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Ohio

Population11.8m
Counties88county-level areas on the 2024 Census map
Density111.0people per km² of land
Median household income$69,68025th percentile of states

How it has changed

The state’s own figures from 2010 to 2024. A measure published for only one year shows as a single point instead of a line.

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The state figure, and the range across its counties

The state figure is the one its own agency publishes. It is never an average of the counties. You cannot average medians (middle values) to get a new median, and a rate has to be worked out again from the added-up counts. The county range next to it shows what a single state number has to hide.

Sometimes fewer counties report than the state has. The missing ones were held back because their counts were too small to publish — mostly deaths. A range from only part of the state is not the state’s full range. It can even sit entirely above or below the state figure. So the number of counties reporting is shown next to it.

You can sort by any column. 47 of these 188 measures have a clear better end, and those are ranked best first. For example, the lowest infant death rate is first place, and so is the highest life expectancy. The rest have no better end, so they are ranked highest first, and the cell says “highest” instead of “best”. A state is not winning or losing by how much of its tax comes from severance taxes (taxes on oil, gas and minerals taken from the ground).

Alcohol-involved share of driving deaths0.321%36th best of 510.137%0.306%0.667%83
Always wears a seatbelt92.434th best of 49————
Arrivals per 100 people staying1.7249th highest of 512.424.779.0788
Arrivals per 100 staying, $200,000 or more1.4944th highest of 51————
Arthritis29.138th best of 46————
Binge drinking17.429th best of 49————
Births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 5054.916th highest of 522457.991.384
Black Protestant adherents2.3617th highest of 5100.487.0188
Black-white residential segregation69.613th highest of 5132.459.585.974
Business closing rate8.1547th highest of 515.187.8311.888
Business opening rate8.7149th highest of 515.588.115.888
Catholic adherents15.424th highest of 510.698.5558.788
Checkup in the past year77.318th highest of 49————
Child mortality59.232nd best of 5127.355.911679
Child poverty rate, ages 0-1717.5%35th best of 515.3%16.9%29.5%88
Children in single-parent households0.261%15th highest of 510.0547%0.219%0.373%88
Congregations per 10,000 people11.826th highest of 516.5416.559.388
Current asthma1131st best of 47————
Current smoking17.142nd best of 49————
Departures per 100 people staying1.850th highest of 512.944.647.7488
Departures per 100 staying, $200,000 or more1.8745th highest of 51————
Depression2643rd best of 49————
Diabetes15.535th best of 45————
Difficulty concentrating or deciding14.527th best of 49————
Difficulty running errands alone7.9830th best of 46————
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs15.829th best of 47————
Disability-free score-0.30630th highest of 47-0.7860.4341.9288
Drug overdose deaths44.744th best of 5111.13912680
Effective general sales tax rate2.6818th highest of 51————
Effective individual income tax rate2.5421st highest of 51————
Effective property tax rate1.3611th highest of 520.7891.082.0888
Effective property tax rate on income2.6326th highest of 51————
Evangelical Protestant adherents19.716th highest of 514.2616.772.188
Fair or poor health19.535th best of 49————
Fine particulate matter7.8535th best of 515.47.8510.888
Firearm fatalities14.728th best of 516.1612.829.576
Firearm share of suicides, standardised10227th highest of 5179.310614083
Firearm suicide rate8.4131st highest of 515.369.5620.883
Flu vaccination among Medicare enrollees0.51%16th best of 510.34%0.475%0.59%88
Gini index of income inequality0.46728th best of 520.3750.440.52888
Has health insurance93.115th highest of 49————
Health score-0.35738th highest of 49-0.919-0.03421.2688
High blood pressure36.437th best of 49————
High cholesterol34.223rd best of 49————
High school graduation0.868%23rd best of 480.628%0.922%0.973%87
Homeownership rate67%29th highest of 5253%73.7%87%88
Homicide rate7.234th best of 510.9515.2415.837
Homicide rate, annual7.3717th highest of 513.051017.815
How much faster the top bracket arrives than everyone else-0.30737th highest of 51————
Income gap between arrivals and departures$-10,79345th highest of 51$-23,620$560$20,54088
Infant mortality7.0546th best of 512.886.7610.863
Injury deaths10136th best of 5139.995.718188
Life expectancy75.2 years40th best of 5167.5 years75 years81.1 years88
Local income tax as a share of income0.9924th highest of 130.04520.6141.7586
Mainline Protestant adherents6.8216th highest of 512.487.9225.588
Material security score0.15931st highest of 51-0.7780.4131.4688
Mean adjusted gross income per return$80,48942nd best of 51$54,980$69,510$139,40088
Mean income of arriving households$67,18836th highest of 51$42,260$52,020$103,60088
Mean income of departing households$77,98119th highest of 51$38,370$50,070$106,50088
Mean travel time to work23.6 min18th best of 5218.2 min24.2 min40.5 min88
Median age39.6 years20th highest of 5232.5 years41.2 years51.3 years88
Median gross rent$98841st highest of 52$626$833$1,43388
Median home value$199,20044th highest of 52$113,400$173,000$419,50088
Median household income$69,68040th best of 52$46,700$65,180$130,10088
Median household income (model-based)$67,87342nd best of 51$50,130$65,200$128,30088
Median property tax bill2,71223rd highest of 521,1171,8566,89688
Meets aerobic guidelines58.634th best of 49————
Membership organisations10.825th best of 512.3911.820.488
Millionaire returns as a share of all returns0.30142nd highest of 52————
Millionaires' share of all income10.341st highest of 52————
Motor vehicle crash deaths11.120th best of 515.6413.625.187
Net business formation rate0.55537th highest of 51-2.790.5485.7788
Net domestic migration rate-0.082128th highest of 51————
Net migration per 100 people staying-0.075530th highest of 51-0.9610.1512.9888
Net migration per 100 staying, $200,000 or more-0.3835th highest of 51————
Obesity36.938th best of 49————
Orthodox Christian adherents0.3914th highest of 51001.2388
Other religion adherents3.1133rd highest of 5101.326.2288
People per tax return236th highest of 5122288
Per capita income$39,45535th best of 52$25,480$34,510$59,58088
Per capita personal income$61,74038th best of 51$33,350$53,020$92,48088
Poverty rate13.2%37th best of 525.05%12.8%22.4%88
Poverty rate (model-based)13.2%36th best of 515%12.7%25.3%88
Premature mortality47138th best of 5123047878288
Preventable hospital stays3,03340th best of 518952,8655,25588
Private job growth1.5443rd highest of 52-2.521.7818.288
Religious adherents47.827th highest of 5113.141.182.288
Republican share of the two-party vote, 202455.724th highest of 5134.172.384.888
Returns claiming charitable contributions3.86%46th highest of 510.385%2.01%9.74%88
Returns claiming the earned income credit14.4%20th highest of 515.7%14.1%20.4%88
Returns reporting capital gains16.8%36th highest of 516.74%14.2%30.7%88
Returns reporting unemployment compensation2.03%33rd highest of 510.701%2.2%4.72%88
Safety score-0.47332nd highest of 51-2.80.001381.0781
Share aged 65 and over17.9%20th highest of 5212.7%18.9%27.3%88
Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic0.0625%50th highest of 510%0.0568%0.362%20
Share Asian, not Hispanic2.43%31st highest of 520%0.671%7.88%68
Share Black, not Hispanic12.1%18th highest of 520.536%2.41%28.6%75
Share divorced11.9%19th highest of 526.4%12.3%17.8%88
Share foreign-born5.04%39th highest of 520.517%1.68%12.5%74
Share Hispanic or Latino, any race4.56%45th highest of 520.812%2.34%10.8%83
Share in the same house a year ago86.6%21st highest of 5173.8%88.5%94.1%88
Share Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, not Hispanic0.031%37th highest of 490%0%0.0738%41
Share never married33.3%23rd highest of 5222.3%27.8%48.5%88
Share now married48.6%41st highest of 5237.3%52.6%63.1%88
Share of births to unmarried women36.6%10th highest of 5211%40.3%61.5%56
Share of some other race, not Hispanic0.38%31st highest of 520%0.356%0.676%21
Share of suicides by firearm55.6%26th highest of 5144%58.5%79%83
Share of taxes from alcohol0.21932nd highest of 51————
Share of taxes from corporate income0.4647th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from corporation licences0.38414th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from death and gift0.00021121st highest of 51————
Share of taxes from gambling0.5216th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from general sales and gross receipts28.122nd highest of 51————
Share of taxes from individual income26.617th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from insurance premiums1.135th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from licences3.6729th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from motor fuel4.135th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from motor vehicle licences0.87741st highest of 51————
Share of taxes from occupation and business licences1.4514th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from other taxes0.44744th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from property27.626th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from property transfer0.039835th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from public utilities1.89th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from selective sales13.217th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from severance0.087421st highest of 51————
Share of taxes from sports betting and pari-mutuels0.10116th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from tobacco1.1616th highest of 51————
Share of two or more races, not Hispanic3.91%21st highest of 520.921%3.11%5.62%87
Share separated1.5%26th highest of 520.476%1.43%2.97%83
Share White, not Hispanic76.5%15th highest of 5257%91%97.4%88
Share widowed6.16%14th highest of 523.87%6.67%9.73%88
Share with a bachelor's degree or higher30.9%38th best of 5210.7%20%58%88
State and local income tax as a share of income2.546th highest of 12————
State income tax as a share of income1.5538th highest of 50————
State taxes as a share of income5.3138th highest of 50————
Suicide rate14.722nd best of 518.4716.133.783
Top state income tax rate3.75%37th highest of 50————
Total tax burden9.5527th highest of 51————
Two weeks of poor mental health18.341st best of 49————
Two weeks of poor physical health13.834th best of 47————
Unemployment rate3.65%33rd best of 522.5%3.8%5.6%88
Vacancy rate8.38%42nd highest of 523.31%8.41%37.1%88
Went without care over cost10.316th best of 49————
Years of potential life lost9,74038th best of 514,3299,72719,46088
Aggregate travel time to work116,850,000 min9th highest of 52100,200 min560,500 min12,380,000 min88
Business establishments234,4107th highest of 511281,00228,60088
Business establishments closed19,05510th highest of 5111762,54088
Business establishments opened20,35410th highest of 5110782,76088
Employed5,627,2007th highest of 524,10625,850688,90088
Foreign-born population593,14017th highest of 52201915165,40074
Gross domestic product$883,960,000k7th highest of 51$495,800k$3,409,000k$134,500,000k88
Housing units5,271,6007th highest of 525,79725,810615,50088
Labour force5,840,6007th highest of 524,34426,840712,50088
Local income tax collected$7,241,100k3rd highest of 13$420k$20,770k$1,411,000k86
Millionaire tax returns17,10013th highest of 52————
Net domestic migration-96728th highest of 51————
Occupied housing units4,829,6007th highest of 524,58722,610554,20088
Owner-occupied housing units3,235,6007th highest of 523,75716,300327,30088
People covered by a tax return10,168,0007th highest of 5110,17049,4301,133,00088
People in households earning $200,000 or more who did not move817,32013th highest of 51————
People who did not move9,154,3007th highest of 518,99644,260996,70088
Personal income$730,010,000k8th highest of 51$478,500k$2,937,000k$86,180,000k88
Population11,824,0007th highest of 5112,50058,3901,339,00088
Population11,786,0007th highest of 5112,47058,3901,326,00088
Population (firearm measures)11,081,0007th highest of 5112,17056,9801,223,00083
Population (WONDER)11,786,0007th highest of 5171,970372,7001,326,00015
Population aged 15 and over9,634,1007th highest of 5210,42047,8101,061,00088
Population aged 25 and over8,123,3007th highest of 528,95640,200888,00088
Population aged 65 and over2,103,0006th highest of 522,38110,550237,70088
Population below the poverty line1,519,6005th highest of 521,4016,840198,50088
Population below the poverty line1,518,1005th highest of 511,7336,628195,00088
Population for whom poverty status is determined11,479,0007th highest of 5212,00055,8201,292,00088
Population for whom poverty status is determined11,501,0007th highest of 5111,55056,1901,291,00088
Population in the same house one year ago10,204,0007th highest of 5111,43050,9001,077,00088
Population with a bachelor's degree or higher2,514,1009th highest of 521,0327,945372,40088
Population, decennial census11,799,0007th highest of 5112,80058,5501,324,00088
Presidential votes cast, 20245,767,8006th highest of 515,73827,110598,20088
Private jobs4,757,1007th highest of 521,57818,360646,30088
State and local tax collections$69,687,000k8th highest of 51————
State individual income tax collected$11,310,000k13th highest of 50————
State tax collected, all taxes$38,728,000k10th highest of 50————
Tax returns filed5,678,4007th highest of 515,19026,870648,00088
Total population11,780,0007th highest of 5212,69058,5901,322,00088
Unemployed213,4407th highest of 5223899223,62088
Vacant housing units442,0009th highest of 526972,39061,34088
Women aged 15 to 502,654,7008th highest of 522,09612,340343,20088
Women who gave birth in the past year145,7407th highest of 5215670719,61084
Workers aged 16 and over who commute4,951,3007th highest of 524,14024,420567,30088

Links inside Ohio

These are the site’s strongest pairs nationwide, worked out again using only this state’s counties. The r column shows how closely two measures rise and fall together, from −1 (opposite) to +1 (in step); 0 means no link. A link that shows up nationally but disappears inside every state is really about differences between states. A link that also holds here is not.

These figures are before adjusting for anything. Unlike the national figures, they do not take out population density, income or education.

Pairr within OHcounties
Median age × Share aged 65 and overInside Ohio, where Median age is higher, Share aged 65 and over tends to be higher: a strong link across 88 counties, before adjusting for anything.+0.8988
Self-care disability × Material security scoreInside Ohio, where Self-care disability is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 88 counties, before adjusting for anything.-0.8988
Stroke × Material security scoreInside Ohio, where Stroke is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 88 counties, before adjusting for anything.-0.8988
Food insecurity × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Ohio, where Food insecurity is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 88 counties, before adjusting for anything.+0.8688
Lack of reliable transportation × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Ohio, where Lack of reliable transportation is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 88 counties, before adjusting for anything.+0.8888
Vision disability × Material security scoreInside Ohio, where Vision disability is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 88 counties, before adjusting for anything.-0.9088
Housing insecurity × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Ohio, where Housing insecurity is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 88 counties, before adjusting for anything.+0.8788
Received food stamps × Material security scoreInside Ohio, where Received food stamps is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 88 counties, before adjusting for anything.-0.9288
Self-care disability × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Ohio, where Self-care disability is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 88 counties, before adjusting for anything.+0.8488
Vision disability × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Ohio, where Vision disability is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 88 counties, before adjusting for anything.+0.8588
Fair or poor self-rated health × Material security scoreInside Ohio, where Fair or poor self-rated health is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 88 counties, before adjusting for anything.-0.8388
Independent-living disability × Material security scoreInside Ohio, where Independent-living disability is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 88 counties, before adjusting for anything.-0.8288

What this state is divided into

88 county-level areas, largest first. Each one is compared with its peers — the counties across the country most like it — not with the rest of this state.

Franklin County · Cuyahoga County · Hamilton County · Summit County · Montgomery County · Lucas County · Butler County · Stark County · Lorain County · Warren County · Lake County · Mahoning County · Delaware County · Clermont County · Trumbull County · Medina County · Licking County · Greene County · Portage County · Fairfield County · Clark County · Wood County · Richland County · Wayne County · Miami County · Allen County · Columbiana County · Ashtabula County · Geauga County · Tuscarawas County · Muskingum County · Ross County · Erie County · Hancock County · Scioto County · Belmont County · Union County · Marion County · Jefferson County · Knox County · Athens County · Pickaway County · Washington County · Sandusky County · Huron County · Lawrence County · Seneca County · Ashland County · Darke County · Shelby County · Auglaize County · Logan County · Holmes County · Madison County · Brown County · Highland County · Mercer County · Fulton County · Clinton County · Crawford County · Preble County · Ottawa County · Champaign County · Guernsey County · Defiance County · Williams County · Coshocton County · Perry County · Morrow County · Putnam County · Jackson County · Hardin County · Gallia County · Fayette County · Van Wert County · Hocking County · Henry County · Adams County · Pike County · Carroll County · Meigs County · Wyandot County · Paulding County · Harrison County · Noble County · Morgan County · Monroe County · Vinton County