Unemployment in Wyandot County, Ohio, is lower than in 84% of U.S. counties
In Wyandot County, 3.1% of the labor force was out of work, on average. That is lower than in 84% of U.S. counties.
Less distressed than 83% of U.S. counties.
What drives Wyandot County's score
In Wyandot County, late payments on loans are the highest-scoring part, at 43.8. Jobs are the lowest part, at 18.2.
The County Distress Index looks at five parts of household money trouble in Wyandot 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.
Wyandot 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.
- 43.8 of 100
Late payments
Biggest factorCredit records, August 2025; credit scores, second quarter of 2026
- People with a credit card behind6.1% · August 202560th percentile
- People with a car or retail loan behind4.5% · August 202540th percentile
- People with a subprime credit score35.3% · second quarter of 202630th percentile
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- 40.6 of 100
Collections and bankruptcy
Credit records, August 2025; bankruptcy filings, 2025
- People with unpaid debt sent to a collector20.9% · August 202541st percentile
- Bankruptcy filings per 100,000 people107.2 · 202539th percentile
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- 25.4 of 100
Income and safety net
Poverty and income, 2024; disability and insurance, 2020–24 Census survey
- People below the poverty line9.4% · 202417th percentile
- Children below the poverty line11.0% · 202417th percentile
- People with a disability13.7% · 2020 to 202428th percentile
- People without health insurance3.5% · 2020 to 20244th percentile
- Median household income (lower income, longer bar)$63,875 · 202458th percentile
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- 22.0 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 rent10.6% · 2020 to 202413th percentile
- Rent on a two-bedroom as a share of the median income18.9% · fiscal year 202730th percentile
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- 18.2 of 100
Jobs
Unemployment through Sep 2026; adults not working, 2020–24 Census survey
- Unemployment rate, average over the latest year3.1% · Oct 2025 to Sep 202616th percentile
- Adults 25 to 54 not working15.7% · 2020 to 202419th 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 Wyandot 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 Wyandot County, 20.8% of residents are 65 or older (Census Bureau, 2024), against 17.2% nationally that year.
Cents of every dollar of income, 2024
Wyandot County
Ohio
United States
- Pay from work
- Investments and rent
- Benefit checks
In Wyandot County, benefit checks' share of income has tripled since 1969, reaching 23.0% in 2024, but pay from work still brings in about three times as much as benefit checks
In Wyandot County, Ohio, benefit checks' share of income tripled from 1969 to 2024, reaching 23.0%; pay from work is plotted alongside. Every fifth year and 2024 are shown.
- Benefit checks
- Pay from work
The share of households in Wyandot County getting SNAP food aid rose most sharply from its first year (6.4% in 2009) to 8.0% in 2010.
The share of households in Wyandot County getting SNAP food aid was at its highest on the chart in 2014 and has since fallen to 8.4%
Low on the chart: 6.4% 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, Wyandot County, Ohio.
How Wyandot County has changed
Wyandot County's population made its largest gain on the way to its 1974 high, from 21,936 in 1969 to 23,083 in 1974.
Wyandot County's population was about the same in 2024 as in 1969
High on the chart: 23,083 in 1974. Residents, yearly estimate, every fifth year and 2024, Wyandot County, Ohio.
The number of jobs located in Wyandot County fell most sharply after its 2005 high, from 10,491 in 2005 to 7,738 in 2010.
The number of jobs located in Wyandot County fell to its lowest on the chart in 2010, then climbed past the 1990 level
Low on the chart: 7,738 in 2010. Yearly average of jobs covered by unemployment insurance, every fifth year and 2025, Wyandot County, Ohio.
| Measure | Then | Now |
|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rateBLS LAUS | 1990 6.9% | 2025 4.0% |
| People below the poverty lineCensus SAIPE | 1989 8.4% | 2024 9.4% |
| Median household incomeCensus SAIPE | 1989 $25,889 | 2024 $63,875 |
The table uses 4.0% for 2025; the score uses 3.1% 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 Wyandot County's history
1782
Crawford expedition 1782, Pennsylvania militiamen vs Wyandot and American settlers. Wikipedia
1812
Fort Ferree (Ferree) built by militia under General Harrison order, 1812. Wikipedia
1842
Wyandot removal to Kansas under Indian Removal Act, 1842. Wikipedia
1845
Organized by the state legislature from parts of Crawford, Marion, Hardin and Hancock counties on February 3, 1845. Wikipedia
1998
Lightning in June 1998 did $2 million in property damage. NOAA Storm Events Database
2000
The county's largest recorded population was the 2000 Census count of 22,908. The 2020 Census counted 21,900, 96% of the peak. Census Bureau
2006
A flood in July 2006 killed one person. NOAA Storm Events Database
2012
A thunderstorm in June 2012 did $1.25 million in property damage. NOAA Storm Events Database
2019
A flash flood in July 2019 killed one person. NOAA Storm Events Database
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Since 1978
12 federal disaster and emergency declarations have covered Wyandot County, 4 of them for flooding. FEMA
Wyandot County beside its neighbors
All five counties that border Wyandot County score higher than it does. For the share of income from benefit checks, Wyandot County ranks 5th of the six; Crawford County is highest, at 32.4%.
| County | Score | Poverty | Benefit checks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion County, OH | 73 | 16.0% | 31.6% |
| Crawford County, OH | 55 | 11.2% | 32.4% |
| Hardin County, OH | 50 | 14.3% | 28.9% |
| Seneca County, OH | 47 | 13.0% | 30.5% |
| Hancock County, OH | 25 | 9.0% | 17.5% |
| Wyandot County, OH | 16 | 9.4% | 23.0% |
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 Wyandot County the poorest county in Ohio?
No, Wyandot County's poverty rate was 9.4% in 2024, 65th 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, Wyandot County ranks 79th of 88 in the state.
If you're behind on your mortgage in Wyandot 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 Wyandot County comes from, 2024.
- History The agencies named in each row and the linked records above.