Unemployment Rate in Defiance County, OH
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.2%
Rank #2,118/3,222 · #65 in OH
34th
Defiance 5.2%
OH 4.7% +8.6%
US 5.3% -2.6%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Defiance County's unemployment rate of 5.2% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Defiance County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #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% |
About Unemployment Rate
Defiance County, Ohio has a unemployment rate of 5.2%, ranking #2,118 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 2.6% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Ohio, it ranks #65 of 88. This places it in the 34th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.