In Auglaize County, Ohio, rent on a two-bedroom takes about one in seven dollars of the typical household's income
In Auglaize County, 14.8% of the typical household's income would go to rent on a two-bedroom. That is lower than in 97% of U.S. counties.
Less distressed than 94% of U.S. counties.
What drives Auglaize County's score
In Auglaize County, collections and bankruptcy is the highest-scoring part, at 36.3. Jobs are the lowest part, at 10.5. About one in eight adults aged 25 to 54 (12.6%, 2020 to 2024) isn't working, a lower share than in 92% of U.S. counties.
The County Distress Index looks at five parts of household money trouble in Auglaize County: jobs, late payments on loans, income and the safety net, collections and bankruptcy, and housing costs. Each part is scored from 0 to 100, and a higher score means worse off than other counties.
Auglaize County isn't among the worst-off quarter of U.S. counties on any measure.
A longer bar means more trouble. See how the county score works.
- 36.3 of 100
Collections and bankruptcy
Biggest factorCredit records, August 2025; bankruptcy filings, 2025
- People with unpaid debt sent to a collector17.8% · August 202529th percentile
- Bankruptcy filings per 100,000 people112.9 · 202542nd percentile
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- 30.4 of 100
Late payments
Credit records, August 2025; credit scores, second quarter of 2026
- People with a credit card behind4.3% · August 202530th percentile
- People with a car or retail loan behind4.6% · August 202541st percentile
- People with a subprime credit score31.7% · second quarter of 202618th percentile
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- 14.8 of 100
Housing costs
Renters, 2020–24 Census survey; HUD's fair market rents, fiscal year 2027
- Renters paying half their income or more in rent14.0% · 2020 to 202427th percentile
- Rent on a two-bedroom as a share of the median income14.8% · fiscal year 20272nd percentile
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- 12.5 of 100
Income and safety net
Poverty and income, 2024; disability and insurance, 2020–24 Census survey
- People below the poverty line7.0% · 20244th percentile
- Children below the poverty line8.1% · 20246th percentile
- People with a disability13.9% · 2020 to 202430th percentile
- People without health insurance3.5% · 2020 to 20244th percentile
- Median household income (lower income, longer bar)$82,460 · 202417th percentile
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- 10.5 of 100
Jobs
Unemployment through Sep 2026; adults not working, 2020–24 Census survey
- Unemployment rate, average over the latest year2.9% · Oct 2025 to Sep 202613th percentile
- Adults 25 to 54 not working12.6% · 2020 to 20247th percentile
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Sources: Urban Institute, Debt in America; Equifax via the St. Louis Fed; Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Table F-5A; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Fair Market Rents and Census income; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates. County Distress Index by American Default Research, from data through Sep 2026.
Where the money in Auglaize County comes from
Benefit checks are Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid paid on people's behalf, veterans' benefits, and food and income support, so a high share usually means an older population, low pay, or both. In Auglaize County, 19.7% of residents are 65 or older (Census Bureau, 2024), against 17.2% nationally that year.
Cents of every dollar of income, 2024
Auglaize County
Ohio
United States
- Pay from work
- Investments and rent
- Benefit checks
In Auglaize County, benefit checks' share of income has tripled since 1969, reaching 21.2% in 2024, but pay from work still brings in about three times as much as benefit checks
In Auglaize County, Ohio, benefit checks' share of income tripled from 1969 to 2024, reaching 21.2%; pay from work is plotted alongside. Every fifth year and 2024 are shown.
- Benefit checks
- Pay from work
The share of households in Auglaize County getting SNAP food aid had its largest rise, from 6.2% in 2011 to 7.5% in 2012.
The share of households in Auglaize County getting SNAP food aid was at its highest on the chart in 2015 and has since fallen to 6.8%
Low on the chart: 5.1% in 2009. Households getting SNAP, every year; each bar is a five-year survey estimate ending that year, so neighboring bars share most of their data, Auglaize County, Ohio.
How Auglaize County has changed
Auglaize County's population had its largest rise, from 38,277 in 1969 to 40,859 in 1974.
Auglaize County's population rose by about a fifth from 1969 to 2024, reaching 45,922
High on the chart: 46,663 in 1999. Residents, yearly estimate, every fifth year and 2024, Auglaize County, Ohio.
The jobs count covers work located in the county; the population count covers residents.
The number of jobs located in Auglaize County rose by about a third to 22,204, the highest on the chart
Biggest rise: 2010 to 2015, reaching 20,942. Yearly average of jobs covered by unemployment insurance, every fifth year and 2025, Auglaize County, Ohio.
| Measure | Then | Now |
|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rateBLS LAUS | 1990 6.1% | 2025 3.8% |
| People below the poverty lineCensus SAIPE | 1989 6.2% | 2024 7.0% |
| Median household incomeCensus SAIPE | 1989 $30,645 | 2024 $82,460 |
The table uses 3.8% for 2025; the score uses 2.9% for the latest year (Oct 2025 to Sep 2026), both from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Figures are as each agency published them, not adjusted for prices.
Dated events in Auglaize County's history
1992
A tornado in July 1992 did $2.5 million in property damage. NOAA Storm Events Database
2000
The county's largest recorded population was the 2000 Census count of 46,611. The 2020 Census counted 46,422, 100% of the peak. Census Bureau
2023
A tornado in March 2023 did $3 million in property damage. NOAA Storm Events Database
2024
A tornado in March 2024 did $1 million in property damage. NOAA Storm Events Database
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Since 1978
13 federal disaster and emergency declarations have covered Auglaize County, 5 of them for flooding. FEMA
Auglaize County beside its neighbors
Of the six counties that border Auglaize County, five score higher. For the share of income from benefit checks, Auglaize County ranks 6th of the seven; Hardin County is highest, at 28.9%.
| County | Score | Poverty | Benefit checks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen County, OH | 59 | 14.8% | 26.8% |
| Hardin County, OH | 50 | 14.3% | 28.9% |
| Logan County, OH | 32 | 9.7% | 26.3% |
| Van Wert County, OH | 21 | 8.9% | 24.5% |
| Shelby County, OH | 17 | 8.9% | 21.4% |
| Auglaize County, OH | 5 | 7.0% | 21.2% |
| Mercer County, OH | 1 | 8.0% | 16.6% |
Distress score: American Default Research, County Distress Index, data through Sep 2026; each county scored against all 3,144. Poverty rate: Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024. Benefit checks: Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2024. Neighbors share a border, from Census county maps.
Is Auglaize County the poorest county in Ohio?
No, Auglaize County's poverty rate was 7.0% in 2024, 82nd highest of 88 in Ohio (U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). By that measure the poorest county in the state is Athens County, at 25.3%. On our distress index, which counts more than poverty, Auglaize County ranks 83rd of 88 in the state.
If you're behind on your mortgage in Auglaize County
Housing counselors approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development work at nonprofit agencies. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau describes free foreclosure-avoidance counseling, including help with mortgage-company conversations and available options Source CFPB.
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Legal Aid of Western Ohio (LAWO)
Legal aid
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Ohio Legal Help
Legal help website
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HUD-approved housing counselors
Our help directory lists 1,010 agencies approved for foreclosure counseling, by state.
The score, its 14 measures and their sources, in one file. Free to use with credit to American Default Research.
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Sources and method
- American Default Research · County Distress Index Data through Sep 2026, built from Urban Institute, Debt in America; Equifax via the St. Louis Fed; U.S. Courts, Table F-5A; Census Bureau, American Community Survey; HUD Fair Market Rents and Census income; Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates. The County Distress Index is American Default Research's own calculation; the Urban Institute does not produce or endorse it. Our methodology
- Urban Institute · Debt in America Breno Braga, Signe-Mary McKernan, Samantha Atherton, and Kassandra Martinchek, "Debt in America," last updated November 20, 2025, https://datacatalog.urban.org/dataset/debt-america-2025. Licensed under ODC-By 1.0.
- Rent on a two-bedroom and household income The rent share compares HUD fair market rent for fiscal year 2027 with Census Bureau median household income for 2024. The page calls this the typical household's income.
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Economic Accounts (CAINC4) · income shares Where the money in Auglaize County comes from, 2024.
- History The agencies named in each row and the linked records above.