In Logan County, Ohio, rent on a two-bedroom takes about one in six dollars of the typical household's income
In Logan County, 17.0% of the typical household's income would go to rent on a two-bedroom. That is lower than in 86% of U.S. counties.
Less distressed than 67% of U.S. counties.
What drives Logan County's score
In Logan County, collections and bankruptcy is the highest-scoring part, at 66.1. Housing costs are the lowest part, at 21.6.
The County Distress Index looks at five parts of household money trouble in Logan 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.
Even so, Logan County is worse off than most counties on bankruptcy filings per 100,000 people (262.7, 2025).
A longer bar means more trouble. See how the county score works.
- 66.1 of 100
Collections and bankruptcy
Biggest factorCredit records, August 2025; bankruptcy filings, 2025
- People with unpaid debt sent to a collector21.9% · August 202545th percentile
- Bankruptcy filings per 100,000 people262.7 · 202586th percentile
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- 43.2 of 100
Late payments
Credit records, August 2025; credit scores, second quarter of 2026
- People with a credit card behind5.1% · August 202542nd percentile
- People with a car or retail loan behind4.6% · August 202541st percentile
- People with a subprime credit score38.9% · second quarter of 202645th percentile
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- 37.1 of 100
Jobs
Unemployment through Sep 2026; adults not working, 2020–24 Census survey
- Unemployment rate, average over the latest year3.4% · Oct 2025 to Sep 202630th percentile
- Adults 25 to 54 not working19.7% · 2020 to 202444th percentile
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- 30.8 of 100
Income and safety net
Poverty and income, 2024; disability and insurance, 2020–24 Census survey
- People below the poverty line9.7% · 202419th percentile
- Children below the poverty line13.0% · 202427th percentile
- People with a disability15.5% · 2020 to 202445th percentile
- People without health insurance6.0% · 2020 to 202431st percentile
- Median household income (lower income, longer bar)$75,055 · 202429th percentile
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- 21.6 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 rent14.7% · 2020 to 202429th percentile
- Rent on a two-bedroom as a share of the median income17.0% · fiscal year 202713th 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 Logan 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 Logan County, 19.4% of residents are 65 or older (Census Bureau, 2024), against 17.2% nationally that year.
Cents of every dollar of income, 2024
Logan County
Ohio
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- Pay from work
- Investments and rent
- Benefit checks
In Logan County, benefit checks' share of income has tripled since 1969, reaching 26.3% in 2024, but pay from work still brings in twice as much as benefit checks
In Logan County, Ohio, benefit checks' share of income tripled from 1969 to 2024, reaching 26.3%; pay from work is plotted alongside. Every fifth year and 2024 are shown.
- Benefit checks
- Pay from work
The share of households in Logan County getting SNAP food aid rose most sharply from its first year (8.8% in 2009) to 10.8% in 2010.
The share of households in Logan County getting SNAP food aid was at its highest on the chart in 2014 and has since fallen by about a quarter
Low on the chart: 8.8% 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, Logan County, Ohio.
How Logan County has changed
Logan County's population had its largest rise, from 39,816 in 1984 to 42,091 in 1989.
Logan County's population rose by about a third from 1969 to 2024, reaching 46,085
High on the chart: 46,265 in 2019. Residents, yearly estimate, every fifth year and 2024, Logan County, Ohio.
The jobs count covers work located in the county; the population count covers residents.
The number of jobs located in Logan County rose 38% from 1990 to 2025, with most of the change between 1995 and 2000
High on the chart: 20,984 in 2000. Yearly average of jobs covered by unemployment insurance, every fifth year and 2025, Logan County, Ohio.
| Measure | Then | Now |
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| Unemployment rateBLS LAUS | 1990 5.9% | 2025 4.3% |
| People below the poverty lineCensus SAIPE | 1989 10.7% | 2024 9.7% |
| Median household incomeCensus SAIPE | 1989 $26,734 | 2024 $75,055 |
The table uses 4.3% for 2025; the score uses 3.4% 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 Logan County's history
2019
A flash flood in May 2019 did $1 million in property damage. NOAA Storm Events Database
2020
The county's largest recorded population was the 2020 Census count of 46,150, which is also its most recent census. Census Bureau
2024
A tornado in March 2024 did $5 million in property damage and killed three people. NOAA Storm Events Database
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Since 1978
14 federal disaster and emergency declarations have covered Logan County, 6 of them for flooding. FEMA
Logan County beside its neighbors
Of the five counties that border Logan County, one scores higher. For the share of income from benefit checks, Logan County ranks 2nd of the six; Hardin County is highest, at 28.9%.
| County | Score | Poverty | Benefit checks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardin County, OH | 50 | 14.3% | 28.9% |
| Logan County, OH | 32 | 9.7% | 26.3% |
| Champaign County, OH | 27 | 8.2% | 25.1% |
| Shelby County, OH | 17 | 8.9% | 21.4% |
| Auglaize County, OH | 5 | 7.0% | 21.2% |
| Union County, OH | 2 | 5.3% | 11.7% |
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 Logan County the poorest county in Ohio?
No, Logan County's poverty rate was 9.7% in 2024, 64th 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, Logan County ranks 60th of 88 in the state.
If you're behind on your mortgage in Logan 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.
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 Logan County comes from, 2024.
- History The agencies named in each row and the linked records above.