Unemployment Rate in Defiance County, OH

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
5.2% −2.6% vs nat'l
Rank #2,118 of 3,222
34th percentile

How Defiance County Compares

Defiance County
5.2%
Ohio Average
5.2%
Rank #65 of 88 in state
National
5.3%
2.6% below

National Distribution

Where Defiance County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.

0.0% 28.6%

■ Defiance County: 5.2%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,115 Delaware County, OK 5.2%
#2,116 Livingston County, NY 5.2%
#2,117 Jefferson County, KY 5.2%
#2,118 Defiance County, OH 5.2%
#2,119 Laurens County, GA 5.2%
#2,120 Lucas County, IA 5.2%
#2,121 Chippewa County, MI 5.2%
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Unemployment Rate in Defiance County, Ohio

Defiance County, Ohio has a unemployment rate of 5.2%, which ranks #2,118 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 2.6% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within Ohio, Defiance County ranks #65 of 88 out of 88 counties. This places it in the 34th percentile nationally.

Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.