-weighted percentile-rank scoring across five statistically derived dimensions: Consumer Credit Distress, Housing Cost Burden, Structural Poverty, Economic Vitality, and Legal Distress. A score of 50 means the county falls at the national median. Higher scores indicate greater household financial distress.

Crisis (≥80) — Among the most distressed counties in the country
Serious (65–80) — More distressed than roughly 80% of counties
Elevated (50–65) — More distressed than roughly half of counties
Normal (35–50) — Near the national median
Healthy (<35) — Less distressed than most counties

Full CDI methodology and data sources

Ohio Resources

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State Distress Rankings

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